Readings of the day

First Reading: Sir 35, 1-15
Psalm: 49 (50), 5-6.7-8.14 & 23

Gospel: Mk 10, 28-31

In those days, Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

Saint of the day: Saint Bede the Venerable, priest & doctor of the Church Read more »

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Mary, Mother of the Church
Readings of the day

First Reading: Gen 3, 9-15-20 or Acts 1, 12-14
Psalm: 86 (87), 1-2.3 & 5.6-7

Gospel: Jn 19, 25-34

In those days, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” 

Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home. After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said, in order to fulfill the scripture, “I am thirsty.” A jar full of sour wine was standing there… Read more »