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11 April 2024 Saint Stanislaus, Bishop, Martyr on Thursday of the 2nd week of Eastertide St. Stanislaus Basilica Chicopee MAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingActs 5:27-33 ©We are witnesses to all this, we and the Holy SpiritWhen the officials had brought the apostles in to face the Sanhedrin, the high priest demanded an explanation. ‘We gave you a formal warning’ he said ‘not to preach in this name, and what have you done? You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and seem determined to fix the...

7 December 2023 Saint Ambrose, Bishop, Doctor on Thursday of the 1st week of Advent Saint Ambrose Catholic Parish, Brunswick, Ohio Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingIsaiah 26:1-6 ©Open the gates; let the upright nation come inThat day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah:We have a strong city;to guard us he has setwall and rampart about us.Open the gates! Let the upright nation come in,she, the faithful onewhose mind is steadfast, who keeps the peace,because she trusts in you.Trust in the Lord...

30 June 2023Friday of week 12 in Ordinary TimeSalzburg cathedral, AustriaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingGenesis 17:1,9-10,15-22 ©The Lord make a covenant and gives Abram and Sarai new namesWhen Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to him and said, ‘I am El Shaddai. Bear yourself blameless in my presence, and I will make a Covenant between myself and you. You on your part shall maintain my Covenant, yourself and your descendants after you, generation after generation. Now this is my Covenant which you are to maintain between myself and you, and your descendants after you: all...

28 June 2023Saint Irenaeus, Bishop, Doctor, Martyr on Wednesday of week 12 in Ordinary TimeSt. Irenaeus Catholic Church, Rochester Hills, MIReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingGenesis 15:1-12,17-18 ©Count the stars: such shall be your descendantsIt happened that the word of the Lord was spoken to Abram in a vision, ‘Have no fear, Abram, I am your shield; your reward will be very great.’ ‘My Lord,’ Abram replied ‘what do you intend to give me? I go childless…’. Then Abram said, ‘See, you have given me no...

27 June 2023Tuesday of week 12 in Ordinary TimeThe church of Saint Cyril of Alexandria in TucsonReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingGenesis 13:2,5-18 ©Abram settles in the land of Canaan and builds an altar to the LordAbram was a very rich man, with livestock, silver and gold. Lot, who was travelling with Abram, had flocks and cattle of his own, and tents too. The land was not sufficient to accommodate them both at once, for they had too many possessions to be able to live together. Dispute broke out between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and those of...

26 June 2023Monday of week 12 in Ordinary TimeOur Lady of Peace: The Prelatic Church of Opus Dei (the tomb of St. Josemaria at front>Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingGenesis 12:1-9 ©'Leave your country, your family, and your father's house'The Lord said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your family and your father’s house, for the land I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name so famous that it will be used as a blessing.‘I will bless those who bless you:I will curse those who slight you.All the...

2 March 2023Thursday of the 1st week of Lent Saint Agnes of Bohemia Catholic Church, Chicago, IL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingEsther 4:17 ©I am alone, Lord, and have no-one but youQueen Esther took refuge with the Lord in the mortal peril which had overtaken her. She besought the Lord God of Israel in these words:‘My Lord, our King, the only one,come to my help, for I am aloneand have no helper but youand am about to take my life in my hands.‘I have been taught from my earliest years, in the bosom of my family,that you,...

1 December 2022Thursday of the 1st week of Advent Church of Saint-Éloi, Dunkirk, France Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingIsaiah 26:1-6 ©Open the gates; let the upright nation come inThat day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah:We have a strong city;to guard us he has setwall and rampart about us.Open the gates! Let the upright nation come in,she, the faithful onewhose mind is steadfast, who keeps the peace,because she trusts in you.Trust in the Lord for ever,for the Lord is the everlasting Rock;he has brought low those who lived high upin the steep citadel;he...

22 June 2022Wednesday of week 12 in Ordinary Time St. Alban's Catholic Church, Rochester, NY Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First reading2 Kings 22:8-13,23:1-3 ©The Book of the Law is found in the Temple of the LordThe high priest Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, ‘I have found the Book of the Law in the Temple of the Lord.’’’ And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. Shaphan the secretary went to the king and reported to him as follows, ‘Your servants’ he said ‘have melted down the silver which was in the Temple and have handed it over...

21 June 2022Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious on Tuesday of week 12 in Ordinary Time St. Aloysius Church Washington, DC Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading2 Kings 19:9-11,14-21,31-36 ©The Lord protects Jerusalem from Sennacherib and the AssyriansSennacherib, King of the Assyrians, sent messengers to Hezekiah saying, ‘Tell this to Hezekiah king of Judah, “Do not let your God on whom you are relying deceive you, when he says: Jerusalem shall not fall into the power of the king of Assyria. You have learnt by now what the kings of...

20 June 2022 Monday of week 12 in Ordinary Time The Church of St. Oliver Plunkett, Boora, Ireland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First reading2 Kings 17:5-8,13-15,18 ©There was none left, but the tribe of Judah onlyThe king of Assyria invaded the whole country and, coming to Samaria, laid siege to it for three years. In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah on the Habor, a river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. This happened because the Israelites had sinned against the...

10 March 2022Thursday of the 1st week of Lent Chapel and park of the Castle of Prieisch, Basse-Rentgen (France) Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet.First readingEsther 4:17 ©I am alone, Lord, and have no-one but youQueen Esther took refuge with the Lord in the mortal peril which had overtaken her. She besought the Lord God of Israel in these words:‘My Lord, our King, the only one,come to my help, for I am aloneand have no helper but youand am about to take my life in my hands.‘I have been taught from my earliest years, in the bosom of my family,that you,...

December 2, 2021 Thursday of the 1st week of Advent The Church of Santa Bibiana, Rome Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet.First readingIsaiah 26:1-6 ©Open the gates; let the upright nation come inThat day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah:We have a strong city;to guard us he has setwall and rampart about us.Open the gates! Let the upright nation come in,she, the faithful onewhose mind is steadfast, who keeps the peace,because she trusts in you.Trust in the Lord for ever,for the Lord is the everlasting Rock;he has brought low those who lived high upin the steep citadel;he...

June 23 , 2021 Memorial of St. Joseph Cafasso St. Edward's Church, Twin Falls, Idaho Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingGenesis 15:1-12,17-18 ©Count the stars: such shall be your descendantsIt happened that the word of the Lord was spoken to Abram in a vision, ‘Have no fear, Abram, I am your shield; your reward will be very great.’ ‘My Lord,’ Abram replied ‘what do you intend to give me? I go childless…’. Then Abram said, ‘See, you have given me no descendants; some man of my household will be my heir.’ And then this word of the Lord was...

June 22 , 2021 Memorial of Thomas More, English martyr Roman Catholic Church of the English Martyrs, Tower Hill, London, UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingGenesis 13:2,5-18 ©Abram settles in the land of Canaan and builds an altar to the LordAbram was a very rich man, with livestock, silver and gold. Lot, who was travelling with Abram, had flocks and cattle of his own, and tents too. The land was not sufficient to accommodate them both at once, for they had too many possessions to be able to live together. Dispute broke out between the herdsmen of Abram’s...

June 21 , 2021 Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Oxford, UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingGenesis 12:1-9 ©'Leave your country, your family, and your father's house'The Lord said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your family and your father’s house, for the land I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name so famous that it will be used as a blessing.‘I will bless those who bless you:I will curse those who...

February 25 2021 Lectionary 227First readingEsther 4:17 ©I am alone, Lord, and have no-one but youQueen Esther took refuge with the Lord in the mortal peril which had overtaken her. She besought the Lord God of Israel in these words:‘My Lord, our King, the only one,come to my help, for I am aloneand have no helper but youand am about to take my life in my hands.‘I have been taught from my earliest years, in the bosom of my family,that you, Lord, choseIsrael out of all the nationsand our ancestors out of all the people of old timesto be your...

February 17 2021 Thursday of the 1st week of Lent St. Francis de Sales Oratory – Saint Louis, MOReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet.First readingEsther 4:17 ©I am alone, Lord, and have no-one but youQueen Esther took refuge with the Lord in the mortal peril which had overtaken her. She besought the Lord God of Israel in these words:‘My Lord, our King, the only one,come to my help, for I am aloneand have no helper but youand am about to take my life in my hands.‘I have been taught from my earliest years, in the bosom of my family,that you, Lord,...

December 3 2020 Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest The Basilica of Bom Jesu where St. Francis Xavier's body rests. Note - this church is older than the Taj Mahal!By Errol Fernandes - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59414530 - alter of the basilica of bom Jesu in Goa, India Lectionary 178Reading 1 IS 26:1-6 On that day they will sing this song in the land of Judah:“A strong city have we; he sets up walls and ramparts to protect us. Open up the gates to let in a nation that is just, one that keeps faith. A nation of...

June 25 2020 Thursday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 2 Kgs 24:8-17 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his forebears had done.At that time the officials of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, attacked Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, himself arrived at the city while his servants were besieging it. Then Jehoiachin, king of Judah, together with his mother,...