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Ordinary Time · All Souls: Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed · Year C

Matthew 11:25-30 or 25:31-46 or Luke 7:11-17 or 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a or 24:13-16, 28-35 or John 5:24-29 or 6:37-40, 6:51-59 or 11:17-27, 11:32-45 or 14:1-6

Come to Me, All Who Labor and Are Heavy Laden

November 2, 2028

Christus Consolator, Ary Scheffer
Christus Consolator, Ary Scheffer, 1851Minneapolis Institute of Art
Christ at the centre with the suffering of the world brought to him, including, pointedly for 1851, an enslaved man in broken chains.Come to me, all you who are weary: Scheffer painted the invitation as a queue of specific, identifiable griefs.Ary SchefferA Dutch-born painter who worked in Paris, taught the royal children, and specialised in religious and literary subjects of great sentiment.Minneapolis Institute of ArtA Midwestern encyclopaedic museum founded in 1883 by a citizens' society, and free to enter.Minneapolis Institute of Art
Roman Lectionary
GospelMatt. 5:1-12aMt 5:1-12aAlt. GospelMatt. 11:25-30Mt 11:25-30 or25:31-46 orLuke 7:11-17Lk 7:11-17 or23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a or24:13-16, 28-35 orJohn 5:24-29Jn 5:24-29 or6:37-40, 6:51-59 or11:17-27, 11:32-45 or14:1-6
Second ReadingRom. 5:5-11Rom 5:5-11 or5:17-21Alt. 2nd ReadingRom. 6:3-9Rom 6:3-9 or8:14-23 or8:31b-35, 37-39 or14:7-9, 10c-12 or1 Cor. 15:20-281 Cor 15:20-28 or15:51-57 or2 Cor. 4:14-5:12 Cor 4:14-5:1 or5:1, 6-10 orPhil. 3:20-21Phil 3:20-21 or1 Thess. 4:13-181 Thes 4:13-18 or2 Tim. 2:8-132 Tm 2:8-13
First ReadingWis. 3:1-9Wis 3:1-9 or4:7-15Alt. 1st ReadingIsa. 25:6-9Is 25:6-9
Responsorial PsalmPs. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Alt. PsalmPs. 25:6, 7b, 17-18, 20-21Ps 25:6, 7b, 17-18, 20-21 or27:1, 4, 7, 8b, 9a, 13-14

Overview & Insights

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)

Jesus invites the weary to take his easy yoke and find rest for their souls, a promise the Church has long read over the grief of mourners. Among the many alternate Gospels the Mass for the Dead allows, the most familiar is Luke's raising of the widow of Nain's son, followed by John's raising of Lazarus.

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Take it further: Matthew 11:25-30 or 25:31-46 or Luke 7:11-17 or 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a or 24:13-16, 28-35 or John 5:24-29 or 6:37-40, 6:51-59 or 11:17-27, 11:32-45 or 14:1-6

Commentary

Matthew 11 CommentaryMt 11 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

A verse-by-verse walk through Jesus' invitation to the weary.

Matthew 11:25 CommentariesMt 11:25 Commentaries BibleHub

Older commentaries collected on the invitation to rest.

Matthew 11, Barnes' NotesMt 11, Barnes' Notes StudyLight

Barnes' close notes on the chapter's invitation and easy yoke.

Matthew 11, Haydock CommentaryMt 11, Haydock Commentary Haydock Commentary

A classic Catholic reading of the chapter.

Luke 7 CommentaryLk 7 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Covers the option's widely-used alternate, the raising of the widow of Nain's son.

Luke 7, Haydock CommentaryLk 7, Haydock Commentary Haydock Commentary

A classic Catholic reading of the widow of Nain alternate.

John 11 CommentaryJn 11 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Covers a further common alternate, the raising of Lazarus.

Matthew 11:25 InterlinearMt 11:25 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek interlinear for the opening verse of the invitation.

Background & Word Study

Matthew OverviewMt Overview BibleProject

A video overview of the Gospel's early chapters, which include this passage.

The Church Fathers

Matthew 11, CatenaMt 11, Catena Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on the invitation to rest.

Luke 7, CatenaLk 7, Catena Catena

Patristic comments on the widow of Nain alternate.

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