• Feast of Saint Luke, EvangelistOctober 18, 2025

  Reading 1 2 Timothy 4:10-17b

  Beloved:
  Demas, enamored of the present world,
  deserted me and went to Thessalonica,
  Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
  Luke is the only one with me.
  Get Mark and bring him with you,
  for he is helpful to me in the ministry.
  I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
  When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas,
  the papyrus rolls, and especially the parchments.
  
  Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm;
  the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
  You too be on guard against him,
  for he has strongly resisted our preaching.
  
  At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf,
  but everyone deserted me.
  May it not be held against them!
  But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength,
  so that through me the proclamation might be completed
  and all the Gentiles might hear it.

  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18

  R. (12) Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
  Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
  and let your faithful ones bless you.
  Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
  and speak of your might.
  R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
  Making known to men your might
  and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
  Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
  and your dominion endures through all generations.
  R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
  The LORD is just in all his ways
  and holy in all his works.
  The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
  to all who call upon him in truth.
  R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.

  Alleluia See John 15:16

  R. Alleluia, alleluia.
  I chose you from the world,
  to go and bear fruit that will last, says the Lord.
  R. Alleluia, alleluia.

  Gospel Luke 10:1-9

  The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two disciples
  whom he sent ahead of him in pairs
  to every town and place he intended to visit.
  He said to them,
  “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
  so ask the master of the harvest
  to send out laborers for his harvest.
  Go on your way;
  behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
  Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals;
  and greet no one along the way.
  Into whatever house you enter,
  first say, ‘Peace to this household.’
  If a peaceful person lives there,
  your peace will rest on him;
  but if not, it will return to you.
  Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you,
  for the laborer deserves payment.
  Do not move about from one house to another.
  Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,
  eat what is set before you,
  cure the sick in it and say to them,
  ‘The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.'”

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• Fiesta de San Lucas, evangelistaOctober 18, 2025

  Primera lectura 2 Timoteo 4, 10-17

  Querido hermano: Haz lo posible por venir a verme cuanto antes, pues Dimas, prefiriendo las cosas de este mundo, me ha abandonado y ha partido a Tesalónica. Crescencio se fue a Galacia, y Tito, a Dalmacia. El único que me acompaña es Lucas. Trae a Marcos contigo, porque me será muy útil en mis tareas. A Tíquico lo envié a Éfeso.
  
  Cuando vengas, tráeme el abrigo que dejé en Tróade, en la casa de Carpo. Tráeme también los libros y especialmente los pergaminos.
  
  Alejandro, el herrero, me ha hecho mucho daño. El Señor le dará su merecido. Cuídate de él, pues se ha opuesto tenazmente a nuestra predicación.
  
  La primera vez que me defendí ante el tribunal, nadie me ayudó. Todos me abandonaron. Que no se les tome en cuenta. Pero el Señor estuvo a mi lado y me dio fuerzas para que, por mi medio, se proclamara claramente el mensaje de salvación y lo oyeran todos los paganos.

  Salmo Responsorial Salmo 144, 10-11. 12-13. 17-18

  R. (12a) Señor, que todos tus fieles te bendigan.
  Que te alaben, Señor, todas tus obras
  y que todos tus fieles te bendigan.
  Que proclamen la gloria de tu reino
  y den a conocer tus maravillas.
  R. Señor, que todos tus fieles te bendigan.
  Que muestren a los hombres tus proezas,
  el esplendor y la gloria de tu reino.
  Tu reino, Señor, es para siempre
  y tu imperio, por todas las generaciones.
  R. Señor, que todos tus fieles te bendigan.
  Siempre es justo el Señor en sus designios
  y están llenos de amor todas sus obras.
  No está lejos de aquellos que lo buscan;
  muy cerca está el Señor, de quien lo invoca.
  R. Señor, que todos tus fieles te bendigan.

  Aclamación antes del Evangelio Cfr Juan 15, 16

  R. Aleluya, aleluya.
  Yo los he elegido del mundo, dice el Señor,
  para que vayan y den fruto y su fruto permanezca.
  R. Aleluya.

  Evangelio Lucas 10, 1-9

  En aquel tiempo, Jesús designó a otros setenta y dos discípulos y los mandó por delante, de dos en dos, a todos los pueblos y lugares a donde pensaba ir, y les dijo: “La cosecha es mucha y los trabajadores pocos. Rueguen, por lo tanto, al dueño de la mies que envíe trabajadores a sus campos. Pónganse en camino; yo los envío como corderos en medio de lobos. No lleven ni dinero ni morral ni sandalias y no se detengan a saludar a nadie por el camino. Cuando entren en una casa digan: ‘Que la paz reine en esta casa’. Y si allí hay gente amante de la paz, el deseo de paz de ustedes se cumplirá; si no, no se cumplirá. Quédense en esa casa. Coman y beban de lo que tengan, porque el trabajador tiene derecho a su salario. No anden de casa en casa. En cualquier ciudad donde entren y los reciban, coman lo que les den. Curen a los enfermos que haya y díganles: ‘Ya se acerca a ustedes el Reino de Dios’ “.
  
   

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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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