This Week · Ordinary Time · Year A

This week’s Roman Catholic readings

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time · November 8, 2026

The Sermon of the Beatitudes, James Tissot — **The Sermon of the Beatitudes**, James Tissot, 1886–1896Brooklyn Museum, New York · public domain

Roman Lectionary

GospelMatt. 25:1-13Mt 25:1-13

Second Reading1 Thess. 4:13-181 Thes 4:13-18 or1 Thess. 4:13-141 Thes 4:13-14

First ReadingWis. 6:12-16Wis 6:12-16

Responsorial PsalmPs. 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 (2b)Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 (2b)

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Take it further: Matthew 25:1-13

This week’s Gospel, in full. The other three readings have their own: open Matthew 25:1-13 or follow any citation above.

Commentary

Matthew 25:1-13 (Gospel)Mt 25:1-13 (Gospel) Working Preacher

Weekly exegesis of the Gospel by a named seminary scholar.

Matthew 25 verse by verseMt 25 verse by verse Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's evangelical, verse-by-verse commentary on the whole chapter.

Matthew 25:1 commentariesMt 25:1 commentaries BibleHub

A stack of classic commentaries gathered at the start of the parable.

Matthew 25 commentariesMt 25 commentaries StudyLight

A second aggregator carrying a different set of classic commentators.

Matthew 25 commentaryMt 25 commentary Precept Austin

A deep well of cross-linked commentary quotations and study notes.

Thirty-second Sunday readings (Cycle A) Agape Bible Study

A Catholic verse-by-verse study of all four of this Sunday's readings.

Sunday Connection: 32nd Sunday (A) Loyola Press · Sunday Connection

A Catholic walk through the Sunday readings with reflection prompts.

Background & Word Study

Overview: Matthew 14-28Overview: Mt 14-28 BibleProject

An animated overview of the second half of Matthew, where this parable falls.

Matthew 25 interlinearMt 25 interlinear BibleHub

The Greek text word by word with Strong's numbers.

The Church Fathers

Matthew 25 in the FathersMt 25 in the Fathers Catena

What the Church Fathers wrote on these verses, gathered in one place.

Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

A curated image index for this reading across the history of Christian art.

Study Hub

Proper 27A resource index Textweek

A broad index of preaching, study, art, and worship resources for the day.

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