Daily Mass Readings – Wednesday, 10 November 2027

1 Wisdom is better than strength, and a wise man is better than a strong man. Hear therefore, ye kings, and understand: learn, ye that are judges of the ends of the earth.

2 Give ear, you that rule the people, and that please yourselves in multitudes of nations:

3 For power is given you by the Lord, and strength by the most High, who will examine your works, and search out your thoughts:

4 Because being ministers of his kingdom, you have not judged rightly, nor kept the law of justice, nor walked according to the will of God.

5 Horribly and speedily will he appear to you: for a most severe judgment shall be for them that bear rule.

6 For to him that is little, mercy is granted: but the mighty shall be mightily tormented.

7 For God will not except any man’s person, neither will he stand in awe of any man’s greatness: for he made the little and the great, and he hath equally care of all.

8 But a greater punishment is ready for the more mighty.

9 To you, therefore, O kings, are these my words, that you may learn wisdom, and not fall from it.

10 For they that have kept just things justly, shall be justified: and they that have learned these things, shall find what to answer.

11 Covet ye therefore my words, and love them, and you shall have instruction.

R. (8a) Rise up, O God, bring judgment to the earth.

3 Judge for the needy and fatherless: do justice to the humble and the poor.

4 Rescue the poor; and deliver the needy out of the hand of the sinner.

R. Rise up, O God, bring judgment to the earth.

6 I have said: You are gods and all of you the sons of the most High.

7 But you like men shall die: and shall fall like one of the princes.

R. Rise up, O God, bring judgment to the earth.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

18 In all circumstances, give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

11 And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

12 And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off;

13 And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on us.

14 Whom when he saw, he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God.

16 And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan.

17 And Jesus answering, said, Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine?

18 There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger.

19 And he said to him: Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee whole.

Scripture places every gift and every position of responsibility beneath God’s judgment. Those who have power are not free to serve themselves; they are ministers who must protect the needy, defend the humble, and walk according to justice. God shows no partiality toward greatness, because he cares equally for the little and the great.

The ten lepers reveal the heart that makes such justice possible. All received mercy, but only one returned to glorify God and give thanks—and he was a Samaritan, a stranger in the eyes of many. His gratitude was not an ornament added to faith; it showed that he recognized where his life had come from. “In all circumstances, give thanks” is therefore a call to remember God’s mercy before we use any blessing, influence, or strength. Gratitude turns power into service and healing into deeper faith. The Samaritan did not simply continue on his way with a changed body; he returned to Jesus with his whole life placed before him.

Lord Jesus, have mercy on us and cleanse us from whatever keeps us distant from you. Give us the faith to obey your word, the humility to return and give you thanks, and the wisdom to recognize that every gift comes from your hand. Guard those entrusted with authority, that they may defend the poor, judge fairly, and remember that greatness carries responsibility before you. Keep our hearts from taking your blessings for granted. May gratitude shape the way we serve, speak, and care for others, so that our lives may give glory to God. Amen.