Daily Reading for Monday November 3, 2025

Reading 1, Romans 11:29-36

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 69:30-31, 33-34, 36-37

Gospel, Luke 14:12-14

Reflection by 

Sarah Pedrozo, Catholic Mom

The saint whose feast day we celebrate today, St. Martin de Porres, is a perfect example of this. He himself was rejected as an outcast. Not only did his own father abandon him, but St. Martin also endured prejudice because he was biracial. But instead of seeking a higher place, St. Martin embraced a life of service through performing menial chores, constantly seeking the humblest places and the lowest tasks, even earning for himself the nickname the “saint of the broom.” St. Martin believed that no job was too small to be transformed into a prayer and offered to God. Let us pray, with St. Martin, for the grace to take the lower seats and do each small task with great love.

Ponder:

Do I have a habit of seeking or desiring the places of honor? 

How can I imitate the humility of Jesus and St. Martin de Porres?

Pray:

Dear Jesus, help us to realize how much we rely on God. St. Martin de Porres, 

pray for us, that we, too, may turn every small task into a prayer and an offering.