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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time First reading Wisdom 9:13-18 Who can divine the will of God? What man indeed can know the intentions of God?Who can divine the will of the Lord?The reasonings of mortals are unsureand our intentions unstable;for a perishable body presses down the soul,and this tent of clay weighs down the teeming … Read moreSun 4 September

Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor First reading 2 Corinthians 4:1-2,5-7 God has shone in our minds to radiate the light of the knowledge of his glory Since we have by an act of mercy been entrusted with this work of administration, there is no weakening on our part. On the contrary, we will have … Read moreSat 3 September

Friday of week 22 in Ordinary Time First reading 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 The Lord alone is our judge People must think of us as Christ’s servants, stewards entrusted with the mysteries of God. What is expected of stewards is that each one should be found worthy of his trust. Not that it makes the slightest … Read moreFri 2 September

Thursday of week 22 in Ordinary Time First reading 1 Corinthians 3:18-23 The wisdom of the world is foolishness to God Make no mistake about it: if any one of you thinks of himself as wise, in the ordinary sense of the word, then he must learn to be a fool before he really can … Read moreThu 1 September

Wednesday of week 22 in Ordinary Time First reading 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Neither the planter nor the waterer matters, only God, who makes things grow Brothers, I myself was unable to speak to you as people of the Spirit: I treated you as sensual men, still infants in Christ. What I fed you with was … Read moreWed 31 August

Tuesday of week 22 in Ordinary Time First reading 1 Corinthians 2:10-16 The Spirit reaches even the depths of God The Spirit reaches the depths of everything, even the depths of God. After all, the depths of a man can only be known by his own spirit, not by any other man, and in the … Read moreTue 30 August

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist First reading Jeremiah 1:17-19 Stand up and tell them all I command you; do not be dismayed at their presence The word of the Lord was addressed to me, saying:‘Brace yourself for action.Stand up and tell themall I command you.Do not be dismayed at their presence,or in their … Read moreMon 29 August

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time First reading Ecclesiasticus 3:19-21,30-31 Behave humbly, and you will find favour with the Lord My son, be gentle in carrying out your business, and you will be better loved than a lavish giver.The greater you are, the more you should behave humbly, and then you will find favour with the Lord;for great … Read moreSun 28 August

Saint Monica First reading Ecclesiasticus 26:1-4,13-16 A perfect wife is the joy of her husband Happy the husband of a really good wife; the number of her days will be doubled.A perfect wife is the joy of her husband, he will live out his years in peace.A good wife is the best of portions, reserved for those who … Read moreSat 27 August

Friday of week 21 in Ordinary Time First reading 1 Corinthians 1:17-25 We preach a crucified Christ, the power and wisdom of God Christ did not send me to baptise, but to preach the Good News, and not to preach that in the terms of philosophy in which the crucifixion of Christ cannot be expressed. … Read moreFri 26 August