St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop · Memorial

Mass Readings for Saturday, November 4, 2028

On Saturday, November 4, 2028, the Church in the United States celebrates the memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop (Cycle II); the liturgical color is white. The Gospel is Luke 14:1, 7-11.

Updated October 20, 2026

Liturgical color

White

Celebration: St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop
Season: Ordinary Time · Week 30
Rank: Memorial
Sunday cycle: Year C
Weekday cycle: Cycle II

Mass readings US

First Reading Philippians 1:18b-26

18But what does it matter? As long as, by every means, whether under pretext or in truthfulness, Christ is announced. And about this, I rejoice, and moreover, I will continue to rejoice.
19For I know that this will bring me to salvation, through your prayers and under the ministration of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20by means of my own expectation and hope. For in nothing shall I be confounded. Instead, with all confidence, now just as always, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22And while I live in the flesh, for me, there is the fruit of works. But I do not know which I would choose.
23For I am constrained between the two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, which is the far better thing,
24but then to remain in the flesh is necessary for your sake.
25And having this confidence, I know that I shall remain and that I shall continue to remain with all of you, for your advancement and for your joy in the faith,
26so that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus for me, through my return to you again.

Catholic Public Domain Version · part-verses shown as whole verses

Read in the CPDV: The whole of Philippians 1

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 42:2, 3, 5cdef

Read in the CPDV: Psalm 42 (41 in the Vulgate)

Alleluia Matthew 11:29ab

Read in the CPDV: Matthew 11

Gospel Luke 14:1, 7-11

1And it happened that, when Jesus entered the house of a certain leader of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were observing him.
Some verses are not read.
7Then he also told a parable, to those who were invited, noticing how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:
8“When you are invited to a wedding, do not sit down in the first place, lest perhaps someone more honored than yourself may have been invited by him.
9And then he who called both you and him, approaching, may say to you, ‘Give this place to him.’ And then you would begin, with shame, to take the last place.
10But when you are invited, go, sit down in the lowest place, so that, when he who invited you arrives, he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the sight of those who sit at table together with you.
11For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Read in the CPDV: The whole of Luke 14

Computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

In US parishes the readings are proclaimed from the NABRE; the text shown here is the Catholic Public Domain Version.

Old Testament readings and the psalm are listed with a link to their chapter: the US Lectionary numbers some of their verses differently from the CPDV, so their text is not printed here. Psalm citations keep the Lectionary’s Hebrew numbering; the CPDV numbers the Psalms as the Vulgate does.

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