30 August. Thursday, Week 21

1st Reading: 1 Corinthians (1:1-9) Paul acknowledges the Corinthians’ 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 sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those…

28 August. Tuesday, Week 21

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 alarmed, either by spirit or by word…

27 August. Monday, Week 21

1st Reading: 2 Thessalonians (1:1-5, 11-12) By their faith and love, the name of Jesus Christ is glorified Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We must always give…

23 August. Thursday, Week 20

1st Reading: Ezekiel (36:23-28) The exiles return to their promised land, purified and renewed in spirit, and so enabled to keep God’s law The Lord says this, “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…

18 August. Saturday, Week 19

1st Reading: Ezekiel (18:1-10, 13, 30-32) Each individual is responsible to God, for our own actions The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’? As I live, says…

17 August. Friday, Week 19

(Or option: Our Lady of Knock, Readings from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lectionary II, 1421-1449) 1st Reading: Ezekiel (16:1-15) Israel is like a baby girl, neglected 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…