Ordinary Time: November 27th

MASS READINGS

November 27, 2025 (Readings on USCCB website)

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Mass Propers for Thursday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time:

Entrance Antiphon, Cf. Ps 85 (84):9: The Lord speaks of peace to his people and his holy ones and those who turn to him.

Alleluia Verse, Lk 21:28: Stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.

Communion Antiphon, Mt 28:20: Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age, says the Lord.

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Mass Propers for Thanksgiving Day (USA):

Entrance Antiphon, Eph 5:19-20: Sing and make music to the Lord in your hearts, always thanking God the Father for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Alleluia Verse, Cf. Te Deum: We praise you, O God, we acclaim you as Lord; the glorious company of Apostles praise you.

Preface, Thanksgiving Day (USA): It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord.

You have entrusted to us the great gift of freedom, a gift that calls forth responsibility and commitment to the truth that all have a fundamental dignity before you. In Jesus, through his Death and Resurrection, we find our ultimate redemption, freedom from sin, and every blessing.

As so, with hearts full of love, we join the angels today and every day of our lives, to sing your glory as we acclaim:

Communion Antiphon, Ps 138 (137):1: I think you, Lord, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth.

COLLECT PRAYER

Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time: Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord, that striving more eagerly to bring your divine work to fruitful completion, they may receive in greater measure the healing remedies your kindness bestows. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

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Thanksgiving Day (USA): Father all-powerful, your gifts of love are countless and your goodness infinite; as we come before you on Thanksgiving Day with gratitude for your kindness, open our hearts to have concern for every man, woman, and child, so that we may share your gifts in loving service. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

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Recipes (2)

• Chicken Paprika
• St. Mary's Mocha Surprise

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Activities (10)

• Death and Burial
• November and the Holy Souls
• Practical Suggestions for Christian Living (Anointing of the Sick)
• Praying for the Dead and Gaining Indulgences During November
• Prepare for Death
• Preparing for Heaven
• Religion in the Home for Elementary School: November
• Religion in the Home for Preschool: November
• Teaching About Death
• Teaching Children About Sickness and Death

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Prayers (7)

• November Devotion: The Holy Souls in Purgatory
• Little Litany of the Holy Souls
• Prayer for a Happy Death
• Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
• Daily Acceptance of Death
• Novena to St. Francis Xavier - The Novena of Grace
• Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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Library (3)

• Apparitions True and False | Fr. Peter Joseph
• Maximillian Kolbe, Apostle of Mary | Fr. John A. Hardon S.J.
• The Miraculous Medal | Zsolt Aradi

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Blog & Podcasts (1)

• The Labouré Society: Building the Church one vocation at a time

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Today in the United States is the Optional Memorial of Thanksgiving Day in the dioceses of the United States. In 1621 colonists in New England gave communal thanks and praise to God for his abundant mercies and blessings. This became a tradition and in 1863 Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed a legal holiday. It is celebrated liturgical with a Mass asking that each person's gratitude to God may bear fruit in loving service to neighbor. —Daily Roman Missal

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is commemorated in some regions, recalling when Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Labouré in 1830 and revealed her the images of the medal she wished to have struck.

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
In the year 1830, Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Labouré, a Daughter of Charity in Paris, and told her that God had a mission for her. Standing upon a globe, the Virgin Mary held a golden ball which she seemed to offer to God, and on her fingers were rings with gems that emitted rays of light. She told St. Catherine, "These rays symbolize the graces I shed upon those who ask for them. The gems from which rays do not fall are the graces for which souls forget to ask." Afterward, the ball, symbolizing the world and each person, disappeared, and she held her hands outstretched in the manner of a loving mother, while rays of light continued to cascade upon the globe at her feet as she stood atop the serpent's head. Framing the image in an oval were the words, "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee." St. Catherine then saw an image of an M upon which was a cross. Underneath the M was Our Lord's heart crowned with thorns and Our Lady's heart pierced by a sword. Surrounding this image were 12 stars. The Blessed Virgin instructed St. Catherine to have a medal made of these images, and she promised many graces to all who wear it.

Highlights and Things to Do:

• Read the inspiring story of the converson of Alphonse Ratisbonne. For a an entire book on the subject see The Conversion of Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne by Baron Theodore de Bussieres.
• Read more about the Miraculous Medal at the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal and obtain a free Miraculous Medal.
• Learn more about the meaning of the medal at EWTN.
• Read the biography of St. Catherine Labouré by Fr. Joseph Dirvin, Saint Catherine Laboure of the Miraculous Medal.