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1st Sunday of Advent First reading Isaiah 2:1-5 The Lord gathers all nations together into the eternal peace of God’s kingdom The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem.In the days to comethe mountain of the Temple of the Lordshall tower above the mountainsand be lifted higher than the hills.All the nations … Read moreSun 30 November

Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time, or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary First reading Daniel 7:15-27 His sovereignty will be an eternal sovereignty I, Daniel, was deeply disturbed and the visions that passed through my head alarmed me. So I approached one of those who were standing by and asked him to … Read moreSat 29 November

Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time First reading Daniel 7:2-14 ‘I saw, coming on the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man’ I, Daniel, have been seeing visions in the night. I saw that the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea; four great beasts emerged from the sea, … Read moreFri 28 November

Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time First reading Daniel 6:12-28 Daniel in the lions’ den The presidents and satraps came along in a body and found Daniel praying and pleading with God. They then came to the king and said, ‘Have you not just signed an edict forbidding any man for the next thirty … Read moreThu 27 November

Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time First reading Daniel 5:1-6,13-14,16-17,23-28 The writing on the wall King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for his noblemen; a thousand of them attended, and he drank wine in company with this thousand. As he sipped his wine, Belshazzar gave orders for the gold and silver vessels to be … Read moreWed 26 November

Tuesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time, or Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr First reading Daniel 2:31-45 Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s dream Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar, ‘You have had a vision, O king; this is what you saw: a statue, a great statue of extreme brightness, stood before you, terrible to see. The head of … Read moreTue 25 November

Saints Andrew Dũng-Lạc and his Companions, Martyrs First reading 2 Chronicles 24:18-22 ‘You have deserted the Lord: now he deserts you’ The Judaeans abandoned the Temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, for the worship of sacred poles and idols. Because of their guilt, God’s anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem. He sent … Read moreMon 24 November

Christ the King First reading 2 Samuel 5:1-3 They anointed David king of Israel All the tribes of Israel then came to David at Hebron. ‘Look’ they said ‘we are your own flesh and blood. In days past when Saul was our king, it was you who led Israel in all their exploits; and the … Read moreSun 23 November

Saint Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr First reading Hosea 2:16,17,21-22 I will betroth you to myself for ever The Lord says this:I am going to lead her out into the wildernessand speak to her heart.There she will respond to me as she did when she was young,as she did when she came out of the land of … Read moreSat 22 November

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary First reading Zechariah 2:14-17 ‘I am coming’, says the Lord Sing, rejoice,daughter of Zion;for I am comingto dwell in the middle of you– it is the Lord who speaks.Many nations will join the Lord,on that day;they will become his people.But he will remain among you,and you will know … Read moreFri 21 November