Date: Saturday of the 34 th  Week in Ordinary Time Scripture Text:   Daniel 3:82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87 R.  Give glory and eternal praise to him. "You sons of men, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever." R.  Give glory and eternal praise to him. "O Israel, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever." R.  Give glory and eternal praise to him. "Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever." R.  Give glory and eternal prai

Date: Friday of the 34 th  Week in Ordinary Time Scripture Text:   Daniel 3:75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 R.  Give glory and eternal praise to him! "Mountains and hills, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever." R.  Give glory and eternal praise to him! "Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever. R.  Give glory and eternal praise to him! "You springs, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever." R.  Give

Date: Thanksgiving Scripture Text:   1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Brothers and sisters: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge, as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you, so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jes

Date: Wednesday of the 34 th  Week in Ordinary Time Scripture Text:   Daniel 3:62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 R. (59b) Give glory and eternal praise to him. "Sun and moon, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever." R. Give glory and eternal praise to him. "Stars of heaven, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever." R. Give glory and eternal praise to him. "Every shower and dew, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever." R. Give glory and eter

Date: Tuesday of the 34 th  Week in Ordinary Time Scripture Text:   Daniel 3:57, 58, 59, 60, 61 R. (59b)  Give glory and eternal praise to him. "Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, praise and exalt him above all forever." R.  Give glory and eternal praise to him. "Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord, praise and exalt him above all forever." R.  Give glory and eternal praise to him. "You heavens, bless the Lord, praise and exalt him above all forever." R.  Give glory and

Date: Memorial of Saint Andrew Dŭng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs Scripture Text:   Luke 21:1-4 When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. He said, "I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood."     Breaking the text open

Date: Solemnity of our Lord, Christ the King Scripture Text:   Colossians 1:12-20 Brothers and sisters: Let us give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven an

Date: Memorial of St. Cecilia Scripture Text:   Luke 20:27-40 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If someone's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother. Now there were seven brothers; the first married a woman but died childless. Then the second and the third married her, and likewise all the seven

Date: Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Scripture Text:   Luke 19:45-48 Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them,     “ It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer,     but you have made it a den of thieves. ” And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death, but they could find n

Date: Thursday of the 33 rd  Week in Ordinary Time Scripture Text:   Psalm 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15 R.    (23b)  To the upright I will show the saving power of God. God the LORD has spoken and summoned the earth,     from the rising of the sun to its setting. From Zion, perfect in beauty,     God shines forth. R.     To the upright I will show the saving power of God. “ Gather my faithful ones before me,     those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.” And the heavens pro

Date: Wednesday of the 33 rd  Week in Ordinary Time Scripture Text:   Luke 19:11-28 While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately. So, he said, "A nobleman went off to a distant country to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return. He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins and told them, 'Engage in trade with these until

Date: Tuesday of the 33 rd  Week in Ordinary Time Scripture Text:   Luke 19:1-10 At that time Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was ;but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.  So, he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place,

Date: Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Scripture Text:   Luke 18:35-43 As Jesus approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening. They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." He shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!" The people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me!" Then Jesus stopped and ord

Date: 33 rd  Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture Text: Malachi 3:19-20a Lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire, leaving them neither root nor branch, says the LORD of hosts. But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.         Breaking the text open – background and summary: The first reading for today from the minor prophet Ma

Date: Saturday of the 32 nd  Week in Ordinary Time Scripture Text:   Luke 18:1-8 Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being. And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, ‘Render a just decision for me against my adversary.’ For a long time, the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, ‘While it is true t

Date: Friday of the 32 nd  Week in Ordinary Time Scripture Text:   Wisdom 13:1-9 All men were by nature foolish who were in ignorance of God, and who from the good things seen did not succeed in knowing him who is, and from studying the works did not discern the artisan; But either fire, or wind, or the swift air, or the circuit of the stars, or the mighty water, or the luminaries of heaven, the governors of the world, they considered gods. Now if out of joy in their beauty t

Date: Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Scripture Text:   Luke 17:20-25 Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus said in reply, "The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, 'Look, here it is,' or, 'There it is.' For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you." Then he said to his disciples, "The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. There will be those w

Date: Memorial of Saint Josaphat Scripture Text:   Wisdom 6:1-11 Hear, O kings, and understand; learn, you magistrates of the earth's expanse! Hearken, you who are in power over the multitude and lord it over throngs of peoples! Because authority was given you by the Lord and sovereignty by the Most High, who shall probe your works and scrutinize your counsels. Because, though you were ministers of his kingdom, you judged not rightly, and did not keep the law, nor walk accord

Date: Memorial of St. Martin of Tours Scripture Text:   Wisdom 2:23–3:9 God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made them. But by the envy of the Devil, death entered the world, and they who are in his possession experience it. But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction and their going forth from us, utter dest

Date: Monday of the 32 nd  Week in Ordinary Time/Memorial of St. Leo the Great Scripture Text:   Wisdom 1:1-7 Love justice, you who judge the earth; think of the Lord in goodness, and seek him in integrity of heart; Because he is found by those who test him not, and he manifests himself to those who do not disbelieve him. For perverse counsels separate a man from God, and his power, put to the proof, rebukes the foolhardy; Because into a soul that plots evil, wisdom enters no