Friday, November 13, 2026
Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin
Lectionary 495
FIRST READING — 2 John 4–9
2 John 4 — John rejoices that some of the believers are walking in truth, according to the Father's commandment.
2 John 5 — “Not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.”
2 John 6 — “And this is love, that we walk after his commandments.”
2 John 7 — “For many deceivers are entered into the world.” John warns about those who deny that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, identifying such deception with antichrist.
2 John 8 — “Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought.”
2 John 9 — John explains that whoever remains in the teaching of Christ has both the Father and the Son.
John warns his first-century audience against deception and urges them to remain faithful to the truth they had received. Love and truth must remain together.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM — Psalm 119:1, 2, 10, 11, 17, 18
Response: Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!
Psalm 119:1 — “Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.”
Psalm 119:2 — Blessed are those who keep God's testimonies and seek Him wholeheartedly.
Psalm 119:10 — “With my whole heart have I sought thee.”
Psalm 119:11 — “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
Psalm 119:17 — The psalmist asks God for life and strength to remain faithful to His Word.
Psalm 119:18 — “Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.”
The psalm celebrates the blessings of seeking God sincerely, keeping His commandments, and understanding His truth.
ALLELUIA — Luke 21:28
Luke 21:28 — “Look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”
GOSPEL — Luke 17:26–37
Luke 17:26–27 — Jesus compares the days of the Son of Man to the days of Noah. People continued eating, drinking, and marrying until Noah entered the ark and the flood destroyed those outside.
Luke 17:28–29 — Jesus also recalls the days of Lot. People continued their ordinary activities until Lot departed Sodom and judgment came upon the city.
Luke 17:30 — “Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.”
Luke 17:31–32 — Jesus warns that those on the housetop or in the field must not turn back for their possessions.
Luke 17:32 — “Remember Lot's wife.”
Luke 17:33 — “Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.”
Luke 17:34–35 — Jesus describes two people together, with one taken and the other left.
Luke 17:37 — When the disciples ask, “Where, Lord?” Jesus answers:
“Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.”
Jesus uses Noah and Lot to illustrate sudden judgment, separation, and the importance of heeding His warnings. His disciples are instructed not to turn back or cling to what must be left behind.
KINGDOM CONNECTION
Jesus spoke these warnings directly to His first-century disciples, describing judgment through the examples of Noah and Lot. In the context of the approaching judgment upon Jerusalem in AD 70, these warnings can be understood as calling His people to separate themselves from the condemned Old Covenant order and remain faithful to Him.
John likewise warned his original audience that many deceivers had already entered the world, urging believers to remain steadfast in Christ's teaching.
As citizens of the New Jerusalem, we are called to walk in truth and love, remain faithful to Jesus Christ, and never turn back from the everlasting Kingdom He established.
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