Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, optional memorial 1st Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 People motivated by envy are immature; caring for others marks out God’s co-workers But I, brethren, could not address you as spiritual men, but as men of the flesh, as babes in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food; for you were…
1st Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:10-16 One taught by the Spirit of God can judge rightly and know their innermost self. Such people have the mind of Christ These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For what person knows a man’s thoughts except…
1st Reading: Jeremiah 1:17-19. Like Jeremiah, we must speak out against domineering rulers But as for you, gird up your loins; stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not break down before them, or I will break you before them. And I for my part have made you today a fortified…
1st Reading: Sirach 3:17-20, 28-29 A person attentive to God will never reject wisdom My child, perform your tasks with humility; then you will be loved by those whom God accepts. The greater you are, the more you must humble yourself; so you will find favor in the sight of the Lord. For great is…
Saint Monica optional memorial 1st Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 God chose the world’s despised, so that our wisdom, justice, and holiness would centre on Jesus For consider your call, brethren; not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth; but God chose what is…
1st Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25 The mystery of the cross is wiser than our mind, stronger than our power My brothers and sisters, Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. For the word of the…
Saint Louis of France; St Joseph Calasanctius optional memorials 1st Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Greeting the Corinthian church, Paul acknowledges their gifts and prays for them Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sos’thenes, To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those…
1st Reading: Revelation 21:9-14 The City of God has 12 gates, representing the 12 apostles Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And in the spirit he carried…
Saint Rose of Lima, virgin optional memorial 1st Reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, 14-17 Do not be unduly excited about the second coming of the Lord As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, not to be quickly shaken in mind or…
1st Reading: Isaiah 9:1-6 God’s promise of joy and restoration to those who sat in darkness There will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way…
Today’s Scriptures speak of an orderly, self-disciplined life, a topic often ignored in a permissive society. We could reflect on this theme as part of the overall scheme of divine justice in history 1st Reading: Isaiah 66:18-21 The returning Jews bring non-Jews to join in the worship of God The Lord Says: “I am coming…
Saint Bernard, memorial 1st Reading: Ezekiel 43:1-7 The prophet sees the glory of the Lord return to dwell in the Jerusalem temple which it had earlier abandoned Then he brought me to the gate, the gate facing east. And there, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east; the sound was…
1st Reading: Ezekiel 37:1-14 The valley full of dry bones will be revived The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.He led me all around them; there were very…
1st Reading: Ezekiel 36:23-28 The exiles return home, purified and renewed, inspired to keep God’s law I will sanctify my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God, when through you I display…
Our Lady of Knock (memorial). Readings from the common of the BVM. 1st Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10 King Ahaz refuses to ask a sign of the Lord; Isaiah promises a child to be called Immanuel Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol…
Saint Stephen of Hungary, optional memorial 1st Reading: Ezekiel 28:1-10 God warns the wealthy seaport metropolis of Tyre to beware of pride The word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God: Because your heart is proud and you have said, “I am a god;…
1st Reading: Revelation 12:1-6, 10 The woman and the dragon was first an image for the church under persecution; later it was extended to the Assumption of our Lady Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals…
Theme: Moral courage is in short supply. Safer to keep our heads down and go with the herd; but this is not the way to follow Christ. 1st Reading: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 Jeremiah is dropped into a well to die, but is saved by a foreigner Then the officials said to the king, “This man…
Saints Pontian and Hippolytus optional memorial 1st Reading: Ezekiel 18:1-10, 13, 30-32 Each individual is personally responsible to God, to practice personal integrity and not hide behind the virtues of our ancestors The word of the Lord came to me: What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, “The parents…
Saints Jane Frances de Chantal, Attracta, and Muredach, optional memorials 1st Reading: Ezekiel 16:1-15 Israel is compared to a baby girl, neglected at birth but later espoused and loved by God The word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, make known to Jerusalem her abominations, and say, Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem:…
