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🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (6/29/26)[Prayer]Personalities1 Samuel 1-14-28 19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her. 20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord. 21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow....

29 June 2026 Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Solemnity Sts Peter and Paul Parish in Independence, WI Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II).These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.These readings are for the day of the feast itself.These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.First readingActs 3:1-10I will give you what I have: in the name of Jesus, walk!Once, when Peter and John were going up to the Temple for the prayers at the ninth hour, it happened that there was a man being carried past. He...

Please join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.1 Timothy 2:1-2 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.Religion Forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind.

28 June 202613th Sunday in Ordinary Time Montreal, Quebec: Saint Irenaeus ChurchReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading2 Kings 4:8-11,13-16This is a holy man of God; let him rest hereOne day as Elisha was on his way to Shunem, a woman of rank who lived there pressed him to stay and eat there. After this he always broke his journey for a meal when he passed that way. She said to her husband, ‘Look, I am sure the man who is constantly passing our way must be a holy man of God. Let us build him a small...

27 June 2026 Saturday of week 12 in Ordinary TimeSt. Cyril of Alexandria Church, Tucson, ArizonaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingLamentations 2:2,10-14,18-19Cry 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 of Jerusalem hang their heads down to the ground.My...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (6/28/26)[Prayer]Personalities1 Samuel 1-18 1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: 2 And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men,...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (6/27/26)[Prayer]PersonalitiesRuth 4:14-23 14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. 17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name,...

Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, and the Media.P> I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. (1 Timothy 2:1-2) Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.“If my people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My Face and turn from their...

26 June 2026Friday of week 12 in Ordinary TimeSt. Josemaría Escrivá Temple (Guadalajara) Jalisco State, MexicoReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading2 Kings 25:1-12The sack of Jerusalem and the final deportationIn the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his whole army to attack Jerusalem; he pitched camp in front of the city and threw up earthworks round it. The city lay under siege till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, when famine...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(6/26/26)[Prayer]PersonalitiesRuth 4:1-13 4 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. 2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. 3 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. John Adams - Reading the Declaration of Independence I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out Your precepts Psalm 119:45 (NIV)...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(6/25/26)[Prayer]PersonalitiesRuth 3:16-18 16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. 18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.( The King James Version)________________________

25 June 2026 Thursday of week 12 in Ordinary Time Basilica di San Prospero, Reggio Emilia, ItalyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading2 Kings 24:8-17The first deportation into captivity in BabylonJehoiachin was eighteen years old when he came to the throne, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan, from Jerusalem. He did what is displeasing to the Lord, just as his father had done. At that time the troops of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched on Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon himself came to...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness - 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. God, You have taught me from my youth, and even now I still declare Your Wondrous Deeds. So, even when I am old and gray...

24 June 2026 The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Solemnity Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson, NJ Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.These readings are for the day of the feast itself.These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.First readingJeremiah 1:4-10Go and say whatever I command you and do not fearThe word of the Lord was addressed to me, saying,‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;before you came to birth I consecrated you;I have appointed you...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(6/24/26)[Prayer]PersonalitiesRuth 3:1-15 3 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshing floor. 3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 4 And it shall be, when...

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June 23, 2026 Tuesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time St. Etheldreda’s Parish Church, Hatfield, United KingdomLectionary: 372Reading 1 2 Kings 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent envoys to Hezekiahwith this message: “Thus shall you say to Hezekiah, king of Judah:‘Do not let your God on whom you rely deceive youby saying that Jerusalem will not be handed overto the king of Assyria.You have heard what the kings of Assyria have doneto all other countries: they doomed them! Will you, then, be saved?’”Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it;then he...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(6/23/26)[Prayer]PersonalitiesRuth 2:18-23 18 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed. 19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz. 20 And...