THE
READINGS
November 8, 2015
FIRST READING: 1 Kings 17:8-16
8The word of the LORD
came to [Elijah,] saying, 9"Go now to Zarephath, which belongs
to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you."
10So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of
the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called to her and said,
"Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink." 11As
she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel
of bread in your hand." 12But she said, "As the LORD your
God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little
oil in a jug; I am now gathering a
couple
of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we
may eat it, and die." 13Elijah
said to her, "Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make
me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make something for
yourself and your son. 14For thus says the LORD the God of Israel:
The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the
day that the LORD sends rain on the earth." 15She went and did as Elijah said,
so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days. 16The
jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the
word of the LORD that he spoke by Elijah.
PSALM: Psalm 146 - please read
responsively
1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul!
2I will praise the LORD
as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God
while I have my being.
3Put not your trust in
rulers, in mortals in whom there is no help.
4When they breathe their
last, they return to earth,
and in that day their thoughts
perish.
5Happy are they who have
the God of Jacob for their help,
whose hope is in the LORD their God;
6who made heaven and
earth, the seas, and all that is in them;
who keeps promises forever;
7who gives justice to
those who are oppressed, and food to those who hunger.
The LORD sets the captive free.
8The LORD opens the eyes
of the blind;
the LORD lifts up those who are
bowed down;
the LORD loves the righteous.
9The LORD cares for the
stranger; the LORD sustains the orphan and widow,
but frustrates the way of the
wicked.
10The LORD shall reign
forever,
your God, O Zion, throughout all
generations. Hallelujah!
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Stand
P: The holy gospel according to St. Mark, the
12th chapter.
C:
Glory to you, O Lord.
GOSPEL: Mark
12:38-44
38As [Jesus] taught, he
said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and
to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39and to have the
best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! 40They
devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They
will receive the greater
condemnation."
41He sat down opposite
the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich
people put in large sums. 42A poor widow came and put in two small
copper coins, which are worth a penny. 43Then he called his
disciples and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in
more than all those who are
contributing
to the treasury. 44For all of them have contributed out of their
abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she
had to live on."
P: The Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.