29 November 2025 (Saturday) / Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary / Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time / Ordinary Weekday/ Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary

29 November 2025 (Saturday)

Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time.

Ordinary Weekday/ Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Readings from the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church:

First Reading: Daniel 7: 15-27
Responsorial Psalm: Daniel 3: 82-87
Alleluia: Luke 21: 36
Gospel: Luke 21: 34-36

First Reading : Daniel 7:15‐27

I, Daniel, was deeply disturbed and the visions that passed through my head alarmed me. So I approached one of those who were standing by and asked him to tell me the truth about all this. And in reply he revealed to me what these things meant. “These four great beasts are four kings who will rise from the earth. Those who are granted sovereignty are the saints of the Most High, and the kingdom will be theirs for ever, for ever and ever.” Then I asked to know the truth about the fourth beast, different from all the rest, very terrifying, with iron teeth and bronze claws, eating, crushing and trampling underfoot what remained; and the truth about the ten horns on its head – and why the other horn sprouted and the three original horns fell, and why this horn had eyes and a mouth that was full of boasts, and why it made a greater show than the other horns. This was the horn I had watched making war on the saints and proving the stronger, until the coming of the one of great age who gave judgement in favour of the saints of the Most High, when the time came for the saints to take over the kingdom. This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is to be a fourth kingdom on earth, different from all other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth, trample it underfoot and crush it. As for the ten horns: from this kingdom will rise ten kings, and another after them; this one will be different from the previous ones and will bring down three kings; he is going to speak words against the Most High, and harass the saints of the Most High. He will consider changing seasons and the Law, and the saints will be put into his power for a time, two times, and half a time. But a court will be held and his power will be stripped from him, consumed, and utterly destroyed. And sovereignty and kingship, and the splendours of all the kingdoms under heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High. His sovereignty is an eternal sovereignty and every empire will serve and obey him.’

Responsive Psalm : Daniel 3:82‐87

Sons of men! bless the Lord.
  Give glory and eternal praise to him!
Israel! bless the Lord.
  Give glory and eternal praise to him!
Priests! bless the Lord.
  Give glory and eternal praise to him!
Servants of the Lord! bless the Lord.
  Give glory and eternal praise to him!
Spirits and souls of the virtuous! bless the Lord.
  Give glory and eternal praise to him!
Devout and humble‐hearted men! bless the Lord.
  Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Alleluia: Luke 21: 36
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
36 Be vigilant at all times and pray That you may have the strength to stand before the Son of Man.
(36. Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen, and to hold your ground before the Son of man.')
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel : Luke 21:34‐36

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened with debauchery and drunkenness and the cares of life, and that day will be sprung on you suddenly, like a trap. For it will come down on every living man on the face of the earth. Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen, and to stand with confidence before the Son of Man.’

For our reflection today:

“Be vigilant”: vigilance. Let us focus on this important aspect of the Christian life. From the words of Christ, we see that vigilance is tied to alertness: be alert, do not get distracted, that is, stay awake! Vigilance means this: not to allow our hearts to become lazy or our spiritual life to soften into mediocrity. And let us add an essential ingredient: the secret to being vigilant is prayer. In fact, Jesus says: “Be vigilant at all times and pray” (Lk 21:36). Prayer is what keeps the lamp of the heart lit. This is especially true when we feel that our enthusiasm has cooled down. Prayer re-lights it, because it brings us back to God, to the center of things. Prayer reawakens the soul from sleep and focuses it on what matters, on the purpose of existence. Even during our busiest days, we must not neglect prayer. The prayer of the heart can be helpful for us, repeating often brief invocations. We could make a habit of saying, “Come, Lord Jesus.” Only these words, but repeating them: “Come, Lord Jesus”. (Pope Francis, Angelus, 28 November 2021)

Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Most High Servant,
Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love (Blessed  and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)