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Wednesday 24 August 2022 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle Feast The Basilica of Saint Bartholomew, Rome Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: C(II).First readingApocalypse 21:9-14 ©He showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God out of heavenThe angel came to speak to me, and said, ‘Come here and I will show you the bride that the Lamb has married.’ In the spirit, he took me to the top of an enormous high mountain and showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God out of heaven. It had all the radiant glory of God and glittered like some precious...

16 January 2022 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Church of Our Lady of Health, dedicated to St. Joseph Vaz, Sancoale, Goa, India Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First readingIsaiah 62:1-5 ©The bridegroom rejoices in his brideAbout Zion I will not be silent,about Jerusalem I will not grow weary,until her integrity shines out like the dawnand her salvation flames like a torch.The nations then will see your integrity,all the kings your glory,and you will be called by a new name,one which the mouth of the Lord will confer.You are to be a crown of splendour in the hand of the Lord,a princely...

January 3rd, 2021 The Most Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral of the Most Holy Name, Mumbai, India Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White The readings shown here are for places where the Epiphany is celebrated on Sunday 2 January.First reading1 John 3:22-4:6 ©The Son of God has come and given us the power to know the true GodWhatever we ask God,we shall receive,because we keep his commandmentsand live the kind of life that he wants.His commandments are these:that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christand that we love one anotheras he told us to.Whoever keeps his commandmentslives in...

January 2nd, 2021 2nd Sunday of Christmas St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Jacksonville, Florida Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White First readingEcclesiasticus 24:1-2,8-12 ©From eternity, in the beginning, God created wisdomWisdom speaks her own praises, in the midst of her people she glories in herself.She opens her mouth in the assembly of the Most High, she glories in herself in the presence of the Mighty One;‘Then the creator of all things instructed me, and he who created me fixed a place for my tent.He said, “Pitch your tent in Jacob, make Israel your inheritance.”From eternity, in the beginning, he created me, and...

Friday 31 December 2021 7th day within the octave of Christmas St. Sylvester - Gulf Breeze, FL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First reading1 John 2:18-21 ©You have been anointed by the Holy OneChildren, these are the last days;you were told that an Antichrist must come,and now several antichrists have already appeared;we know from this that these are the last days.Those rivals of Christ came out of our own number, but they had never really belonged;if they had belonged, they would have stayed with us;but they left us, to prove that not one of themever belonged to us.But you have...

Saturday 25 December 2021 Nativity, Solemnity Alter of the Nativity, Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.Readings for the Vigil Mass, celebrated during the afternoon or evening before Christmas DayReadings for the Midnight Mass, celebrated during the night before Christmas DayReadings for the Dawn Mass, celebrated at dawn on Christmas DayReadings for the daytime Mass on Christmas DayReadings for the Vigil Mass, celebrated during the afternoon or evening before Christmas Day:First readingIsaiah 62:1-5 ©The bridegroom rejoices in his brideAbout Zion I will not be silent,about Jerusalem I will not grow weary,until her integrity shines out like the...

September 29, 2021 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels The altar at St. Raphael Church in Rockville, MD Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingDaniel 7:9-10,13-14 ©His robe was white as snowAs I watched:Thrones were set in placeand one of great age took his seat.His robe was white as snow,the hair of his head as pure as wool.His throne was a blaze of flames,its wheels were a burning fire.A stream of fire poured out,issuing from his presence.A thousand thousand waited on him,ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.A court was heldand the books were opened.I gazed into the visions of...

August 24th , 2021Memorial of St. Bartholomew, Apostle to the gentiles in Armenia and Western India St. Paul's Church, Tarsus, Turkey Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red First readingApocalypse 21:9-14 ©He showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God out of heavenThe angel came to speak to me, and said, ‘Come here and I will show you the bride that the Lamb has married.’ In the spirit, he took me to the top of an enormous high mountain and showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God out of heaven. It had all the radiant glory of...

January 17 2021 Memorial of St. Fursey of Ireland Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, Georgia Lectionary 65Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First reading1 Samuel 3:3-10,19 ©'Speak, Lord, your servant is listening'Samuel was lying in the sanctuary of the Lord, where the ark of God was, when the Lord called, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ He answered, ‘Here I am.’ Then he ran to Eli and said, ‘Here I am, since you called me.’ Eli said, ‘I did not call. Go back and lie down.’ So he went and lay down. Once again the Lord called, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Samuel got up and went to...

January 05 2021 Memorial of Saint John Neumann, Bishop National shrine of Saint John Neumann, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA . Lectionary 213Readings at MassThe readings shown here are for places where the Epiphany is celebrated on Wednesday 6 January.If you are celebrating the Epiphany on Sunday 3 January this year, the readings are at the bottom after the text in maroonLiturgical Colour: White.First reading1 John 3:11-21 ©Our love is to be something real and activeThis is the messageas you heard it from the beginning:that we are to love one another;not to be like Cain, who belonged to the Evil Oneand cut...

January 2 2021 Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena – Mondéjar, Spain Reading I1 Jn 2:22-28Beloved: Who is the liar? Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist. Anyone who denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.Let what you heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son and in...

December 31 2020 The Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas St. Francis Xavier Church, Cincinnati . Lectionary204Reading 1 1 JN 2:18-21 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that the antichrist was coming,so now many antichrists have appeared. Thus we know this is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not really of our number;if they had been, they would have remained with us. Their desertion shows that none of them was of our number. But you have the anointing that comes from the Holy One,and you all have knowledge. I...

December 13 2020 Third Sunday of Advent Altar of St. Anthony's shrine, Boston, USA Lectionary 8Reading 1 IS 61:1-2A, 10-11The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, to announce a year of favor from the LORD and a day of vindication by our God.I rejoice heartily in the LORD, in my God is the joy of my soul; for he has clothed me with a robe of...

September 29, 2020 Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels Reading 1 DN 7:9-10, 13-14 As I watched: Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne. His clothing was bright as snow, and the hair on his head as white as wool; His throne was flames of fire, with wheels of burning fire. A surging stream of fire flowed out from where he sat; Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him, and myriads upon myriads attended him. The court was convened, and the books were opened. As the visions during the night continued, I saw One...

August 24 2020 Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle Lectionary: 629 Reading 1 RV 21:9B-14 The angel spoke to me, saying,“Come here.I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”He took me in spirit to a great, high mountainand showed me the holy city Jerusalemcoming down out of heaven from God.It gleamed with the splendor of God.Its radiance was like that of a precious stone,like jasper, clear as crystal.It had a massive, high wall,with twelve gates where twelve angels were stationedand on which names were inscribed,the names of the twelve tribes of the children...

January 19 2020 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Is 49:3, 5-6 The LORD said to me: You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory. Now the LORD has spoken who formed me as his servant from the womb, that Jacob may be brought back to him and Israel gathered to him; and I am made glorious in the sight of the LORD, and my God is now my strength! It is too little, the LORD says, for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and restore the survivors of...

January 4 2020 Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious Reading 1 1 Jn 3:7-10 Children, let no one deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous. Whoever sins belongs to the Devil, because the Devil has sinned from the beginning. Indeed, the Son of God was revealed to destroy the works of the Devil. No one who is begotten by God commits sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot sin because he is begotten by God. In this way, the children of God and the children of the Devil...

January 3 2020 Christmas Weekday Reading 1 1 JN 2:29–3:6 If you consider that God is righteous, you also know that everyone who acts in righteousness is begotten by him. See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see...

January 2 2020 Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church Reading 1 1 JN 2:22-28 Beloved: Who is the liar? Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist. Anyone who denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well. Let what you heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this...

December 31 2019 The Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas Reading 1 1 Jn 2:18-21 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that the antichrist was coming,so now many antichrists have appeared. Thus we know this is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not really of our number;if they had been, they would have remained with us. Their desertion shows that none of them was of our number. But you have the anointing that comes from the Holy One,and you all have knowledge. I write to you not because...