OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE – Last Sunday in Ordinary Time (20 November 2022)

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FIRST READING (They anointed David king of Israel.)

A reading from the second Book of Samuel (5:1-3)

In those days, all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said: “Here we are, your bone and your flesh. In days past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led the Israelites out and brought them back. And the Lord said to you, ‘You shall shepherd my people Israel and shall be commander of Israel.’” When all the elders of Israel came to David in Hebron, King David made an agreement with them there before the Lord, and they anointed him king of Israel.—The Word of the Lord.

R. Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM (122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5)

R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. (Cf. Ps 122:1)

I rejoiced because they said to me, “We will go up to the house of the Lord.” And now we have set foot within your gates, O Jerusalem. (R)

Jerusalem, built as a city with compact unity. To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord. (R)

According to the decree for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. In it are set up judgment seats, seats for the house of David. (R)

SECOND READING (He transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.)

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Colossians (1:12-20)

Brothers and sisters: Let us give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven.—The Word of the Lord.

R.  Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Mk 11:9, 10)

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come! (R)

GOSPEL (Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.)

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (23:35-43)

The rulers sneered at Jesus and said, “He saved others, let him save himself if he is the chosen one, the Christ of God.” Even the soldiers jeered at him. As they approached to offer him wine they called out, “If you are King of the Jews, save yourself.” Above him there was an inscription that read, “This is the King of the Jews.”

Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us.” The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, “Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation? And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”—The Gospel of the Lord.

R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayers

Priest: The good news of Christ the King brings us joy and consolation. Strengthened by God’s word, we turn to the Lord for what we need.

READER:

  1. For the Church, the body of Christ, that she may draw all believers into the visible unity of one community, (pause) let us pray to the Lord.
  2. For all who exercise authority in the world today, that they may learn from Christ our King who came not to be served, but to serve, (pause) let us pray to the Lord.
  3. For all those who are persecuted for our faith, that they may remain firm in the midst of sufferings, inspired by Christ our King who was unjustly condemned, (pause) let us pray to the Lord.
  4. For all of us present here today, that we may look forward to the final triumph of the reign of Christ, (pause) let us pray to the Lord.
  5. For all the faithful departed, especially those we remember in this month of November, that they may be received into heaven by Christ our King, (pause) let us pray to the Lord.

Priest: Heavenly Father, who called us out of darkness into the kingdom of your beloved Son, receive these prayers we offer you, with trust and confidence, through Christ Jesus our King. Amen.

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