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Reading 1 Joel 2:12-18 Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God. For gracious and merciful is he, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment. Perhaps he will again … Read moreAsh Wednesday

Reading 1 James 1:12-18 Blessed is he who perseveres in temptation,for when he has been proven he will receive the crown of life that he promised to those who love him.No one experiencing temptation should say,“I am being tempted by God”;for God is not subject to temptation to evil,and he himself tempts no one.Rather, each person … Read moreTuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 James 1:1-11 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greetings. Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters,when you encounter various trials,for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.And let perseverance be perfect,so that you may be perfect and complete, … Read moreMonday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Sirach 15:15-20 If you choose you can keep the commandments, they will save you;if you trust in God, you too shall live;he has set before you fire and waterto whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand.Before man are life and death, good and evil,whichever he chooses shall be given him.Immense is the wisdom … Read moreSixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings for the Memorial of Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop Reading 1 1 Kings 12:26-32; 13:33-34 Jeroboam thought to himself:“The kingdom will return to David’s house.If now this people go up to offer sacrificesin the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem,the hearts of this people will return to their master,Rehoboam, king of Judah,and they … Read moreMemorial of Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop

Reading 1 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19 Jeroboam left Jerusalem,and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road.The two were alone in the area,and the prophet was wearing a new cloak.Ahijah took off his new cloak,tore it into twelve pieces, and said to Jeroboam: “Take ten pieces for yourself;the LORD, the God of Israel, … Read moreFriday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 1 Kings 11:4-13 When Solomon was old his wives had turned his heart to strange gods,and his heart was not entirely with the LORD, his God,as the heart of his father David had been.By adoring Astarte, the goddess of the Sidonians,and Milcom, the idol of the Ammonites,Solomon did evil in the sight of … Read moreThursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 1 Kings 10:1-10 The queen of Sheba, having heard of Solomon’s fame,came to test him with subtle questions.She arrived in Jerusalem with a very numerous retinue,and with camels bearing spices,a large amount of gold, and precious stones.She came to Solomon and questioned him on every subjectin which she was interested.King Solomon explained everything … Read moreWednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Scholastica, Virgin Reading 1 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30 Solomon stood before the altar of the LORDin the presence of the whole community of Israel,and stretching forth his hands toward heaven,he said, “LORD, God of Israel,there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below;you keep your … Read moreMemorial of Saint Scholastica, Virgin

Reading I 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13 The elders of Israel and all the leaders of the tribes,the princes in the ancestral houses of the children of Israel,came to King Solomon in Jerusalem,to bring up the ark of the LORD’s covenantfrom the City of David, which is Zion.All the people of Israel assembled before King Solomonduring … Read moreMonday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time