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Week 34 of Ordinary Time

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Sunday, November 22, 2026

Solemnity · Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

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About today

On the last Sunday of the liturgical year the Church confesses Christ as King: not a slogan of earthly power, but the crucified and risen Lord before whom the nations will be gathered. His kingdom is justice, love, and peace; it is not from this world, yet it claims this world. Ask today to belong to that kingdom more than to our smaller loyalties, and to see the least of his brothers and sisters as the place where the King still waits.

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Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe — Choose how you want to pray this hour:

Sign of the Cross

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

Opening

Lord, open my lips. And my mouth will proclaim your praise.

Psalm I

Antiphon

Christ our King, reign in the hidden places of our hearts.

Psalm 103 (102):1–4

Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)

Psalm

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless his holy name, all that is within me. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his recompenses. He forgives all your iniquities. He heals all your infirmities. He redeems your life from destruction. He crowns you with mercy and compassion.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Antiphon

Christ our King, reign in the hidden places of our hearts.

First Reading

Colossians 1:9–20

Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)

Then, too, from the day when we first heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and requesting that you be filled with the knowledge of his will, with all wisdom and spiritual understanding, so that you may walk in a manner worthy of God, being pleasing in all things, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened in every virtue, in accord with the power of his glory, with all patience and longsuffering, with joy, giving thanks to God the Father, who has made us worthy to have a share in the portion of the saints, in the light. For he has rescued us from the power of darkness, and he has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love, in whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature. For in him was created everything in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers. All things were created through him and in him. And he is before all, and in him all things continue. And he is the head of his body, the Church. He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, so that in all things he may hold primacy. For the Father is well-pleased that all fullness reside in him, and that, through him, all things be reconciled to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, for the things that are on earth, as well as the things that are in heaven.

Intentions

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Shared by the community

For Mary and Dewey as they prepare for their upcoming wedding, may the Holy Spirit be with them and help grow their love for one another through Holy Matrimony.

R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.

For those who seek the Lord with tears, that they may hear their name spoken in love.

R. Speak, Lord, we are listening.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Closing prayer

Father of glory, you raised the lowly and crowned your saints. On this Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, keep us faithful until you gather us into the same joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

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

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