Readings of the day

First Reading: Revelation 14:1-3,4b-5
Psalm: 23 (24):1-2,3-4ab,5-6

Gospel: 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.”

Saint of the day: Saint Catherine of Alexandria, virgin & martyr Read more »

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Readings of the day

First Reading: Revelation 11:4-12
Psalm: 143 (144):1,2,9-10

Gospel: 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… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Revelation 10:8-11
Psalm: 118 (119):14,24,72,103,111,131

Gospel: Luke 19:5-48

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… Read more »

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 
Readings of the day

First Reading: Zechariah 2:10-13
Psalm: Luke 1:46-55

Gospel: Matthew 12:46-50

While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”

And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.” Read more »

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Readings of the day

First Reading: Revelation 4:1-11
Psalm: 150:1-2,3-4,5-6

Gospel: 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… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Revelation 3:1-6,14-22
Psalm: 14 (15):2-3ab,3cd-4ab,5

Gospel: 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… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5a
Psalm: 1:1-2,3,4 & 6

Gospel: 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 ordered that he be brought to him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him, What do you want me to do for you? … Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 3 John:5-8
Psalm: 111 (112):1-2,3-4,5-6

Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

In those days, 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 that I neither fear God nor respect any human being, because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.’”

The Lord said, “Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says… Read more »