Daily readings

Monday, November 3, 2025

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What are the Mass readings for Monday November 3, 2025?

The Catholic Mass readings for Monday November 3, 2025 are gathered on this page in their proper order: first reading Romans 11:29-36, psalm Psalm 69:30-31, 33-34, 36, no second reading is appointed for this Mass,and Gospel Luke 14:12-14.

What is the Gospel for Monday November 3, 2025?

The Gospel for Monday November 3, 2025 is Luke 14:12-14. It appears below with the rest of the day's Catholic readings.

What is the Psalm for Monday November 3, 2025?

The psalm for Monday November 3, 2025 is Psalm 69:30-31, 33-34, 36. It is included below in the same reading order used at Mass, between the first reading and the Gospel.

Are these the USCCB daily readings for Monday November 3, 2025?

The same day's Catholic readings are gathered here on-site, with the official readings link available below in the source note.

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First Reading

Romans 11:29-36

How to approach it

Read this as the first big movement of the day. Notice what God is doing, who is speaking, and what part of the story or teaching should stay with you.

11:29For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance.

30For as you also in times past did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy, through their unbelief;

31So these also now have not believed, for your mercy, that they also may obtain mercy.

32For God has concluded all in unbelief, that he may have mercy on all.

33O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways!

34For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?

35Or who has first given to him, and recompense shall be made him?

36For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory forever. Amen.

2

Psalm

Psalm 69:30-31, 33-34, 36

How to pray it

The psalm is meant to be prayed, not rushed. If the wording feels older, focus on the main movement of the prayer: trust, praise, sorrow, gratitude, or hope.

69:30But I am poor and sorrowful: your salvation, O God, has set me up.

31I will praise the name of God with a canticle: and I will magnify him with praise.

33Let the poor see and rejoice: seek you God, and your soul shall live.

34For the Lord has heard the poor: and has not despised his prisoners.

36For God will save Sion, and the cities of Juda shall be built up. And they shall dwell there, and acquire it by gift.

3

Gospel

Luke 14:12-14

What to watch for

The Gospel is the center of the reading set. Pay close attention to what Jesus says, what Jesus does, and what response he is asking for.

14:12And he said to him also that had invited him: When you makest a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers and sisters, nor your kinsmen, nor your neighbours who are rich; lest perhaps they also invite you again, and a recompense be made to you.

13But when you makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind;

14And you shall be blessed, because they have not with what to make you recompense: for recompense shall be made you at the resurrection of the righteous.

How the readings move through Mass today

The Liturgy of the Word normally moves from the first reading to the psalm, then to the second reading when one is appointed, then to the Gospel, and then into the homily. On weekday Masses, the second reading is often omitted, so the Church moves from the psalm directly to the Gospel.

1

First Reading

Romans 11:29-36

The first reading is usually taken from the Old Testament. It prepares the heart to hear how God has been acting through his covenant and promises.

2

Psalm

Psalm 69:30-31, 33-34, 36

The psalm is the Church’s prayerful response to the first reading. It helps the congregation answer God’s word with trust, praise, repentance, or hope.

3

Second Reading

Usually omitted today

There is no second reading at many weekday Masses. On days like this, the liturgy moves from the psalm directly to the Gospel.

4

Gospel

Luke 14:12-14

The Gospel is the high point of the Liturgy of the Word. Catholics stand because Christ himself speaks to his people in a special way through the Gospel proclamation.

5

Homily

After the Gospel

The homily follows the Gospel. It should gather the day’s readings together, explain the mystery being celebrated, and help people carry the word of God into ordinary life.

What the homily usually draws together

A Catholic homily usually gathers the first reading, the psalm, and the Gospel into one spiritual movement. It may explain how the Old Testament prepares for Christ, how the apostles witness to the risen Lord, how the psalm teaches the Church to pray, and how the Gospel calls for faith and conversion now.

If you are preparing before Mass, try to carry one sentence, one image, or one invitation from the readings with you. That usually makes the homily easier to follow because you already know what part of God's word has stayed with you.

What about the Prayers of the Faithful for Monday November 3, 2025?

The Prayers of the Faithful are usually written locally by a parish, diocese, or celebrant, so there is not always one universal text for this exact day. The scriptural readings above are the stable part the whole Church receives, and they usually shape the petitions that follow at Mass.

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Source note

The day's references and liturgical celebration data come from the Catholic Readings API, while the on-site scripture text is rendered from public-domain Douay-Rheims sources so the day's readings can be read directly on the page.