Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
Reading 1 1 John 1:1-4
Beloved:
What was from the beginning,
what we have heard,
what we have seen with our eyes,
what we looked upon
and touched with our hands
concerns the Word of life —
for the life was made visible;
we have seen it and testify to it
and proclaim to you the eternal life
that was with the Father and was made visible to us—
what we have seen and heard
we proclaim now to you,
so that you too may have fellowship with us;
for our fellowship is with the Father
and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
We are writing this so that our joy may be complete.
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12
R. (12) Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice;
let the many isles be glad.
Clouds and darkness are around him,
justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before the LORD of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim his justice,
and all peoples see his glory.
R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
Light dawns for the just;
and gladness, for the upright of heart.
Be glad in the LORD, you just,
and give thanks to his holy name.
R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
Alleluia See Te Deum
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
We praise you, O God,
we acclaim you as Lord;
the glorious company of Apostles praise you.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel John 20:1a and 2-8
On the first day of the week,
Mary Magdalene ran and went to Simon Peter
and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,
"They have taken the Lord from the tomb,
and we do not know where they put him."
So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.
They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter
and arrived at the tomb first;
he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.
When Simon Peter arrived after him,
he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there,
and the cloth that had covered his head,
not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.
Then the other disciple also went in,
the one who had arrived at the tomb first,
and he saw and believed.
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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Letter from the Editor //
Dear Sister,
On the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time we hear about the miraculous healing of people from the disease of leprosy (which was otherwise incurable at that time) in both the First Reading and the Gospel. In these stories, we see two people outside God’s covenant with Israel come to faith in the one, true God and offer Him thanksgiving and worship. Like the men in the Readings, we too have been healed of a disease we cannot cure on our own—the disease of our sin. The Lord has made a way for us to “obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 2:10). He wants to heal us as many times as we fall, because He wants us to be with Him forever.
In our Baptism, we are plunged into the water like Naaman was plunged into the Jordan, and we are made clean (see 2 Kings 5:14). Saint Paul tells us that we “have died with him” in Baptism so that “we shall also live with him” (2 Timothy 2:11). Naaman had to plunge into the Jordan seven times, and like him the Lord invites us to plunge into His grace many times. When we fall into sin, we are invited to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation—ministered to us by a priest—and receive the Lord’s cleansing grace again and again.
It does not matter how many times we turn away in unfaithfulness, our God will always remain faithful. Let us turn to Him in thanksgiving for the gift of healing and salvation and “sing to the Lord a new song”of praise (Psalm 98:1).
In Christ’s Love,
Susanna
Read the Readings for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time:
First Reading // 2 Kings 5:14-17
Psalm // Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
Second Reading // 2 Timothy 2:8-13
Gospel // Luke 17:11-19
Live Liturgically // This Week’s Feast Days
Saturday, October 11 (today!) // Optional Memorial of Saint John XXIII, Pope
Sunday, October 12 // Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Tuesday, October 14 // Optional Memorial of Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr
Wednesday, October 15 // Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Thursday, October 16 // Optional Memorial of Saint Hedwig, Religious // Optional Memorial of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin
Friday, October 17 // Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr
Susanna Spencer holds a master's in Theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and is the Devotions Editor for Blessed is She. She is a freelance writer and editor and a teacher-in-training living with her philosopher husband and four kids in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She loves reading theology, attending beautiful liturgies, cooking delicious food, and casually following baseball. She is the author of the Gospel Studies including Seek His Kingdom: A Meditation on Matthew , Listen to Him: A Meditation on Mark, and Abide in His Love: A Meditation on John. She was narrator for Found: Advent With the Good Shepherd and Rescued: Lent With the Lamb of God and a contributing author and editor for our children’s devotional prayer book, Rise Up. She was the Theological Editor of the Blessed Conversations Studies. Find out more about her here.
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