First Reading

The Book of Revelation (Rv 14: 14-19)

The hour of reaping has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.

I, John, looked and there was a white cloud,
and sitting on the cloud one who looked like a son of man,
with a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
Another angel came out of the temple,
crying out in a loud voice to the one sitting on the cloud,

“Use your sickle and reap the harvest,
for the time to reap has come,
because the earth’s harvest is fully ripe.”

So the one who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth,
and the earth was harvested.

Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven
who also had a sharp sickle.
Then another angel came from the altar, who was in charge of the fire,
and cried out in a loud voice
to the one who had the sharp sickle,

“Use your sharp sickle and cut the clusters from the earth’s vines,
for its grapes are ripe.”

So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and cut the earth’s vintage.
He threw it into the great wine press of God’s fury.

— The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 96: 10, 11-12, 13

The Lord comes to judge the earth.

Say among the nations: The LORD is king.
He has made the world firm, not to be moved;
he governs the peoples with equity.

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult.

Before the LORD, for he comes;
for he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.

Gospel

Alleluia, alleluia.

Remain faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke (Lk 21: 5-11)

The days will come when there will be no stone left upon another stone.

While some people were speaking about
how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings,
Jesus said,

“All that you see here –
the days will come when there will not be left
a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.”

Then they asked him,

“Teacher, when will this happen?
And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?”

He answered,

“See that you not be deceived,
for many will come in my name, saying,
‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’
Do not follow them!
When you hear of wars and insurrections,
do not be terrified; for such things must happen first,
but it will not immediately be the end.”

Then he said to them,

“Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues
from place to place;
and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky.”

— The Gospel of the Lord.

First Reading

The Book of Revelation (Rv 14: 1-3, 4b-5)

They had the name of Christ and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.

I, John, looked and there was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion,
and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand
who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
I heard a sound from heaven
like the sound of rushing water or a loud peal of thunder.
The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
They were singing what seemed to be a new hymn before the throne,
before the four living creatures and the elders.
No one could learn this hymn except the hundred and forty-four thousand
who had been ransomed from the earth.
These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes.
They have been ransomed as the first fruits
of the human race for God and the Lamb.
On their lips no deceit has been found; they are unblemished.

— The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 24: 1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6

Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.

The LORD’s are the earth and its fullness;
the world and those who dwell in it.
For he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.

Who can ascend the mountain of the LORD?
or who may stand in his holy place?
He whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
who desires not what is vain.

He shall receive a blessing from the LORD,
a reward from God his savior.
Such is the race that seeks for him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.

Gospel

Alleluia, alleluia.

Stay awake! For you do not know when the Son of Man will come.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke (LK 21: 1-4)

He noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins.

When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people
putting their offerings into the treasury
and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins.
He said,

“I tell you truly,
this poor widow put in more than all the rest;
for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth,
but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.”

— The Gospel of the Lord.

First Reading

The Book of Daniem (Dn 7: 13-14)

His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not be taken away.

As the visions during the night continued, I saw
one like a Son of man coming,
on the clouds of heaven;
when he reached the Ancient One
and was presented before him,
the one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship;
all peoples, nations, and languages serve him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that shall not be taken away,
his kingship shall not be destroyed.

— The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 93: 1, 1-2, 5

The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.

The LORD is king, in splendor robed;
robed is the LORD and girt about with strength.

And he has made the world firm,
not to be moved.
Your throne stands firm from of old;
from everlasting you are, O LORD.

Your decrees are worthy of trust indeed;
holiness befits your house,
O LORD, for length of days.

Second Reading

The Book of Revelation (Rv 1: 5-8)

The ruler of the kings of the earth has made us into a kingdom, priests for his God.

Jesus Christ is the faithful witness,
the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,
who has made us into a kingdom, priests for his God and Father,
to him be glory and power forever and ever. Amen.
Behold, he is coming amid the clouds,
and every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him.
All the peoples of the earth will lament him.
Yes. Amen.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God,
“the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty.”

— The word of the Lord.

Gospel

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!

Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John (Jn 18: 33b-37)

You say I am a king.

Pilate said to Jesus,

“Are you the King of the Jews?”

Jesus answered,

“Do you say this on your own
or have others told you about me?”

Pilate answered,

“I am not a Jew, am I?
Your own nation and the chief priests handed you over to me.
What have you done?”

Jesus answered,

“My kingdom does not belong to this world.
If my kingdom did belong to this world,
my attendants would be fighting
to keep me from being handed over to the Jews.
But as it is, my kingdom is not here.”

So Pilate said to him,

“Then you are a king?”
Jesus answered,

“You say I am a king.
For this I was born and for this I came into the world,
to testify to the truth.
Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”

— The Gospel of the Lord.