October 19, 2004. Memorial of St. John de Bourbouf and Isaac Jokes, priests and companions, martyrs.

A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians.

Brothers and sisters, hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus and of your love for all the Holy Ones,

I do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom

and revelation, resulting in knowledge of Him.

May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened,

that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call,

what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones,

and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe,

in accord with the exercise of his great might, which he worked in

Christ, raising him from the dead, and seating him at his right hand in the heavens, far above

every principality, authority, power, and dominion, and every name that is named not only

in this age, but also in the one to come.

And he put all things beneath his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,

which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.

The Word of the Lord.

The Responsorial Psalm. The responsorial Psalm.

The response is,

You have given your son rule over the works of your hands.

O Lord, our Lord, how glorious is your name over all the earth.

You have exalted your majesty above the heavens. Out of the mouths of

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