Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Reading I Am 2:6-10, 13-16 Thus says the LORD: For three crimes of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke my word; Because they sell the just man for silver, and the poor man for a pair of sandals. They trample the heads of the weak into the dust of the earth, and force the lowly out of the way. Son and father go to the same prostitute, profaning my holy name. Upon garments taken in pledge they recline beside any altar; And the wine of those who have been fined they drink in the house of their god. Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorites before them, who were as tall as the cedars, and as strong as the oak trees. I destroyed their fruit above, and their roots beneath. It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, and who led you through the desert for forty years, to occupy the land of the Amorites. Beware, I will crush you into the ground as a wagon crushes when laden with sheaves. Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong man shall not retain his strength; The warrior shall not save his life, nor the bowman stand his ground; The swift of foot shall not escape, nor the horseman save his life. And the most stouthearted of warriors shall flee naked on that day, says the LORD. Responsorial Psalm 50:16bc-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23 R. (22a) Remember this, you who never think of God. “Why do you recite my statutes, and profess my covenant with your mouth, Though you hate discipline and cast my words behind you?” R. Remember this, you who never think of God. “When you see a thief, you keep pace with him, and with adulterers you throw in your…
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading I 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21 The LORD said to Elijah: “You shall anoint Elisha, son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah, as prophet to succeed you.” Elijah set out and came upon Elisha, son of Shaphat, as he was plowing with…
Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings for the The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Memorial Reading I Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 The Lord has consumed without pity all the dwellings of Jacob; He has torn down in his anger the fortresses of daughter…
Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Reading I Ez 34:11-16 Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will look after and tend my sheep. As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. I will…
Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Readings for the Vigil Readings for the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Reading I Is 49:1-6 Hear me, O coastlands, listen, O distant peoples. The LORD called me from birth, from my mother’s womb…
Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Readings for the Mass during the Day Readings for the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Reading I Jer 1:4-10 In the days of King Josiah, the word of the LORD came to me, saying: Before…
Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Readings for the Vigil Readings for the Mass during the Day Vigil Mass Mass during the Day – – – Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997,…
Wednesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
Reading I 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3 The high priest Hilkiah informed the scribe Shaphan, “I have found the book of the law in the temple of the LORD.” Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. Then the scribe…
Memorial of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, religious Reading I 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36 Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent envoys to Hezekiah with this message: “Thus shall you say to Hezekiah, king of Judah: ‘Do not let…
Monday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
Reading I 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18 Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, occupied the whole land and attacked Samaria, which he besieged for three years. In the ninth year of Hoshea, king of Israel the king of Assyria took Samaria, and…