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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

33^rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

November 16, 2025

WORLD DAY OF THE POOR

  “JESUS SAVIOR: He Secures Our Lives”

 

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn or any other appropriate song may be sung.

 

INTRODUCTION

(Cf. Jurgen Moltmann in  Meditations on the Sunday Gospels, Year C, ed. John Rotelle, New York: New City Press, 1998, p. 148-139)

Whoever perseveres in hope remains in love. Because we hope in Christ, we do not let ourselves be embittered by all disappointments. We persevere in the love of Christ for the degraded wronged. We bring friendliness into a world of cold indifference … Perseverance until the end: that means going on ahead with the message of freedom and of the kingdom, penetrating to all places and circumstances with the conviction that the end is the kingdom of Christ.

 

SILENT ADORATION

 

OPENING PRAYER

(by David Turoldo, from Revelation of Love)

Leader: Father,

send the gift of peace into our hearts.

You know our efforts to follow

the trail that Jesus blazed before us.

Forgive our weakness and infidelity,

so that, reinvigorated by your Spirit of peace,

we may resume our journey with greater courage

until we reach the home where you wait for us.

You live and reign forever and ever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word

 

FIRST READING: Mal 3:19-20a

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

GOSPEL READING: Lk 21:5-19

POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Today’s Gospel passage describes how some people are commenting on the Temple adorned with costly stones and votive offerings. In the midst of this enthused admiration, Jesus grimly utters a prophecy on the destruction of the Temple. The destruction of the Temple is a signal of the apocalypse. Indeed, there is an intimate connection between the destruction of Jerusalem and the events of the end of the world. The crisis that Jerusalem faced in Jesus’ ministry is a harbinger of the crisis that Jesus and his message, and above all, his coming as the Son of Man, will bring to all.

Jesus does not give a definite date for the destruction of the Temple; neither does he give a specific time for the parousia, or his second coming. At the brink of his paschal sacrifice, Jesus asserts the faith reality that in the course of world history and at the end time, God triumphs over the forces of evil. By predicting the destruction of the Temple and by giving warning signs of cosmic destruction, Jesus prepares his disciples spiritually for what is ahead.

 

SONG: Any Eucharistic hymn or song of praise may be sung.

 

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

1. What do we do when we are disillusioned? Do we trust in the power and wisdom of our loving and just God? Do we allow ourselves to be confronted by the vision of our eternal destiny and the ultimate triumph of good? Do we look forward to the “Day of the Lord” at the end time? Do we trust in the triumph of the Lord even when the forces of evil seem daunting? How do we respond to the assurance given us by the Lord of his absolute control of history? Do we allow our options and actions in daily life to be shaped by the ultimate reality?

2. How do we respond to the following words of Jesus: “You will be hated by all because of my name, but not a hair on your head will be destroyed. By your perseverance you will secure your lives” (Lk 21:17-19)? Do we resolve to persevere patiently in the face of hardships and difficulties, including persecution that must be endured in Jesus’ name? How do we intend to give witness to the triumph of the Lord in the “here and now”?

  

PRAYING WITH THE WORD

Leader: Lord Jesus, at times the threat of evil in today’s world is so forceful and overwhelming that we become disillusioned. We could only weep in distress and our faith tends to weaken. Have mercy on us and look kindly upon us. Give us the grace to experience the vision of our eternal destiny and the ultimate triumph of your power and goodness. Help us to trust fully that you have absolute control of history. Let our eyes gaze confidently toward your final victory. Grant us the strength and faith we need to persevere in trials and to overcome the forces of evil that assail us and wound our society. May the options we make and our actions in daily life be shaped by your final victory. We adore you as our triumphant Lord, now and forever.

Assembly: Amen.

  

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word

 

PERSONAL PRAYER

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

Leader: With trust and confidence, let us present our petitions to our loving God who gave us the gift of his Son, the Eucharistic Master. Let us say to him: 

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of November: For the prevention of suicide. Let us pray that those who are tempted to die by suicide might find the support, care and love they need in their community, and be open to the beauty of life. We pray: (R.)

2. For the Church that, as we celebrate today the World Day of the Poor, we may perceive more deeply how poverty is at the heart of the Gospel and that we are called to the service of the poor and the witness of mercy on thier behalf. We pray: (R.)  

3. For those overwhelmed with the forces of injustice and violence in this world, we pray: (R.) 

4. For those who sacrificed their lives to bring about the Lord’s justice and triumph in this world, we pray: (R.)

5. For the modern day martyrs who trusted in the “Day of the Lord” and his ultimate triumph, we pray: (R.)

6. For all our deceased brothers and sisters: that they may participate fully in the healing rays of the Sun of Justice, Jesus Christ; we pray: (R.) 

(Other prayers may be added.) 

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: Lord,

we pray for your people who believe in you

and look forward to the ultimate triumph.

May they enjoy the gift of your love,

share it with others,

and spread it everywhere.

Grant that we may participate fully

in the final victory at the coming of the “Day of the Lord”.

We praise and bless you, now and forever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: Any Eucharistic hymn or song of praise may be sung.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Year C

November 23, 2025

SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING

  “JESUS SAVIOR: He Leads Us into the Kingdom”

 

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn or any other appropriate song may be sung.

 

INTRODUCTION 

On this last Sunday of the liturgical year, we are invited as Church to contemplate the benevolent King par excellence – Jesus Christ, the Lord of all creation and the Good Shepherd who came to save and unify all nations. The kingship of Jesus Christ is unique. He reigns from the throne of the cross. And in his reign and triumph on the cross, he opens the doors of paradise to those who recognize him as the crucified King of all. Indeed, Christ’s kingship is intensely eschatological. It is deeply accomplished in his triumph over evil and death and his glorification at the right hand of the Father, and we look forward to the definitive coming of his kingdom at the end time. The crucified Lord is also the “king of eschatological glory”.

 

SILENT ADORATION

OPENING PRAYER

Leader: Father all-powerful, God of love,

you have raised our Lord Jesus Christ from death to life,

resplendent in glory as King of creation.

Open our hearts,

free all the world to rejoice in his peace,

to glory in his justice,

to live in his love.

Bring all mankind together in Jesus Christ your Son,

whose kingdom is with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, forever and ever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word

 

FIRST READING: 2 Sm 5:1-3

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

GOSPEL READING: Lk 23:35-43

POINTS FOR REFLECTION

Today’s solemn feast of Christ the King helps us to focus on the all-inclusive, eternal kingdom that the compassionate Christ brings to us by his paschal mystery. In a papal document promulgated on December 11, 1925, Pope Pius XI promulgated the feast of Christ the King in order to take the kingship of Jesus from the privacy of our hearts and to proudly proclaim his public sway as well.

The true meaning of Christ’s kingship needs to be seen against the biblical figure of the Shepherd-King. In the biblical ideal, the king is the anointed one who shepherds and gathers God’s people. The kingship of Jesus Christ is primarily a spiritual-eschatological reality. The Shepherd-King carries out his kingdom ministry upon the cross of affliction and glory. The divine kingdom will be gloriously revealed at the end-time, the parousia. This Sunday’s Gospel reading shows how the crucified Christ exercises his power as Shepherd-King by forgiving a repentant criminal. He thus brings salvation history closer to its goal: redemption and restoration in the name of Jesus.

At the end of the liturgical year, it is most fitting that we address this prayer of the repentant thief to the Redeemer King: “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom”. And let us listen trustingly to Christ’s assurance of salvation: “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise”. As we conclude a grace-filled Church year, a holy season of breaking the bread of the Word and of translating it into a life of service and love, we discover more and more that the Kingdom of Christ is approaching in its fullness: the Kingdom of truth and life, the Kingdom of holiness and grace, the Kingdom of justice, love and peace.

 

SONG: Any Eucharistic hymn or song of praise may be sung.

 

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word

 

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

1. Why is Jesus Christ the fulfillment of the messianic prophecies and expectations for the end-time king? How did he disillusion the expectations of many of his countrymen? Why is the kingship of Christ unique? Why did he fulfill his kingship on the throne of the cross?

2. Are we willing to subject ourselves to Christ the King? Do we embrace his kingship of love and sacrifice, not of political power and domination? Do we relish the “already … but not yet” character of his kingdom? Do we look forward to the coming of his kingdom in glory at the end-time?

  

PRAYING WITH THE WORD

(Adapted from the Preface of Christ the King and a Prayer by St. Bernard of Clairvaux)

Leader: Father,

all-powerful and ever-living God,

we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks.

You anointed Jesus Christ, your only Son,

with the oil of gladness,

as the eternal priest and universal king.

As priest he offered his life on the altar of the cross

and redeemed the human race by this one perfect sacrifice of peace.

As king he claims dominion over all creation,

that he may present to you, his almighty Father,

an eternal and universal kingdom:

a kingdom of truth and life,

a kingdom of holiness and grace,

a kingdom of justice, love and peace.

Assembly: Blessed are they in whom Jesus will reign for ever,

for they shall reign with him,

and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Oh, that Jesus, out of the love he has for his people,

may remember me, a sinner, when he comes into his kingdom!

Oh, that he may deign to come and save me

on the day when he delivers up his kingdom to his God and Father,

so that I may see the joy of his chosen ones

and rejoice in the gladness of his people.

Then I too shall be able to praise him together with his inheritance.

Jesus is my Lord.

I keep myself for him since I acknowledge his rights over me.

To me he is God, to me he is the Lord,

and I declare: I will have no king but the Lord Jesus!

 

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word

 

PERSONAL PRAYER

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

Leader: With trust and confidence, let us present our petitions to our loving God who gave us the gift of his Son, the Eucharistic Master. Let us say to him: 

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of November: For the prevention of suicide. Let us pray that those who are tempted to die by suicide might find the support, care and love they need in their community, and be open to the beauty of life. We pray: (R.)

2. For a salutary and grace-filled celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King and that we may rejoice greatly in the love, joy and riches of his kingdom. We pray: (R.)  

3. For kings and rulers of this world, and for civil authorities: that they may have the heart of Jesus, the King-Shepherd. We pray: (R.)

4. For those who yearn for and those who promote God’s kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love and peace. We pray: (R.)

5. For the entire creation: that they may all be integrated and healed in Jesus Christ, the King of universe. We pray: (R.) 

(Other prayers may be added.)

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: Lord,

you give us Christ, the King of all creation,

as font of everlasting life and as the fullness of salvation.

Help us to live by his gospel

and bring us to the joy of his kingdom,

where he lives and reigns forever and ever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: Any Eucharistic hymn or song of praise may be sung.

 

 

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Prepared by Sr. Mary Margaret Tapang, PDDM

 

 

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