Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 15:22-31
Psalm: 56 (57):8-9,10-12

Gospel: John 15:12-17

Jesus said to his disciples: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 15:7-21
Psalm: 95 (96):1-2a,2b-3,10

Gospel: John 15:9-11

Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.” Read more »

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Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 15:1-6
Psalm: 121 (122):1-2,3-4a,4b-5

Gospel: John 15:1-8

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already made clean by the word which I have spoken to you… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 14:19-28
Psalm: 144 (145):10-11,12-13ab,21

Gospel: John 14:27-31a

Jesus said to his disciples: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I… Read more »

Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 14:5-18
Palm: 113b (115):1-2,3-4,15-16

Gospel: John 14:21-26

Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”

Judas, not the Iscariot, said to him, “Master, (then) what happened that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?”

Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 13:44-52
Psalm: 97 (98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4

Gospel: John 14:7-14

Jesus said to his disciples:  “If you know me, then you will also know my Father.  From now on you do know him and have seen him.”  Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? … Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 1:26-2:3 or Colossians 3:14-15,17,23-24
Psalm: 89:2-4,12-14,16

Gospel: Matthew 13:54-58

In those days, Jesus came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? … Read more »

Readings of the Day

First Reading: Acts 13:13-25
Psalm: 88 (89):2-3,21-22,25,27

Gospel: John 13:16-20

When Jesus had washed the disciples’ feet, he said to them: “Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him.
If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it. I am not speaking of all of you… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 John 1:5-2,2
Psalm: 102:1-4,8-9,13-14,17-18

Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30

At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 

Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Saint of the day: Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin, doctor of the Church & patron of Europe Read more »

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