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Saturday of week 13 in Ordinary Time, or Saint Elizabeth of Portugal , 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 … Read moreSat 4 July

Saint Thomas, Apostle First reading Ephesians 2:19-22 In Christ you are no longer aliens, but citizens like us You are no longer aliens or foreign visitors: you are citizens like all the saints, and part of God’s household. You are part of a building that has the apostles and prophets for its foundations, and Christ … Read moreFri 3 July

Thursday of week 13 in Ordinary Time 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 of the House of Israel; the country can no … Read moreThu 2 July

Wednesday of week 13 in Ordinary Time First reading Amos 5:14-15,21-24 Seek good and not evil so that you may live Seek good and not evilso that you may live,and that the Lord, God of Hosts, may really be with youas you claim he is. Hate evil, love good,maintain justice at the city gate,and it … Read moreWed 1 July

Tuesday of week 13 in Ordinary Time, or The First Martyrs of the See of Rome First reading Amos 3:1-8,4:11-12 It is for all your sins that I mean to punish you Listen, sons of Israel, to this oracle the Lord speaks against you, against the whole family I brought out of the land of … Read moreTue 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 moreMon 29 June

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time First reading 2 Kings 4:8-11,13-16 This is a holy man of God; let him rest here One day as Elisha was on his way to Shunem, a woman of rank who lived there pressed him to stay and eat there. After this he always broke his journey for a meal … Read moreSun 28 June

Saturday of week 12 in Ordinary Time, or Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop, Doctor , or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary First reading Lamentations 2:2,10-14,18-19 Cry aloud to the Lord, daughter of Zion The Lord has pitilessly destroyed all the homes of Jacob;in his displeasure he has shattered the strongholds of the daughter of Judah;he … Read moreSat 27 June

Friday of week 12 in Ordinary Time First reading 2 Kings 25:1-12 The sack of Jerusalem and the final deportation In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his whole army to attack Jerusalem; he pitched camp in front … Read moreFri 26 June

Thursday of week 12 in Ordinary Time First reading 2 Kings 24:8-17 The first deportation into captivity in Babylon Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he came to the throne, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan, from Jerusalem. He did what is displeasing to the … Read moreThu 25 June