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27 January 2026 Tuesday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Basilica of St. Ursula, Cologne Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading2 Samuel 6:12-15,17-19David dances before the ark of the LordDavid went and brought the ark of God up from Obed-edom’s house to the Citadel of David with great rejoicing. When the bearers of the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fat sheep. And David danced whirling round before the Lord with all his might, wearing a linen loincloth round him. Thus David and all the House of Israel brought...

26 January 2026 Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops on Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time St. Titus Parish, Archdiocese of PhiladelphiaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaThe following reading is proper to the memorial, and must be used even if you have otherwise chosen to use the ferial readings.First reading2 Timothy 1:1-8Fan into a flame the gift God gave youFrom Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus in his design to promise life in Christ Jesus; to Timothy, dear child of mine,...

24 January 2026 Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor on Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary TimeSt. Francis de Sales Church; Purcellville, VA;Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 17, 19, 23-27David's lament over Saul and JonathanDavid returned from his rout of the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag. On the third day a man came from the camp where Saul had been, his garments torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and...

23 January 2026 Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Saint Marianne Cope parish, Solvay, NY Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Samuel 24:3-21I will not raise my hand against the Lord's anointedSaul took three thousand men chosen from the whole of Israel and went in search of David and his men east of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. He came to the sheepfolds along the route where there was a cave, and went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave; David’s men said to him,...

22 January 2026 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Tomb of St. Vincent Martyr (?) Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First reading1 Samuel 18:6-9,19:1-7Saul's envy and Jonathan's loyal friendshipOn their way back, as David was returning after killing the Philistine, the women came out to meet King Saul from all the towns of Israel, singing and dancing to the sound of tambourine and lyre and cries of joy; and as they danced the women sang:‘Saul has killed his thousands,and David his tens of thousands.’Saul was very...

21 January 2026 Saint Agnes, Virgin, Martyr on Wednesday of week 2 in Ordinary TimeChurch of Sant'Agnese in RomeReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Samuel 17:32-33,37,40-51David and GoliathDavid said to Saul, ‘Let no-one lose heart on his account; your servant will go and fight the Philistine.’ But Saul answered David, ‘You cannot go and fight the Philistine; you are only a boy and he has been a warrior from his youth.’ ‘The Lord who rescued me from the claws of lion and bear’ David said ‘will...

28 January 2025 Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Doctor on Tuesday of week 3 in Ordinary Time St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, CharlotteReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingHebrews 10:1-10Christ’s self-offering sanctifies usSince the Law has no more than a reflection of these realities, and no finished picture of them, it is quite incapable of bringing the worshippers to perfection, with the same sacrifices repeatedly offered year after year. Otherwise, the offering of them would have stopped, because the worshippers, when they had been purified once, would...

27 January 2025 Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Saint Angela Merici Catholic Church, Florissant, MissouriReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingHebrews 9:15,24-28Christ offers himself only once to take on the faults of manyChrist brings a new covenant, as the mediator, only so that the people who were called to an eternal inheritance may actually receive what was promised: his death took place to cancel the sins that infringed the earlier covenant. It is not as though Christ had entered a man-made sanctuary which was only modelled on the real one; but it was heaven itself, so...

24 January 2025 Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor on Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Saint Francis de Sales Oratory, St. Louis, MO Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingHebrews 8:6-13The first covenant is already oldWe have seen that Christ has been given a ministry of a far higher order, and to the same degree it is a better covenant of which he is the mediator, founded on better promises. If that first covenant had been without a fault, there would have been no...

23 January 2025 Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Saint Marianne Cope Parish, Solvay, NY Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingHebrews 7:25-8:6He has offered sacrifice once and for all by offering himselfThe power of Jesus to save is utterly certain, since he is living for ever to intercede for all who come to God through him. To suit us, the ideal high priest would have to be holy, innocent and uncontaminated, beyond the influence of sinners, and raised up above the heavens; one who would not need to offer sacrifices every day, as the other high...

Mmm dd, 2025 TITLE Saint Marianne Cope Parish, Solvay, NY Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingHebrews 7:25-8:6He has offered sacrifice once and for all by offering himselfThe power of Jesus to save is utterly certain, since he is living for ever to intercede for all who come to God through him. To suit us, the ideal high priest would have to be holy, innocent and uncontaminated, beyond the influence of sinners, and raised up above the heavens; one who would not need to offer sacrifices every day, as the other high priests do for their own sins...

9 June 2024 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time Iona Abbey, Scotland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingGenesis 3:9-15'I was afraid because I was naked, and I hid'The Lord God called to the man after he had eaten of the tree. ‘Where are you?’ he asked. ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden;’ he replied ‘I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.’ ‘Who told you that you were naked?’ he asked ‘Have you been eating of the tree I forbade you to eat?’ The man replied, ‘It was the woman you put with...

23 January 2024 Tuesday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Saint Marianne Cope Parish, Lakeland, NY Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading2 Samuel 6:12-15,17-19 ©David dances before the ark of the LordDavid went and brought the ark of God up from Obed-edom’s house to the Citadel of David with great rejoicing. When the bearers of the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fat sheep. And David danced whirling round before the Lord with all his might, wearing a linen loincloth round him. Thus David and all the House of...

22 January 2024 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Saint Vincent Martyr, Madison, NJ Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First reading2 Samuel 5:1-7,10 ©'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel'All the tribes of Israel then came to David at Hebron. ‘Look’ they said ‘we are your own flesh and blood. In days past when Saul was our king, it was you who led Israel in all their exploits; and the Lord said to you, “You are the man who shall be shepherd of my people...

20 January 2024 Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary Time San Fabian church, San Fabian, Philippines Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading2 Samuel 1:1-4,11-12,17,19,23-27 ©David's lament over Saul and JonathanDavid returned from his rout of the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag. On the third day a man came from the camp where Saul had been, his garments torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and did homage. ‘Where do you come from?’ David asked him. ‘I have escaped from the Israelite camp’ he said. David said...

19 January 2024 Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Turku Cathedral, FinlandReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading1 Samuel 24:3-21 ©I will not raise my hand against the Lord's anointedSaul took three thousand men chosen from the whole of Israel and went in search of David and his men east of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. He came to the sheepfolds along the route where there was a cave, and went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave; David’s men said to him, ‘Today is...

18 January 2024 Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Church of St. Margaret, Sappada, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading1 Samuel 18:6-9,19:1-7 ©Saul's envy and Jonathan's loyal friendshipOn their way back, as David was returning after killing the Philistine, the women came out to meet King Saul from all the towns of Israel, singing and dancing to the sound of tambourine and lyre and cries of joy; and as they danced the women sang:‘Saul has killed his thousands,and David his tens of thousands.’Saul was very angry; the incident was not to his liking. ‘They have given...

17 January 2024 Saint Antony, Abbot on Wednesday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Saint Antony the Abbot, Brooksville, FL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Samuel 17:32-33,37,40-51 ©David and GoliathDavid said to Saul, ‘Let no-one lose heart on his account; your servant will go and fight the Philistine.’ But Saul answered David, ‘You cannot go and fight the Philistine; you are only a boy and he has been a warrior from his youth.’ ‘The Lord who rescued me from the claws of lion and...

24 January 2023Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor on Tuesday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Saint Francis de Sales Oratory, Saint Louis, Missouri Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingHebrews 10:1-10 ©Christ’s self-offering sanctifies usSince the Law has no more than a reflection of these realities, and no finished picture of them, it is quite incapable of bringing the worshippers to perfection, with the same sacrifices repeatedly offered year after year. Otherwise, the offering of them would have stopped, because the worshippers, when they had...

23 January 2023Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Saint Marianne Cope parish, Solvay, NY Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingHebrews 9:15,24-28 ©Christ offers himself only once to take on the faults of manyChrist brings a new covenant, as the mediator, only so that the people who were called to an eternal inheritance may actually receive what was promised: his death took place to cancel the sins that infringed the earlier covenant. It is not as though Christ had entered a man-made sanctuary which was only modelled on the real one; but it was heaven itself, so that...