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30 May 2026 Saturday of week 8 in Ordinary Time St Joan of Arc Catholic Church - Las VegasReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingJude 1:17,20-25Use your most holy faith as your foundationRemember, my dear friends, what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ told you to expect. You must use your most holy faith as your foundation and build on that, praying in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves within the love of God and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you eternal life. When there are some who have doubts reassure them;...

29 May 2026 Friday of week 8 in Ordinary Time The Basilica of St Maximin in ProvenceReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Peter 4:7-13Each of you has received a special graceEverything will soon come to an end, so, to pray better, keep a calm and sober mind. Above all, never let your love for each other grow insincere, since love covers over many a sin. Welcome each other into your houses without grumbling. Each one of you has received a special grace, so, like good stewards responsible for all these different graces of God, put yourselves at...

28 May 2026 Thursday of week 8 in Ordinary TimeSaint Bernard de Menthon, Ferrette, FranceReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Peter 2:2-5,9-12You are a royal priesthood, a people set apartYou are new born, and, like babies, you should be hungry for nothing but milk – the spiritual honesty which will help you to grow up to salvation – now that you have tasted the goodness of the Lord. He is the living stone, rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him; set yourselves close to him so that you too, the holy priesthood that...

27 May 2026 Wednesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time St. Augustine of Canterbury Parish, TorontoReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Peter 1:18-25You were ransomed by the precious blood of Christ, the spotless lambRemember, the ransom that was paid to free you from the useless way of life your ancestors handed down was not paid in anything corruptible, neither in silver nor gold, but in the precious blood of a lamb without spot or stain, namely Christ; who, though known since before the world was made, has been revealed only in our time, the end of the...

26 May 2026 Saint Philip Neri, Priest on Tuesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Chiesa Nuova, Rome. Chapel of St. Philip Neri. The saint's body rests in a crystal urn below the altar. Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Peter 1:10-16Put your trust in the grace that is coming to youIt was this salvation that the prophets were looking and searching so hard for; their prophecies were about the grace which was to come to you. The Spirit of Christ which was in them...

25 May 2026 Mary, Mother of the Church on Monday of week 8 in Ordinary Time St. Bede Catholic Church - Kelly, Kansas Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).There is no choice between ferial and memorial readings today, because all readings are proper to the memorial.First readingGenesis 3:9-15,20The mother of all those who liveAfter Adam had eaten of the tree the Lord God called to him. ‘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?’...

19 February 2026 Thursday after Ash Wednesdaygrotto of St. Michael at Gargano, Italy, once under the care of St. BarbatusReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingDeuteronomy 30:15-20I set before you today life or death, blessing or curseMoses said to the people: ‘See, today I set before you life and prosperity, death and disaster. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I enjoin on you today, if you love the Lord your God and follow his ways, if you keep his commandments, his laws, his customs, you will live and increase, and the Lord your...

18 February 2026 Ash Wednesday St.Kuriakose Elias Chavara Pilgrim Centre, Mannanam, IndiaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingJoel 2:12-18Let your hearts be broken, not your garments torn‘Now, now – it is the Lord who speaks –come back to me with all your heart,fasting, weeping, mourning.’Let your hearts be broken, not your garments torn,turn to the Lord your God again,for he is all tenderness and compassion,slow to anger, rich in graciousness,and ready to relent.Who knows if he will not turn again, will not relent,will not leave a blessing as he passes,oblation and libationfor the Lord your God?Sound the trumpet in...

17 February 2026 Tuesday of week 6 in Ordinary Time Solemn Mass celebrated in the Premonstratensian Rite, Ss Peter and Paul in Wilmington, CaliforniaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingJames 1:12-18Temptation is not from GodHappy the man who stands firm when trials come. He has proved himself, and will win the prize of life, the crown that the Lord has promised to those who love him. Never, when you have been tempted, say, ‘God sent the temptation’; God cannot be tempted to do anything wrong, and he does not tempt anybody. Everyone who is tempted is attracted and...

16 February 2026Monday of week 6 in Ordinary TimeAtlanta Greek Orthodox Cathedral Feast Of Saint Juliana Of NicomediaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingJames 1:1-11Your faith is put to the test so that your patience may make you completeFrom James, servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Greetings to the twelve tribes of the Dispersion. My brothers, you will always have your trials but, when they come, try to treat them as a happy privilege; you understand that your faith is only put to the test to make you patient, but patience too is to have its...

15 February 2026 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sanctuary of Sacred Heart in Paray Le Monial containing the relics of Saint Claude La Colombière Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingEcclesiasticus 15:16-21He never commanded anyone to be godlessIf you wish, you can keep the commandments, to behave faithfully is within your power.He has set fire and water before you; put out your hand to whichever you prefer.Man has life and death before him; whichever a man likes better will be given him.For vast is the wisdom of the Lord; he is almighty and all-seeing.His eyes are on those...

14 February 2026 Saints Cyril, monk, and Methodius, Bishop on Saturday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Church of Saint Valentine in Woźniki Śląskie, PolandReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Kings 12:26-32,13:33-34The 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...

13 February 2026 Friday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Basilica of Saints Vincent & Catherine de Ricci – Prato, ItalyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Kings 11:29-32,12:19Solomon 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...

12 February 2026 Thursday of week 5 in Ordinary Time St. Eulalia Parish, Coudersport, PA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Kings 11:4-13For 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 a wholehearted follower of the Lord,...

11 February 2026Wednesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time The Roman Mosaics of Pope St Paschal I at St. Praxedes, Rome Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Kings 10:1-10The 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...

10 February 2026 Saint Scholastica, Virgin on Tuesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time St. Scholastica Church, DetroitReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(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, true to your covenant and your kindness...

9 February 2026 Monday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Altar of Saint Apollonia in the Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Zagreb, Croatia Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Kings 8:1-7,9-13The Ark of the Covenant is brought into the TempleSolomon called the elders of Israel together in Jerusalem to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up from the Citadel of David, which is Zion. All the men of Israel assembled round King Solomon in the month of Ethanim, at the time of the feast (that is, the seventh month), and the priests took...

8 February 2026 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Gerolamo Emiliani Sanctuary, Lake Como, ItalyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 58:7-10Then will your light shine like the dawnThus says the Lord:Share your bread with the hungry,and shelter the homeless poor,clothe the man you see to be nakedand do not turn from your own kin.Then will your light shine like the dawnand your wound be quickly healed over.Your integrity will go before youand the glory of the Lord behind you.Cry, and the Lord will answer;call, and he will say, ‘I am here.’If you do away with the yoke,the clenched...

7 February 2026 Saturday of week 4 in Ordinary Time Altarpiece and shrine of Saint Richard the Pilgrim, in San Frediano, at Lucca, ItalyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Kings 3:4-13Solomon chooses the gift of wisdomKing Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, since that was the greatest of the high places – Solomon offered a thousand holocausts on that altar. At Gibeon the Lord appeared in a dream to Solomon during the night. God said, ‘Ask what you would like me to give you.’ Solomon replied, ‘You showed great kindness to your servant David, my father,...

6 February 2026 Saints Paul Miki and his Companions, Martyrs on Friday of week 4 in Ordinary Time Church of Saint Amandus in Nederhasselt, Ninove, BelgiumReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingEcclesiasticus 47:2-13David sang out of love for his MakerAs the fat is set apart from the communion sacrifice, so David was chosen out of all the sons of Israel.He played with lions as though with kids, and with bears as though with lambs of the flock.While still a boy, did he not slay the giant,...