Catholic Mass Readings and Reflection November 06, 2025
Thursday – 31st Week in Ordinary Time
06th November 2025 (Thursday)
Psalter: Week 3
Readings of the Day
First Reading: Romans 14:7-12
Brethren: None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.
Psalm 27:1bcde, 4, 13-14 R. ( 13)
R/. I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living
Gospel Acclamation
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, says the Lord
R/. Alleluia
Gospel: Luke 15:1-10
At that time: The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Daily Gospel Reflection
Thursday – 31st Week in Ordinary Time
Main Point: Following The beauty and greatness of our God is, He is ever merciful and surplus generous. He wants our conversion and not the damnation
1. One greatest consoling thought is that God never wants us to die in sin. He does not want us to deserve judgment and condemnation. He understands that time and again, we “are lost” like the lost sheep. We deviate from the right path. We get stranded. We go away from Him. We also estrange ourselves from the fold. At times, we are also lost like the lost coin. We slip away from the hold and possession of God, like the coin lost by the woman.
2. What bothers and anguishes God is not so much that we are lost at times but that we realise and repent. He understands our human fragility and waywardness. So, He is benevolent and patient toward us. He is ceaselessly in search of us. He wants us to repent.
3. He wants us to rediscover and regain our lost way, our lost spirit, our lost belongingness. He wants to re-embrace us in His loving bosom. He wants to continue to lead us and feed us like the shepherd. He wants us to remain always as His prized coins, His valuable wealth with value, dignity, and usefulness.
4. Now, how does one repent, and how does one manifest his repentance? The first reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans 14. 7-12 gives us some concrete cues. First of all, realise that we essentially belong to Him: whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.
5. Secondly, realise that He is our Lord: he bought us from the slavery of sin and ruin of death and offers us new life by his own death and rising; every knee shall bow to him, and every tongue shall give praise to God. Therefore, grow in the spirit of dependence on Him and surrender to Him.
6. Thirdly, remember always that we are all subject to God’s judgment: we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God, and each of us shall give an account of himself to God. Therefore, we must be more accountable. We must also avoid all judgmental and despising tendencies toward others.
My Practice: Let us grow more conscious and confident of God’s mercy and forgiveness. Let His patient benevolence be our opportunity to repent and turn back to Him. Let us become more accountable and merciful toward others.
