Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Daniel 12:1-3; Hebrews 10:11-14, 18; and Mark 13:24-32. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 16 (Psalm 16:5, 8-11).

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 16 "The Lord, my inheritance and God of all goodness"

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus said to his disciples: “In those days after that tribulation the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

“And then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in the clouds’ with great power and glory, and then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.

“Learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, at the gates. Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

“But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time (November 18, 2012)

Msgr. Charles Pope: But the Word of the Lord Remains Forever! – A Meditation on the Gospel for the 33rd Sunday of the Year (17 NOV 12)

The Deacon’s Bench: Homily for November 18, 2012: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (17 NOV 12)

Father James | Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Author: The Second Coming (16 NOV 12)

Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: Hasten the End - Apocalypse Now!

The Sacred Page: Tempus Fugit: The Readings for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (14 NOV 12)

Dr. Scott Hahn: Hope in Tribulation (November 18th 2012 - Thirty-third Sunday Ordinary Time)

A Concord Pastor Comments: Waiting for the Messiah... (17 NOV 12)

The Lectionary: Difficulties in life are a precursor to God’s joy (15 NOV 12)

The Word Encountered: The End Times (Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time B)