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Friday of week 14 in Ordinary Time First reading Hosea 14:2-10 A call to conversion and promise of safety The Lord says this:Israel, come back to the Lord your God;your iniquity was the cause of your downfall.Provide yourself with wordsand come back to the Lord.Say to him, ‘Take all iniquity awayso that we may have … Read moreFri 8 July

Thursday of week 14 in Ordinary Time First reading Hosea 11:1-4,8-9 I am the Holy One in your midst and have no wish to destroy Thus says the Lord:When Israel was a child I loved him,and I called my son out of Egypt.But the more I called to them, the further they went from me;they … Read moreThu 7 July

Wednesday of week 14 in Ordinary Time, or Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin, Martyr First reading Hosea 10:1-3,7-8,12 Seek integrity and reap a harvest of kindness Israel was a luxuriant vineyielding plenty of fruit.The more his fruit increased,the more altars he built;the richer his land became,the richer he made the sacred stones.Their heart is a divided … Read moreWed 6 July

Tuesday of week 14 in Ordinary Time, or Saint Antony Mary Zaccaria, Priest First reading Hosea 8:4-7,11-13 They have sown the wind; they will reap the whirlwind Thus says the Lord:They have set up kings, but not with my consent,and appointed princes, but without my knowledge.Out of their own silver and gold they have made … Read moreTue 5 July

Monday of week 14 in Ordinary Time, or Saint Elizabeth of Portugal First reading Hosea 2:16,17-18,21-22 I will betroth you to myself and you will come to know the name of the Lord It is the Lord who speaks:I am going to lure herand lead her out into the wildernessand speak to her heart.I am … Read moreMon 4 July

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time First reading Isaiah 66:10-14 Towards Jerusalem I send flowing peace, like a river Rejoice, Jerusalem,be glad for her, all you who love her!Rejoice, rejoice for her,all you who mourned her! That you may be suckled, filled,from her consoling breast,that you may savour with delighther glorious breasts. For thus says the … Read moreSun 3 July

Saturday of week 13 in Ordinary Time, or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary First reading Amos 9:11-15 I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel It is the Lord who speaks:‘That day I will re-erect the tottering hut of David,make good the gaps in it, restore its ruinsand rebuild it as it … Read moreSat 2 July

Friday of week 13 in Ordinary Time First reading Amos 8:4-6,9-12 A famine not of bread, but of hearing the word of the Lord Listen to this, you who trample on the needyand try to suppress the poor people of the country,you who say, ‘When will New Moon be overso that we can sell our … Read moreFri 1 July

Thursday of week 13 in Ordinary Time, or The First Martyrs of the See of Rome First reading Amos 7:10-17 The Lord took me from herding the flock and sent me to prophesy Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel as follows. ‘Amos is plotting against you in the heart … Read moreThu 30 June

Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles First reading Acts 12:1-11 ‘Now I know the Lord really did save me from Herod’ King Herod started persecuting certain members of the Church. He beheaded James the brother of John, and when he saw that this pleased the Jews he decided to arrest Peter as well. This was during … Read moreWed 29 June