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26 September 2026 | Saturday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time — Optional Memorials of Saints Cosmas and Damian | First Reading: Ecclesiastes 11:9–12:8 | Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 90:3–4, 5–6, 12–13, 14 and 17 | Gospel: Luke 9:43b–45
Ecclesiastes speaks directly about youth, aging, mortality, and the passing of earthly strength. Its exhortation to remember the Creator before life’s later years is not pessimism but wisdom. The Gospel, however, reveals that the disciples struggle to understand the meaning of Jesus’ coming Passion even while they marvel at his works. They see glory but […]
