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30 August 2024 Friday of week 21 in Ordinary Time Sanctuary in honor of the Ecuadorian saint Narcisa de Jesús Martillo, Nobol, Equador Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading1 Corinthians 1:17-25We preach a crucified Christ, the power and wisdom of GodChrist did not send me to baptise, but to preach the Good News, and not to preach that in the terms of philosophy in which the crucifixion of Christ cannot be expressed. The language of the cross may be illogical to those who are not on the way to salvation, but those of us who are on the...

29 August 2024 The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist on Thursday of week 21 in Ordinary Time St. John the Baptist Church in Newburgh, Indiana Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Corinthians 1:1-9You have been enriched in many ways in ChristI, Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle, together with brother Sosthenes, send greetings to the church of God in Corinth, to the holy people of Jesus Christ, who are called to take their place among all the saints everywhere who pray to...

28 August 2024 Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor on Wednesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time Cathedral of St. Augustine, St. Augustine, FL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading2 Thessalonians 3:6-10,16-18We worked night and day not to be a burden on youIn the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we urge you, brothers, to keep away from any of the brothers who refuses to work or to live according to the tradition we passed on to you. You know how you are supposed to imitate us:...

27 August 2024 Saint Monica on Tuesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time St. Monica's Church, Manhattan, NY Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading2 Thessalonians 2:1-3,14-17Stand firm and keep the traditions we have taught youTo turn, brothers, to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we shall all be gathered round him: please do not get excited too soon or alarmed by any prediction or rumour or any letter claiming to come from us, implying that the Day of the Lord has already...

26 August 2024 Monday of week 21 in Ordinary Time Monument to Saint Teresa Jornet, in Valencia, next to a nursing home for the Little Sisters of the Abandoned ElderlyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading2 Thessalonians 1:1-5,11-12We thank God for your faith and your loveFrom Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonika which is in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; wishing you grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We feel we must be continually thanking God for you, brothers; quite rightly, because your faith is growing so...

Saturday 24 August 2024 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle FeastSt. Bartholomew's Church, New York CityReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: B(II).First readingApocalypse 21:9-14He 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 jewel of crystal-clear...

23 August 2024 Friday of week 20 in Ordinary Time Saint Rose of Lima, Murfreesboro, TNReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingEzekiel 37:1-14A vision of Israel's death and resurrectionThe hand of the Lord was laid on me, and he carried me away by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley, a valley full of bones. He made me walk up and down among them. There were vast quantities of these bones on the ground the whole length of the valley; and they were quite dried up. He said to me,...

22 August 2024 Our Lady, Mother and Queen on Thursday of week 20 in Ordinary Time Altar "Our Lady Queen of Angels", Old Mission Church, Los Angeles, California Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingEzekiel 36:23-28I will remove the heart of stone from your bodies and give you a heart of fleshThe word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows: ‘I mean to display the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned among them. And...

21 August 2024 Saint Pius X, Pope on Wednesday of week 20 in Ordinary Time Church of Saint Pius X Scarsdale, NY Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingEzekiel 34:1-11An oracle against bad and selfish shepherdsThe word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows: ‘Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘“Shepherds, the Lord says this: Trouble for the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Shepherds ought to feed their flock, yet you have fed on milk,...

20 August 2024 Saint Bernard, Abbot, Doctor on Tuesday of week 20 in Ordinary Time St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Scottsdale, AZ Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingEzekiel 28:1-10Against the arrogance of the king of TyreThe word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows, ‘Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre, “The Lord says this:Being swollen with pride,you have said: I am a god;I am sitting on the throne of God,surrounded by the seas.Though you are a man and not a god,you consider...

18 August 2024 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time San Alberto Hurtado parish, Las Condes, ChileReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingProverbs 9:1-6Wisdom builds her house and invites all to eat her bread thereWisdom has built herself a house, she has erected her seven pillars,she has slaughtered her beasts, prepared her wine, she has laid her table.She has despatched her maidservants and proclaimed from the city’s heights:‘Who is ignorant? Let him step this way.’ To the fool she says,‘Come and eat my bread, drink the wine I have prepared!Leave your folly and you will live, walk in the ways...

16 August 2024 Friday of week 19 in Ordinary Time St. Stephen's Basilica, BudapestReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingEzekiel 16:1-15,60,63I clothed you with my own splendour but you made yourself a prostituteThe word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows, ‘Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her filthy crimes. Say, “The Lord says this: By origin and birth you belong to the land of Canaan. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. At birth, the very day you were born, there was no one to cut your navel-string, or wash you in...

Thursday, 15 August 2024 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Solemnity Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish Church, Brookline, Massachusetts MA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.These readings are for the day of the feast itself.These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.First reading1 Chronicles 15:3-4,15-16,16:1-2They brought in the ark of God and put it inside the tent that David had pitched for itDavid gathered all Israel together to bring the ark of God up to the place he had...

14 August 2024 Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr on Wednesday of week 19 in Ordinary Time St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Scarborough, ME Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingEzekiel 9:1-7,10:18-22The cross marks the foreheads of all who are pureAs I, Ezekiel, listened, God shouted, ‘Come here, you scourges of the city, and bring your weapons of destruction.’ Immediately six men advanced from the upper north gate, each holding a deadly weapon. In the middle of them was a man in white, with a scribe’s ink horn...

13 August 2024 Tuesday of week 19 in Ordinary Time Church of San Ponziano, in RomeReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingEzekiel 2:8-3:4He gave me the scroll to eat and it was as sweet as honeyI, Ezekiel, heard a voice speaking. It said, ‘You, son of man, listen to the words I say; do not be a rebel like that rebellious set. Open your mouth and eat what I am about to give you.’ I looked. A hand was there, stretching out to me and holding a scroll. He unrolled it in front of me; it was written...

11 August 2024 19th Sunday in Ordinary TimeSaint Clare of Assisi, Surprise, AZReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading1 Kings 19:4-8The angel gives Elijah food to reach the mountain of GodElijah went into the wilderness, a day’s journey, and sitting under a furze bush wished he were dead. ‘O Lord,’ he said ‘I have had enough. Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.’ Then he lay down and went to sleep. But an angel touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat.’ He looked round, and there at his head was a scone baked on...

9 August 2024 Friday of week 18 in Ordinary Time St. Edith Stein Monastery, Brooklyn, NYReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingNahum 2:1,3,3:1-3,6-7Israel restored; Nineveh ruinedSee, over the mountains the messenger hurries!‘Peace!’ he proclaims.Judah, celebrate your feasts,carry out your vows,for Belial will never pass through you again;he is utterly annihilated.Yes, the Lord is restoring the vineyard of Jacoband the vineyard of Israel.For the plunderers had plundered them,they had broken off their branches.Woe to the city soaked in blood,full of lies,stuffed with booty,whose plunderings know no end!The crack of the whip!The rumble of wheels!Galloping horse,jolting chariot,charging cavalry,flash of swords,gleam...

8 August 2024 Saint Dominic, Priest on Thursday of week 18 in Ordinary Time St. Dominic Church in Brick, New JerseyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingJeremiah 31:31-34I will write my Law in their heartsSee, the days are coming – it is the Lord who speaks – when I will make a new covenant with the House of Israel (and the House of Judah), but not a covenant like the one I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand to...

7 August 2024 Wednesday of week 18 in Ordinary Time Second altar and reliquary statue of Sant'Alberto degli Abati in silver, Basilica-sanctuary of Maria Santissima Annunziata in Trapani, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingJeremiah 31:1-7You shall be rebuilt, virgin of IsraelI will be the God of all the clans of Israel – it is the Lord who speaks – they shall be my people.The Lord says this:They have found pardon in the wilderness,those who have survived the sword.Israel is marching to his rest.The Lord has appeared to him from afar:I have loved you with an everlasting...

Mmm dd, 2024 Monday of week 18 in Ordinary Time St. Ulrich and Afra, Augsburg, BayernReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingJeremiah 28:1-17Jeremiah and the lying prophet HananiahAt the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah in the fifth month of the fourth year, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, a Gibeonite, spoke as follows to Jeremiah in the Temple of the Lord in the presence of the priests and of all the people. ‘The Lord, the God of Israel, says this, “I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. In two years’ time...