Alfajiri ya kupendeza

FIRST READING

A reading from the book of Wisdom 6:12-16
Wisdom is found by those who look for her.

Wisdom is bright, and does not grow dim.
By those who love her she is readily seen,
and found by those who look for her.
Quick to anticipate those who desire her,
she makes herself known to them.
Watch for her early and you will have no trouble;
you will find her sitting at your gates.
Even to think about her is understanding fully grown;
be on the alert for her and anxiety will quickly leave you.
She herself walks about looking for those who are worthy of her
and graciously shows herself to them as they go,
in every thought of theirs coming to meet them.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 62
Response
For you my soul is thirsting, O God, my God.

  1. O God, you are my God, for you I long;
    for you my soul is thirsting.
    My body pines for you
    like a dry, weary land without water. Response

  2. So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
    to see your strength and your glory.
    For your love is better than life,
    my lips will speak your praise. Response

  3. So I will bless you all my life,
    in yourname I will lift up my hands.
    My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,
    my mouth shall praise you with joy. Response

  4. On my bed I remember you.
    On you I muse through the night
    for you have been my help;
    in the shadow of your wings I rejoice. Response

SECOND READING

A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians 4:13-18
God will bring them with him those who have died in Jesus.

We want you to be quite certain, brothers, about those who have died, to make sure that you do not grieve about them, like the other people who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and that it will be the same for those who have died in Jesus: God will bring them with him. We can tell you this from the Lordā€™s own teaching, that any of us who are left alive until the Lordā€™s coming will not have any advantage over those who have died. At the trumpet of God, the voice of the archangel will call out the command and the Lord himself will come down from heaven; those who have died in Christ will be the first to rise, and then those of us who are still alive will be taken up in the clouds, together with them; to meet the Lord in the air. So we shall stay with the Lord for ever. With such thoughts as these you should comfort one another.

The Word of the Lord


Shorter Form

A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians 4:13-14
God will bring them with him those who have died in Jesus.

We want you to be quite certain, brothers, about those who have died, to make sure that you do not grieve about them, like the other people who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and that it will be the same for those who have died in Jesus: God will bring them with him.

The Word of the Lord


Gospel Acclamation Mt 24:42
Alleluia, alleluia!
Stay awake and stand ready,
because you do not know the.
hour when the Son of Man is coming.
Alleluia!

GOSPEL

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 25:1-13
The bridegroom is here! Go out and meet him.

Jesus told this parable to his disciples: ā€˜The kingdom of heaven will be like this: Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones did take their lamps, but they brought no oil, whereas the sensible ones took flasks of oil as well as their lamps. The bridegroom was late, and they all grew drowsy and fell asleep. But at midnight there was a cry, ā€œThe bridegroom is here! Go out and meet him.ā€ At this, all those bridesmaids woke up and trimmed their lamps, and the foolish ones said to the sensible ones, ā€œGive us some of your oil: our lamps are going outā€. But they replied, ā€œThere may not be enough for us and for you; you had better go to those who sell it and buy some for yourselvesā€. They had gone off to buy it when the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding hall and the door was closed. The other bridesmaids arrived later. ā€œLord, Lord,ā€ they said ā€œopen the door for us.ā€ But he replied, ā€œI tell you solemnly, I do not know youā€. So stay awake, because you do not know either the day or the hour.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Mark the register in the church today and have a blessed day talkers.

Amen Padre, do have a wonderful Sunday, its been drizzling the whole night here.

a blessed sunday friends

Itā€™s wise to always be ready to enter Godā€™s Kingdom.

Asante Padre

Muwe na Jumapili ya kupendeza, and pse read Sunday Ngazetti by our editor @Some Say .

For the first time in my life I donā€™t feel like going to churchā€¦ Am I demonated?? :(:frowning:
Those who are going pray for meā€¦ Blessed Sunday yā€™all

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i donā€™t think you areā€¦perhaps you need to find why you are demotivatedā€¦have you been going to conform and you find you donā€™t have to anymore? have you been after some fulfillment that you perhaps donā€™t feel anymore? ā€¦

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I do not really understandā€¦ I just donā€™t feel like goingā€¦ I donā€™t think demotivation is involvedā€¦ I think itā€™s more of a spiritual battle in which clearly am not winning :frowning:

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No.
Its a weakness sometimes happens in human beings, body and soul. Will pray for you.

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Thank you Padre :slight_smile:

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Blessed Sunday to all in the village

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