25/10/2026
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH 2026.*
*THIRTIETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II.*
*FIRST READING*
“Walk in love, as Christ loved us. ”
*A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians (EPHESIANS 4: 32 - 5: 8)*
Brethren: Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. But immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is fitting among saints. Let there be no filthiness, nor silly talk, nor levity, which are not fitting; but instead let there be thanksgiving. Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure man, or one who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not associate with them, for once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light.
*The Word of the Lord.*
*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*
Taken from Psalm 1: 1 - 2, 3, 4 and 6 (R.) Eph 5: 1
And the response is;
*R/. Let us be imitators of God, as beloved children.*
Blessed indeed is the man
who follows not the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the path with sinners,
nor abides in the company of scorners,
but whose delight is the law of the Lord,
and who ponders his law day and night. *R/.*
He is like a tree that is planted
beside the flowing waters,
that yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves shall never fade;
and all that he does shall prosper. *R/.*
Not so are the wicked, not so!
For they, like winnowed chaff,
shall be driven away by the wind.
For the Lord knows the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked will perish. *R/.*
*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*
John 17: 17ba
*Alleluia.*
Your word, O Lord, is truth; sanctify us in the trut
