October 12
Monday, week 28 in Ordinary Time
Year II
Today in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar is a ferial day, which means there is no specific saint or unique feast assigned to it. Instead, the Church resumes the regular cycle of Ordinary Time—a period focused on the continual growth of faith and discipleship in everyday life. The readings at Mass on ferial days typically follow a sequential path through Scripture, providing an invitation for the faithful to reflect on the broader mysteries of salvation and the teachings of Jesus.
Ordinary Time is marked not by the absence of celebration, but by the opportunity to deepen one's relationship with God in the simplicity of daily life and routine prayer. Mondays of the 28th week especially fall in the latter part of the liturgical year, as the Church moves towards the culmination of the mystery of Christ celebrated in Advent and Christmas. In these quiet days, Catholics are reminded of the sanctity of ordinary moments, encouraged to seek holiness in their everyday tasks, and invited to bring the light of Christ into the world through ordinary acts of charity and faithfulness.
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ReadingGa 4, 22-24.26-27.31 – 5, 1
Brothers,
it is written that Abraham had two sons,
one born of the slave woman,
and the other of the free woman.
The son of the slave woman was born according to the flesh;
the son of the free woman was born because of a promise from God.
These events have a symbolic meaning:
the two women represent the two Covenants.
The first Covenant, that of Mount Sinai,
which bears children for slavery,
is Hagar, the slave.
but the Jerusalem above is free,
and she is our mother.
For Scripture says:
Rejoice, barren woman, you who bear no children;
burst forth and shout for joy,
you who know nothing of birth pains,
for more are the children of the deserted woman
than of her who has a husband.
Therefore, brothers,
we are not children of a slave woman,
we are children of the free woman.
It is for freedom
that Christ has set us free.
So stand firm,
do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.
– The word of the Lord.
PsalmPs 112 (113), 1-2, 3-4, 5a.6-7
Praise the servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
now and forever!
From the rising to the setting of the sun,
may the name of the Lord be praised!
The Lord is above all nations,
his glory is above the heavens.
Who is like the Lord our God?
He looks down upon the heavens and the earth.
He raises the weak from the dust,
he lifts the poor from the ash heap.
GospelLc 11, 29-32
At that time,
as the crowds were increasing,
Jesus began to say:
“This generation is an evil generation:
it is seeking a sign,
but no sign will be given it
except the sign of Jonah.
For just as Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh,
so will the Son of Man be
to this generation.
On Judgment Day, the queen of the South will rise up
at the same time as the men of this generation,
and she will condemn them.
For she came from the ends of the earth
to listen to the wisdom of Solomon,
and there is something greater than Solomon here.
On Judgment Day, the people of Nineveh will stand up
at the same time as this generation,
and they will condemn it;
for they repented
at the preaching of Jonah,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.
– Let us acclaim the Word of God.
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