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17 January 2024 Saint Antony, Abbot on Wednesday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Saint Antony the Abbot, Brooksville, FL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Samuel 17:32-33,37,40-51 ©David and GoliathDavid said to Saul, ‘Let no-one lose heart on his account; your servant will go and fight the Philistine.’ But Saul answered David, ‘You cannot go and fight the Philistine; you are only a boy and he has been a warrior from his youth.’ ‘The Lord who rescued me from the claws of lion and...

22 August 2023 Our Lady, Mother and Queen on Tuesday of week 20 in Ordinary Time Old Mission Church, Los Angeles, California (1940s postcard) Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingJudges 6:11-24 ©'Peace be with you; have no fear; you will not die'The angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah which belonged to Joash of Abiezer. Gideon his son was threshing wheat inside the winepress to keep it hidden from Midian, when the angel of the Lord appeared to him and...

21 August 2023 Saint Pius X, Pope on Monday of week 20 in Ordinary Time St Pius X Catholic Church, San Antonio, TX Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingJudges 2:11-19 ©The Lord appoints judges to rescue the men of IsraelThe sons of Israel did what displeases the Lord, and served the Baals. They deserted the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods from the gods of the peoples round them. They bowed down...

Mmm dd, 2023 TITLE ABOUT BODY The readings on this page are from the Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. The New American Bible readings, which are used at Mass in the United States, are available in the Universalis apps, programs and downloads.You can also view this page with the Gospel in Greek and English.

19 August 2023 Saturday of week 19 in Ordinary Time St. John Eudes Church,Los Angeles Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingJoshua 24:14-29 ©'The Lord is a holy God, a jealous God'Joshua said to all the people, ‘Fear the Lord and serve him perfectly and sincerely; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if you will not serve the Lord, choose today whom you wish to serve, whether the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you...

18 August 2023 Friday of week 19 in Ordinary Time Chapel San Alberto Hurtado, Santiago de Chile Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingJoshua 24:1-13 ©I gave you a land where you never toiled, vineyards and olive-groves you never plantedJoshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; then he called the elders, leaders, judges and scribes of Israel, and they presented themselves before God. Then Joshua said to all the people: ‘The Lord, the God of Israel says this, “In ancient days your ancestors lived beyond the River – such was Terah the father of Abraham...

11 August 2023 Saint Clare, Virgin on Friday of week 18 in Ordinary Time Saint Clare of Assisi, Surprise, AZReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingDeuteronomy 4:32-40 ©'Did ever a people before you hear the voice of the living God, and remain alive?'Moses said to the people: ‘Put this question to the ages that are past, that went before you, from the time God created man on earth: Was there ever a word so majestic, from one end of heaven to the other? Was anything ever heard?...

14 July 2023Saint Kateri Tekakwitha on Friday of week 14 in Ordinary TimeSt. Kateri Tekakwitha in Ridgway, IllinoisReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingGenesis 46:1-7,28-30 ©'I can die, now that I have seen you alive'Israel left Canaan with his possessions, and reached Beersheba. There he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. God spoke to Israel in a vision at night, ‘Jacob, Jacob’, he said. ‘I am here’, he replied. ‘I am God, the God of your father’, he continued. ‘Do not be afraid of...

11 July 2023 Saint Benedict, Abbot on Tuesday of week 14 in Ordinary TimeSt. Benedict's Church, Nebraska City, NebraskaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingGenesis 32:23-33 ©Jacob wrestles with GodJacob rose, and taking his two wives and his two slave-girls and his eleven children he crossed the ford of the Jabbok. He took them and sent them across the stream and sent all his possessions over too. And Jacob was left alone. And there was one that wrestled with him until daybreak who, seeing that he could...

17 January 2023Saint Antony, Abbot on Tuesday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Church of St Anthony Abbot. Huelvo, Spain Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingHebrews 6:10-20 ©In this hope we have an anchor for our soulGod would not be so unjust as to forget all you have done, the love that you have for his name or the services you have done, and are still doing, for the saints. Our one desire is that every one of you should go on showing the same earnestness...

16 August 2022Tuesday of week 20 in Ordinary Time St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II).First readingEzekiel 28:1-10 ©Against the arrogance of the king of TyreThe word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows, ‘Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre, “The Lord says this:Being swollen with pride,you have said: I am a god;I am sitting on the throne of God,surrounded by the seas.Though you are a man and not a god,you consider yourself the equal of God.You are wiser now than Danel;there is no sage as wise as you.By your wisdom and...

13 August 2022Saturday of week 19 in Ordinary Time St. Hippolytus Church Zell am See, Austria Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II).First readingEzekiel 18:1-10,13,30-32 ©You, not your children, will suffer for your sins: so repent, and liveThe word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows: ‘Why do you keep repeating this proverb in the land of Israel: “The fathers have eaten unripe grapes; and the children’s teeth are set on edge”? ‘As I live – it is the Lord who speaks – there will no longer be any reason to repeat this proverb in Israel. See now:...

12 August 2022Friday of week 19 in Ordinary Time St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic ChurchBethesda, Maryland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II).First readingEzekiel 16:1-15,60,63 ©I clothed you with my own splendour but you made yourself a prostituteThe word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows, ‘Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her filthy crimes. Say, “The Lord says this: By origin and birth you belong to the land of Canaan. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. At birth, the very day you were born, there was no one to cut your navel-string,...

11 August 2022Saint Clare, Virgin on Thursday of week 19 in Ordinary Time St. Clare Church, Queens, New York Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingEzekiel 12:1-12 ©The oracle of exile against the whole House of IsraelThe word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows, ‘Son of man, you are living with that set of rebels who have eyes and never see, ears and never hear, for they are a set of rebels. You, son of man, pack an exile’s bundle and emigrate by daylight...

14 July 2022Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time St. George (Yiry), Uzhgorod, Ukraine Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingIsaiah 26:7-9,12,16-19 ©'Awake and exult, all you who lie in the dust'The path of the upright man is straight,you smooth the way of the upright.Following the path of your judgements,we hoped in you, O Lord,your name, your memory are all my soul desires.At night my soul longs for youand my spirit in me seeks for you;when your judgements appear on earththe inhabitants of the...

January 17th, 2021 Memorial of Saint AnthonyMonday of Week Two in Ordinary Time St. Andrew's Church, Roswell, GeorgiaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White/font> Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Samuel 15:16-23 ©Saul disobeys the Lord and the Lord rejects himSamuel said to Saul, ‘Stop! Let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night.’ Saul said, ‘Tell me.’ Samuel continued, ‘Small as you may be in your own eyes, are you not head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord has anointed you king over Israel. The Lord sent you on...

August 17, 2021 Tuesday of week 20 in Ordinary Time Basilica of St. Hyacinth, Chicago, Illinois Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First readingJudges 6:11-24 ©'Peace be with you; have no fear; you will not die'The angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah which belonged to Joash of Abiezer. Gideon his son was threshing wheat inside the winepress to keep it hidden from Midian, when the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, ‘The Lord is with you, valiant warrior!’ Gideon answered him, ‘Forgive me, my lord, but if the Lord is with us, then...

August 16, 2021 Monday of week 20 in Ordinary Time St. Stephen of Hungary, Allentown, Pennsylvania Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First readingJudges 2:11-19 ©The Lord appoints judges to rescue the men of IsraelThe sons of Israel did what displeases the Lord, and served the Baals. They deserted the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods from the gods of the peoples round them. They bowed down to these; they provoked the Lord; they deserted the Lord to serve Baal and Astarte. Then the Lord’s anger flamed out...

August 14th , 2021Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, martyr Basilica of the Virgin Mary and Sanctuarium of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Zduńska Wola, Poland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingJoshua 24:14-29 ©'The Lord is a holy God, a jealous God'Joshua said to all the people, ‘Fear the Lord and serve him perfectly and sincerely; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if you will not serve the Lord, choose today whom you wish to serve, whether...

August 13th , 2021Memorial of St. Maximus the Confessor St. Joseph's church, Lawrence County, Tennessee Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingJoshua 24:1-13 ©I gave you a land where you never toiled, vineyards and olive-groves you never plantedJoshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; then he called the elders, leaders, judges and scribes of Israel, and they presented themselves before God. Then Joshua said to all the people: ‘The Lord, the God of Israel says this, “In ancient days your ancestors lived beyond the River – such was Terah the father of Abraham and of Nahor –...