The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost November 16, 2025 | 10 a.m. | St. Dunstan's |Carmel Valley | CA

The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost November 16, 2025| 10 a.m. | St. Dunstan's |Carmel Valley CA 🌟 “Endurance in Hope” The readings this week carry us into a vision of God’s promised renewal and the call to steadfast living. Isaiah 65:17–25 paints a breathtaking picture of a new heaven and new earth, where joy replaces sorrow, justice is lived out, and peace reigns—even among creatures once opposed. Canticle 9 (The First Song of Isaiah) responds with praise, affirming God as our stronghold and salvation, inviting us to trust and rejoice in His deeds. 2 Thessalonians 3:6–13 grounds this vision in daily life, urging believers to avoid idleness and to live responsibly, modeling faith through quiet perseverance and honest work. Luke 21:5–19 reminds us that trials, upheavals, and even persecution are not signs of abandonment but opportunities to testify. Jesus promises endurance as the path to life. THE COLLECT Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.