This Week’s Readings

Readings

SUNDAY 23rd November 2025

For you to read, to reflect on and to lead your prayer

2 Samuel 5:1-3

The first reading re-tells the story of the anointing of David as king. He was to be a shepherd to Isreal, a model Jesus would follow.

Colossians 1:12-20

St Paul places Jesus within the context of eternity. Here Jesus reins for across time and space, and this kingdom that he loves, is our inheritance also.

Luke 23:35-43

Despite the shabbiness of the crucifixion scene, Jesus is declared king—from the sign above his head and from the lips of a criminal.