The First Lesson                            1 Kings 17:8-16
The word of the LORD came to Elijah, saying, "Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you." So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink." As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." But she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die." Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the LORD sends rain on the earth." She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days. The jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by Elijah.

The Second Lesson                    Hebrews 9:24-28
Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own; for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

La Segunda Lectura                    Hebreos 9: 24-28
Porque Cristo no entró en aquel santuario hecho por los hombres, que era solamente una figura del santuario verdadero, sino que entró en el cielo mismo, donde ahora se presenta delante de Dios para rogar en nuestro favor. Y no entró para ofrecerse en sacrificio muchas veces, como hace cada año todo sumo sacerdote, que entra en el santuario para ofrecer sangre ajena. Si ese fuera el caso, Cristo habría tenido que morir muchas veces desde la creación del mundo. Pero el hecho es que ahora, en el final de los tiempos, Cristo ha aparecido una sola vez y para siempre, ofreciéndose a sí mismo en sacrificio para quitar el pecado. Y así como todos han de morir una sola vez y después vendrá el juicio, así también Cristo ha sido ofrecido en sacrificio una sola vez para quitar los pecados de muchos. Después aparecerá por segunda vez, ya no en relación con el pecado, sino para salvar a los que lo esperan.

The Gospel                            Mark 12:38-44
Teaching in the temple, Jesus said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on."