October 25 2020

First Reading

Ephesians 6:1-19

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother;

which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou

mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but

bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Servants, be obedient to them

that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of

your heart, as unto Christ; Not with eyeservice, as men pleasers; but as the servants of

Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord,

and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he

receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. And, ye masters, do the same things

unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is

there respect of persons with him. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the

power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand

against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against

principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against

spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,

that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand

therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of

righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above

all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of

the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the

word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching

thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that

utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the

mystery of the gospel,

Second Reading

Revelation 12:1-12

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the

moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with

child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another

wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns,

and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven,

and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was

ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought

forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was

caught up unto God, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where

she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two

hundred and threescore days. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels

fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not;

neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out,

that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was

cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice

saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God,

and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused

them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb,

and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the

earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because

he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

Gospel

Luke 12:16-31

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, the ground of a certain rich man brought

forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, what shall I do, because I have

no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, this will I do: I will pull down my barns,

and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to

my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink,

and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of

thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth

up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. And he said unto his disciples,

Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the

body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than

raiment. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have

storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the

fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? If ye then

be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Consider

the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that

Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the

grass, which is to day in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more

will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall

drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world

seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek

ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.