November 29, 2019: Friday, 34th week, Ordinary Time
See 18 connections with today? Legend below |
- There will be signs/ Cook (gospel)
- Blessing and glory/ Keating (1st reading)
- Lo, he comes, with clouds descending/ Wesley: lyrics+ (1st reading)
For canticle
- All you works of God/ Haugen
- Daniel 3: Glory and praise/ Celoni: sheet music and demo
- Daniel 3: Bless the Lord / Bendecid al Señor: sheet music
- Dn 7:2-14 I, Daniel, saw four beasts emerge from the sea. One was ordered to devour flesh. Another was given dominion. Then thrones were set up, the Ancient One took his throne, thousands ministered to him, court was convened, one beast was slain, and the Ancient One gave glory and kingship to one like a son of man.
Daniel's vision of the four beasts/ Merian |
- Dn 3:75-81 "Give glory and eternal praise to him!" All creation, bless the Lord!
- Lk 21:29-33 “When trees' buds open, you know summer is near; similarly, when you see these things happening, know the Kingdom is near. This generation will not pass away until all this has taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but not my words.”
Reflect
- Fr. Reynaldo Matunog homily video: Discern the signs of God's reign; let it affect your life.
- Creighton: "Give glory and eternal praise to him!" We're called to glorify, praise, and worship God. This requires consciousness of the transcendent, an eternal realm that ensures "my words will not pass away." We're called to act with love and justice; caring for one another is caring for God...
- DailyScripture.net: "My words won't pass away": Jesus used the fig tree to teach about reading the signs of the times. The fig tree bore fruit in autumn and early spring. As signs of a changing season are evident, so too are the signs of God's kingdom and his return. The kingdom's 'budding' starts in those receptive to God's word, who will bear the kingdom's fruit of justice, peace, and joy in the Spirit. The Lord gives us signs, not only to warn us but also to rouse us to be ready to receive his kingdom. The "Day of the Lord" will be a day of rejoicing for those who long to see the Lord. The Lord Jesus wants us to be filled with joyful anticipation. While we wait for his physical return, we can know his presence through the Holy Spirit. The Lord comes to those who long for him, speaks tenderly to us, shows us the way to our Father, and gives us hope.
Grow your own fig tree |
- Today's martyrs, from Universalis
- Bl. Denis of the Nativity =Pierre Berthelot, cartographer, naval commander, Discalced Carmelite priest
- Bl. Redemptus of the Cross =Thomas Rodriguez da Cunha, religious brother
Dress legend
- 'Alps' pin: "Mountains and hills, bless the Lord" (canticle)
- Blue and white in shirt: Great sea, Ancient One's snow-bright clothes and wool-white hair (1st reading);"seas, rivers, water creatures, bless the Lord" (canticle)
- 'Bird' pin: "Birds of the air, bless the Lord" (canticle); lion with eagle's wings, 3rd beast's wings (1st reading)
- 'Lion' pin: Lion (and other beasts) (1st reading); "you beasts, bless the Lord" (canticle)
- 'Feet' pin: 1st beast was raised to stand on two feet, 4th beast tramples with its feet (1st reading)
- 'Bear' tie bar: Beast like a bear (1st reading)
- 'Car' pin showing mouth with teeth: 4th beast's mouth, great teeth (1st reading)
- 'Eyeball' pin: Daniel's vision, 4th beast's humanoid eyes (1st reading)
- 'Fire' pin: Ancient One's throne (1st reading)
- 'Crown' tie bar: Ancient One bestows kingship on son of man (1st reading)
- Tie with clouds: One like a son of man coming on the clouds (1st reading)
- 'Tree' pin: Consider the trees (gospel)
- Green in shirt, 'clocks' suspenders: Ordinary Time season, in its final days