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Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent First reading Jonah 3:1-10 The Ninevites repent, and God spares them The word of the Lord was addressed to Jonah: ‘Up!’ he said ‘Go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach to them as I told you to.’ Jonah set out and went to Nineveh in obedience to … Read moreWed 25 February

Tuesday of the 1st week of Lent First reading Isaiah 55:10-11 The word that goes out from my mouth does not return to me empty Thus says the Lord: ‘As the rain and the snow come down from the heavens and do not return without watering the earth, making it yield and giving growth to … Read moreTue 24 February

Monday of the 1st week of Lent, (commemoration of Saint Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr) First reading Leviticus 19:1-2,11-18 Only pass judgement on your neighbour according to justice The Lord spoke to Moses; he said: ‘Speak to the whole community of the sons of Israel and say to them:‘“Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am … Read moreMon 23 February

1st Sunday of Lent First reading Genesis 2:7-9,3:1-7 The Creation, and the sin of our first parents The Lord God fashioned man of dust from the soil. Then he breathed into his nostrils a breath of life, and thus man became a living being.The Lord God planted a garden in Eden which is in the … Read moreSun 22 February

Saturday after Ash Wednesday, (commemoration of Saint Peter Damian, Bishop, Doctor) First reading Isaiah 58:9-14 You will be like a spring whose waters never run dry The Lord says this:If you do away with the yoke,the clenched fist, the wicked word,if you give your bread to the hungry,and relief to the oppressed,your light will rise … Read moreSat 21 February

Friday after Ash Wednesday First reading Isaiah 58:1-9 The sort of fast that pleases me Thus says the Lord:Shout for all you are worth, raise your voice like a trumpet.Proclaim their faults to my people, their sins to the House of Jacob. They seek me day after day, they long to know my ways,like a nation that wants … Read moreFri 20 February

Ash Wednesday First reading Joel 2:12-18 Let your hearts be broken, not your garments torn ‘Now, now – it is the Lord who speaks –come back to me with all your heart,fasting, weeping, mourning.’Let your hearts be broken, not your garments torn,turn to the Lord your God again,for he is all tenderness and compassion,slow to anger, rich … Read moreWed 18 February

Tuesday of week 6 in Ordinary Time, or The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order First reading James 1:12-18 Temptation is not from God Happy the man who stands firm when trials come. He has proved himself, and will win the prize of life, the crown that the Lord has promised to those who … Read moreTue 17 February

Monday of week 6 in Ordinary Time First reading James 1:1-11 Your faith is put to the test so that your patience may make you complete From James, servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Greetings to the twelve tribes of the Dispersion.My brothers, you will always have your trials but, when they … Read moreMon 16 February