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28 March 2024Maundy ThursdayMission Basilica San Juan Capistrano's Grand Retablo, San Juan Capistrano, CaliforniaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).These are the readings for the morning Chrism Mass.These are the readings for the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper.These are the readings for the morning Chrism Mass.First readingIsaiah 61:1-3,6,8-9 ©The Lord has anointed meThe spirit of the Lord has been given to me,for the Lord has anointed me.He has sent me to bring good news to the poor,to bind up hearts that are broken;to proclaim liberty to captives,freedom to those in prison;to proclaim a year of favour from the...

4 March 2024 Monday of the 3rd week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Casimir) Church of St. Casimir Jagiellon, main altar, Kraków, Poland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First reading2 Kings 5:1-15 ©There were many lepers in Israel, but only Naaman, the Syrian, was curedNaaman, army commander to the king of Aram, was a man who enjoyed his master’s respect and favour, since through him the Lord had granted victory to the Aramaeans. But the man was a leper. Now on one of their raids, the Aramaeans had carried off from the land of Israel a little girl...

6 September 2023 Wednesday of week 22 in Ordinary Time Saint Begga's Collegiate Church, Andenne, Belgium Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingColossians 1:1-8 ©The message of the truth has reached you and is spreading all over the worldFrom Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy to the saints in Colossae, our faithful brothers in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. We have never failed to remember you in our prayers and to give thanks for you to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus...

5 September 2023 Tuesday of week 22 in Ordinary Time St. Teresa of Calcutta Church, Limerick, PA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First reading1 Thessalonians 5:1-6,9-11 ©Keep strengthening one anotherYou will not be expecting us to write anything to you, brothers, about ‘times and seasons’, since you know very well that the Day of the Lord is going to come like a thief in the night. It is when people are saying, ‘How quiet and peaceful it is’ that the worst suddenly happens, as suddenly as labour pains come on a pregnant woman; and there will be no...

4 September 2023 Monday of week 22 in Ordinary Time Saint Rose of Viterbo Church and Convent, Santiago de Queretaro, MexicoReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First reading1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 ©Do not grieve about those who have died in JesusWe want you to be quite certain, brothers, about those who have died, to make sure that you do not grieve about them, like the other people who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and that it will be the same for those who have died in Jesus: God will bring them with him. We...

6 April 2023Maundy Thursday St. Sixtus Church, Schliersee, Upper Bavaria Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Here are the readings for the morning Chrism MassHere are the readings for the evening Mass of the Lord's SupperHere are the readings for the morning Chrism Mass:First readingIsaiah 61:1-3,6,8-9 ©The Lord has anointed meThe spirit of the Lord has been given to me,for the Lord has anointed me.He has sent me to bring good news to the poor,to bind up hearts that are broken;to proclaim liberty to captives,freedom to those in prison;to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord,a day of vengeance...

13 March 2023Monday of the 3rd week of Lent St. Leander Church, San Leandro, CA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First reading2 Kings 5:1-15 ©There were many lepers in Israel, but only Naaman, the Syrian, was curedNaaman, army commander to the king of Aram, was a man who enjoyed his master’s respect and favour, since through him the Lord had granted victory to the Aramaeans. But the man was a leper. Now on one of their raids, the Aramaeans had carried off from the land of Israel a little girl who had become a servant of Naaman’s wife. She...

31 August 2022Wednesday of week 22 in Ordinary Time St Aidan of Lindisfarne, East Acton, London Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II).First reading1 Corinthians 3:1-9 ©Neither the planter nor the waterer matters, only God, who makes things growBrothers, I myself was unable to speak to you as people of the Spirit: I treated you as sensual men, still infants in Christ. What I fed you with was milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it; and indeed, you are still not ready for it since you are still unspiritual. Isn’t that obvious from all the jealousy...

30 August 2022Tuesday of week 22 in Ordinary Time The remains of Saint Narcisa de Jesús rest in her sanctuary located in the Nobol canton, Ecuador, her homeland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II).First reading1 Corinthians 2:10-16 ©The Spirit reaches even the depths of GodThe Spirit reaches the depths of everything, even the depths of God. After all, the depths of a man can only be known by his own spirit, not by any other man, and in the same way the depths of God can only be known by the Spirit of God. Now instead of the spirit...

14 April 2022 Maundy Thursday Minor Basilica of St Lydwine of Schiedam. Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.Here are the readings for the morning Chrism MassHere are the readings for the evening Mass of the Lord's SupperHere are the readings for the morning Chrism Mass:First readingIsaiah 61:1-3,6,8-9 ©The Lord has anointed meThe spirit of the Lord has been given to me,for the Lord has anointed me.He has sent me to bring good news to the poor,to bind up hearts that are broken;to proclaim liberty to captives,freedom to those in prison;to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord,a day of vengeance...

21 March 2022 Monday of the 3rd week of Lent St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church, Fairfield, North Dakota Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet.First reading2 Kings 5:1-15 ©There were many lepers in Israel, but only Naaman, the Syrian, was curedNaaman, army commander to the king of Aram, was a man who enjoyed his master’s respect and favour, since through him the Lord had granted victory to the Aramaeans. But the man was a leper. Now on one of their raids, the Aramaeans had carried off from the land of Israel a little girl who had become a servant of Naaman’s...

March 6th 2022 First Sunday of Lent Catholic church of St. Olga of Russia, Moscow, Russia / Католическая церковь святой Ольги Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingDeuteronomy 26:4-10 ©The creed of the Chosen PeopleMoses said to the people: ‘The priest shall take the pannier from your hand and lay it before the altar of the Lord your God. Then, in the sight of the Lord your God, you must make this pronouncement: ‘“My father was a wandering Aramaean. He went down into Egypt to find refuge there, few in numbers; but there he became a nation, great, mighty, and...

January 30th, 2021 St. Matthew's Cathedral, Khartoum, SudanReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingJeremiah 1:4-5,17-19 ©'I have appointed you prophet to the nations'In the days of Josiah, the word of the Lord was addressed to me, saying:‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;before you came to birth I consecrated you;I have appointed you as prophet to the nations.‘So now brace yourself for action.Stand up and tell themall I command you.Do not be dismayed at their presence,or in their presence I will make you dismayed.‘I, for my part, today will make youinto a fortified city,a pillar of iron,and...

January 6th, 2021 St. Mary's Cathedral and Basilica, seat of the Syro-Malabar diocese in Kochi, Kerala. Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White The readings shown here are for places where the Epiphany is celebrated on Sunday 2 January. First reading1 John 4:19-5:4 ©Anyone who loves God must also love his brotherWe are to love,because God loved us first.Anyone who says, ‘I love God’,and hates his brother,is a liar,since a man who does not love the brother that he can seecannot love God, whom he has never seen.So this is the commandment that he has given us,that anyone who loves God must...

September 3rd , 2021Memorial of St. Anthony Ishida, Japanese martyr and St. Gregory the Great, Pope & Doctor of the Church Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan (Nagasaki) Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingColossians 1:15-20 ©All things were created through Christ and for ChristChrist Jesus is the image of the unseen Godand the first-born of all creation,for in him were createdall things in heaven and on earth:everything visible and everything invisible,Thrones, Dominations, Sovereignties, Powers –all things were created through him and for him.Before anything was...

September 1st , 2021Memorial of Bl. Michael Ghebre of Ethiopia Kidane Mehret Catholic Church, Eritrea Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingColossians 1:1-8 ©The message of the truth has reached you and is spreading all over the worldFrom Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy to the saints in Colossae, our faithful brothers in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. We have never failed to remember you in our prayers and to give thanks for you to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ever since...

August 31st , 2021Memorial of Bl. Edward Shelley, English martyr Basilica of Notre Dame d'Afrique, Algiers, Algeria Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First reading1 Thessalonians 5:1-6,9-11 ©Keep strengthening one anotherYou will not be expecting us to write anything to you, brothers, about ‘times and seasons’, since you know very well that the Day of the Lord is going to come like a thief in the night. It is when people are saying, ‘How quiet and peaceful it is’ that the worst suddenly happens, as suddenly as labour pains come on a pregnant woman; and there will be no way for...

August 30th , 2021Memorial of Bl. Edward Shelley, English martyr 13th century church of the Holy Sepulchre, Warminghurst, Sussex, UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First reading1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 ©Do not grieve about those who have died in JesusWe want you to be quite certain, brothers, about those who have died, to make sure that you do not grieve about them, like the other people who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and that it will be the same for those who have died in Jesus: God will bring them with him. We can tell...

April 01 2021 Maundy Thursday / Holy Thursday / Dies Cenae Domini Saint Eugenia's Church, Stockholm, Sweden Lectionary 260First readingIsaiah 61:1-3,6,8-9 ©The Lord has anointed meThe spirit of the Lord has been given to me,for the Lord has anointed me.He has sent me to bring good news to the poor,to bind up hearts that are broken;to proclaim liberty to captives,freedom to those in prison;to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord,a day of vengeance for our God,to comfort all those who mourn and to give themfor ashes a garland;for mourning robe the oil of gladness,for despondency, praise.But you, you...

March 08 2021 Memorial of St. John of God, religious Sacred Heart Church, Bahrain Lectionary 236Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet.First reading2 Kings 5:1-15 ©There were many lepers in Israel, but only Naaman, the Syrian, was curedNaaman, army commander to the king of Aram, was a man who enjoyed his master’s respect and favour, since through him the Lord had granted victory to the Aramaeans. But the man was a leper. Now on one of their raids, the Aramaeans had carried off from the land of Israel a little girl who had become a servant of Naaman’s wife. She said to...