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January 10 2021 The Baptism of the Lord Christ in majesty, Florence Baptisery, Visit Florence Lectionary 216Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingIsaiah 55:1-11 ©Come to me and your soul will live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with youThus says the Lord:Oh, come to the water all you who are thirsty;though you have no money, come!Buy corn without money, and eat,and, at no cost, wine and milk.Why spend money on what is not bread,your wages on what fails to satisfy?Listen, listen to me, and you will have good things to eatand rich food to enjoy.Pay attention, come to me;listen,...

January 09 2021 Saturday after Epiphany St. Thomas Church, Thrissur, Kerala, India . First reading1 John 4:11-18 ©As long as we love one another God's love will be complete in usMy dear people,since God has loved us so much,we too should love one another.No one has ever seen God;but as long as we love one anotherGod will live in usand his love will be complete in us.We can know that we are living in himand he is living in usbecause he lets us share his Spirit.We ourselves saw and we testifythat the Father sent his Sonas saviour of the world.If...

January 08 2021 Friday after Epiphany St. Joseph's Cathedral, Tehran, Iran . Lectionary 216Readings if at local parish, Epiphany celebrated on Sunday the 3rdFirst reading1 John 4:7-10 ©Let us love one another, since love comes from GodMy dear people,let us love one anothersince love comes from Godand everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.Anyone who fails to love can never have known God,because God is love.God’s love for us was revealedwhen God sent into the world his only Sonso that we could have life through him;this is the love I mean:not our love for God,but God’s love...

Fr. Pavone remains steadfast in his support of President Trump and offers a beautiful prayer. Video is a bit long but at least listen to the prayer.

January 07 2021 Memorial of Saint Raymond of Peñafort, priest Tomb of Saint Raymond of Penafort, Cathedral of Barcelona, Spaint By Didier Descouens - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, link to picture The readings shown here are for places where the Epiphany is celebrated on Wednesday 6 JanuaryLiturgical Colour: White.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...

January 06 2021 The Epiphany of the Lord Epiphany of the Lord Catholic, Katy, Texas . The 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 then the readings are at the bottomLiturgical Colour: White.These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feastThese readings are for the day of the feast itselfThese readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast:First readingIsaiah 60:1-6 ©Above you the glory of the Lord appearsArise, shine out, Jerusalem, for your...

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 04 2021 Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, religious National shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg, Maryland . The 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 then these are not the right readings. To see the right readings, you need to set this web site to use your own local calendar. Lectionary 212Reading I1 John 3:7-10 No-one sins who has been begotten by God My children, do not let anyone lead you astray:to live a holy lifeis to be...

January 03 2021 The Epiphany of the Lord Epiphany Catholic Church, Chicago, USA https://www.epiphanyarchchicago.org/ Lectionary 20Reading IIs 60:1-6Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the LORD shines, and over you appears his glory. Nations shall walk by your light, and kings by your shining radiance. Raise your eyes and look about; they all gather and come to you: your sons come from afar, and your daughters in the arms of their nurses.Then you shall be radiant...

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...

January 01 2021 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Kościół Matki Bożej Krółowej Aniołów (Church of Mary queen of angels), Warsaw, Poland . Lectionary 18Reading 1NM 6:22-27The LORD said to Moses: “Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them: The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace! So shall they invoke my name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them.”Responsorial PsalmPs 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8R/...

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 30 2020 The Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas St. Teresa's Church, Hong Kong . Lectionary203Reading 1 1 JN 2:12-17I am writing to you, children, because your sins have been forgiven for his name’s sake.I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning.I am writing to you, young men, because you have conquered the Evil One.I write to you, children, because you know the Father.I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning.I write to you, young men, because you are strong and the word of God...

December 29 2020 The Fifth Day in the Octave of ChristmasOptional Memorial of Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr St. Thomas Beckett Shrine, Canterbury Cathedral Reading 1 1 JN 2:3-11Beloved: The way we may be sure that we know Jesus is to keep his commandments. Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: whoever claims to abide in him...

December 28 2020 Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth, Israel Britchi Mirela, ISRAEL, Nazareth Catholic Church Annunciation (interior 26)(Heritage sites in Israel with unknown IDs) Lectionary 698Reading 1 1 JN 1:5—2:2Beloved: This is the message that we have heard from Jesus Christ and proclaim to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” while we continue to walk in darkness, we lie and do not act in truth. But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, then...

ByCeline RyanonDecember 14, 2020 Pope Francis has teamed up with a member of the Rothschild family and multiple multinational corporations including Mastercard and Bank of America, to ensure the creation of a new, global economic system. The “Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican, founded by Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, launched Tuesday, with a proclamation promising that the council “answers the challenge by Pope Francis to apply principles of morality to business and investment practices” The press release included a quote from its Rothschild founder, who explained that “Capitalism has created enormous global prosperity, but it has also left...

December 27 2020 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Sagrada Familia Church, Barcelona, Spain from visitBarcelona - http://barcelonasights.blogspot.com/2011/01/visit-la-sagrada-familia-for-free.html Lectionary 17Reading 1 SIR 3:2-6, 12-14 God sets a father in honor over his children; a mother’s authority he confirms over her sons. Whoever honors his father atones for sins, and preserves himself from them. When he prays, he is heard; he stores up riches who reveres his mother. Whoever honors his father is gladdened by children, and, when he prays, is heard. Whoever reveres his father will live a long life; he who obeys his father brings comfort to...

December 26 2020 Feast of Saint Stephen, first martyr Abbey of the Dormition, Jerusalem, Israel (where St. Stephen's remains are interred By Tango7174 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26453619 Lectionary 696Reading 1 ACTS 6:8-10; 7:54-59 Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people. Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen, Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and people from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and debated with Stephen, but they could not withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at...

December 25 2020 The Nativity of the Lord Church of the Nativity, Bethlehelm, Israel Lectionary 13Reading 1 Is 62:1-5For Zion’s sake I will not be silent,for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet,until her vindication shines forth like the dawnand her victory like a burning torch.Nations shall behold your vindication,and all the kings your glory;you shall be called by a new namepronounced by the mouth of the LORD.You shall be a glorious crown in the hand of the LORD,a royal diadem held by your God.No more shall people call you “Forsaken,”or your land “Desolate,”but you shall be called “My Delight,”and...

December 24 2020 Thursday in the Fourth Week of Advent - Mass in the Morning St. Stephens Basilica – Budapest, Hungary Reading 1 2 SM 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16 When King David was settled in his palace, and the LORD had given him rest from his enemies on every side, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God dwells in a tent!” Nathan answered the king, “Go, do whatever you have in mind, for the LORD is with you.” But that night the LORD spoke to Nathan and...