Catholic Mass Readings and Reflection November 09, 2026
Monday – The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
09th November 2026 (Monday)
Psalter: Proper
Here are the Catholic Mass readings and a daily Gospel reflection for Monday, November 09, 2026, the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. Ezekiel sees a river flowing from the temple and bringing life wherever it goes, and Jesus speaks of the temple of His body.
Catholic Mass Readings
Readings of the Day
First Reading: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12
In those days: The angel brought me back to the door of the temple, and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple towards the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar. Then he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me round on the outside to the outer gate that faces towards the east; and behold, the water was trickling out on the south side. And he said to me, “This water flows towards the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, and enters the sea; when the water flows into the sea, the water will become fresh. And wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.”
Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 (R. 5)
R/. The waters of a river give joy to God’s city, the holy place, the dwelling of the Most High.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17
Brethren: You are God’s building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
Gospel Acclamation
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. I have chosen and consecrated this house, says the Lord, that my name may be there for ever.
R/. Alleluia
Gospel: John 2:13-22
The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Monday – The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Daily Gospel Reflection
Main Point: The psalm sings of a river whose streams make glad the city of God. Ezekiel sees that river flowing out of the temple, and wherever it goes, everything lives. Today’s feast is about a building in Rome, but it is really about that river.
1. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God. We sing it in today’s psalm, perhaps without noticing how strange it is. Jerusalem had no great river. The psalm is describing something the eye could not see: the life that flows from the place where God dwells.
2. Ezekiel sees it in a vision. Water trickles out from under the threshold of the temple, then deepens into a river too wide to cross. It flows down into the Dead Sea, the saltiest, most lifeless water on earth, and the sea becomes fresh. Fish swarm. Trees grow on both banks, with fruit every month and leaves that heal.
3. Wherever the river goes, everything lives. That one line holds the whole vision. God’s house is not a place that keeps life in. It is a place that sends life out, into the dead and salty places.
4. Today the Church celebrates the dedication of the Lateran Basilica, the cathedral of the Pope as Bishop of Rome. It is called the mother and head of all the churches of the city and the world. We celebrate a building because it is a sign of unity: every parish, in every country, is joined to that one family.
5. But Jesus moves the temple even closer. In the Gospel He clears the traders out of the temple courts and says, destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. John tells us He was speaking of the temple of His body. The river now flows from Christ, crucified and risen.
6. And Paul brings it all the way to us. Do you not know that you are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? The river does not stop at Rome or at our parish door. It is meant to flow through ordinary people, into tired homes, broken friendships, and salty places where nothing seems to grow.
My Practice: Think of one “dead sea” place near you, a lonely neighbor, a cold relationship, a discouraged coworker. Let a little of Christ’s life flow there today through one kind word or act.
Prayer
Lord God, there is a river whose streams make glad Your city, and it flows from Your house to bring life wherever it goes. Thank You for the Church, our mother, and for the unity that joins every parish around the world. Thank You for Your Son, the true temple, from whose risen body the river of grace still flows. Make us living temples of Your Spirit. Let Your life flow through us into the dry and salty places of our world, until everything it touches lives. Amen.
Question to Reflect Today
- Where in your life, your family, or your community does Christ’s river most need to flow right now?
Thank You 🙏🙏🙏
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