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Reading I Gn 14:18-20 In those days, Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and being a priest of God Most High, he blessed Abram with these words:             “Blessed be Abram by God Most High,                         the creator of heaven and earth;             and blessed be God Most High,                         who delivered … Read moreThe Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Reading I 2 Chr 24:17-25 After the death of Jehoiada, the princes of Judah came and paid homage to King Joash, and the king then listened to them. They forsook the temple of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and began to serve the sacred poles and the idols; and because of this crime … Read moreSaturday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Reading I 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20 When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she began to kill off the whole royal family. But Jehosheba, daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash, his son, and spirited him away, along with his nurse, from the bedroom where the … Read moreFriday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Reading I Sir 48:1-14 Like a fire there appeared the prophet Elijah whose words were as a flaming furnace. Their staff of bread he shattered, in his zeal he reduced them to straits; By the Lord’s word he shut up the heavens and three times brought down fire. How awesome are you, Elijah, in your … Read moreThursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Reading I 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14 When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, he and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here; the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” “As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I … Read moreWednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Reading I 1 Kgs 21:17-29 After the death of Naboth the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite: “Start down to meet Ahab, king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He will be in the vineyard of Naboth, of which he has come to take possession. This is what you shall tell him, ‘The LORD says: … Read moreTuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor of the Church Reading I 1 Kgs 21:1-16 Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria. Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to be my vegetable garden, since it is close by, … Read moreMemorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Reading I Prv 8:22-31             Thus says the wisdom of God:             “The LORD possessed me, the beginning of his ways,                         the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago;             from of old I was poured forth,                         at the first, before the earth.             When there were no depths I was brought … Read moreThe Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle Reading I Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 In those days a great number who believed turned to the Lord. The news about them reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to go to Antioch. When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he … Read moreMemorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle

Reading I 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16 At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah came to a cave, where he took shelter. But the word of the LORD came to him, “Go outside and stand on the mountain before the LORD; the LORD will be passing by.” A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains … Read moreFriday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time