21 July 2026 – Tuesday of Week 16 Optional Memorial: St Lawrence of Brindisi, 1559-1619, priest and doctor of the Church, Capuchin who preached the Counter-Reformation. Led German armies against the Turks in Hungary and gained peace for the people of Naples. 1st Reading: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 Israel’s God is always faithful and forgiving Shepherd your…
20 July 2026 – Monday of Week 16 Optional Memorial: St Apollinarius, bishop of Classis and martyr of the 2nd century. 1st Reading: Micah 6:1-4, 6-8 Micah’s famous summary of the Torah: on walking humbly with your God Hear what the Lord says: ‘Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your…
19 July 2026 – 16th Sunday, (A) (1) Wisdom 12:13ff Because God is all-powerful he governs the world with patience, allowing time for repentance For who will say, “What have you done?” or who will resist your judgment? Who will accuse you for the destruction of nations that you made? Or who will come before…
18 July 2026 – Saturday of Week 15 1st Reading: Micah 2:1-5 When the wealthy covet and steal the lands of others, their own land will fall to their captors Alas for those who devise wickedness and evil deeds on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in their power….
17 July 2026 – Friday of Week 15 1st Reading: Isaiah 38:1-6, 21-22 King Hezekiah is cured of illness; as a sign of full health God turns the sun’s rays backward In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him, and said…
16 July 2026 – Thursday of Week 15 Optional Memorial: Our Lady of Mount Carmel – see Lect 11:1103 for readings. 1st Reading: Isaiah 26:7-9, 12, 16-19 A prayer of quiet confidence, awaiting the dawn of God’s justice The way of the righteous is level; O Just One, you make smooth the path of the…
Presider’s Page for 19 July (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time) We have been called together by the Spirit of God to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. The Spirit teaches us to pray, and moves us to glorify the Lord’s name. Penitential Rite To prepare ourselves for this celebration, let us call to mind…
15 July 2026 – Wednesday of Week 15 Memorial: St Bonaventure 1221-74, born in Tuscany, Minister General of the Franciscans, Cardinal Archbishop of Albano, theologian of the Council of Lyons. e1st Reading: Isaiah 10:5-7, 13-16 Assyria was used to punish Israel but later was discarded for interfering with God’s plans for his people Ah, Assyria, the…
14 July 2026 – Tuesday of Week 15 Optional Memorial: St Camillus de Lellis 1550-1614, converted aged 25, priested, ministry to the sick, founded hospitals. Patron of nurses, hospitals and th sick. e1st Reading: Isaiah 7:1-9 During a national crisis people must first turn to a deeper faith in God In the days of Ahaz son…
13 July 2026 – Monday of Week 15 Optional Memorial: St Henry 973-1024, Dule of Bavaria and later Emperor, Just, humble and Church reformer. 1st Reading: Isaiah 1:10-17 Formal worship from people who oppress of the poor is spurned by God Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the teaching…
12 July 2026 – 15th Sunday, (A) (1) Isaiah 55:10-11 God’s word is like rain which fertilises the earth For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to…
11 July 2026 – St Benedict, Abbot, Patron of Europe 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 words and treasure up my commandments within you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;…
10 July 2026 – Friday of Week 14 1st Reading: Hosea 14:2-9 A call to repentance and renewal 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 that which is good,…
09 July 2026 – Thursday of Week 14 Optional Memorial: Ss Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, and Companions, martyrs – he was born in 1746, converted to Christianity, ordained priests and martyred in 1815. The memorial also celebrates 119 companions, martyred in China over several centuries but especially during the Boxer Uprising (1899-1901). 1st Reading: Hosea…
08 July 2026 – Wednesday of Week 14 Optional Memorial; St Kilian, bishop and martyr, born in Mullagh in the Diocese of Kilmore. Left Ireland with 11 companions, became known as the Apostle of Thuringa and eastern Franconia (in present day Germany). Put to death with Koloat and Totnan in 689. Strong devotion in Würzburg…
Presider’s Page for 12 July 26 (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time) We gather as pilgrims on a journey, asking God to keep us steadfast until we reach our eternal home. In the Spirit, let us worship God who cares for us according to our needs. Penitential Rite Because the seeds of faith may not have…
07 July 2026 – Tuesday of Week 14 Optional Memorial: St Maelruain (Maolruain), bishop and abbot, founded the monastery at Tallaght, Co Dublin in 774. His reform movement, Célí Dé, produced liturgical and spiritual writings. He died in 792. 1st Reading: Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13 As penalty for their sins, they shall return to slavery in…
06 July 2026 – Monday of Week 14 Optional Memorials: St Maria Goretti 1890-1902, stabbed to death in defence of her virtue; St Moninne of Killeavy, one of Ireland’s earliest saints who founded a community at Sliabh Gullion, Co Armagh, living an eremitical life based on Elijah and St John the Baptist. Moninne died in 517/8 1st Reading:…
05 July 2026 – 14th Sunday, (A) (1) Zechariah 9:9-10 Their king-Messiah will come humbly, riding on a donkey Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. He…
04 July 2026 – Saturday of Week 13 Optional memorial: St Elizabeth of Portugal, 1271-1336, of the House of Aragon, had an unhappy marriage with the King of Portugal, persevered, as a widow she lived n poverty as a Franciscan tertiary. 1st Reading: Amos 9:11-15 The Davidic dynasty will be restored, and the land will…
