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14 February 2025 Saints Cyril, monk, and Methodius, Bishop on Friday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Shiner, TXReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingGenesis 3:1-8The fall of manThe serpent was the most subtle of all the wild beasts that the Lord God had made. It asked the woman, ‘Did God really say you were not to eat from any of the trees in the garden?’ The woman answered the serpent, ‘We may eat the fruit of the trees in the...

13 February 2025 Thursday of week 5 in Ordinary TimeConvent of St Vincent in Prato, TuscanyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingGenesis 2:18-25Man and wife become one bodyThe Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him a helpmate.’ So from the soil the Lord God fashioned all the wild beasts and all the birds of heaven. These he brought to the man to see what he would call them; each one was to bear the name the man would give it. The man gave names to all the cattle,...

12 February 2025 Wednesday of week 5 in Ordinary TimeSt. Eulalia - Winchester, MAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingGenesis 2:4-9,15-17The Lord God fashioned man out of dustAt the time when the Lord God made earth and heaven there was as yet no wild bush on the earth nor had any wild plant yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth, nor was there any man to till the soil. However, a flood was rising from the earth and watering all the surface of the soil. The Lord God fashioned man of...

11 February 2025 Tuesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Mosaics in the Church of Santa Prassede in Rome, commissioned by Pope Paschal IReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingGenesis 1:20-2:4'Let us make man in our own image'God said, ‘Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth within the vault of heaven.’ And so it was. God created great sea-serpents and every kind of living creature with which the waters teem, and every kind of winged creature. God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, ‘Be fruitful, multiply, and fill...

1 September 2024 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Altar of Repose at Saint Giles, ChicagoReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingDeuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8Observe these laws and customs, that you may have lifeMoses said to the people: ‘Now, Israel, take notice of the laws and customs that I teach you today, and observe them, that you may have life and may enter and take possession of the land that the Lord the God of your fathers is giving you. You must add nothing to what I command you, and take nothing from it, but keep the commandments of the Lord...

9 February 2024 Friday of week 5 in Ordinary Time St. Apollonia Church, Elst, NetherlandsReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading1 Kings 11:29-32,12:19 ©Solomon is unfaithful; the Lord moderates his wrathOne day when Jeroboam had gone out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah of Shiloh accosted him on the road. Ahijah was wearing a new cloak; the two of them were in the open country by themselves. Ahijah took the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve strips, saying to Jeroboam, ‘Take ten strips for yourself, for thus the Lord speaks, the God of Israel, “I am...

8 February 2024 Thursday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Sanctuary St. Girolamo Emiliani - Vercurago - Lecco - Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading1 Kings 11:4-13 ©For the sake of my servant David, I will leave you one tribeWhen Solomon grew old his wives swayed his heart to other gods; and his heart was not wholly with the Lord his God as his father David’s had been. Solomon became a follower of Astarte, the goddess of the Sidonians, and of Milcom, the Ammonite abomination. He did what was displeasing to the Lord, and was not...

7 February 2024 Wednesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Relics of Saint Richard the Pilgrim, Basilica di San Frediano, LuccaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading1 Kings 10:1-10 ©The Queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of SolomonThe fame of Solomon having reached the queen of Sheba, she came to test him with difficult questions. She brought immense riches to Jerusalem with her, camels laden with spices, great quantities of gold, and precious stones. On coming to Solomon, she opened her mind freely to him; and Solomon had an answer for all her questions, not one of...

6 February 2024 Saints Paul Miki and his Companions, Martyrs on Tuesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Church of Sint-Amandus in Aspelare (Ninove), BelgiumReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Kings 8:22-23,27-30 ©'Listen to the prayer your servant makes in this place'In the presence of the whole assembly of Israel, Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord and, stretching out his hands towards heaven, said, ‘O Lord, God of Israel, not in heaven above nor on earth beneath is there such a God as you,...

10 February 2023Saint Scholastica, Virgin on Friday of week 5 in Ordinary Time St. Scholastica, Erie, Colorado Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingGenesis 3:1-8 ©The fall of manThe serpent was the most subtle of all the wild beasts that the Lord God had made. It asked the woman, ‘Did God really say you were not to eat from any of the trees in the garden?’ The woman answered the serpent, ‘We may eat the fruit of the trees in the garden. But of the fruit of...

9 February 2023Thursday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Church of St. Apollonia, Mezzolombardo, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingGenesis 2:18-25 ©Man and wife become one bodyThe Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him a helpmate.’ So from the soil the Lord God fashioned all the wild beasts and all the birds of heaven. These he brought to the man to see what he would call them; each one was to bear the name the man would give it. The man gave names to all the cattle,...

8 February 2023Wednesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time St. Gerolamo Emiliani Sanctuary, Vercurago, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingGenesis 2:4-9,15-17 ©The Lord God fashioned man out of dustAt the time when the Lord God made earth and heaven there was as yet no wild bush on the earth nor had any wild plant yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth, nor was there any man to till the soil. However, a flood was rising from the earth and watering all the surface of the soil. The Lord God fashioned...

7 February 2023Tuesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time St. Richard, Jackson MS Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingGenesis 1:20-2:4 ©'Let us make man in our own image'God said, ‘Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth within the vault of heaven.’ And so it was. God created great sea-serpents and every kind of living creature with which the waters teem, and every kind of winged creature. God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, ‘Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas; and let the birds multiply...

12 February 2022 Saturday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Crypt of St. Eulalia of Barcelona, Barcelona Cathedral Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First reading1 Kings 12:26-32,13:33-34 ©The prophecy of the separation of IsraelJeroboam thought to himself, ‘As things are, the kingdom will revert to the House of David. If this people continues to go up to the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem to offer sacrifices, the people’s heart will turn back again to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will put me to death.’ So the king thought this over and then made two golden calves; he...

11 February 2022 Friday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Altar of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes Quezon City, Philippines Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First reading1 Kings 11:29-32,12:19 ©Solomon is unfaithful; the Lord moderates his wrathOne day when Jeroboam had gone out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah of Shiloh accosted him on the road. Ahijah was wearing a new cloak; the two of them were in the open country by themselves. Ahijah took the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve strips, saying to Jeroboam, ‘Take ten strips for yourself, for thus the Lord...

10 February 2022 Saint Scholastica, Virgin on Thursday of week 5 in Ordinary Time St. Scholastica Monastery Chapel, Chicago Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Kings 11:4-13 ©For the sake of my servant David, I will leave you one tribeWhen Solomon grew old his wives swayed his heart to other gods; and his heart was not wholly with the Lord his God as his father David’s had been. Solomon became a follower of Astarte, the goddess of the Sidonians, and of Milcom, the Ammonite abomination. He did what...

9 February 2022Wednesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time St. Apollonia, Großhau, Germany Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First reading1 Kings 10:1-10 ©Solomon prays to the Lord in the TempleThe fame of Solomon having reached the queen of Sheba, she came to test him with difficult questions. She brought immense riches to Jerusalem with her, camels laden with spices, great quantities of gold, and precious stones. On coming to Solomon, she opened her mind freely to him; and Solomon had an answer for all her questions, not one of them was too obscure for the king to expound. When the queen...

8 February 2022 Tuesday of week 5 in Ordinary TimeSt. Gerolamo Emiliani Sanctuary, Somasca, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First reading1 Kings 8:22-23,27-30 ©'Listen to the prayer your servant makes in this place'In the presence of the whole assembly of Israel, Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord and, stretching out his hands towards heaven, said, ‘O Lord, God of Israel, not in heaven above nor on earth beneath is there such a God as you, true to your covenant and your kindness towards your servants when they walk wholeheartedly in your way. Yet will God really live with...

September 5th , 2021Memorial of St. Teresa of Calcutta St. John the Baptist Engelberg, Arkansas Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingIsaiah 35:4-7 ©The blind shall see, the deaf hear, the dumb sing for joySay to all faint hearts,‘Courage! Do not be afraid.Look, your God is coming,vengeance is coming,the retribution of God;he is coming to save you.’Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,the ears of the deaf unsealed,then the lame shall leap like a deerand the tongues of the dumb sing for joy;for water gushes in the desert,streams in the wasteland,the scorched earth becomes a lake,the parched land...

August 29th , 2021Memorial of Bl. Richard Herst, English martyr St. Wilfrid's church, Preston, Lancashire, UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingDeuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8 ©Observe these laws and customs, that you may have lifeMoses said to the people: ‘Now, Israel, take notice of the laws and customs that I teach you today, and observe them, that you may have life and may enter and take possession of the land that the Lord the God of your fathers is giving you. You must add nothing to what I command you, and take nothing from it, but keep the commandments of the...