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23 November 2023 Thanksgiving Day on Thursday of week 33 in Ordinary Time St. Clement Pope Church, Jamaica, Queens Readings at Mass Year: A(I).There is no choice between ferial and memorial readings today, because all readings are proper to the memorial.First readingEcclesiasticus 50:22-24 ©And now bless the God of all things, the doer of great deeds everywhere, who has exalted our days from the womb and acted towards us in his mercy. May he grant us cheerful hearts and bring peace in our time, in Israel for ages on ages. May his mercy be faithfully with us, may he...

17 November 2023 Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious on Friday of week 32 in Ordinary Time St Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Cleveland Ohio Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingWisdom 13:1-9 ©How have those who investigated the world been so slow to find its Master?Naturally stupid are all men who have not known Godand who, from the good things that are seen, have not been able to discover Him-who-is,or, by studying the works, have failed to recognise the Artificer.Fire however, or wind, or the swift...

16 November 20233 Thursday of week 32 in Ordinary Time Saint Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, St. Louis, MO Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingWisdom 7:22-8:1 ©Wisdom is a breath of the power of GodWithin Wisdom is a spirit intelligent, holy,unique, manifold, subtle,active, incisive, unsullied,lucid, invulnerable, benevolent, sharp,irresistible, beneficent, loving to man,steadfast, dependable, unperturbed,almighty, all-surveying,penetrating all intelligent, pureand most subtle spirits;for Wisdom is quicker to move than any motion;she is so pure, she pervades and permeates all things.She is a breath of the power of God,pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty;hence nothing impure can find...

15 November 2023 Wednesday of week 32 in Ordinary Time St. Albert the Great, Baldwin, PA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingWisdom 6:1-11 ©Kings, your power is a gift to you from the LordListen, kings, and understand;rulers of remotest lands, take warning;hear this, you who have thousands under your rule,who boast of your hordes of subjects.For power is a gift to you from the Lord,sovereignty is from the Most High;he himself will probe your acts and scrutinise your intentions.If, as administrators of his kingdom, you have not governed justlynor observed the law,nor behaved as God would have you...

14 November 2023 Tuesday of week 32 in Ordinary Time Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingWisdom 2:23-3:9 ©The souls of the virtuous are in the hands of GodGod made man imperishable,he made him in the image of his own nature;it was the devil’s envy that brought death into the world,as those who are his partners will discover.But the souls of the virtuous are in the hands of God,no torment shall ever touch them.In the eyes of the unwise, they did appear to die,their going looked like a disaster,their leaving us, like annihilation;but they are...

13 November 2023Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini on Monday of week 32 in Ordinary Time Shrine of Saint Frances Cabrini – New York, New York Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingWisdom 1:1-7 ©Seek the Lord in simplicity of heartLove virtue, you who are judges on earth,let honesty prompt your thinking about the Lord,seek him in simplicity of heart;since he is to be found by those who do not put him to the test,he shows himself to those who do not distrust him.But selfish intentions divorce from...

24 November 2022Thanksgiving Day on Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC Readings at Mass Year: C(II).There is no choice between ferial and memorial readings today, because all readings are proper to the memorial.First readingEcclesiasticus 50:22-24 ©And now bless the God of all things, the doer of great deeds everywhere, who has exalted our days from the womb and acted towards us in his mercy. May he grant us cheerful hearts and bring peace in our time, in Israel for ages on ages. May his mercy be faithfully with us, may he redeem...

11 November 2022Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop on Friday of week 32 in Ordinary Time St. Martin of Tours Parish, Louisville, KY Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading2 John 4-9 ©The commandment which you have heard since the beginning is to live a life of loveIt has given me great joy to find that your children have been living the life of truth as we were commanded by the Father. I am writing now, dear lady, not to give you any new commandment, but the one...

10 November 2022Saint Leo the Great, Pope, Doctor on Thursday of week 32 in Ordinary Time St. Leo the Great, Amherst, New York Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingPhilemon 7-20 ©He is a slave no longer, but a dear brother in the LordI am so delighted, and comforted, to know of your love; they tell me, brother, how you have put new heart into the saints. Now, although in Christ I can have no diffidence about telling you to do whatever is your duty, I am...

Wednesday 9 November 2022Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Feast The Archbasilica of the Most Holy Saviour and of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist in the Lateran Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(II).When a Feast of the Lord is celebrated on a weekday there is only one reading before the Gospel, which may be chosen from either the first or second reading.(This rule is not followed in the United States, so two separate readings are shown here).First readingEzekiel 47:1-2,8-9,12 ©Wherever the water flows, it will bring life and healthThe angel brought me to the entrance of the...

8 November 2022Tuesday of week 32 in Ordinary Time Father Grisolano Celebrates the Feast of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, St. Elizabeth of The Trinity Church, Chicago Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II).First readingTitus 2:1-8,11-14 ©You must preach the behaviour which goes with healthy doctrineIt is for you to preach the behaviour which goes with healthy doctrine. The older men should be reserved, dignified, moderate, sound in faith and love and constancy. Similarly, the older women should behave as though they were religious, with no scandal-mongering and no habitual wine-drinking – they are to be the teachers of the...

7 November 2022Monday of week 32 in Ordinary Time Blessed Francisco Palau feast, Badalona, Spain, 2019 Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II).First readingTitus 1:1-9 ©Appoint elders of irreproachable characterFrom Paul, servant of God, an apostle of Jesus Christ to bring those whom God has chosen to faith and to the knowledge of the truth that leads to true religion; and to give them the hope of the eternal life that was promised so long ago by God. He does not lie and so, at the appointed time, he revealed his decision, and, by the command of God our saviour,...

9 October 2022 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Altar of the Blessed Cardinal NewmanBrompron Oratory, London Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II).First reading2 Kings 5:14-17 ©Naaman the leper returned to Elisha and acknowledged the LordNaaman the leper went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, as Elisha had told him to do. And his flesh became clean once more like the flesh of a little child. Returning to Elisha with his whole escort, he went in and stood before him. ‘Now I know’ he said ‘that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel....

October 2nd 2022 Sunday of week 27 in ordinary time Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church in Łuków, Poland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingHabakkuk 1:2-3,2:2-4 ©The upright man will live by his faithfulnessHow long, O Lord, am I to cry for helpwhile you will not listen;to cry ‘Oppression!’ in your earand you will not save?Why do you set injustice before me,why do you look on where there is tyranny?Outrage and violence, this is all I see,all is contention, and discord flourishes.Then the Lord answered and said,‘Write the vision down,inscribe it on tabletsto be easily...

November 12, 2021 Saint Josaphat, Bishop, Martyr Friday of week 32 in Ordinary Time Saint Josaphat Catholic Church (Detroit, MI) high altar, with the Black Madonna, Sts. Aloysius & Anthony Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red.Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingWisdom 13:1-9 ©How have those who investigated the world been so slow to find its Master?Naturally stupid are all men who have not known Godand who, from the good things that are seen, have not been able to discover Him-who-is,or, by studying the works, have failed to recognise the Artificer.Fire however, or wind,...

November 11, 2021 Saint Martin of Tours, BishopThursday of week 32 in Ordinary Time St. Martin of Tours, Louisville, KY Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingWisdom 7:22-8:1 ©Wisdom is a breath of the power of GodWithin Wisdom is a spirit intelligent, holy,unique, manifold, subtle,active, incisive, unsullied,lucid, invulnerable, benevolent, sharp,irresistible, beneficent, loving to man,steadfast, dependable, unperturbed,almighty, all-surveying,penetrating all intelligent, pureand most subtle spirits;for Wisdom is quicker to move than any motion;she is so pure, she pervades and permeates all things.She is a breath of the power of God,pure emanation...

November 10, 2021 Saint Leo the Great, Pope, Doctor on Wednesday of week 32 in Ordinary TimeReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingWisdom 6:1-11 ©Kings, your power is a gift to you from the LordListen, kings, and understand;rulers of remotest lands, take warning;hear this, you who have thousands under your rule,who boast of your hordes of subjects.For power is a gift to you from the Lord,sovereignty is from the Most High;he himself will probe your acts and scrutinise your intentions.If, as administrators of his kingdom, you have not governed...

November 8th, 2021St. Paul Ngan of Vietnam St. John the Baptist church, Edmond, Oklahoma Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingWisdom 1:1-7 ©Seek the Lord in simplicity of heartLove virtue, you who are judges on earth,let honesty prompt your thinking about the Lord,seek him in simplicity of heart;since he is to be found by those who do not put him to the test,he shows himself to those who do not distrust him.But selfish intentions divorce from God;and Omnipotence, put to the test, confounds the foolish.No, Wisdom will never make its way into a crafty soulnor stay in a body that...

September 16th , 2021Saints Cornelius and Cyprian St. Cyprian's, Glentworth Street, London, UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Timothy 4:12-16 ©Be an example to all the believersDo not let people disregard you because you are young, but be an example to the believers in the way you speak and behave, and in your love, your faith and your purity. Make use of the time until I arrive by reading to the people, preaching and teaching. You have in you a spiritual gift which was given to...

November 13 2020 Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Thirty Second Thursday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 495 Reading 1 2 JN 4-9 [Chosen Lady:] I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth just as we were commanded by the Father. But now, Lady, I ask you, not as though I were writing a new commandment but the one we have had from the beginning: let us love one another. For this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, as you heard from the beginning, in which you should walk....