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Saturday after Ash Wednesday, (commemoration of The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order) 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 … Read moreSat 17 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 16 February

Thursday after Ash Wednesday First reading Deuteronomy 30:15-20 I set before you today life or death, blessing or curse Moses said to the people: ‘See, today I set before you life and prosperity, death and disaster. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I enjoin on you today, if you love … Read moreThu 15 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 14 February

Tuesday of week 6 in Ordinary Time 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 love him.Never, when you have been tempted, say, ‘God … Read moreTue 13 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 12 February

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time First reading Leviticus 13:1-2,44-46 The unclean man must live outside the camp The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘If a swelling or scab or shiny spot appears on a man’s skin, a case of leprosy of the skin is to be suspected. The man must be taken to Aaron, … Read moreSun 11 February

Saint Scholastica, Virgin First reading Song of Songs 8:6-7 The flash of love is a flame of the Lord himself Set me like a seal on your heart,like a seal on your arm.For love is strong as Death,jealousy as relentless as Sheol.The flash of it is a flash of fire,a flame of the Lord himself.Love … Read moreSat 10 February

Friday of week 5 in Ordinary Time First reading 1 Kings 11:29-32,12:19 Solomon is unfaithful; the Lord moderates his wrath One day when Jeroboam had gone out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah of Shiloh accosted him on the road. Ahijah was wearing a new cloak; the two of them were in the open country by … Read moreFri 9 February

Thursday of week 5 in Ordinary Time, or Saint Jerome Emilian , or Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin First reading 1 Kings 11:4-13 For the sake of my servant David, I will leave you one tribe When Solomon grew old his wives swayed his heart to other gods; and his heart was not wholly with the … Read moreThu 8 February