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27 February 2025 Thursday of week 7 in Ordinary TimeSt. Gregory of Narek Armenian Church, Cleveland OhioReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingEcclesiasticus 5:1-10Do not delay your return to the LordDo not give your heart to your money, or say, ‘With this I am self-sufficient.’Do not be led by your appetites and energy to follow the passions of your heart.And do not say, ‘Who has authority over me?’ for the Lord will certainly be avenged on you.Do not say, ‘I sinned, and what happened to me?’ for the Lord’s forbearance is long.Do not be so sure of forgiveness...

26 February 2025 Wednesday of week 7 in Ordinary TimeCOLEGIO PAULA MONTALReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingEcclesiasticus 4:12-22Whoever loves wisdom loves lifeWisdom brings up her own sons, and cares for those who seek her.Whoever loves her loves life, those who wait on her early will be filled with happiness.Whoever holds her close will inherit honour, and wherever he walks the Lord will bless him.Those who serve her minister to the Holy One, and the Lord loves those who love her.Whoever obeys her judges aright, and whoever pays attention to her dwells secure.If he trusts himself to her...

25 February 2025 Tuesday of week 7 in Ordinary Time Church of San Zaccaria, Chapel of San Tarasio, Venice, CastelloReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingEcclesiasticus 2:1-11The chosen are tested like gold in the fireMy son, if you aspire to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for an ordeal.Be sincere of heart, be steadfast, and do not be alarmed when disaster comes.Cling to him and do not leave him, so that you may be honoured at the end of your days.Whatever happens to you, accept it, and in the uncertainties of your humble state, be patient,since gold is tested in...

24 February 2025 Monday of week 7 in Ordinary Time St. Matthias Church, Budapest, HungaryReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingEcclesiasticus 1:1-10Before all other things, wisdom was createdAll wisdom is from the Lord, and it is his own for ever.The sand of the sea and the raindrops, and the days of eternity, who can assess them?The height of the sky and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss, who can probe them?Before all other things wisdom was created, shrewd understanding is everlasting.For whom has the root of wisdom ever been uncovered? Her resourceful ways,...

29 September 202426th Sunday in Ordinary TimeCatholic University of America, Saint Michael the Archangel chapel, Washington, DCReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingNumbers 11:25-29If only the whole people of the Lord were prophets!The Lord came down in the Cloud. He spoke with Moses, but took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the spirit came on them they prophesied, but not again. Two men had stayed back in the camp; one was called Eldad and the other Medad. The spirit came down on them; though they had not gone to...

22 September 2024 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Emmeram Basilica, RegensburgReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingWisdom 2:12,17-20The wicked prepare to ambush the just manThe godless say to themselves:‘Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man, since he annoys usand opposes our way of life,reproaches us for our breaches of the lawand accuses us of playing false to our upbringing.‘Let us see if what he says is true,let us observe what kind of end he himself will have.If the virtuous man is God’s son, God will take his partand rescue him from the clutches of his...

23 May 2024 Thursday of week 7 in Ordinary Time Shrine of Saint William of Perth — Rochester CathedralReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingJames 5:1-6 ©The Lord hears the cries of those you have cheatedAn answer for the rich. Start crying, weep for the miseries that are coming to you. Your wealth is all rotting, your clothes are all eaten up by moths. All your gold and your silver are corroding away, and the same corrosion will be your own sentence, and eat into your body. It was a burning fire that you stored up as your...

22 May 2024 Wednesday of week 7 in Ordinary Time Basilica of Santa Rita da CasciaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingJames 4:13-17 ©You cannot know what will happen tomorrowHere is the answer for those of you who talk like this: ‘Today or tomorrow, we are off to this or that town; we are going to spend a year there, trading, and make some money.’ You never know what will happen tomorrow: you are no more than a mist that is here for a little while and then disappears. The most you should ever say is: ‘If it is...

21 May 2024 Tuesday of week 7 in Ordinary Time Our Lady of Mercy and St Godric, Durham, UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingJames 4:1-10 ©Resist the devil and he will run awayWhere do these wars and battles between yourselves first start? Isn’t it precisely in the desires fighting inside your own selves? You want something and you haven’t got it; so you are prepared to kill. You have an ambition that you cannot satisfy; so you fight to get your way by force. Why you don’t have what you want is because you don’t pray...

25 February 2024 2nd Sunday of Lent Seventh ecumenical council, Icon, 17th century, Novodevichy Convent, MoscowReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First readingGenesis 22:1-2,9-13,15-18 ©The sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faithGod put Abraham to the test. ‘Abraham, Abraham’ he called. ‘Here I am’ he replied. ‘Take your son,’ God said ‘your only child Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him as a burnt offering, on a mountain I will point out to you.’ When they arrived at the place God had pointed out to him, Abraham built an altar there,...

21 February 2023Tuesday of week 7 in Ordinary Time St. Peter Damian Church, Bartlett, IL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingEcclesiasticus 2:1-11 ©The chosen are tested like gold in the fireMy son, if you aspire to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for an ordeal.Be sincere of heart, be steadfast, and do not be alarmed when disaster comes.Cling to him and do not leave him, so that you may be honoured at the end of your days.Whatever happens to you, accept it, and in the uncertainties of your humble state, be patient,since gold is tested in the fire, and...

20 February 2023Monday of week 7 in Ordinary Time The Basilica of Our Lady of Fátima, Portugal Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingEcclesiasticus 1:1-10 ©Before all other things, wisdom was createdAll wisdom is from the Lord, and it is his own for ever.The sand of the sea and the raindrops, and the days of eternity, who can assess them?The height of the sky and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss, who can probe them?Before all other things wisdom was created, shrewd understanding is everlasting.For whom has the root of wisdom ever been uncovered?...

18 February 2023Saturday of week 6 in Ordinary Time Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara Pilgrim Center, Kerala, India Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingHebrews 11:1-7 ©It is by faith that we understand that the world was created by one word from GodOnly faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of the realities that at present remain unseen. It was for faith that our ancestors were commended. It is by faith that we understand that the world was created by one word from God, so that no apparent cause can account for the things...

24 February 2022Thursday of week 7 in Ordinary Time St. Matthias Church, Budapest, Hungary Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First readingJames 5:1-6 ©The Lord hears the cries of those you have cheatedAn answer for the rich. Start crying, weep for the miseries that are coming to you. Your wealth is all rotting, your clothes are all eaten up by moths. All your gold and your silver are corroding away, and the same corrosion will be your own sentence, and eat into your body. It was a burning fire that you stored up as your treasure for the last days. Labourers mowed...

February 23rd, 2022 St. Polycarp, bishop and Martyr St. Francis Xavier, Cincinnati, OhioReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingJames 4:13-17 ©You cannot know what will happen tomorrowHere is the answer for those of you who talk like this: ‘Today or tomorrow, we are off to this or that town; we are going to spend a year there, trading, and make some money.’ You never know what will happen tomorrow: you are no more than a mist that is here for a little while and then disappears. The most...

21 February 2022 Monday of week 7 in Ordinary Time St Peter Damian Catholic Church, Bartlett IL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First readingJames 3:13-18 ©Show wisdom and avoid ambitionIf there are any wise or learned men among you, let them show it by their good lives, with humility and wisdom in their actions. But if at heart you have the bitterness of jealousy, or a self-seeking ambition, never make any claims for yourself or cover up the truth with lies – principles of this kind are not the wisdom that comes down from above: they are only earthly, animal and...

19 February 2022 Saturday of week 6 in Ordinary Time Benevento Cathedral, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First readingJames 3:1-10 ©The tongue cannot be tamedOnly a few of you, my brothers, should be teachers, bearing in mind that those of us who teach can expect a stricter judgement. After all, every one of us does something wrong, over and over again; the only man who could reach perfection would be someone who never said anything wrong – he would be able to control every part of himself. Once we put a bit into the horse’s mouth, to make it do...

September 26th , 2021 All Saints Church, Los Angeles, CA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingNumbers 11:25-29 ©If only the whole people of the Lord were prophets!The Lord came down in the Cloud. He spoke with Moses, but took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the spirit came on them they prophesied, but not again. Two men had stayed back in the camp; one was called Eldad and the other Medad. The spirit came down on them; though they had not gone to the Tent, their names were enrolled...

September 19th , 2021Memorial of St. Emily de Rodat St. Espirit Cathedral, Istanbul, Turkey Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingWisdom 2:12,17-20 ©The wicked prepare to ambush the just manThe godless say to themselves:‘Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man, since he annoys usand opposes our way of life,reproaches us for our breaches of the lawand accuses us of playing false to our upbringing.‘Let us see if what he says is true,let us observe what kind of end he himself will have.If the virtuous man is God’s son, God will take his partand rescue him from the clutches...

August 6, 2021 The Transfiguration of the Lord Church of the Transfiguration, Mount Tabor 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.First readingDaniel 7:9-10,13-14 ©His robe was white as snowAs I watched:Thrones were set in placeand one of great age took his seat.His robe was white as snow,the hair of his head as pure as wool.His throne was a blaze of flames,its wheels were a burning fire.A stream of fire poured out,issuing from his...