{"id":874,"date":"2019-10-01T19:32:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T18:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/?page_id=874"},"modified":"2026-10-16T21:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:52:29","slug":"daily-reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/daily-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Scripture Readings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coloured-glass-menu-x5a6.png\" alt=\"Scripture\" class=\"wp-image-440\" style=\"width:219px;height:88px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coloured-glass-menu-x5a6.png 761w, https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coloured-glass-menu-x5a6-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/glass-1-1024x186.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\" style=\"width:1020px;height:185px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/glass-1-1024x186.png 1024w, https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/glass-1-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/glass-1-768x140.png 768w, https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/glass-1.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>This week&#8217;s readings from Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the Scripture readings for Sundays of the Year. Read and reflect on them as part of your daily prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script>\n\/\/ All Mnths\n\nfunction MakeArray(n) {\n    this.length = n\n    return this\n}\nmonthNames = new MakeArray(12)\nmonthNames[1] = \"January\"\nmonthNames[2] = \"February\"\nmonthNames[3] = \"March\"\nmonthNames[4] = \"April\"\nmonthNames[5] = \"May\"\nmonthNames[6] = \"June\"\nmonthNames[7] = \"July\"\nmonthNames[8] = \"August\"\nmonthNames[9] = \"September\"\nmonthNames[10] = \"October\"\nmonthNames[11] = \"November\"\nmonthNames[12] = \"December\"\ndayNames = new MakeArray(7)\ndayNames[1] = \"Sunday\"\ndayNames[2] = \"Monday\"\ndayNames[3] = \"Tuesday\"\ndayNames[4] = \"Wednesday\"\ndayNames[5] = \"Thursday\"\ndayNames[6] = \"Friday\"\ndayNames[7] = \"Saturday\"\nfunction customDateString(oneDate) {\n    var theDay = dayNames[oneDate.getDay() + 1]\n    var theMonth = monthNames[oneDate.getMonth() + 1]\n    var theYear = oneDate.getFullYear()\n    theYear += (theYear < 100) ? 1900 : 0\n    return \"Today is: \" + theDay + \", \" + oneDate.getDate() + \" \" + theMonth + \", \" + theYear\n}\n\n<\/script>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><font color='#0033CC'>\n<script>\ndocument.write (\"<B>\")\ntoday = new Date()\nvar header =\n(customDateString(today))\nheader += \"<BR>\"\ndocument.write(header)\n\n<\/script><\/font>\n<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<style>\n    #Week, #Weeka { font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.3em; }\n    #Week-heading, #Week-headinga { text-align: center; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; color: #0033CC; margin-bottom: 1em; }\n    .weekly-image { width: 100%; max-width: 200px; margin-bottom: 1em; border-radius: 8px; }\n\n    .section-title { font-weight: bold; color: #0033CC; margin-top: 0.5em; }\n    .section-subtitle { font-style: italic; color: #555; margin: 0.0em 0; }\n    .section-text { text-align: justify; line-height: 1.3; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; }\n\n    hr { margin: 3em 0; border: none; border-top: 2px solid #ccc; }\n\n.z-dashboard{max-width:750px;margin:20px auto;padding:20px;background:#fff;border-radius:16px;box-shadow:0 12px 30px rgba(15,23,42,0.12);}\n    .z-dashboard-header{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:20px;}\n    .z-dashboard-header h2{font-size:1.5rem;margin:0;color:#1f3b4d;}\n    .z-dashboard-header span{font-size:1rem;color:#6b7b8c;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;}\n\n   .z-legend{background:#e8eef5;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;margin-bottom:25px;box-shadow:0 4px 10px rgba(15,23,42,0.08);}\n    .z-legend h2{margin:0 0 12px;font-size:1.2rem;color:#1f3b4d;}\n    .z-legend-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;}\n    .z-legend-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:.95rem;}\n    .z-legend-swatch{width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:6px;border:1px solid #d0d7e2;}\n  <\/style>\n\n<div class=\"z-dashboard\">\n    <div class=\"z-dashboard-header\">\n        <\/div>\n\n  <!-- First Weekly Block -->\n  <div id=\"Week\"><\/div>\n  <div id=\"Week-heading\"><\/div>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"weekly-image\" class=\"weekly-image\" src=\"\" alt=\"Weekly Graphic\">\n  <div id=\"block1\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  <script>\n \n\n    const weeklyContent = [\n\n      {\n        heading: \"28th Sunday of Ordinary Time\",\n        image: \"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/28th-Sunday-of-OT-2026.png\",\n        sections: [\n          { title: \"A reading from the Prophet Isaiah 25:6-10\", subtitle: \"The Lord will prepare a banquet for every nation\", text: \"On this mountain,\\nthe Lord of hosts will prepare for all peoples\\na banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine wines,\\nof food rich and juicy, of fine strained wines.\\nOn this mountain he will remove\\nthe mourning veil covering all peoples,\\nand the shroud enwrapping all nations,\\nhe will destroy Death for ever.\\nThe Lord will wipe away\\nthe tears from every cheek;\\nhe will take away his people\u2019s shame\\neverywhere on earth,\\nfor the Lord has said so.\\nThat day, it will be said: See, this is our God\\nin whom we hoped for salvation;\\nthe Lord is the one in whom we hoped.\\nWe exult and we rejoice\\nthat he has saved us;\\nfor the hand of the Lord\\nrests on this mountain.\" },\n\n          { title: \"Psalm: 22(23)\", subtitle: \"In the Lord\u2019s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever.\", text: \"The Lord is my shepherd;\\n    there is nothing I shall want.\\nFresh and green are the pastures\\nwhere he gives me repose.\\nNear restful waters he leads me,\\nto revive my drooping spirit.\\n\\nHe guides me along the right path;\\nhe is true to his name.\\nIf I should walk in the valley of darkness\\nno evil would I fear.\\nYou are there with your crook and your staff;\\nwith these you give me comfort.\\n\\nYou have prepared a banquet for me\\nin the sight of my foes.\\nMy head you have anointed with oil;\\nmy cup is overflowing.\\n\\nSurely goodness and kindness shall follow me\\nall the days of my life.\\nIn the Lord\u2019s own house shall I dwell\\nfor ever and ever.\" },\n\n          { title: \"A reading from the Letter of St Paul to the Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20\", subtitle: \"With the help of the One who gives me strength, there is nothing I cannot master\", text: \"I know how to be poor and I know how to be rich too. I have been through my initiation and now I am ready for anything anywhere: full stomach or empty stomach, poverty or plenty. There is nothing I cannot master with the help of the One who gives me strength. All the same, it was good of you to share with me in my hardships. In return my God will fulfil all your needs, in Christ Jesus, as lavishly as only God can. Glory to God, our Father, for ever and ever. Amen.\" },\n\n          { title: \"A reading from the Gospel of St Matthew 22:1-14\", subtitle: \"Invite everyone you can to the wedding\", text: \"Jesus began to speak to the chief priests and elders of the people in parables: \u2018The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a feast for his son\u2019s wedding. He sent his servants to call those who had been invited, but they would not come. Next he sent some more servants. \u201cTell those who have been invited\u201d he said \u201cthat I have my banquet all prepared, my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, everything is ready. Come to the wedding.\u201d But they were not interested: one went off to his farm, another to his business, and the rest seized his servants, maltreated them and killed them. The king was furious. He despatched his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt their town. Then he said to his servants, \u201cThe wedding is ready; but as those who were invited proved to be unworthy, go to the crossroads in the town and invite everyone you can find to the wedding.\u201d So these servants went out on to the roads and collected together everyone they could find, bad and good alike; and the wedding hall was filled with guests. When the king came in to look at the guests he noticed one man who was not wearing a wedding garment, and said to him, \u201cHow did you get in here, my friend, without a wedding garment?\u201d And the man was silent. Then the king said to the attendants, \u201cBind him hand and foot and throw him out into the dark, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.\u201d For many are called, but few are chosen.\u2019\" }\n        ]\n      },\n      {\n        heading: \"29th Sunday of Ordinary Time\",\n\timage: \"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/29th-Sunday-of-OT-2026.png\",\n        sections: [\n          { title: \"A reading from the Prophet Isaiah 45:1, 4-6\", subtitle: \"I have taken Cyrus by his right hand to subdue nations before him\", text: \"Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,\\nwhom he has taken by his right hand\\nto subdue nations before him\\nand strip the loins of kings,\\nto force gateways before him\\nthat their gates be closed no more:\\n\\n\u2018It is for the sake of my servant Jacob,\\nof Israel my chosen one,\\nthat I have called you by your name,\\nconferring a title though you do not know me.\\nI am the Lord, unrivalled;\\nthere is no other God besides me.\\nThough you do not know me, I arm you\\nthat men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun\\nthat, apart from me, all is nothing.\u2019\" },\n          { title: \"Psalm 95(96):1,3-5,7-10\", subtitle: \"Give the Lord glory and power.\", text: \"O sing a new song to the Lord,\\nsing to the Lord all the earth.\\nTell among the nations his glory\\nand his wonders among all the peoples.\\n\\nThe Lord is great and worthy of praise,\\nto be feared above all gods;\\nthe gods of the heathens are naught.\\nIt was the Lord who made the heavens,\\n\\nGive the Lord, you families of peoples,\\ngive the Lord glory and power;\\ngive the Lord the glory of his name.\\nBring an offering and enter his courts.\\n\\nWorship the Lord in his temple.\\nO earth, tremble before him.\\nProclaim to the nations: \u2018God is king.\u2019\\nHe will judge the peoples in fairness.\" },\n          { title: \"A reading from the First Letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians 1:1-5\", subtitle: \"We constantly remember your faith, your love and your hope\", text: \"From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonika which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; wishing you grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\\nWe always mention you in our prayers and thank God for you all, and constantly remember before God our Father how you have shown your faith in action, worked for love and persevered through hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ.\\nWe know, brothers, that God loves you and that you have been chosen, because when we brought the Good News to you, it came to you not only as words, but as power and as the Holy Spirit and as utter conviction.\" },\n          { title: \"A reading from the Gospel of St Matthew 22:15-21\", subtitle: \"Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar\", text: \"The Pharisees went away to work out between them how to trap Jesus in what he said. And they sent their disciples to him, together with the Herodians, to say, \u2018Master, we know that you are an honest man and teach the way of God in an honest way, and that you are not afraid of anyone, because a man\u2019s rank means nothing to you. Tell us your opinion, then. Is it permissible to pay taxes to Caesar or not?\u2019 But Jesus was aware of their malice and replied, \u2018You hypocrites! Why do you set this trap for me? Let me see the money you pay the tax with.\u2019 They handed him a denarius, and he said, \u2018Whose head is this? Whose name?\u2019 \u2018Caesar\u2019s\u2019 they replied. He then said to them, \u2018Very well, give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar \u2013 and to God what belongs to God.\u2019\" }\n        ]\n      },\n      {\n        heading: \"30th Sunday of Ordinary Time\",\n        image: \"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/30th-Sunday-of-OT-2026.png\",\n        sections: [\n           { title: \"A reading from the Book of Exodus 22:20-26\", subtitle: \"If you are harsh with the widow and orphan, my anger will flare against you\", text: \"The Lord said to Moses, \u2018Tell the sons of Israel this:\\n\u2018\u201cYou must not molest the stranger or oppress him, for you lived as strangers in the land of Egypt. You must not be harsh with the widow, or with the orphan; if you are harsh with them, they will surely cry out to me, and be sure I shall hear their cry; my anger will flare and I shall kill you with the sword, your own wives will be widows, your own children orphans.\\n\u2018\u201cIf you lend money to any of my people, to any poor man among you, you must not play the usurer with him: you must not demand interest from him.\\n\u2018\u201cIf you take another\u2019s cloak as a pledge, you must give it back to him before sunset. It is all the covering he has; it is the cloak he wraps his body in; what else would he sleep in? If he cries to me, I will listen, for I am full of pity.\u201d\u2019\" },\n          { title: \"Psalm 17(18):2-4, 47, 51\", subtitle: \"I love you, Lord, my strength.\", text: \"I love you, Lord, my strength,\\nmy rock, my fortress, my saviour.\\nMy God is the rock where I take refuge;\\nmy shield, my mighty help, my stronghold.\\nThe Lord is worthy of all praise,\\nwhen I call I am saved from my foes.\\n\\nLong life to the Lord, my rock!\\nPraised be the God who saves me,\\nHe has given great victories to his king\\nand shown his love for his anointed.\" },\n          { title: \"A reading from the First Letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians 1:5-10\", subtitle: \"You broke with idolatry and became servants of God; you are now waiting for his Son\", text: \"You observed the sort of life we lived when we were with you, which was for your instruction, and you were led to become imitators of us, and of the Lord; and it was with the joy of the Holy Spirit that you took to the gospel, in spite of the great opposition all round you. This has made you the great example to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia since it was from you that the word of the Lord started to spread \u2013 and not only throughout Macedonia and Achaia, for the news of your faith in God has spread everywhere. We do not need to tell other people about it: other people tell us how we started the work among you, how you broke with idolatry when you were converted to God and became servants of the real, living God; and how you are now waiting for Jesus, his Son, whom he raised from the dead, to come from heaven to save us from the retribution which is coming.\" },\n          { title: \"A reading from the Gospel of St Matthew 22:34-40\", subtitle: \"The commandments of love\", text: \"When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question, \u2018Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?\u2019 Jesus said, \u2018You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.\u2019\" },\n        ]\n      },\n      {\n        heading: \"The Solemn Feast of All Saints\",\n        image: \"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/All-Saints-2026.png\",\n        sections: [\n          { title: \"A reading from the Book of the Apocalypse 7:2-4, 9-14\", subtitle: \"I saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language\", text: \"I, John, saw another angel rising where the sun rises, carrying the seal of the living God; he called in a powerful voice to the four angels whose duty was to devastate land and sea, \u2018Wait before you do any damage on land or at sea or to the trees, until we have put the seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.\u2019 Then I heard how many were sealed: a hundred and forty-four thousand, out of all the tribes of Israel.\\nAfter that I saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language; they were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palms in their hands. They shouted aloud, \u2018Victory to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!\u2019 And all the angels who were standing in a circle round the throne, surrounding the elders and the four animals, prostrated themselves before the throne, and touched the ground with their foreheads, worshipping God with these words, \u2018Amen. Praise and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and strength to our God for ever and ever. Amen.\u2019\\nOne of the elders then spoke, and asked me, \u2018Do you know who these people are, dressed in white robes, and where they have come from?\u2019 I answered him, \u2018You can tell me, my lord.\u2019 Then he said, \u2018These are the people who have been through the great persecution, and they have washed their robes white again in the blood of the Lamb.\u2019\" },\n\n          { title: \"Psalm:\", subtitle: \"23(24):1-6\", text: \"The Lord\u2019s is the earth and its fullness,\\nthe world and all its peoples.\\nIt is he who set it on the seas;\\non the waters he made it firm.\\n\\nWho shall climb the mountain of the Lord?\\nWho shall stand in his holy place?\\nThe man with clean hands and pure heart,\\nwho desires not worthless things.\\n\\nHe shall receive blessings from the Lord\\nand reward from the God who saves him.\\nSuch are the men who seek him,\\nseek the face of the God of Jacob.\" },\n\n          { title: \"A reading from the First Letter of St John 3:1-3\", subtitle: \"We shall be like God because we shall see him as he really is\", text: \"Think of the love that the Father has lavished on us,\\nby letting us be called God\u2019s children;\\nand that is what we are.\\nBecause the world refused to acknowledge him,\\ntherefore it does not acknowledge us.\\nMy dear people, we are already the children of God\\nbut what we are to be in the future has not yet been revealed;\\nall we know is, that when it is revealed\\nwe shall be like him\\nbecause we shall see him as he really is.\\nSurely everyone who entertains this hope\\nmust purify himself, must try to be as pure as Christ.\" },\n\n          { title: \"A reading from the Gospel of St Matthew 5:1-12a\", subtitle: \"How happy are the poor in spirit\", text: \"Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the hill. There he sat down and was joined by his disciples. Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them:\\n\\n\u2018How happy are the poor in spirit;\\ntheirs is the kingdom of heaven.\\nHappy the gentle:\\nthey shall have the earth for their heritage.\\nHappy those who mourn:\\nthey shall be comforted.\\nHappy those who hunger and thirst for what is right:\\nthey shall be satisfied.\\nHappy the merciful:\\nthey shall have mercy shown them.\\nHappy the pure in heart:\\nthey shall see God.\\nHappy the peacemakers:\\nthey shall be called sons of God.\\nHappy those who are persecuted in the cause of right:\\ntheirs is the kingdom of heaven.\\n\\n\u2018Happy are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of calumny against you on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.\u2019\" }\n        ]\n      },\n      {\n        heading: \"32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time\",\n        image: \"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/32nd-Sunday-2026.png\",\n        sections: [\n          { title: \"A reading from the Book of Wisdom 6:12-16\", subtitle: \"Wisdom is found by those who look for her\", text: \"Wisdom is bright, and does not grow dim.\\nBy those who love her she is readily seen,\\nand found by those who look for her.\\nQuick to anticipate those who desire her, she makes herself known to them.\\nWatch for her early and you will have no trouble;\\nyou will find her sitting at your gates.\\nEven to think about her is understanding fully grown;\\nbe on the alert for her and anxiety will quickly leave you.\\nShe herself walks about looking for those who are worthy of her\\nand graciously shows herself to them as they go,\\nin every thought of theirs coming to meet them.\" },\n\n          { title: \"Psalm: 62(63):2-8\", subtitle: \"For you my soul is thirsting, O God, my God.\", text: \"O God, you are my God, for you I long;\\nfor you my soul is thirsting.\\nMy body pines for you\\nlike a dry, weary land without water.\\n\\nSo I gaze on you in the sanctuary\\nto see your strength and your glory.\\nFor your love is better than life,\\nmy lips will speak your praise.\\n\\nSo I will bless you all my life,\\nin your name I will lift up my hands.\\nMy soul shall be filled as with a banquet,\\nmy mouth shall praise you with joy.\\n\\nOn my bed I remember you.\\nOn you I muse through the night\\nfor you have been my help;\\nin the shadow of your wings I rejoice.\" },\n\n          { title: \"A reading from the First Letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians 4:13-18\", subtitle: \"Do not grieve about those who have died in Jesus\", text: \"We want you to be quite certain, brothers, about those who have died, to make sure that you do not grieve about them, like the other people who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and that it will be the same for those who have died in Jesus: God will bring them with him. We can tell you this from the Lord\u2019s own teaching, that any of us who are left alive until the Lord\u2019s coming will not have any advantage over those who have died. At the trumpet of God, the voice of the archangel will call out the command and the Lord himself will come down from heaven; those who have died in Christ will be the first to rise, and then those of us who are still alive will be taken up in the clouds, together with them; to meet the Lord in the air. So we shall stay with the Lord for ever. With such thoughts as these you should comfort one another.\" },\n\n          { title: \"A reading from the Gospel of St Matthew 25:1-13\", subtitle: \"The wise and foolish virgins\", text: \"Jesus told this parable to his disciples: \u2018The kingdom of heaven will be like this: Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones did take their lamps, but they brought no oil, whereas the sensible ones took flasks of oil as well as their lamps. The bridegroom was late, and they all grew drowsy and fell asleep. But at midnight there was a cry, \u201cThe bridegroom is here! Go out and meet him.\u201d At this, all those bridesmaids woke up and trimmed their lamps, and the foolish ones said to the sensible ones, \u201cGive us some of your oil: our lamps are going out.\u201d But they replied, \u201cThere may not be enough for us and for you; you had better go to those who sell it and buy some for yourselves.\u201d They had gone off to buy it when the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding hall and the door was closed. The other bridesmaids arrived later. \u201cLord, Lord,\u201d they said \u201copen the door for us.\u201d But he replied, \u201cI tell you solemnly, I do not know you.\u201d So stay awake, because you do not know either the day or the hour.\u2019\" }\n        ]\n      },\n      {\n        heading: \"33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time\",\n        image: \"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/33rd-Sunday-2026.png\",\n        sections: [\n          { title: \"A reading from the Book of Proverbs 31:10-13,19-20,30-31\", subtitle: \"A perfect wife - who can find her?\", text: \"A perfect wife \u2013 who can find her?\\nShe is far beyond the price of pearls.\\nHer husband\u2019s heart has confidence in her,\\nfrom her he will derive no little profit.\\nAdvantage and not hurt she brings him\\nall the days of her life.\\nShe is always busy with wool and with flax,\\nshe does her work with eager hands.\\nShe sets her hands to the distaff,\\nher fingers grasp the spindle.\\nShe holds out her hand to the poor,\\nshe opens her arms to the needy.\\nCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty;\\nthe woman who is wise is the one to praise.\\nGive her a share in what her hands have worked for,\\nand let her works tell her praises at the city gates.\" },\n\n          { title: \"Psalm: 127(128):1-5\", subtitle: \"O blessed are those who fear the Lord.\", text: \"O blessed are those who fear the Lord\\nand walk in his ways!\\nBy the labour of your hands you shall eat.\\nYou will be happy and prosper.\\n\\nYour wife will be like a fruitful vine\\nin the heart of your house;\\nyour children like shoots of the olive,\\naround your table.\\n\\nIndeed thus shall be blessed\\nthe man who fears the Lord.\\nMay the Lord bless you from Zion\\nall the days of your life!\" },\n\n          { title: \"A reading from the First Letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians 5:1-6\", subtitle: \"God will bring with him those who have died in Jesus\", text: \"You will not be expecting us to write anything to you, brothers, about \u2018times and seasons\u2019, since you know very well that the Day of the Lord is going to come like a thief in the night. It is when people are saying, \u2018How quiet and peaceful it is\u2019 that the worst suddenly happens, as suddenly as labour pains come on a pregnant woman; and there will be no way for anybody to evade it.\\nBut it is not as if you live in the dark, my brothers, for that Day to overtake you like a thief. No, you are all sons of light and sons of the day: we do not belong to the night or to darkness, so we should not go on sleeping, as everyone else does, but stay wide awake and sober.\" },\n\n          { title: \"A reading from the Gospel of St Matthew 25:14-30\", subtitle: \"You have been faithful in small things: come and join in your master's happiness\", text: \"Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: \u2018The kingdom of Heaven is like a man on his way abroad who summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one; each in proportion to his ability. Then he set out.\\n\u2018The man who had received the five talents promptly went and traded with them and made five more. The man who had received two made two more in the same way. But the man who had received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master\u2019s money.\\n\u2018Now a long time after, the master of those servants came back and went through his accounts with them. The man who had received the five talents came forward bringing five more. \u201cSir,\u201d he said \u201cyou entrusted me with five talents; here are five more that I have made.\u201d\\n\u2018His master said to him, \u201cWell done, good and faithful servant; you have shown you can be faithful in small things, I will trust you with greater; come and join in your master\u2019s happiness.\u201d\\n\u2018Next the man with the two talents came forward. \u201cSir,\u201d he said \u201cyou entrusted me with two talents; here are two more that I have made.\u201d His master said to him, \u201cWell done, good and faithful servant; you have shown you can be faithful in small things, I will trust you with greater; come and join in your master\u2019s happiness.\u201d\\n\u2018Last came forward the man who had the one talent. \u201cSir,\u201d said he \u201cI had heard you were a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered; so I was afraid, and I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here it is; it was yours, you have it back.\u201d But his master answered him, \u201cYou wicked and lazy servant! So you knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered? Well then, you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have recovered my capital with interest. So now, take the talent from him and give it to the man who has the five talents. For to everyone who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough; but from the man who has not, even what he has will be taken away. As for this good-for-nothing servant, throw him out into the dark, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.\u201d\u2019\" }\n        ]\n      },\n      {\n        heading: \"Solemn Feast of Christ the King (34th Sunday of Ordinary Time)\",\n\timage: \"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Christ-the-King-2026.png\",\n        sections: [\n          { title: \"A reading from the Prophet Ezekiel 34:11-12,15-17\", subtitle: \"The Lord will judge between sheep and sheep\", text: \"The Lord says this: I am going to look after my flock myself and keep all of it in view. As a shepherd keeps all his flock in view when he stands up in the middle of his scattered sheep, so shall I keep my sheep in view. I shall rescue them from wherever they have been scattered during the mist and darkness. I myself will pasture my sheep, I myself will show them where to rest \u2013 it is the Lord who speaks. I shall look for the lost one, bring back the stray, bandage the wounded and make the weak strong. I shall watch over the fat and healthy. I shall be a true shepherd to them.\\nAs for you, my sheep, the Lord says this: I will judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and he-goats.\" },\n          { title: \"Psalm 22(23):1-3a, 5-6\", subtitle: \"The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.\", text: \"The Lord is my shepherd;\\nthere is nothing I shall want.\\nFresh and green are the pastures\\nwhere he gives me repose.\\n\\nNear restful waters he leads me,\\nto revive my drooping spirit.\\nHe guides me along the right path;\\nhe is true to his name.\\n\\nYou have prepared a banquet for me\\nin the sight of my foes.\\nMy head you have anointed with oil;\\nmy cup is overflowing.\\n\\nSurely goodness and kindness shall follow me\\nall the days of my life.\\nIn the Lord\u2019s own house shall I dwell\\nfor ever and ever.\" },\n          { title: \"A reading from the First Letter of St Paul to the Corinthians 15:20-26,28\", subtitle: \"Christ will hand over the kingdom to God the Father; so that God may be all in all\", text: \"Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of all who have fallen asleep. Death came through one man and in the same way the resurrection of the dead has come through one man. Just as all men die in Adam, so all men will be brought to life in Christ; but all of them in their proper order: Christ as the first-fruits and then, after the coming of Christ, those who belong to him. After that will come the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, having done away with every sovereignty, authority and power. For he must be king until he has put all his enemies under his feet and the last of the enemies to be destroyed is death, for everything is to be put under his feet. And when everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subject in his turn to the One who subjected all things to him, so that God may be all in all.\" },\n          { title: \"A reading from the Gospel of St Matthew 25:31-46\", subtitle: \"I was naked and you clothed me; sick, and you visited me\", text: \"Jesus said to his disciples: \u2018When the Son of Man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory. All the nations will be assembled before him and he will separate men one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats. He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left.\\n\u2018Then the King will say to those on his right hand, \u201cCome, you whom my Father has blessed, take for your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you made me welcome; naked and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me.\u201d Then the virtuous will say to him in reply, \u201cLord, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and make you welcome; naked and clothe you; sick or in prison and go to see you?\u201d And the King will answer, \u201cI tell you solemnly, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.\u201d\\n\u2018Next he will say to those on his left hand, \u201cGo away from me, with your curse upon you, to the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you never gave me food; I was thirsty and you never gave me anything to drink; I was a stranger and you never made me welcome, naked and you never clothed me, sick and in prison and you never visited me.\u201d Then it will be their turn to ask, \u201cLord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or naked, sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?\u201d Then he will answer, \u201cI tell you solemnly, in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected to do it to me.\u201d\\n\u2018And they will go away to eternal punishment, and the virtuous to eternal life.\u2019\" }\n        ]\n      }\n    ];\n \n    const startDate = new Date(\"2026-10-11\");\n    const today = new Date();\n    const daysElapsed = Math.floor((today - startDate) \/ (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));\n    const weekIndex = Math.min(Math.floor(daysElapsed \/ 7), weeklyContent.length - 1);\n\n    const week = weeklyContent[weekIndex];\n  \n\n    \/\/ First block\n    \n    document.getElementById(\"Week-heading\").textContent = week.heading;\n    document.getElementById(\"weekly-image\").src = week.image;\n\n    const block1 = document.getElementById(\"block1\");\n    week.sections.forEach((s, i) => {\n      block1.innerHTML += `\n        <div id=\"Title${i + 1}\" class=\"section-title\">${s.title}<\/div>\n        <div id=\"Title${i + 1}.1\" class=\"section-subtitle\">${s.subtitle}<\/div>\n        <div id=\"main-text${i + 1}.1\" class=\"section-text\">${s.text.replace(\/\\n\/g, \"<br>\").replace(\/\\*(.*?)\\*\/g, \"<em>$1<\/em>\")}<\/div>\n      `;\n    });\n\n\n  <\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n    .quote-box3 {\n      padding: 0px;\n      width: 90%;\n      margin: auto;\n      background-color: #ffffff;\n    }\n    .day3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      font-size: 1em;\n      color: #0033CC;\n    }\n    .quote3 {\n      font-style: italic;\n      color: #444;\n    }\n\n    \n    .day, .daya {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      font-size: 1em;\n      margin-bottom: 0.5em;\n      color: #0033CC;\n      white-space: pre-wrap;\n    }\n    \n    .title1, .title1a {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      font-size: 1em;\n      margin-bottom: 0.2em;\n      color: #0033CC;\n      white-space: pre-wrap;\n    }\n    \n    .title2, .title2a {\n      font-style: italic;\n      font-size: 1em;\n      margin-bottom: 0.5em;\n      white-space: pre-wrap;\n    }\n    \n    .main-text, .main-texta {\n      font-style: normal;\n      font-size: 1.em;\n      font-weight: normal;\n     \n      margin: 0 auto;\n    \n      text-align: justify;\n      white-space: pre-wrap;\n    }\n\n    .line-text {\n      font-style: normal;\n      font-size: 1.5em;\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 0.8em;\n      margin-bottom: 1.2em;\n      color: #bbbbbb;\n    \n      text-align: center;\n      white-space: pre-wrap;\n\n    .z-dashboard{max-width:750px;margin:20px auto;padding:20px;background:#fff;border-radius:16px;box-shadow:0 12px 30px rgba(15,23,42,0.12);}\n    .z-dashboard-header{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:20px;}\n    .z-dashboard-header h2{font-size:1.5rem;margin:0;color:#1f3b4d;}\n    .z-dashboard-header span{font-size:1rem;color:#6b7b8c;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;}\n\n   .z-legend{background:#e8eef5;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;margin-bottom:25px;box-shadow:0 4px 10px rgba(15,23,42,0.08);}\n    .z-legend h2{margin:0 0 12px;font-size:1.2rem;color:#1f3b4d;}\n    .z-legend-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;}\n    .z-legend-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:.95rem;}\n    .z-legend-swatch{width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:6px;border:1px solid #d0d7e2;}\n\n     }\n\n\n    hr { margin: 2em 0; border: none; border-top: 2px solid #ccc; }\n\n.z-dashboard{max-width:750px;margin:20px auto;padding:20px;background:#fff;border-radius:16px;box-shadow:0 12px 30px rgba(15,23,42,0.12);}\n    .z-dashboard-header{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:20px;}\n    .z-dashboard-header h2{font-size:1.5rem;margin:0;color:#1f3b4d;}\n    .z-dashboard-header span{font-size:1rem;color:#6b7b8c;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;}\n\n   .z-legend{background:#e8eef5;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;margin-bottom:25px;box-shadow:0 4px 10px rgba(15,23,42,0.08);}\n    .z-legend h2{margin:0 0 12px;font-size:1.2rem;color:#1f3b4d;}\n    .z-legend-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;}\n    .z-legend-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:.95rem;}\n    .z-legend-swatch{width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:6px;border:1px solid #d0d7e2;}\n\n  <\/style>\n\n<div class=\"z-dashboard\">\n    <div class=\"z-dashboard-header\">\n        <h2>Today's Prayer<\/h2>\n <div class=\"day\" id=\"day\"><\/div>\n<\/div>    \n\n    \n  <div class=\"day\" id=\"day\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"title1\" id=\"title1\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"title2\" id=\"title2\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"main-text\" id=\"mainText\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"line-text\" id=\"lineText\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"daya\" id=\"daya\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"title1a\" id=\"title1a\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"title2a\" id=\"title2a\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"main-texta\" id=\"mainTexta\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"quote-box\">\n    <div class=\"day3\" id=\"dayName3\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"quote3\" id=\"quoteText3\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <script>\n    const quotes3 = {\n      0: [\n        \"Lord of Life,\",\n\t\"increase our faith\",\n\t\"and strengthen our trust in you.\",\n\t\"So inspired\",\n\t\"help us to preach repentance,\",\n\t\"cast away all evil\",\n\t\"and bring your healing to all\",\n\t\"who suffer in spirit, mind and body.\",\n\t\"Through Christ our Lord. Amen.\"\n      ],\n      1: [\n        \"Lord of Life,\", \n\t\"you desire to heal all our ills\",\n\t\"and to feed and sustain us.\",\n\t\"Teach us to share\",\n\t\"the abundance of the earth\",\n\t\"with all our brothers and sisters.\",\n\t\"May our service\",\n\t\"glorify your holy name.\",\n\t\"Through Christ our Lord. Amen.\"\n      ],\n      2: [\n        \"Lord you know me.\", \n\t\"Lord, you see me.\",\n\t\"Lord, you call me\",\n\t\"to be with you.\",\n\t\"When I am lost\",\n\t\"and cannot find my way,\",\n\t\"Lord, please come and find me.\",\n\t\"Through Christ our Lord. Amen.\"\n      ],\n      3: [\n        \"Heavenly Father,\", \n\t\"your desire for us\",\n\t\"is so much greater than we can imagine.\",\n\t\"Form the family of all people\",\n\t\"into your family,\",\n\t\"and make us one\",\n\t\"in peace and love.\",\n\t\"Through Christ our Lord. Amen.\"\n      ],\n      4: [\n        \"Lord of life,\",\n\t\"teach us to be open\",\n\t\"to your word and your ways.\",\n\t\"Heal us in mind and body\",\n\t\"and restore the beauty of creation\",\n\t\"you established in us in the beginning.\",\n\t\"Help us to proclaim your love.\",\n\t\"Through Christ our Lord. Amen.\"\n      ],\n      5: [\n        \"Lord you know me.\", \n\t\"Lord, you see me.\",\n\t\"Lord, you call me\",\n\t\"to be with you.\",\n\t\"When I am lost\",\n\t\"and cannot find my way,\",\n\t\"Lord, please come and find me.\",\n\t\"Through Christ our Lord. Amen.\"\n      ],\n      6: [\n        \"Lord of Life,\", \n\t\"you desire to heal all our ills\",\n\t\"and to feed and sustain us.\",\n\t\"Teach us to share\",\n\t\"the abundance of the earth\",\n\t\"with all our brothers and sisters.\",\n\t\"May our service\",\n\t\"glorify your holy name.\",\n\t\"Through Christ our Lord. Amen.\"\n      ]\n    };\n\n    const days3 = [\"Sunday\", \"Monday\", \"Tuesday\", \"Wednesday\", \"Thursday\", \"Friday\", \"Saturday\"];\n    const today3 = new Date().getDay();\n\n    document.getElementById(\"dayName3\").textContent = days3[today3];\n    document.getElementById(\"quoteText3\").innerHTML = quotes3[today3].join(\"<br>\");\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style='text-align: justify;'><font size=\"1\"><i>Excerpt from THE JERUSALEM BIBLE, copyright (c) 1966 by Darton, Longman &amp; Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Reproduced with Permission. <br>\nExcerpt from THE GRAIL PSALMS, with permission of A P Watt at United Agents on behalf of The Grail, England. Copyright \u00a9 1963 by The Grail, England. <br>\nCopyright \u00a9 2019-2026 Prayerfulness.com. Users must not reproduce, download, store in any medium, distribute, transmit or retransmit or manipulate any text contained in this website except for non-commercial worship purposes. Thank you.<\/i><\/font size=\"1\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s readings from Scripture Follow the Scripture readings for Sundays of the Year. Read and reflect on them as part of your daily prayer. Today&#8217;s Prayer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-874","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874"}],"version-history":[{"count":831,"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15731,"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874\/revisions\/15731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}