• Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary TimeNovember 5, 2025

  Reading 1 Romans 13:8-10

  Brothers and sisters:
  Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another;
  for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
  The commandments, You shall not commit adultery;
  you shall not kill;
  you shall not steal;
  you shall not covet,
  and whatever other commandment there may be,
  are summed up in this saying, namely,
  You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
  Love does no evil to the neighbor;
  hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.

  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 112:1b-2, 4-5, 9

  R. ( 5a) Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.
  Blessed the man who fears the LORD,
  who greatly delights in his commands.
  His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth;
  the upright generation shall be blessed.
  R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.
  He dawns through the darkness, a light for the upright;
  he is gracious and merciful and just.
  Well for the man who is gracious and lends,
  who conducts his affairs with justice.
  R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.
  Lavishly he gives to the poor;
  his generosity shall endure forever;
  his horn shall be exalted in glory.
  R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.

  Alleluia 1 Peter 4:14

  R. Alleluia, alleluia.
  If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you,
  for the Spirit of God rests upon you.
  R. Alleluia, alleluia.

  Gospel Luke 14:25-33

  Great crowds were traveling with Jesus,
  and he turned and addressed them,
  “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother,
  wife and children, brothers and sisters,
  and even his own life,
  he cannot be my disciple.
  Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me
  cannot be my disciple.
  Which of you wishing to construct a tower
  does not first sit down and calculate the cost
  to see if there is enough for its completion?
  Otherwise, after laying the foundation
  and finding himself unable to finish the work
  the onlookers should laugh at him and say,
  ‘This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.’
  Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down
  and decide whether with ten thousand troops
  he can successfully oppose another king
  advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops?
  But if not, while he is still far away,
  he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms.
  In the same way,
  everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions
  cannot be my disciple.”

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• Miércoles de la XXXI semana del Tiempo ordinarioNovember 5, 2025

  Primera lectura Romanos 13, 8-10

  Hermanos: No tengan con nadie otra deuda que la del amor mutuo, porque el que ama al prójimo, ha cumplido ya toda la ley. En efecto, los mandamientos que ordenan: “No cometerás adulterio, no robarás, no matarás, no darás falso testimonio, no codiciarás” y todos los otros, se resumen en éste: “Amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo”, pues quien ama a su prójimo no le causa daño a nadie. Así pues, el cumplimiento pleno de la ley consiste en amar.

  Salmo Responsorial Salmo 111, 1-2. 4-5. 9

  R. (5a) Dichosos los que temen al Señor.
  Dichosos los que temen al Señor
  y aman de corazón sus mandamientos;
  poderosos serán sus descendientes:
  Dios bendice a los hijos de los buenos.
  R. Dichosos los que temen al Señor.
  Quien es justo, clemente y compasivo,
  como una luz en las tinieblas brilla.
  Quienes compadecidos prestan
  y llevan su negocio honradamente
  jamás se desviarán.
  R. Dichosos los que temen al Señor.
  Al pobre dan limosna,
  obran siempre conforme a la justicia;
  su frente se alzará llena de gloria.
  R. Dichosos los que temen al Señor.

  Aclamación antes del Evangelio 1 Pedro 4, 14

  R. Aleluya, aleluya.
  Dichosos ustedes, si los injurian por ser cristianos,
  porque el Espíritu de Dios descansa en ustedes.
  R. Aleluya.

  Evangelio Lucas 14, 25-33

  En aquel tiempo, caminaba con Jesús una gran muchedumbre y él, volviéndose a sus discípulos, les dijo:
  
  “Si alguno quiere seguirme y no me prefiere a su padre y a su madre, a su esposa y a sus hijos, a sus hermanos y a sus hermanas, más aún, a sí mismo, no puede ser mi discípulo. Y el que no carga su cruz y me sigue, no puede ser mi discípulo.
  
  Porque, ¿quién de ustedes, si quiere construir una torre, no se pone primero a calcular el costo, para ver si tiene con qué terminarla? No sea que, después de haber echado los cimientos, no pueda acabarla y todos los que se enteren comiencen a burlarse de él, diciendo: ‘Este hombre comenzó a construir y no pudo terminar’.
  
  ¿O qué rey que va a combatir a otro rey, no se pone primero a considerar si será capaz de salir con diez mil soldados al encuentro del que viene contra él con veinte mil? Porque si no, cuando el otro esté aún lejos, le enviará una embajada para proponerle las condiciones de paz.
  
  Así pues, cualquiera de ustedes que no renuncie a todos sus bienes, no puede ser mi discípulo”.
  
   

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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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