1st Reading: Wis 6:12-16
Resplendent and unfading
is Wisdom, and she is readily
perceived by those who love
her, and found by those who
seek her. She hastens to make
herself known in anticipation of their desire. Whoever
watches for her at dawn shall
not be disappointed, for he
shall find her sitting by his
gate. For taking thought of
wisdom is the perfection of
prudence, and whoever for her
sake keeps vigil shall quickly
be free from care; because she
makes her own rounds, seeking those worthy of her, and
graciously appears to them in
the ways, and meets them with
all solicitude.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 63
R –My soul is thirsting for
you, O Lord my God!
* O God, you are my God
whom I seek; for you my fl esh
pines and my soul thirsts like
the earth, parched, lifeless and
without water. R.
* Thus have I gazed toward
you in the sanctuary to see
your power and your glory,
for your kindness is a greater
good than life; my lips shall
glorify you. R.
* Thus will I bless you while I
live; lifting up my hands, I will
call upon your name. As with
the riches of a banquet shall
my soul be satisfi ed, and with
exultant lips my mouth shall
praise you. R.
* I will remember you upon
my couch, and through the
night-watches I will meditate
on you. You are my help, and
in the shadow of your wings I
shout for joy. R.
2nd Reading: 1 Thes 4:13-
18
We do not want you to be
unaware, brothers and sisters, about those who have
fallen asleep, so that you may
not grieve like the rest, who
have no hope. For if we believe
that Jesus died and rose, so too
will God, through Jesus, bring
with him those who have fallen
asleep. Indeed, we tell you this,
on the word of the Lord, that
we who are alive, who are left
until the coming of the Lord,
will surely not precede those
who have fallen asleep. For
the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the voice
of an archangel and with the
trumpet of God, will come
down from heaven, and the
dead in Christ will rise fi rst.
Then we who are alive, who
are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds
to meet the Lord in the air.
Thus we shall always be with
the Lord.
Therefore, console
one another with these words.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Stay awake and be ready!
For you do not know on
what day your Lord will
come.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel: Mt 25:1-13
Jesus told his disciples
this parable: “The kingdom
of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and
went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were
foolish and five were wise.
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no
oil with them, but the wise
brought fl asks of oil with their
lamps. Since the bridegroom
was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
At midnight, there was a cry,
‘Behold, the bridegroom!
Come out to meet him!’ Then
all those virgins got up and
trimmed their lamps. The
foolish ones said to the wise,
‘Give us some of your oil, for
our lamps are going out.’ But
the wise ones replied, ‘No, for
there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the
merchants and buy some for
yourselves.’ While they went
off to buy it, the bridegroom
came and those who were
ready went into the wedding
feast with him. Then the door
was locked. Afterwards the
other virgins came and said,
‘Lord, Lord, open the door
for us!’ But he said in reply,
‘Amen, I say to you, I do not
know you.’
Therefore, stay awake, for
you know neither the day nor
the hour.”
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