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26 September 2023 Tuesday of week 25 in Ordinary Time Basilica of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Rome Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingEzra 6:7-8,12,14-20 ©Darius king of Persia pays for the rebuilding of the Temple of GodKing Darius wrote to the satrap of Transeuphrates and his colleagues: ‘Leave the high commissioner of Judah and the elders of the Jews to work on this Temple of God; they are to rebuild this Temple of God on its ancient site. This, I decree, is how you must assist the elders of the Jews in the reconstruction of this Temple...

25 September 2023 Monday of week 25 in Ordinary Time San Fermín de los Navarros, Madrid Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingEzra 1:1-6 ©Cyrus king of Persia frees the Jews to return to JerusalemIn the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfil the word of the Lord that was spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord roused the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to issue a proclamation and to have it publicly displayed throughout his kingdom: ‘Thus speaks Cyrus king of Persia, “The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the...

23 September 2023 Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest on Saturday of week 24 in Ordinary Time The altar of Padre Pio's church in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Timothy 6:13-16 ©I put to you the duty of doing all that you have been toldBefore God the source of all life and before Christ, who spoke up as a witness for the truth in front of Pontius Pilate, I put to you the duty of doing all that you...

22 September 2023 Friday of week 24 in Ordinary Time St. Emmeram Basilica, Regensburg Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First reading1 Timothy 6:2-12 ©We brought nothing into the world and can take nothing out of itThis is what you are to teach the brothers to believe and persuade them to do. Anyone who teaches anything different, and does not keep to the sound teaching which is that of our Lord Jesus Christ, the doctrine which is in accordance with true religion, is simply ignorant and must be full of self-conceit – with a craze for questioning everything and...

20 September 2022Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Priest, and Paul Chong Hasang, and their Companions, Martyrs on Tuesday of week 25 in Ordinary Time St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church, Baltimore Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: C(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingProverbs 21:1-6,10-13 ©On wickedness and virtueLike flowing water is the heart of the king in the hand of the Lord, who turns it where he pleases.A man’s conduct may strike him as upright, the Lord, however, weighs the heart.To act virtuously and with justice is more pleasing to the...

September 19th 2022 Monday of week 25 in ordinary time Church of Mary, Queen of Poland, in Zamosc, Poland / Parafia pw. Matki Bożej Królowej Polski w ZamościuReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingProverbs 3:27-34 ©The Lord blesses the home of the virtuousMy son, do not refuse a kindness to anyone who begs it, if it is in your power to perform it.Do not say to your neighbour, ‘Go away! Come another time! I will give it you tomorrow’, if you can do it now.Do not plot harm against your neighbour as he lives unsuspecting next door.Do not pick a...

September 17th 2022 Saturday of week 24 in ordinary time Church of St. Catherine, Zamość, PolandAutorstwa <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MaKa~commonswiki" title="User:MaKa~commonswiki">MaKa~commonswiki</a> - <span class="int-own-work" lang="pl">Praca własna</span>, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First reading1 Corinthians 15:35-37,42-49 ©The resurrected body is heavenly by natureSomeone may ask, ‘How are dead people raised, and what sort of body do they have when they come back?’ They are stupid questions. Whatever you sow in the ground has to die before it is given new life and the thing that you sow is not what is going to come; you sow a bare grain,...

16 September 2022Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs on Friday of week 24 in Ordinary Time The Catholic Community of Sts. James, Cornelius & Cyprian St. Mason, MI Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: C(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Corinthians 15:12-20 ©If Christ has not been raised, your belief is uselessNow if Christ raised from the dead is what has been preached, how can some of you be saying that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, Christ himself cannot have been...

September 20th , 2021Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Taegon and Paul Chong Hasang - Korean martyrs Shrine of St. Andrew Kim, Bulacan, Philippines Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: red Readings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingEzra 1:1-6 ©Cyrus king of Persia frees the Jews to return to JerusalemIn the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfil the word of the Lord that was spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord roused the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to issue a proclamation and to have it publicly displayed throughout his kingdom: ‘Thus speaks Cyrus king of Persia,...

September 18, 2021 Saturday of week 24 in Ordinary Time Basilica of St. Joseph of Cupertino Osimo, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First reading1 Timothy 6:13-16 ©I put to you the duty of doing all that you have been toldBefore God the source of all life and before Christ, who spoke up as a witness for the truth in front of Pontius Pilate, I put to you the duty of doing all that you have been told, with no faults or failures, until the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,who at the due time will be revealedby God, the blessed...

September 17th , 2021Saint Lambert of Maastricht St. Paul's Cathedral, Liege, Belgium Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First reading1 Timothy 6:2-12 ©We brought nothing into the world and can take nothing out of itThis is what you are to teach the brothers to believe and persuade them to do. Anyone who teaches anything different, and does not keep to the sound teaching which is that of our Lord Jesus Christ, the doctrine which is in accordance with true religion, is simply ignorant and must be full of self-conceit – with a craze for questioning everything and arguing about words. All...

September 22, 2020 Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 PRV 21:1-6, 10-13 Like a stream is the king’s heart in the hand of the LORD; wherever it pleases him, he directs it. All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes, but it is the LORD who proves hearts. To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Haughty eyes and a proud heart– the tillage of the wicked is sin. The plans of the diligent are sure of profit, but all rash haste leads certainly...

September 19 2020 Saturday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Twenty-fourth Saturday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 448 Reading 1 1 COR 15:35-37, 42-49 Brothers and sisters: Someone may say, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come back?”You fool! What you sow is not brought to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body that is to be but a bare kernel of wheat, perhaps, or of some other kind. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown corruptible; it is raised incorruptible. It is sown dishonorable;...

September 1 82020 Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Twenty-fourth Friday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 447 Reading 1 1 COR 15:12-20 Brothers and sisters: If Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then empty too is our preaching; empty, too, your faith. Then we are also false witnesses to God, because we testified against God that he raised Christ, whom he did not...

March 12 2020 Thursday of the Second Week of Lent Reading 1 Jer 17:5-10 Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the LORD. He is like a barren bush in the desert that enjoys no change of season, But stands in a lava waste, a salt and empty earth. Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD. He is like a tree planted beside the waters that stretches out its roots to the stream: It fears...

September 24 2019 Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 EzR 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20 King Darius issued an order to the officialsof West-of-Euphrates:“Let the governor and the elders of the Jewscontinue the work on that house of God;they are to rebuild it on its former site.I also issue this decreeconcerning your dealing with these elders of the Jewsin the rebuilding of that house of God:From the royal revenue, the taxes of West-of-Euphrates,let these men be repaid for their expenses, in full and without delay.I, Darius, have issued this decree;let it be carefully executed.” The elders of...

September 23 2019 Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest Reading 1 Ezr 1:1-6 In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia,in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah,the LORD inspired King Cyrus of Persiato issue this proclamation throughout his kingdom,both by word of mouth and in writing:"Thus says Cyrus, king of Persia:'All the kingdoms of the earththe LORD, the God of heaven, has given to me,and he has also charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem,which is in Judah.Therefore, whoever among you belongs to any part of his people,let him go...

September 20 2019 Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs Reading 1 1 Tm 6:2c-12 Beloved:Teach and urge these things.Whoever teaches something differentand does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christand the religious teachingis conceited, understanding nothing,and has a morbid disposition for arguments and verbal disputes.From these come envy, rivalry, insults, evil suspicions,and mutual friction among people with corrupted minds,who are deprived of the truth,supposing religion to be a means of gain.Indeed, religion with contentment is a great gain.For we brought nothing into the world,just as we shall...

September 25, 2018 Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Prv 21:1-6, 10-13 Like a stream is the king's heart in the hand of the LORD;wherever it pleases him, he directs it. All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes,but it is the LORD who proves hearts. To do what is right and justis more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Haughty eyes and a proud heart–the tillage of the wicked is sin. The plans of the diligent are sure of profit,but all rash haste leads certainly to poverty. Whoever makes...

September 24, 2018 Monday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Prv 3:27-34 Refuse no one the good on which he has a claimwhen it is in your power to do it for him.Say not to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,tomorrow I will give,” when you can give at once. Plot no evil against your neighbor,against one who lives at peace with you.Quarrel not with a man without cause,with one who has done you no harm. Envy not the lawless manand choose none of his ways:To the LORD the perverse one is an abomination,but with the...