Daily Bible Reading - November 20, 2020

 

1st READING 

There are times when the Word of God is sweet, but our experience of it is far from sweet. This is because we sin and turn away from God’s Word and become disappointed in ourselves. Sometimes, following God requires us to embrace suffering.

Revelation 10:8-11

⁸ I, John, heard a voice from heaven speak to me. Then the voice spoke to me and said: “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” ⁹ So I went up to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. He said to me, “Take and swallow it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will taste as sweet as honey.” ¹⁰ I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and swallowed it. In my mouth it was like sweet honey, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. ¹¹ Then someone said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.”

PSALM

Psalm 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131

R: How sweet to my taste is your promise!

¹⁴ In the way of your decrees I rejoice, as much as in all riches. (R) ²⁴ Yes, your decrees are my delight; they are my counselors. (R) ⁷² The law of your mouth is to me more precious than thousands of gold and silver pieces. (R) ¹⁰³ How sweet to my palate are your promises, sweeter than honey to my mouth! (R) ¹¹¹ Your decrees are my inheritance forever; the joy of my heart they are. (R) ¹³¹ I gasp with open mouth in my yearning for your commands. (R)

GOSPEL

When it comes to our faith, there are certain things that retain their sacredness. We need to respect this for our sake and for others. Adoration chapels and churches are places of prayer. It is understandable that people might speak with each other, but it should be limited in case there are those who wish to continue to pray and reflect.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me.

Luke 19:45-48

⁴⁵ Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, ⁴⁶ saying to them, “It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.” ⁴⁷ And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death, ⁴⁸ but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words. 

Reflect: How do you behave in the Lord’s house? How do you show respect while attending Mass?

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T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST 

thank You, Lord, for: 

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