Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C/ October 27th, 2019 

Trigésimo noveno domingo de tiempo ordinario, Ano C/27 de octubre del 2019 

Church of the Nativity of Our Blessed Lady 1510 East 233rd Street Bronx, New York 10466  

 

NativityofOurBlessedLadyRectory1531East233rdSt.Bronx,N.Y.10466

Office:(718)324‐3531Fax:(718)798‐0628ParishEmailAddress:

nativityofourblessedladychurch@gmail.com

NativityofOurBlessedLadyConvent1534East233rdStBronx,N.Y.10466

ParishWebsite:www.nativityofourblessedladychurch.org

NativityofOurBlessedLadySchool3893DyreAve,Bx.,N.Y.10466

Office:(718)324‐2188SchoolWebsite:

www.nativityofourblessedlady.org

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday: English 10:00 am Spanish 11:30 am Igbo 1:00pm Weekdays: 7:00am Saturday: 9:00 am (followed by Eucharistic Adoration and The Holy Rosary) Rectory (Rectoria) Office Hours/ Horario de Oficina: Monday-Fridays: 9:30am-2:30pm Lunes- Viernes: 9:30am-2:30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) Saturdays: After the 9:00am Mass Sundays: After the 10:00am and 11:30am Masses Call the rectory outside the scheduled time. Weekly Prayer Groups Wednesdays/Miercoles: 7:00 – 9:00 pm (Spanish/Espanol) Thursdays: 7:00 – 9:00 pm (English)

Parish Clergy Rev. Cyprian Onyeihe, Administrator Rev. George Kuhn, Sunday Mass Associate Pastoral Staff Edna Augusta, Religious Education Coordinator Sacrament of Matrimony A minimum of 6 months is required to begin the process of the Sacrament of Matrimony. Please call the rectory to set up a meeting with the priest to discuss the process. Dates are not reserved by phone contact. Sacrament of Baptism (for Infants): Parents must be active members of our Parish and are required to attend one session of baptismal instruction held on Tuesdays from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Please call the rectory to make the necessary arrangements. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Please notify the rectory when a family member is sick to set up regular communion visits.

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time~ 30 domingo de tiempo ordinario 2019 (Year C/ Ano C) Weekly Readings and Memorials Sunday, October 27, 2019 Readings: (Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; 2 Tim 4:6-8. 6- 18; Lk 18:9-14)

11:00AM- Jean Dydeme Noel (+) & Intentions of Robert Paul Terrible

Req: Miriane Terrible Alfonso Ortiz (cumpleanos/ birthday) Req: Aida Alejandro Monday, October 28, 2019 Sts. Simon & Jude, apostles/ apostoles Readings: (Ephesians 2:19-22; Luke 6:12-16) 7:00AM- Irma & Nelson Santiago (+) req: Edna Augusta Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Readings: (Romans 8:18-25; Luke 13:18-21) 7:00 AM- Intentions of Carlos Andres Ramirez

req: Aida Alejandro Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Readings: (Romans 8:26-30; Luke 13:22-30) 7:00AM- Thursday, October 31, 2019 Readings: (Romans 8:31-39; Luke 13:31-35) 7:00AM- Friday, November 1, 2019 Solemnity of All Saints/Solemnidad de Todos Santos Readings: (RV 7:2-4, 9-14; 1 JN 3:1-3; MT 5:1-12A) 7:00AM- 9:00AM- 7:00PM- Saturday, November 2, 2019 The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)/ Conmemoración de Todos los Fieles Difuntos

Readings: (WIS 3:1-9; ROM 5:5-11; JN 6:37-40) 12:00PM-Juana Alvarado (+)

Req: Yolanda Bullock

All‐Night Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 

7pm Friday Evening to 6am Saturday Morning 

Adoración del Santísimo Sacramento

7pm viernes hasta 6am sábado

The Sanctuary Lamp

was donated for the Intentions of Mary, Wendy, and Keneth White, for the recovery of

Anne Daniels, Ashley Steadman & Elvin Alvarado

Jennifer Martin, Ellary Crawford, Joyce Millington

In memory of Neville Nelson, Joan Revan &

Pearl Blake Marcella Bullock, Leon Bullock,

John Bullock, Jr., Rene Avellez

Parishioners’ Weekly Contributions

Mass Times Collection Total

10:00am $1,525.85

11:30am $556.00

1:00pm $845.00

Total:

$2,926.85

Please Pray for the sick: Ángela Aguilar, Ángel Alejandro, Rafaelina Almonte;

Elvin Alvarado, Carmen Ávila, Angela Battle, Christopher Berger, Matthew Bell, Brandon Bernard,

Brian Bernard, Miguel Borria, Kristen Brown, Virginia Carastiglio, Sgt. Tonia Chestnut, Jorge Alberto Carlo, Stanley C. Castellano, Lila Castro,

Ellary Crawford, Faustina (Tiola) Concepcion, Leon Daniels, Katy DeProspo, David Diaz, Jr., Juan Pablo Espinoza, Miguel Felicies,

Rosalina Flores, Rafael Flores, Timothy Georges, Maritza Gonzalez, Christina Graham; Edith & Harvey Harris, Sr. Theresia Marie

Holtschlag , Thomas Homan, Juana Jimenez, Valerie Johnson, Drosula Katsibra, Lisbeth Labral, Norma Lane, Manuel LaSalle, Benjamin

López, Michael Martínez, Digna Meléndez, Herminia Meléndez, Luis Meléndez, Joyce Millington, Analiza Miranda, Avelino Moreno, Eulalio

Moreno, Juana Moreira, Nicole Niles, Gerri Orfei, Juana Becerra Maldonado and Family, Justin Quirke, Sattee Ramkissoon, Armando

Reyes, Deacon Andy Rivera, Maria Rivera, Antonia Rodríguez, Shanique Rollins, Eric Roman, Guillermina Rosario, Grimilda

Rumaldo, Juan (Pete) Santiago, Ashley Steadman, Theresa Sylvan, Yelena Taveras, Ethan Robert Thomas, Maria Tobón, Victoria Torres,

Cordelia Umeojiako, Andrew “Morris” Vavrica, Marina Vázquez, Aníbal Vázquez, Iris Velásquez, Kenneth White, Lucille Williams,

Fabiola Yepes

Please call the rectory to submit the name of an ill family member or friend.

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time~ 30 domingo de tiempo ordinario 2019 (Year C/ Ano C)

Children & Youth Rosary/

Rosario con los niños y jóvenes

Saturdays/sabados ~ 12pm Next Rosary/ Proximo Rosario November 9th

“What We Believe” Catholic Terms

The Mass: Part 3

Liturgy of the Eucharist—celebrating Christ’s presence in the Eucharist

Presentation and Preparation of the Gifts We bring gifts of bread and wine to the altar.

Prayer over the Offerings The priest prays that God will accept our sacrifice.

Eucharistic Prayer This prayer of thanksgiving is the center and high point of the entire celebration.

Preface—We give thanks and praise to God.

Holy, Holy, Holy—We sing an acclamation of praise.

Consecration—The bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.

The Mystery of Faith—We proclaim the mystery of our faith.

Amen—We affirm the words and actions of the Eucharistic Prayer.

https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/scripture-and-tradition/mass-and-liturgy/an-overview-of-the-mass

On–Going Activity Reminders -Monthly all-night Eucharistic Adoration every 1st Friday of the month, 7pm (Friday) to 6am (Saturday). -Monthly Healing Mass, every 1st Saturday if the Month- 12pm (noon) -Join us for Weekly Eucharistic Adoration and to pray the Holy Rosary on Saturdays, immediately after the 9:00am Mass. - The Altar Rosary Society welcomes new members. Any ladies interested in joining this group, please come to Saturday prayer of the Rosary after the 9am Mass. -Nativity Kids Group every 2 weeks, Saturdays 12pm-2pm in the church. All ages welcome! Please call Edna for more information, 917-346-5378

-Spanish Charismatic Prayer Group - Wednesdays, 7:00PM-9:00PM. (For more information please contact the Rectory. -Weekly Prayer Group (in English) Thursdays from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in the church.

-Weekly Movie Night, Mondays- 7pm-9pm in the church.

Actividades Actuales - Adoración Eucarística durante toda la noche cada primer viernes del mes, 7pm (viernes) hasta 6am (sábado).

-Misa de Sanación, cada primer sábado del mes, 12pm (Mediodía)

-Acompáñenos para Adoración Eucarística y a rezar el Santo Rosario los sábados, inmediatamente después de la Misa de las 9:00 am.

-La Sociedad del Rosario del Altar da la bienvenida a nuevos miembros. Para todas las damas interesadas por favor venga al rezo del santo rosario los sábados después de la Misa de 9:00am.

-El Grupo de Niños, cada dos semanas, los sábados de 12pm-2pm en la iglesia. Todas edades están bienvenidos. Por favor contacte a Edna por más información, 917-346-5378.

-Todos están invitados a asistir a las reuniones de El Grupo de Oración (en español) los miércoles de 7:00 a 9:00pm en la Iglesia. Para más información por favor contacte a la Rectoría.

-Grupo de Oración (en inglés) cada jueves a las 7:00pm en la iglesia.

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time~ 30 domingo de tiempo ordinario 2019 (Year C/ Ano C)

Nativity Parish Harvest 2019 Cosecha Parroquial 2019

Reflections on Today’s Readings https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/liturgical-

year/sunday-connection/30th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-c-sunday-connection

First Reading Sirach 35:12-14,16-18

God hears the prayer of the poor.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 34:2-3,17-18,19, 23

The Lord hears and answers the cry of the poor.

Second Reading 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18

Paul perseveres in faith, confident that God will rescue him.

Gospel Reading Luke 18:9-14

Jesus tells the parable of the proud Pharisee who prayed from his self-importance and the tax collector who

prayed humbly.

Background on the Gospel Reading

The second parable that Jesus tells in Luke 18 addresses attitude in prayer. In contrasting the prayer of the Pharisee with the prayer of the tax collector, Jesus

teaches his disciples to pray in humility before God. Jesus again surprises his listeners by showing the tax

collector as the example of faith, rather than the Pharisee. Remember that Pharisees were members of a

sect of Judaism active in Jesus' time. They taught an oral interpretation of the Law of Moses as the basis for

Jewish piety. If anyone would be a model for prayer, a Pharisee was a likely candidate. In contrast, Jesus offers

the tax collector as a model for prayer. Tax collectors were collaborators with the Roman authorities in a

system that allowed the tax collectors to line their own pockets by charging in excess of the defined taxes. Yet,

in this parable, Jesus offers the humility of the tax collector as a model for the prayer of a disciple. The

parable reminds us that when we pray, we must remember our need for God in our lives. If we are too

full of ourselves, there is too little room for God's grace to work in us.

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Pledged/Promesas: $68,661.53 Collected/Colectado: $41,331.53

Outstanding/ Pendiente: $27,230.00 Number of Pledges/Numero de Promesas:

147**

Mass Pledged Collected Balance 10am $35,196.00 $21,186.00 $14,010.00

11:30am $9,890.53 $5,700.53 $4,090.00 1:00pm $22,807.00 $14,137.00 $8, 670.00

Thank you for your generosity and support of your parish!

! Gracias por su generosidad y apoyo a su parroquia!

**Anonymous donors were included as a group Donantes anónimos fueron incluidos como grupo

Please Note

There is still time to make your pledge to the harvest!! We are asking that pledge payments be completed by December

31, 2019. Harvest cards are available in the entrance of the church.

Por favor Tenga en Cuenta

¡Todavía hay tiempo para hacer una donación a la cosecha! Estamos pidiendo que todas las promesas se completen por 31 de diciembre 2019. Las tarjetas de promesa están disponibles en la entrada de la iglesia.

Nativity Mini-Pantry Available in the Church Conference Room after

Mass Every Sunday Donations are welcome,

Open to all in need!

Despensa de comida de La Natividad Disponible en la sala de conferencias de la Iglesia

después de la Misa todos los domingos Las donaciones son bienvenidas. ¡Abierto a todos los necesitados!

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time~ 30 domingo de tiempo ordinario 2019 (Year C/ Ano C) Saint of the Week/ Santo de La Semana

Luke/Lucas 18:9-14

Something Funny/ Algo Gracioso (Job 8:21 “He will yet fill your mouth with laughter,

and your lips with shouting.”)

A church's bell ringer passed away. The church posted the job opening in the local newspaper's classified ads and a

man came in with no arms wanting the job. The clergy weren't sure he could do it, but he convinced them to let him try it. They climbed the bell tower and the guy ran

toward the bell and hit it with his head, producing a beautiful melody. They gave him the job on the spot. The next day he went to ring the bell, tripped, bounced off the

bell and fell to the sidewalk below. Two priests were walking past. One asked, "Do you know this guy?" The

other responded, "No, but his face rings a bell." The next day, the dead man's twin brother came in for the

again vacant bell ringer position. He also had no arms. The clergy led him up to the bell tower, where he ran at the

bell, tripped and fell to the sidewalk below. The same two priests walked up. The first asked, "Do you know him?"

The second responded, "No, but he's a dead ringer for his brother."

http://www.laughfactory.com/jokes/religious-jokes/7

Guarda La Fecha Misa especial en honor a  La Virgen de Guadalupe 

15 de diciembre del 2019 11:30am 

Después de la Misa habrá una celebración en el auditorio de la escuela con comida y 

presentaciones especiales  Novena  

 el 6‐14 de diciembre 

 Boletos de rifa están a la venta por $10.00 

para recuadrar fondos para nuestra celebración.  

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time~ 30 domingo de tiempo ordinario 2019 (Year C/ Ano C)

All Saints Day Feast Day: November 1

This feast day grew out of the love and devotion of God's people. The Church chose this feast to honor God in His saints, in whom He has shown Himself so wonderful. We thank God as the creator of all holiness and for the graces He has showered upon them.

The communion of saints is made up of all true children of God. They may belong to:

the militant Church on earth the suffering Church in purgatory or the triumphant Church in heaven

Some saints needed to pass through purgatory to be purified before they were fit for the Lord's presence. They stayed there until they were ready to see God. They are with him now forever.

A few saints have their own feast day but as there are not enough days in the year we cannot celebrate a special day for each of the saints.

Some stayed close to God all their lives. Others found Him along the way. Some led good lives without too much difficulty. Others made big mistakes, but were truly sorry for their sins and drew close to God.

They made it! We celebrate their journey that led to eternal happiness

with God. We celebrate our own family members, relatives, neighbors and friends whom we believe are in heaven.

Today we can rejoice in our hearts with all the saints in heaven. We can make up our own prayer to them, thanking them for the witness of their lives.

We can thank them too, for helping us overcome our difficulties and temptations. We ask them to help us on our own journey through life so we can be saints like them and go to heaven.

http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/kids/saints/1101_saints.asp

Feast Day: November 2

This feast day is one of the most loving celebrations in the Church's liturgy.

It is the day that we especially remember all those who have passed from this life into the next.

Today we stop to remember all who have died especially our relatives and friends.

We pray for those who taught us good things and made sacrifices for us.

We pray for those who prayed for us while they were on this earth.

We pray for the most forgotten souls.

We pray for those who had great responsibilities while they were on earth.

We think of those holy souls in purgatory and we realize that they are saved. Now they wait, being purified, until the moment when they can be with God, face to face.

We can offer the sacrifice of the Mass and pray for these suffering souls in purgatory to hasten their journey to God.

Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/kids/saints/1102_souls.asp

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time~ 30 domingo de tiempo ordinario 2019 (Year C/ Ano C) Saints of the Week/ Santos de La Semana

St. Simon and St. Jude/ San Simon y Judas Tadeo

(October/Octubre 28)

These two apostles of Jesus are honored on the same day. St. Simon was called "the zealous one" because he had so much devotion to the Jewish law. Once he had been called by the Lord to be an apostle, he gave his heart and his energy to preaching the Gospel. With the other apostles, he received the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost. Then it is believed that he went to Egypt to preach the faith. Afterward he went to Persia with the apostle St. Jude, and the two of them were martyred there.

St. Jude is sometimes called Thaddeus, which means "the brave one." It was he who asked the Lord a famous question at the Last Supper. Jesus had said: "He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." And St. Jude wanted to know: "Lord, how is it that you are about to manifest yourself to us and not to the world?" Jesus gave him the answer: "If anyone love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him."

St. Jude is sometimes called the saint of "desperate or impossible cases." People pray to him when things seem hopeless. Often God answers their prayers through the intercession of this beloved apostle.

Reflection: Simon was known as the "Zealous," and Jude was called the "Brave." Let us pray for their missionary courage and love in our own lives.

http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/dailysaint/october/1028.asp

Hoy se celebra en toda la Iglesia universal la fiesta de estos dos apóstoles del Evangelio. Simón pertenecía al grupo formado en Israel. Se llamaban los “zelotes”. Su fin era trabajar duramente contra la invasión romana en su país. Sin embargo, la escucha de la palabra de Cristo fue para él el descubrimiento a la universalidad del amor de Dios. Judas se ha convertido en un de los santos más populares por los favores que concede a la gente en lo concerniente a la búsqueda de trabajo. Esta devoción la vivió ya en su vida la santa Brígida. Se puede leer en su libro “Las revelaciones” el profundo respeto y devoción por este apóstol del siglo I de nuestra era.

¿Por qué razón celebran la fiesta el mismo día? La cosa es muy sencilla. Cuenta la tradición que los dos iban siempre juntos en su rico y fecundo apostolado. El Señor lo llamó para completar el número de los doce apóstoles, encargados de ser los continuadores de la obra de Jesús en el mundo. Se le llama Tadeo para distinguirlo del otro Judas Iscariote que traicionó, vendió al Señor por treinta monedas de plata y después se ahorcó. San Judas escribió poco. Tan sólo una Carta suya se encuentra en la Biblia. La finalidad de su escrito era una crítica severa contra los gnósticos, una herejía que separa lo físico de lo espiritual. Lo físico o corporal es malo, y el espiritual es el bueno. Y los dos provienen mediante emanaciones del mismo Dios. Su Carta termina con estas palabras:" Sea gloria eterna a nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que es capaz de conservarnos libres de pecados, y sin mancha en el alma y con gran alegría". Los dos murieron martirizados de forma cruel. ¡Felicidades a quienes lleven estos nombres!

Oración a San Judas Tadeo Apóstol gloriosísimo de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, aclamado por los fieles con el dulce título de ABOGADO DE LOS CASOS DESESPERADOS, hazme sentir tu poderosa intercesión aliviando la gravísima necesidad en que me encuentro. Por el estrecho parentesco que te hace primo hermano de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, por la privaciones y fatigas que por El

sufriste, por el heroico martirio que aceptaste gustoso por su amor, por la promesa que el divino Salvador hizo a Santa Brígida de consolar a los fieles que acudiesen a tu poderosa intercesión, obtenme del Dios de las misericordias y de su Madre Santísima la gracia que con ilimitada confianza te pido a Ti, Padre mío bondadosímo, seguro que me la obtendrás siempre que convenga a la gloria de Dios y bien de mi alma. Así sea. Glorioso Apóstol San Judas Tadeo, ruega por nosotros. (Repetir 3 veces) En el nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo. Amén.

http://es.catholic.net/op/articulos/35150/judas-tadeo-y-simn-santos.html

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time~ 30 domingo de tiempo ordinario 2019 (Year C/ Ano C)

Next Week’s Readings

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 153 Reading 1 WIS 11:22-12:2 Before the LORD the whole universe is as a grain from a balance or a drop of morning dew come down upon the earth. But you have mercy on all, because you can do all things; and you overlook people's sins that they may repent. For you love all things that are and loathe nothing that you have made; for what you hated, you would not have fashioned. And how could a thing remain, unless you willed it; or be preserved, had it not been called forth by you? But you spare all things, because they are yours, O LORD and lover of souls, for your imperishable spirit is in all things! Therefore you rebuke offenders little by little, warn them and remind them of the sins they are committing, that they may abandon their wickedness and believe in you, O LORD! Responsorial Psalm PS 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13, 14 R. (cf. 1) I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. I will extol you, O my God and King, and I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day will I bless you, and I will praise your name forever and ever. R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The LORD is good to all and compassionate toward all his works. R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. 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. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. The LORD is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works. The LORD lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. Reading 2 2 THES 1:11-2:2 Brothers and sisters: We always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose

and every effort of faith, that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, in accord with the grace of our God and Lord Jesus Christ. We ask you, brothers and sisters, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling with him, not to be shaken out of your minds suddenly, or to be alarmed either by a "spirit," or by an oral statement, or by a letter allegedly from us to the effect that the day of the Lord is at hand. Alleluia JN 3:16 R. Alleluia, alleluia. God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel LK 19:1-10 At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house." And he came down quickly and received him with joy. When they all saw this, they began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner." But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost."

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time~ 30 domingo de tiempo ordinario 2019 (Year C/ Ano C)

Lecturas de la Proxima Semana

XXXI Domingo ordinario Leccionario: 153

Primera lectura

Sab 11, 22–12, 2

Señor, delante de ti, el mundo entero es como un grano de arena en la balanza, como gota de rocío mañanero, que cae sobre la tierra. Te compadeces de todos, y aunque puedes destruirlo todo, aparentas no ver los pecados de los hombres, para darles ocasión de arrepentirse. Porque tú amas todo cuanto existe y no aborreces nada de lo que has hecho; pues si hubieras aborrecido alguna cosa, no la habrías creado. ¿Y cómo podrían seguir existiendo las cosas, si tú no lo quisieras? ¿Cómo habría podido conservarse algo hasta ahora, si tú no lo hubieras llamado a la existencia? Tú perdonas a todos, porque todos son tuyos, Señor, que amas la vida, porque tu espíritu inmortal, está en todos los seres. Por eso a los que caen, los vas corrigiendo poco a poco, los reprendes y les traes a la memoria sus pecados, para que se arrepientan de sus maldades y crean en ti, Señor.

Salmo Responsorial

Salmo 144, 1-2.8-9. 10-11. 13cd-14

R. (cf. 1) Bendeciré al Señor eternamente. Dios y rey mío, yo te alabaré, bendeciré tu nombre siempre y para siempre. Un día tras otro bendeciré tu nombre y no cesará mi boca de alabarte. R. Bendeciré al Señor eternamente. El Señor es compasivo y misericordioso, lento para enojarse y generoso para perdonar. Bueno es el Señor para con todos y su amor se extiende a todas sus creaturas. R. Bendeciré al Señor eternamente. Que te alaben, Señor, todas tus obras

y que todos tus fieles te bendigan. Que proclamen la gloria de tu reino y narren tus proezas a los hombres. R. Bendeciré al Señor eternamente. El Señor es siempre fiel a sus palabras y lleno de bondad en sus acciones. De su apoyo el Señor al que tropieza y al agobiado alivia. R. Bendeciré al Señor eternamente.

Segunda lectura

2 Tes 1, 11–2, 2

Hermanos: Oramos siempre por ustedes, para que Dios los haga dignos de la vocación a la que los ha llamado, y con su poder, lleve a efecto tanto los buenos propósitos que ustedes han formado, como lo que ya han emprendido por la fe. Así glorificarán a nuestro Señor Jesús y él los glorificará a ustedes, en la medida en que actúe en ustedes la gracia de nuestro Dios y de Jesucristo, el Señor. Por lo que toca a la venida de nuestro Señor Jesucristo y a nuestro encuentro con él, les rogamos que no se dejen perturbar tan fácilmente. No se alarmen ni por supuestas revelaciones, ni por palabras o cartas atribuidas a nosotros, que los induzcan a pensar que el día del Señor es inminente.

Aclamación antes del Evangelio Jn 3, 16 R. Aleluya, aleluya. Tanto amó Dios al mundo, que le entregó a su Hijo único, para que todo el que crea en él, tenga vida eterna. R. Aleluya.

Evangelio Lc 19, 1-10 En aquel tiempo, Jesús entró en Jericó, y al ir atravesando la ciudad, sucedió que un hombre llamado Zaqueo, jefe de publicanos y rico, trataba de conocer a Jesús; pero la gente se lo impedía, porque Zaqueo era de baja estatura. Entonces corrió y se subió a un árbol para verlo cuando pasara por ahí. Al llegar a ese lugar, Jesús levantó los ojos y le dijo: "Zaqueo, bájate pronto, porque hoy tengo que hospedarme en tu casa". Él bajó enseguida y lo recibió muy contento. Al ver esto, comenzaron todos a murmurar diciendo: "Ha entrado a hospedarse en casa de un pecador". Zaqueo, poniéndose de pie, dijo a Jesús: "Mira, Señor, voy a dar a los pobres la mitad de mis bienes, y si he defraudado a alguien, le restituiré cuatro veces más". Jesús le dijo: "Hoy ha llegado la salvación a esta casa, porque también él es hijo de Abraham, y el Hijo del hombre ha venido a buscar y a salvar lo que se había perdido".