• Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, BishopNovember 4, 2025
  • Readings for the Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop

  Reading 1 Romans 12:5-16ab

  Brothers and sisters:
  We, though many, are one Body in Christ
  and individually parts of one another.
  Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us,
  let us exercise them:
  if prophecy, in proportion to the faith;
  if ministry, in ministering;
  if one is a teacher, in teaching;
  if one exhorts, in exhortation;
  if one contributes, in generosity;
  if one is over others, with diligence;
  if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
  
  Let love be sincere;
  hate what is evil,
  hold on to what is good;
  love one another with mutual affection;
  anticipate one another in showing honor.
  Do not grow slack in zeal,
  be fervent in spirit,
  serve the Lord.
  Rejoice in hope,
  endure in affliction,
  persevere in prayer.
  Contribute to the needs of the holy ones,
  exercise hospitality.
  Bless those who persecute you,
  bless and do not curse them.
  Rejoice with those who rejoice,
  weep with those who weep.
  Have the same regard for one another;
  do not be haughty but associate with the lowly.

  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 131:1bcde, 2, 3

  R. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.
  O LORD, my heart is not proud,
  nor are my eyes haughty;
  I busy not myself with great things,
  nor with things too sublime for me.
  R. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.
  Nay rather, I have stilled and quieted
  my soul like a weaned child.
  Like a weaned child on its mother’s lap,
  so is my soul within me.
  R. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.
  O Israel, hope in the LORD,
  both now and forever.
  R. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.

  Alleluia Matthew 11:28

  R. Alleluia, alleluia.
  Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
  and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
  R. Alleluia, alleluia.

  Gospel Luke 14:15-24

  One of those at table with Jesus said to him,
  “Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God.”
  He replied to him,
  “A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many.
  When the time for the dinner came,
  he dispatched his servant to say to those invited,
  ‘Come, everything is now ready.’
  But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves.
  The first said to him,
  ‘I have purchased a field and must go to examine it;
  I ask you, consider me excused.’
  And another said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen
  and am on my way to evaluate them;
  I ask you, consider me excused.’
  And another said, ‘I have just married a woman,
  and therefore I cannot come.’
  The servant went and reported this to his master.
  Then the master of the house in a rage commanded his servant,
  ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town
  and bring in here the poor and the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
  The servant reported, ‘Sir, your orders have been carried out
  and still there is room.’
  The master then ordered the servant,
  ‘Go out to the highways and hedgerows
  and make people come in that my home may be filled.
  For, I tell you, none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.'”
  
   

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  Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

• Memoria de San Carlos Borromeo, obispoNovember 4, 2025
  • Readings for the Memoria de San Carlos Borromeo, obispo

  Primera lectura Romanos 12, 5-16

  Hermanos: Todos nosotros, aun siendo muchos, formamos un solo cuerpo unidos a Cristo, y todos y cada uno somos miembros los unos de los otros. Pero tenemos dones diferentes, según la gracia concedida a cada uno. El que tenga el don de profecía, que lo ejerza de acuerdo con la fe; el que tenga el don de servicio, que se dedique a servir; el que enseña, que se consagre a enseñar; el que exhorta, que se entregue a exhortar. El que da, hágalo con sencillez; el que preside, presida con solicitud; el que atiende a los necesitados, hágalo con alegría.
  
  Que el amor de ustedes sea sincero. Aborrezcan el mal y practiquen el bien; ámense cordialmente los unos a los otros, como buenos hermanos; que cada uno estime a los otros más que a sí mismo. En el cumplimiento de su deber, no sean negligentes y mantengan un espíritu fervoroso al servicio del Señor. Que la esperanza los mantenga alegres; sean constantes en la tribulación y perseverantes en la oración. Ayuden a los hermanos en sus necesidades y esmérense en la hospitalidad.
  
  Bendigan a los que los persiguen; bendíganlos, no los maldigan. Alégrense con los que se alegran; lloren con los que lloran. Que reine la concordia entre ustedes. No sean, pues, altivos; más bien pónganse al nivel de los humildes.

  Salmo Responsorial Salmo 130, 1. 2. 3

  R. Dame, Señor, la paz junto a ti.
  Señor, mi corazón no es ambicioso,
  ni mis ojos soberbios;
  grandezas que superen mis alcances
  no pretendo.
  R. Dame, Señor, la paz junto a ti.
  Estoy, Señor, por lo contrario,
  tranquilo y en silencio,
  como niño recién amamantado
  en los brazos maternos.
  R. Dame, Señor, la paz junto a ti.
  Que igual en el Señor esperen
  los hijos de Israel, ahora y por siempre.
  R. Dame, Señor, la paz junto a ti.

  Aclamación antes del Evangelio Mateo 11, 28

  R. Aleluya, aleluya.
  Vengan a mí, todos los que están fatigados
  y agobiados por la carga,
  y yo les daré alivio, dice el Señor.
  R. Aleluya.

  Evangelio Lucas 14, 15-24

  En aquel tiempo, uno de los que estaban sentados a la mesa con Jesús le dijo: “Dichoso aquel que participe en el banquete del Reino de Dios”.
  
  Entonces Jesús le dijo: “Un hombre preparó un gran banquete y convidó a muchas personas. Cuando llegó la hora del banquete, mandó un criado suyo a avisarles a los invitados que vinieran, porque ya todo estaba listo. Pero todos, sin excepción, comenzaron a disculparse. Uno le dijo: ‘Compré un terreno y necesito ir a verlo; te ruego que me disculpes’. Otro le dijo: ‘Compré cinco yuntas de bueyes y voy a probarlas; te ruego que me disculpes’. Y otro más le dijo: ‘Acabo de casarme y por eso no puedo ir’.
  
  Volvió el criado y le contó todo al amo. Entonces el señor se enojó y le dijo al criado: ‘Sal corriendo a las plazas y a las calles de la ciudad y trae a mi casa a los pobres, a los lisiados, a los ciegos y a los cojos’.
  
  Cuando regresó el criado, le dijo: ‘Señor, hice lo que me ordenaste, y todavía hay lugar’. Entonces el amo respondió: ‘Sal a los caminos y a las veredas; insísteles a todos para que vengan y se llene mi casa. Yo les aseguro que ninguno de los primeros invitados participará de mi banquete’ “.

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  Los textos de la Sagrada Escritura utilizados en esta obra han sido tomados de los Leccionarios I, II y III, propiedad de la Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia Episcopal Mexicana, copyright © 1987, quinta edición de septiembre de 2004. Utilizados con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. Debido a cuestiones de permisos de impresión, los Salmos Responsoriales que se incluyen aquí son los del Leccionario que se utiliza en México. Su parroquia podría usar un texto diferente.

Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, 
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. 
I love You above all things, 
and I desire to receive You into my soul. 
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, 
come at least spiritually into my heart. 
I embrace You as if You were already there 
and unite myself wholly to You. 
Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Spiritual Communion Prayer

At Thy feet, O my Jesus, I prostrate myself and I offer Thee repentance of my contrite heart, which is humbled in its nothingness and in Thy holy presence. I adore Thee in the Sacrament of Thy love, the ineffable Eucharist. I desire to receive Thee into the poor dwelling that my heart offers Thee. While waiting for the happiness of sacramental communion, I wish to possess Thee in spirit. Come to me, O my Jesus, since I, for my part, am coming to Thee! May Thy love embrace my whole being in life and in death. I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee. Amen.

Servant of God Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val

Anima Christi Prayer

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from Christ’s side, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within Thy wounds hide me.
Suffer me not to be separated from Thee.
From the malicious enemy defend me.
In the hour of my death call me.
And bid me come unto Thee.
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints.
Forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer of Thanksgiving after Communion

Lord, Father all-powerful and ever-living God, I thank You, for even though I am a sinner, your unprofitable servant, not because of my worth but in the kindness of your mercy, You have fed me with the Precious Body & Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that this Holy Communion may not bring me condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation. 

May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will. May it purify me from evil ways and put an end to my evil passions. May it bring me charity and patience, humility and obedience, and growth in the power to do good. May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and invisible, and the perfect calming of all my evil impulses, bodily and spiritual. May it unite me more closely to you, the One true God, and lead me safely through death to everlasting happiness with You.

And I pray that You will lead me, a sinner, to the banquet where you, with Your Son and holy Spirit, are true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy, gladness without end, and perfect happiness to your saints. grant this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

St. Thomas Aquinas

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