Mass Readings
Liturgical Readings for : Monday, 13th October, 2025Léachtaí Gaeilge
Next Sunday’s Readings
Monday of the Twenty Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, Cycle 1
St Pauls letter to the Romans explains his theology: God’s free choice of his people, our free response to this call of trust in Christ’s death and resurrection and our new covenant of love.
FIRST READING
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Romans 1:1-7
Through Christ we received grace and our apostolic mission to preach the obedience of faith to all pagan nations.
From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus who has been called to be an apostle, and specially chosen to preach the Good News that God promised long ago through his prophets in the scriptures.
This news is about the Son of God who, according to the human nature he took was a descendant of David: it is about Jesus Christ our Lord who, in the order of the spirit, the spirit of holiness that was in him, was proclaimed Son of God in all his power through his resurrection from the dead.
Through him we received grace and our apostolic mission to preach the obedience of faith to all pagan nations in honour of his name. You are one of these nations, and by his call belong to Jesus Christ. To you all, then, who are God’s beloved in Rome, called to be saints, may God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ send grace and peace.
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 97: 1-4, R/v 2. 2 Tim
Response The Lord has made known his salvation.
1. Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.
His right hand and his holy arm have brought salvation. Response
2. The Lord has made known his salvation; has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. Response
3. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring out your joy. Response
Gospel Acclamation Ps 118: 88
Alleluia, alleluia!
Because of your love give me life, and I will do your will.
Alleluia!
Or Lk 11: 28
Alleluia, alleluia!
Harden not your hearts today but listen to the voice of the Lord.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 11:29-32 Glory to you, O Lord.
The only sign will be given to this wicked generation is the sign of Jonah.
The crowds got even bigger and Jesus addressed them,
‘This is a wicked generation; it is asking for a sign. The only sign it will be given 
On Judgement day the Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and there is something greater than Solomon here.
On Judgement day the men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation. and condemn it, because when Jonah preached they repented; and there is something greater than Jonah here.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Gospel Reflection Monday, Twenty Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Luke 11:29-32
In the gospel reading, Jesus criticizes his contemporaries for failing to recognize that ‘something greater than Solomon and … something greater than Jonah’ was among them. God had sent them the greatest possible gift, his own Son, and they were failing to receive this gift. The gospel reading invites us to ask ourselves, ‘How much do I appreciate God’s gift of his Son Jesus to us?’ ‘Do I too fail to recognize that something greater than Solomon and Jonah stands among us?’ We can sometimes take our faith for granted because it has been with us all our lives. Yet, it is good to stand back and to recognize how blessed and graced we are to have received God’s gift of his Son into our lives.
In today’s first reading, Paul reminds the church in Rome of how graced they are. He tells them that by God’s call they belong to Jesus Christ, and addresses them as ‘God’s beloved’. We all belong to Jesus Christ because of God’s call and we are all God’s beloved. Through our baptism and the gift of faith, we have entered into a very intimate relationship with Jesus. He lives in us through the Holy Spirit. He is present among us, in the community of believers, in his word and in the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist. Someone greater than all the wise people and prophets of Israel stands among us, and lives within us. There is much to appreciate and value, and give thanks for, here. It can be good to step back and to prayerfully savour just how much we have been graced and blessed by God through the gift of his Son to us.
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The Scripture Readings are taken from The Jerusalem Bible, published 1966 by Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd. and used with the permission of the publishers. http://dltbooks.com/
The Scripture Reflection is made available with our thanks from Reflections on the Weekday Readings : Your word is a lamp for my feet and light for my path by Martin Hogan and published by Messenger Publications c/f www.messenger.ie/bookshop/
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