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8 June 2024The Immaculate Heart of Mary on Saturday of week 9 in Ordinary TimeSanctuary of Saint Jadwiga, Trzebnica, Wrocław Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading2 Timothy 4:1-8I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith; it is time for me to be goneBefore God and before Christ Jesus who is to be judge of the living and the dead, I put this duty to you, in the name of his Appearing and of his kingdom: proclaim the message and, welcome...

Friday 2 February 2024 The Presentation of the Lord Feast St. Cornelius Catholic Church, ChicagoReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).When a Feast of the Lord is celebrated on a weekday there is only one reading before the Gospel, which may be chosen from either the first or second reading.(This rule is not followed in the United States, so two separate readings are shown here).First readingMalachi 3:1-4 ©The Lord you are seeking will suddenly enter his TempleThe Lord God says this: Look, I am going to send my messenger to prepare a way before me. And the Lord you...

Monday 1 January 2024 Mary, the Holy Mother of God Solemnity Mary, Mother of God Parish, Scranton, PAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First readingNumbers 6:22-27 ©They are to call down my name on the sons of Israel, and I will bless themThe Lord spoke to Moses and said, ‘Say this to Aaron and his sons: “This is how you are to bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord let his face shine on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord uncover his...

Sunday 31 December 2023 The Holy Family Holy Family Catholic Church (Columbus, Ohio) Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First readingGenesis 15:1-6,21:1-3 ©Your heir shall be your own flesh and bloodThe word of the Lord was spoken to Abram in a vision, ‘Have no fear, Abram, I am your shield; your reward will be very great.’ ‘My Lord,’ Abram replied ‘what do you intend to give me? I go childless…’. Then Abram said, ‘See, you have given me no descendants; some man of my household will be my heir.’ And then this word of the Lord was spoken to...

Saturday 30 December 2023 6th day within the octave of Christmas The Roman Catholic church of St Mary and St Egwin in Evesham Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First reading1 John 2:12-17 ©Observance of the will of GodI am writing to you, my own children,whose sins have already been forgiven through his name;I am writing to you, fathers,who have come to know the onewho has existed since the beginning;I am writing to you, young men,who have already overcome the Evil One;I have written to you, children,because you already know the Father;I have written to you, fathers,because you have...

Friday 29 December 2023 5th day within the octave of Christmas (optional commemoration of Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop, Martyr) Saint Thomas Becket Catholic Church, Veneta, OregonReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First reading1 John 2:3-11 ©Anyone who loves his brother is living in the lightWe can be sure that we know Godonly by keeping his commandments.Anyone who says, ‘I know him’,and does not keep his commandments,is a liar,refusing to admit the truth.But when anyone does obey what he has said,God’s love comes to perfection in him.We can be sure that we are in Godonly when the one who claims...

Mmm dd, 2023 TITLE St. Anastasia , Troy, MIReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).These are the readings for the Vigil Mass, celebrated during the afternoon or evening of Christmas Eve.These are the readings for the Midnight Mass, celebrated during the night before Christmas Day.These are the readings for the Dawn Mass, celebrated at dawn on Christmas Day.These are the readings for the daytime Mass on Christmas Day.These are the readings for the Vigil Mass, celebrated during the afternoon or evening of Christmas Eve.First readingIsaiah 62:1-5 ©The bridegroom rejoices in his brideAbout Zion I will not be silent,about Jerusalem...

17 June 2023The Immaculate Heart of Mary on Saturday of week 10 in Ordinary TimeEcce Homo Shrine, KrakówReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading2 Corinthians 5:14-21 ©From now onwards we do not judge anyone by the standards of the fleshThe love of Christ overwhelms us when we reflect that if one man has died for all, then all men should be dead; and the reason he died for all was so that living men should live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was...

Thursday 2 February 2023The Presentation of the Lord Feast Presentation of the Lord Catholic Church, Montgomery, Texas Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).When a Feast of the Lord is celebrated on a weekday there is only one reading before the Gospel, which may be chosen from either the first or second reading.(This rule is not followed in the United States, so two separate readings are shown here).First readingMalachi 3:1-4 ©The Lord you are seeking will suddenly enter his TempleThe Lord God says this: Look, I am going to send my messenger to prepare a way before me. And the...

Sunday 1 January 2023Mary, the Holy Mother of God Solemnity Church of the Mother of God of Perpetual Help, Lviv, Ukraine Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First readingNumbers 6:22-27 ©They are to call down my name on the sons of Israel, and I will bless themThe Lord spoke to Moses and said, ‘Say this to Aaron and his sons: “This is how you are to bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord let his face shine on you and be gracious to you. May the...

Thursday 29 December 20225th day within the octave of Christmas (optional commemoration of Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop, Martyr) Shrine to Saint Thomas BecketCanterbury Cathedral, Kent, England Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First reading1 John 2:3-11 ©Anyone who loves his brother is living in the lightWe can be sure that we know Godonly by keeping his commandments.Anyone who says, ‘I know him’,and does not keep his commandments,is a liar,refusing to admit the truth.But when anyone does obey what he has said,God’s love comes to perfection in him.We can be sure that we are in Godonly when the one who claims...

Sunday 25 December 2022Christmas Day Solemnity Grotto of the Nativity, the Holy Land Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).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...

June 25th 2022 The immaculate heart of Mary St. Olav's cathedral, Trondheim, Norway Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White/font> Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingLamentations 2:2,10-14,18-19 ©Cry aloud to the Lord, daughter of ZionThe Lord has pitilessly destroyed all the homes of Jacob;in his displeasure he has shattered the strongholds of the daughter of Judah;he has thrown to the ground, he has left accursed the kingdom and its rulers.Mutely they sit on the ground, the elders of the daughter of Zion;they have put dust on their heads, and wrapped themselves in sackcloth.The virgins...

Wednesday 2 February 2022The Presentation of the Lord, feast St Cornelius Catholic Church, Richmond, CA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.When a Feast of the Lord is celebrated on a weekday there is only one reading before the Gospel, which may be chosen from either the first or second reading.(This rule is not followed in the United States, so two separate readings are shown here).First readingMalachi 3:1-4 ©The Lord you are seeking will suddenly enter his TempleThe Lord God says this: Look, I am going to send my messenger to prepare a way before me. And the Lord you are seeking...

January 1st, 2021 St. Florian's chapel, Sanok, Poland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White First readingNumbers 6:22-27 ©They are to call down my name on the sons of Israel, and I will bless themThe Lord spoke to Moses and said, ‘Say this to Aaron and his sons: “This is how you are to bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord let his face shine on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord uncover his face to you and bring you peace.”This is how they are...

Thursday 30 December 2021 6th day within the octave of Christmas St Mary and St Egwin Evesham, Worcestershire, UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First reading1 John 2:12-17 ©Observance of the will of GodI am writing to you, my own children,whose sins have already been forgiven through his name;I am writing to you, fathers,who have come to know the onewho has existed since the beginning;I am writing to you, young men,who have already overcome the Evil One;I have written to you, children,because you already know the Father;I have written to you, fathers,because you have come to know the onewho has existed...

December 29, 2021 5th day within the octave of Christmas St Thomas Becket Church, Lewisham, Australia Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First reading1 John 2:3-11 ©Anyone who loves his brother is living in the lightWe can be sure that we know Godonly by keeping his commandments.Anyone who says, ‘I know him’,and does not keep his commandments,is a liar,refusing to admit the truth.But when anyone does obey what he has said,God’s love comes to perfection in him.We can be sure that we are in Godonly when the one who claims to be living in himis living the same kind of life as...

December 26th, 2021 Feast of the Holy Family St. Anne's church, Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White First reading1 Samuel 1:20-22,24-28 ©This is the child I prayed for: he is made over to the Lord.Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son, and called him Samuel ‘since’ she said ‘I asked the Lord for him.’ When a year had gone by, the husband Elkanah went up again with all his family to offer the annual sacrifice to the Lord and to fulfil his vow. Hannah, however, did not go up, having said to her husband, ‘Not before the...

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...

June 12 , 2021The immaculate heart of Mary Church of the Immaculate heart of Mary, Singapore Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White >Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading2 Corinthians 5:14-21 ©From now onwards we do not judge anyone by the standards of the fleshThe love of Christ overwhelms us when we reflect that if one man has died for all, then all men should be dead; and the reason he died for all was so that living men should live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised to...