The word of God Let us pray Wednesday WEEK 31 ORDINARY TIME 5 November 2025 Let us pray that we will follow Christ faithfully. (pause) God our Father, we give thanks for Jesus’ immeasurable love for us. Fill our hearts with wonder and praise. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew (13:44-46) Jesus said to his disciples: "The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when someone finds treasure hidden in a field and buries it again. A person like that is happy and goes and sells everything in order to buy that field. "The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a shop owner is looking for fine pearls. After finding a very valuable one, the owner goes and sells everything in order to buy that pearl." The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Response Today’s reading actually contains two very short parables with similar meanings. Watch this video together to learn two of the different ways of looking at these stories. Go forth May God’s promises fill us with joy. Amen. May God bless us in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 201
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