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Reading 1 Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7 See, upon the mountains there advancesthe bearer of good news, announcing peace!Celebrate your feasts, O Judah,fulfill your vows!For nevermore shall you be invadedby the scoundrel; he is completely destroyed.The LORD will restore the vine of Jacob,the pride of Israel,Though ravagers have ravaged them and ruined the tendrils.Woe to the bloody … Read moreFriday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 As I watched: Thrones were set upand the Ancient One took his throne.His clothing was bright as snow,and the hair on his head as white as wool;his throne was flames of fire,with wheels of burning fire.A surging stream of fireflowed out from where he sat;Thousands upon thousands were ministering to … Read moreFeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

Reading 1  Jeremiah 31:1-7 At that time, says the LORD,I will be the God of all the tribes of Israel,and they shall be my people.Thus says the LORD:The people that escaped the swordhave found favor in the desert.As Israel comes forward to be given his rest,the LORD appears to him from afar:With age-old love I … Read moreWednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings for the Memorial of Saint John Vianney, Priest Reading 1  Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22 The following message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel:Write all the words I have spoken to you in a book. For thus says the LORD:Incurable is your wound,grievous your bruise;There is none … Read moreMemorial of Saint John Vianney, Priest

Reading 1  Jeremiah 28:1-17 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah,in the fifth month of the fourth year,the prophet Hananiah, son of Azzur, from Gibeon,said to me in the house of the LORDin the presence of the priests and all the people:“Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:‘I … Read moreMonday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1  Isaiah 55:1-3 Thus says the LORD:All you who are thirsty,come to the water!You who have no money,come, receive grain and eat;Come, without paying and without cost,drink wine and milk!Why spend your money for what is not bread;your wages for what fails to satisfy?Heed me, and you shall eat well,you shall delight in rich … Read moreEighteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Reading 1  Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24 The priests and prophets said to the princes and to all the people,“This man deserves death;he has prophesied against this city,as you have heard with your own ears.”Jeremiah gave this answer to the princes and all … Read moreMemorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest Reading 1  Jeremiah 26:1-9 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim,son of Josiah, king of Judah,this message came from the LORD:  Thus says the LORD:Stand in the court of the house of the LORDand speak to the people of all the cities of Judahwho … Read moreMemorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest

Reading 1 Jeremiah 18:1-6 This word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:Rise up, be off to the potter’s house;there I will give you my message.I went down to the potter’s house and there he was, working at the wheel.Whenever the object of clay which he was makingturned out badly in his hand, he tried again,making of the … Read moreThursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings for the Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus Reading 1  Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21 Woe to me, mother, that you gave me birth!a man of strife and contention to all the land!I neither borrow nor lend,yet all curse me.When I found your words, I devoured them;they became my joy and the happiness of my … Read moreMemorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus