1st Reading: Zephaniah (3:14-18) A hymn of joy to God my Saviour Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel. Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgments against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;…
1st Reading: 1 Peter (1:18-25) We are ransomed with the precious blood of Christ You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish. He was destined…
1st Reading: 1 Peter (1:10-16) The Passion of Christ was foretold. Christians are called to a holy life Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours made careful search and inquiry, inquiring about the person or time that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified…
1st Reading: 1 Peter (1:3-9) Peter praises the saving mercy of God, on the occasion of a baptism Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into…
We celebrate Trinity Sunday today. The feast gives us an opportunity to reflect on the mystery of God, who creates, redeems and makes us holy.
(Saint Augustine of Canterbury is not celebrated this year) 1st Reading: Deuteronomy (4:32-34, 39-40) The great God of heaven and earth guides us by his word For ask now about former ages, long before your own, ever since the day that God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of heaven to…
(Saint Philip Neri, priest) 1st Reading: James (5:13-20) The place of anointing and of mutual instruction in the community of faith Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them…
(Saint Bede the Venerable, doctor of the Church; Saint Gregory VII, pope; Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin) 1st Reading: James (5:9-12) Take the prophets as models of courage and speaking the truth Beloved, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is sanding at the doors!…
1st Reading: James (5:1-6) Those who get rich by injustice will suffer at the final judgment Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you. Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you,…
(Saint Bede the Venerable; Saint Gregory VII; Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi) 1st Reading: James (4:1-10) A call to sincerity, humility and fidelity, avoiding selfishness Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your ravings that are at war within you? You want something and do not…
(Saint Rita of Cascia, religious) 1st Reading: James (4:1-10) A call to sincerity and fidelity, and to set aside selfishness Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your ravings that are at war within you? You want something and do not have it; so you commit…
1st Reading: Acts of the Apostles (1:12-14) Mary the mother of Jesus among the disciples after the Ascension After Jesus had been taken up to heaven, the Apostles returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey away. When they entered the city they went to the upper…
Today is Pentecost Sunday, the second climax of the Easter season. We celebrate ‘the great beginning of the Church’, the day the Holy Spirit first came to confused and frightened disciples.
1st Reading: Acts (2:1-11) The Spirit of God gives energy to the apostles and sends them out on their mission When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house…
1st Reading: Acts (28:16-20, 30-31) Paul’s house-arrest in Rome for two years, awaiting trial When we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him. Three days later he called together the local leaders of the Jews. When they had assembled, he said to them, “Brothers, though…
(Saint John I, pope and martyr) 1st Reading: Acts (25:13-21) Paul, in prison at Caesarea, explains his predicament to king Agrippa After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus. Since they were staying there several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man…
1st Reading: Acts (22:30; 23:6-11) Paul is cross-examined by the Jewish Council, in Jerusalem Since he wanted to find out what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to meet. He brought Paul down and had him stand before…
(Saint Brendan, abbot) 1st Reading: Acts (20:28-38) Paul’s final advice to the church leaders: shepherd the church of God [Paul said to the elders of the church of Ephesus:] “Keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he…
(Saint Carthage, bishop) 1st Reading: Acts (20:17-27) Paul’s testament to the church leaders of Ephesus, on his way to Jerusalem From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him. When they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the…
1st Reading: Acts (1:15-17; 20-26) Matthias is selected to take the place of Judas Iscariot In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said, “Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide…
