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Reading 1 Isaiah 22:19-23 Thus says the LORD to Shebna, master of the palace:“I will thrust you from your officeand pull you down from your station.On that day I will summon my servantEliakim, son of Hilkiah;I will clothe him with your robe,and gird him with your sash,and give over to him your authority.He shall be … Read moreTwenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings for the Memorial of The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Reading 1 Ezekiel 43:1-7ab The angel led me to the gate which faces the east,and there I saw the glory of the God of Israelcoming from the east.I heard a sound like the roaring of many waters,and the earth shone with his glory.The … Read moreMemorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope Reading 1 Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the LORD came upon me,and led me out in the Spirit of the LORDand set me in the center of the plain,which was now filled with bones.He made me walk among the bones in every directionso that I saw … Read moreMemorial of Saint Pius X, Pope

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church Reading 1 Ezekiel 36:23-28 Thus says the LORD:I will prove the holiness of my great name, profaned among the nations, in whose midst you have profaned it.Thus the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD,when in their sight I … Read moreMemorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church

Reading 1 Ezekiel 34:1-11 The word of the Lord came to me:Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel,in these words prophesy to them to the shepherds:Thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the shepherds of Israelwho have been pasturing themselves!Should not shepherds, rather, pasture sheep?You have fed off their milk, worn their wool,and … Read moreWednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Ezekiel 28:1-10 The word of the LORD came to me: Son of man,say to the prince of Tyre: Thus says the Lord GOD: Because you are haughty of heart,you say, “A god am I!I occupy a godly thronein the heart of the sea!”—And yet you are a man, and not a god,however you may … Read moreTuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Ezekiel 24:15-23 The word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, by a sudden blowI am taking away from you the delight of your eyes,but do not mourn or weep or shed any tears.Groan in silence, make no lament for the dead,bind on your turban, put your sandals on your feet,do not … Read moreMonday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Thus says the LORD:Observe what is right, do what is just;for my salvation is about to come,my justice, about to be revealed. The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD,ministering to him,loving the name of the LORD,and becoming his servants—all who keep the sabbath free from profanationand hold to my … Read moreTwentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings for the Vigil Readings for the Mass during the Day Vigil Mass during the Day – – – Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English … Read moreSolemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings for the Vigil Readings for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Reading 1 Revelation 11:19A; 12:1-6A, 10AB God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple. A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the … Read moreSolemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary