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9 March 2024 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Frances of Rome, Religious) Basilica of Santa Francesca Romana in Rome Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First readingHosea 5:15-6:6 ©What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocaustsThe Lord says this:They will search for me in their misery.‘Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us;he has struck us down, but he will bandage our wounds;after a day or two he will bring us back to life,on the third day he will raise usand we shall live...

20 November 2023 Monday of week 33 in Ordinary Time St Edmund's Parish, Bungay, UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First reading1 Maccabees 1:10-15,41-43,54-57,62-64 ©The persecution of Antiochus EpiphanesThere grew a sinful offshoot, Antiochus Epiphanes, son of King Antiochus; once a hostage in Rome, he became king in the one hundred and thirty-seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. It was then that there emerged from Israel a set of renegades who led many people astray. ‘Come,’ they said ‘let us reach an understanding with the pagans surrounding us, for since we separated ourselves from them many misfortunes...

18 November 2023 Saturday of week 32 in Ordinary Time St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Parish: A Personal Parish of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas. Staffed by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingWisdom 18:14-16,19:6-9 ©The Red Sea became an unimpeded wayWhen peaceful silence lay over all,and night had run the half of her swift course,down from the heavens, from the royal throne, leapt your all-powerful Word;into the heart of a doomed land the stern warrior leapt.Carrying your unambiguous command like a sharp sword,he stood, and filled the universe with death;he touched...

Saturday 25 March 2023 The Annunciation of the Lord Solemnity Annunciation of the Lord parish, Hamilton, ON, Canada Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First readingIsaiah 7:10-14,8:10 ©The maiden is with childThe Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord to the test.’ Then Isaiah said:‘Listen now, House of David:are you not satisfied with trying the patience of menwithout trying the patience of my God, too?The Lord himself, therefore,will give you...

Monday 20 March 2023Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary Solemnity St Joseph's Catholic Church, Upminster, UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First reading2 Samuel 7:4-5,12-14,16 ©The Lord will give him the throne of his ancestor DavidThe word of the Lord came to Nathan: ‘Go and tell my servant David, Thus the Lord speaks: “When your days are ended and you are laid to rest with your ancestors, I will preserve the offspring of your body after you and make his sovereignty secure. (It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will make...

18 March 2023Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Doctor) Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Catholic Church, Jamison, PA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingHosea 5:15-6:6 ©What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocaustsThe Lord says this:They will search for me in their misery.‘Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us;he has struck us down, but he will bandage our wounds;after a day or two he will bring us back to life,on the third day he will raise usand we shall...

14 November 2022 Monday of week 33 in Ordinary Time Church of St. Laurence O'Toole, Roundwood, Ireland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II).First readingApocalypse 1:1-4,2:1-5 ©Think what you were before you fell, and repentThis is the revelation given by God to Jesus Christ so that he could tell his servants about the things which are now to take place very soon; he sent his angel to make it known to his servant John, and John has written down everything he saw and swears it is the word of God guaranteed by Jesus Christ. Happy the man who reads this...

October 30th 2022 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Andrew's church, Krakow, Poland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingEcclesiasticus 35:12-14, 16-19 ©The humble man's prayer pierces the cloudsThe Lord is a judge who is no respecter of personages.He shows no respect of personages to the detriment of a poor man, he listens to the plea of the injured party.He does not ignore the orphan’s supplication, nor the widow’s as she pours out her story.The man who with his whole heart serves God will be accepted, his petitions will carry to the clouds.The humble man’s prayer pierces the clouds, until...

16 October 2022 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time St Hedwig Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II).First readingExodus 17:8-13 ©As long as Moses kept his arm raised, Israel had the advantageThe Amalekites came and attacked Israel at Rephidim. Moses said to Joshua, ‘Pick out men for yourself, and tomorrow morning march out to engage Amalek. I, meanwhile, will stand on the hilltop, the staff of God in my hand.’ Joshua did as Moses told him and marched out to engage Amalek, while Moses and Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill. As...

March 26th 2022 3rd Saturday of Lent St. Mary's parish, Alberta, Canada Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet First readingHosea 5:15-6:6 ©What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocaustsThe Lord says this:They will search for me in their misery.‘Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us;he has struck us down, but he will bandage our wounds;after a day or two he will bring us back to life,on the third day he will raise usand we shall live in his presence.Let us set ourselves to know the Lord;that he will come is...

November 15, 2021 Monday of week 33 in Ordinary Time Saint Albert the Great Church, Pittsburgh, PA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First reading1 Maccabees 1:10-15,41-43,54-57,62-64 ©The persecution of Antiochus EpiphanesThere grew a sinful offshoot, Antiochus Epiphanes, son of King Antiochus; once a hostage in Rome, he became king in the one hundred and thirty-seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. It was then that there emerged from Israel a set of renegades who led many people astray. ‘Come,’ they said ‘let us reach an understanding with the pagans surrounding us, for since we separated ourselves from them many misfortunes...

November 13, 2021 Saturday of week 32 in Ordinary Time St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church, El Paso, TX Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First readingWisdom 18:14-16,19:6-9 ©The Red Sea became an unimpeded wayWhen peaceful silence lay over all,and night had run the half of her swift course,down from the heavens, from the royal throne, leapt your all-powerful Word;into the heart of a doomed land the stern warrior leapt.Carrying your unambiguous command like a sharp sword,he stood, and filled the universe with death;he touched the sky, yet trod the earth.For, to keep your children from all harm,the whole creation, obedient to...

March 13 2021Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent St Leander's Church San Leandro, CA Liturgical Colour: Violet.First readingHosea 5:15-6:6 ©What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocaustsThe Lord says this:They will search for me in their misery.‘Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us;he has struck us down, but he will bandage our wounds;after a day or two he will bring us back to life,on the third day he will raise usand we shall live in his presence.Let us set ourselves to know the Lord;that he will come is...

November 16 2020 Memorial of Saint Margaret of Scotland and Memorial of Saint GertrudeThirty Third Monday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 497Reading 1 RV 1:1-4; 2:1-5 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show his servants what must happen soon. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who gives witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ by reporting what he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who listen to this prophetic message and heed what is written in it, for the...

November 14 2020 - Thirty Second Saturday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 496 Reading 1 3 JN 5-8 Beloved, you are faithful in all you do for the brothers and sisters, especially for strangers; they have testified to your love before the Church. Please help them in a way worthy of God to continue their journey. For they have set out for the sake of the Name and are accepting nothing from the pagans. Therefore, we ought to support such persons, so that we may be co-workers in the truth. Responsorial Psalm PS 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 R. Blessed the man who...

March 21 2020 Saturday of the Third Week of Lent Reading 1 Hos 6:1-6 “Come, let us return to the LORD, it is he who has rent, but he will heal us; he has struck us, but he will bind our wounds. He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will raise us up, to live in his presence. Let us know, let us strive to know the LORD; as certain as the dawn is his coming, and his judgment shines forth like the light of day! He will come to us like the rain,...

November 18 2019 Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63 [From the descendants of Alexander's officers]there sprang a sinful offshoot, Antiochus Epiphanes,son of King Antiochus, once a hostage at Rome.He became king in the year one hundred and thirty sevenof the kingdom of the Greeks. In those days there appeared in Israelmen who were breakers of the law,and they seduced many people, saying:"Let us go and make an alliance with the Gentiles all around us;since we separated from them, many evils have come upon us."The proposal was agreeable;some from among...

November 16 2019 Saturday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9 When peaceful stillness compassed everythingand the night in its swift course was half spent,Your all-powerful word, from heaven's royal thronebounded, a fierce warrior, into the doomed land,bearing the sharp sword of your inexorable decree.And as he alighted, he filled every place with death;he still reached to heaven, while he stood upon the earth. For all creation, in its several kinds, was being made over anew,serving its natural laws,that your children might be preserved unharmed.The cloud overshadowed their camp;and out of what had before...

October 27 2019 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Sir 35:12-14, 16-18 The LORD is a God of justice, who knows no favorites. Though not unduly partial toward the weak, yet he hears the cry of the oppressed. The Lord is not deaf to the wail of the orphan, nor to the widow when she pours out her complaint. The one who serves God willingly is heard; his petition reaches the heavens. The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds; it does not rest till it reaches its goal, nor will it withdraw till the Most High responds,...

October 20 2019 Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Ex 17:8-13 In those days, Amalek came and waged war against Israel.Moses, therefore, said to Joshua,"Pick out certain men,and tomorrow go out and engage Amalek in battle. I will be standing on top of the hillwith the staff of God in my hand." So Joshua did as Moses told him:he engaged Amalek in battleafter Moses had climbed to the top of the hill with Aaron and Hur.As long as Moses kept his hands raised up,Israel had the better of the fight,but when he let his hands rest,Amalek had the...