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24 April 2024Wednesday of the 4th week of Eastertide St. Fidelis Church, College Point, New York Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First readingActs 12:24-13:5 ©'I want Barnabas and Saul set apart'The word of God continued to spread and to gain followers. Barnabas and Saul completed their task and came back from Jerusalem, bringing John Mark with them. In the church at Antioch the following were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. One day while they were offering worship to the Lord and...

25 March 2024 Monday of Holy Week St Dismas Church - 2600 Sunset Ave, Waukegan, ILReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First readingIsaiah 42:1-7 ©Here is my chosen one in whom my soul delightsHere is my servant whom I uphold,my chosen one in whom my soul delights.I have endowed him with my spiritthat he may bring true justice to the nations.He does not cry out or shout aloud,or make his voice heard in the streets.He does not break the crushed reed,nor quench the wavering flame.Faithfully he brings true justice;he will neither waver, nor be crusheduntil true justice is established...

17 March 2024 5th Sunday of Lent Saint Patrick Cathedral, Downtown Fort Worth, TexasReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First readingJeremiah 31:31-34 ©I will write my Law in their heartsSee, the days are coming – it is the Lord who speaks – when I will make a new covenant with the House of Israel (and the House of Judah), but not a covenant like the one I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant of mine, so I had to show...

17 October 2023 Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr on Tuesday of week 28 in Ordinary Time Saint Ignatius Catholic Church, Antioch, TennesseeReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingRomans 1:16-25 ©These people knew God and failed to honour himI am not ashamed of the Good News: it is the power of God saving all who have faith – Jews first, but Greeks as well – since this is what reveals the justice of God to us: it shows how faith leads to faith, or as scripture...

Thursday 10 August 2023 Saint Laurence, Deacon, Martyr Feast St. Lawrence Basilica, Asheville, NCReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(I).First reading2 Corinthians 9:6-10 ©God loves a cheerful giverDo not forget: thin sowing means thin reaping; the more you sow, the more you reap. Each one should give what he has decided in his own mind, not grudgingly or because he is made to, for God loves a cheerful giver. And there is no limit to the blessings which God can send you – he will make sure that you will always have all you need for yourselves in every possible...

3 April 2023 Monday of Holy Week St. Richard of Chichester Catholic Church, Sterling, MA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingIsaiah 42:1-7 ©Here is my chosen one in whom my soul delightsHere is my servant whom I uphold,my chosen one in whom my soul delights.I have endowed him with my spiritthat he may bring true justice to the nations.He does not cry out or shout aloud,or make his voice heard in the streets.He does not break the crushed reed,nor quench the wavering flame.Faithfully he brings true justice;he will neither waver, nor be crusheduntil true justice is established on...

2 April 2023Palm Sunday Palm Sunday 2017 procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(I).This gospel is read at the procession with palms before Mass:GospelMatthew 21:1-11 ©Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord!When they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village facing you, and immediately you will find an ass tied,and a colt with her: untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you,...

17 October 2022Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr on Monday of week 29 in Ordinary Time St. Ignatius of Antioch Roman Catholic Church Tarpon Springs, FL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: C(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingEphesians 2:1-10 ©Sinners are saved in Christ JesusYou were dead through the crimes and the sins in which you used to live when you were following the way of this world, obeying the ruler who governs the air, the spirit who is at work in the rebellious. We all were among them too in the...

Wednesday 10 August 2022Saint Laurence, Deacon, Martyr Feast Altar at the Catholic Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville, North Carolina Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: C(II).First reading2 Corinthians 9:6-10 ©God loves a cheerful giverDo not forget: thin sowing means thin reaping; the more you sow, the more you reap. Each one should give what he has decided in his own mind, not grudgingly or because he is made to, for God loves a cheerful giver. And there is no limit to the blessings which God can send you – he will make sure that you will always have all...

11 May 2022Wednesday of the 4th week of Eastertide St. Gangolf altar, Wolpertswende Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingActs 12:24-13:5 ©'I want Barnabas and Saul set apart'The word of God continued to spread and to gain followers. Barnabas and Saul completed their task and came back from Jerusalem, bringing John Mark with them. In the church at Antioch the following were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. One day while they were offering worship to the Lord and keeping a fast, the Holy...

April 11th 2022 Monday of Holy Week Holy Redeemer Church, Bangkok, Thailand Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet First readingIsaiah 42:1-7 ©Here is my chosen one in whom my soul delightsHere is my servant whom I uphold,my chosen one in whom my soul delights.I have endowed him with my spiritthat he may bring true justice to the nations.He does not cry out or shout aloud,or make his voice heard in the streets.He does not break the crushed reed,nor quench the wavering flame.Faithfully he brings true justice;he will neither waver, nor be crusheduntil true justice is established on earth,for the islands are...

August 10th , 2021 Memorial of St. Laurence St. Laurence, Indianapolis Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red First reading2 Corinthians 9:6-10 ©God loves a cheerful giverDo not forget: thin sowing means thin reaping; the more you sow, the more you reap. Each one should give what he has decided in his own mind, not grudgingly or because he is made to, for God loves a cheerful giver. And there is no limit to the blessings which God can send you – he will make sure that you will always have all you need for yourselves in every possible circumstance, and still...

April 28, 2021 Wednesday of the 4th week of Eastertide St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church, Roswell GAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingActs 12:24-13:5 ©'I want Barnabas and Saul set apart'The word of God continued to spread and to gain followers. Barnabas and Saul completed their task and came back from Jerusalem, bringing John Mark with them. In the church at Antioch the following were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. One day while they were offering worship to the Lord and keeping a...

March 29 2021 Monday of the Holy Week Saint Michael's church, Ghent,Belgium Lectionary 256First readingIsaiah 42:1-7 ©Here is my chosen one in whom my soul delightsHere is my servant whom I uphold,my chosen one in whom my soul delights.I have endowed him with my spiritthat he may bring true justice to the nations.He does not cry out or shout aloud,or make his voice heard in the streets.He does not break the crushed reed,nor quench the wavering flame.Faithfully he brings true justice;he will neither waver, nor be crusheduntil true justice is established on earth,for the islands are awaiting his law.Thus says...

March 21 2021 St. Mary's Cathedral and Basilica, seat of the Syro-Malabar diocese in Kochi, Kerala. Lectionary 35First readingJeremiah 31:31-34 ©I will write my Law in their heartsSee, the days are coming – it is the Lord who speaks – when I will make a new covenant with the House of Israel (and the House of Judah), but not a covenant like the one I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant of mine, so I had to show them who...

August 10, 2020 Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr Reading 1 2 COR 9:6-10 Brothers and sisters: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Moreover, God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that in all things, always having all you need, you may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written:He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. The one who supplies seed to...

May 06 2020 Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter Reading 1 Acts 12:24—13:5a The word of God continued to spread and grow.After Barnabas and Saul completed their relief mission, they returned to Jerusalem, taking with them John, who is called Mark.Now there were in the Church at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who was a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have...

April 06 2020 Monday of Holy Week Reading 1 Is 42:1-7 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put my Spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations, Not crying out, not shouting, not making his voice heard in the street. A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoldering wick he shall not quench, Until he establishes justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait for his teaching.Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spreads out the...

August 10 2019 Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr Reading 1 2 Cor 9:6-10 Brothers and sisters:Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion,for God loves a cheerful giver.Moreover, God is able to make every grace abundant for you,so that in all things, always having all you need,you may have an abundance for every good work.As it is written: He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor;his righteousness endures forever. The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for foodwill supply...

April 15 2019 Monday of Holy Week Reading 1 Is 42:1-7 Here is my servant whom I uphold,my chosen one with whom I am pleased,Upon whom I have put my Spirit;he shall bring forth justice to the nations,Not crying out, not shouting,not making his voice heard in the street.A bruised reed he shall not break,and a smoldering wick he shall not quench,Until he establishes justice on the earth;the coastlands will wait for his teaching. Thus says God, the LORD,who created the heavens and stretched them out,who spreads out the earth with its crops,Who gives breath to its peopleand spirit...