1st Reading: James 1:12-18 God tempts no one, but is the giver of every good gift Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. No one, when tempted, should say, “I am being…
1st Reading: James 1:1-11 The testing of your faith produces endurance My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in…
‘Whatever you do at all, do it for the glory of God.’ The words are St Paul’s, from today’s second reading. We gather here to give glory to God, praying for the sick, marking the Day of Prayer for Temperance and preparing for the Lenten Spring.
1st Reading: Leviticus 13:1ff Lepers must live apart from the community. Only a priest can pronounce a leper cured The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: When a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and it turns into a leprous disease on the skin…
10 February. Saturday of Week 5
09 February. Friday of Week 5
08 February. Thursday of Week 5
1st Reading: 1 Kings 10:1-10 The Queen of Sheba comes to admire Solomon, his wisdom, riches and good judgment When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, (fame due to the name of the Lord), she came to test him with hard questions. She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue,…
Saint Paul Miki & companions, martyrs 1st Reading: 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30 The temple dedication ends with a beautiful prayer Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands to heaven. He said, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no…
Saint Agatha, virgin and marty 1st Reading: 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13 A cloud fills the sanctuary, symbolizing the Lord’s awesome presence Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the ancestral houses of the Israelites, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the Ark of…
As we Christians come together for worship, each of us brings worries, anxieties and fears. We gather them all together and entrust them to the one who heals his suffering people.
1st Reading: Job 7:1-4, 6-7 Job wrestles with the problem of innocent suffering Do not human beings have a hard service on earth, and are not their days like the days of a laborer? Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like laborers who look for their wages, so I am allotted months…
St Blaise, bishop and martyr; St Ansgar, bishop 1st Reading: 1 Kings 3:4-13 Solomon prays for wisdom to judge God’s people and to discern right from wrong The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the principal high place; Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. At Gibeon…
1st Reading: Malachi 3:1-4 When his Temple-messenger comes, God will again receive our worship See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight–indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts….
In response to several requests, from now on we will include the Responsorial Psalm 1st Reading: Job 31:16-20; 24-25; 31-32 Job’s generosity towards the needy is reflected in St Brigid’s works of charity I have never withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, or have eaten…
31 January. Wednesday of Week 4
30 January. Tuesday of Week 4
29 January. Monday of Week 4
We come together to listen to God’s word and share the bread of life together. As God’s family here, we praise the one who has rescued us from sin and darkness, and brought us the hope of heaven.
(Saint Thomas Aquinas, doctor of the Church. Not celebrated this year.) 1st Reading: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Moses predicts the coming of a future prophet greater than himself The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet lie me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet. This is what you requested…
