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Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary – Solemnity
Readings of the day
First Reading: Gen 3, 9-15.20
Psalm: 97, 1-4
Second Reading: Ephes 1: 3-6.11-12
Gospel: Luke 1: 26-38
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary…
First Reading: Is 29, 17-24
Psalm: 26 (27), 1.4.13-14
Gospel: Mt 9, 27-31
As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!” When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they said to him…
First Reading: Is 26, 1-6
Psalm: 117 (118), 1 & 8-9.19-21.25-27a
Gospel: Matthew 7, 21.24-27
Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven…
First Reading: Is 25, 6-10a
Psalm: 22 (23), 1-3a.3b-4.5.6
Gospel: Matthew 15, 29-37
At that time: Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others…
First Reading: Is 11, 1-10
Psalm: 71 (72), 2.7-8.12-13.17
Gospel: Luke 10, 21-24
Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike…
First Reading: Iż 2, 1-5
Psalm: 121 (122), 1-2.3-4a. 4b-5.6-7.8-9
Gospel: Matthew 8, 5-11
When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralysed, suffering dreadfully.” He said to him, “I will come and cure him.”
The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed. For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me…
First Reading: Jer 33, 14-16
Psalm: 24 (25), 4bc-5ab. 8-9.10.14
Second Reading: 1 Thess 3, 12 – 4, 2
Gospel: Luke 21, 25-28.34-36
There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.”
Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap…
First Reading: Rev 22, 1-7
Psalm: 94 (95), 1-2.3-5.6-7
Gospel: Luke 21, 34-36
Jesus said to his disciples: “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth.
Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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First Reading: Rom 10, 9-18
Psalm: 18, 2-5
Gospel: Matthew 4, 18-22
As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him.
He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John…
First Reading: Rev 18, 1-2.21-23; 19, 1-3.9a
Psalm: 99 (100), 2.3.4.5
Gospel: Luke 21, 20-28
Jesus said to his disciples: “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, know that its desolation is at hand. Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. Let those within the city escape from it, and let those in the countryside not enter the city, for these days are the time of punishment when all the scriptures are fulfilled. Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for a terrible calamity will come upon the earth and a wrathful judgment upon this people. They will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken as captives to all the Gentiles; and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.”
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