Reflection on Mass readings for Nov. 17 (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time) Daniel 12:1-3 Psalm 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 Hebrew 10:11-14, 18 Mark 13:24-32   Most of us want to be sure that our income in retirement will provide the standard of living we want, and possibly leave an inheritance for our children and grandchildren. We can prepare for it, and most of us can determine when our retirement happens. However, retirement is not the most important thing for which we need to prepare. It is the afterlife, our life after our time here on earth. Like retirement, we would all like to be prepared for it, but unlike retirement, it can’t be predicted, and we can’t determine when it…