1st Reading: Isaiah 7:1-9 During a national crisis people are called to a deeper faith in God In the days of Ahaz son of Jotham son of Uzziah, king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel went up to attack Jerusalem, but could not mount an attack against…
1st Reading: Proverbs 2:1-10. The value of wisdom, devotion and fear of the Lord, so exemplified in Saint Benedict My child, if you accept my wordsand treasure up my commandments within you,making your ear attentive to wisdomand inclining your heart to understanding;if you indeed cry out for insight,and raise your voice for understanding;if you seek…
Theme: The parable of the Good Samaritan answers the question “Who is my neighbour?” It should inspire us to go and do the same ourselves. 1st Reading: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 The commandments are a privilege to God’s chosen people Moses said to the people: “When you obey the Lord your God by observing his commandments and…
Saints Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions, optional memorial 1st Reading: Isaiah 6:1-8 While praying in the temple, Isaiah is called to be a prophet In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance…
Saint Killian, missionary and martyr, optional memorial 1st Reading: Hosea 14:2-9 The faithful God will restore unfaithful Israel to grace and love Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. Take words with you and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept…
Saint Maelruain, optional memorial 1st Reading: Hosea 11:1-4, 8-9 Tenderly as a mother, God cares for his beloved Israel When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. But the more I called them, the more they went from me; they kept sacrificing to the Baals, and offering…
St Maria Goretti, optional memorial 1st Reading: Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 Infidelity has produced a hopeless situation, through endemic social injustice Israel is a luxuriant vine that produces his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. As their land has prospered, they have adorned their sacred pillars. Their heart…
Saint Anthony Zaccaria, optional memorial 1st Reading: Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13 For their sins, they shall return to slavery They made kings, but not through me; they set up princes, but without my knowledge. With their silver and gold they made idols for their own destruction. Your calf is rejected, O Samaria. My anger burns against…
Saint Elisabeth of Portugal, optional memorial 1st Reading: Hosea 2:16-18, 21-22 God will restore the repentant people to their first love On that day, says the Lord, you will call me, “My husband.” For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be mentioned by name no more. I…
1st Reading: Isaiah 66:10-14 After the Exile, Jerusalem again nurses her children with joy Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in joy, all you who mourn over her- that you may nurse and be satisfied from her consoling breast; that you may drink deeply with…
1st Reading: Amos 9:11-15 The Davidic dynasty will be restored, and the land will bloom again On that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen, and repair its breaches, and raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old; in order that they may possess the…
1st Reading: Amos 8:4-6, 9-12 If injustice is unchecked, absence of meaning will blight our lives Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, saying, “When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain; and the Sabbath, so that we may offer…
