The Exaltation of the Holy Cross – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: Numbers 21:4b-9 
Psalm: 77:1-2,34-38
Second Reading: Philippians 2:6-11

Gospel: John 3:13-17

In those days, Jesus told Nicodemus: “No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”  Read more »

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Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 9:13-18
Psalm: 90(89):3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17
Second Reading: Philemon 1:9-10,12-17

Gospel: Luke 14:25-33

Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, “If any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple… Read more »

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Sirach 3:17-20,28-29
Psalm: 67 (68):4-5ac,6-7ab,10-11
Second Reading: Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24a

Gospel: Luke 14:1,7-14

On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honour at the table… Read more »

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 66:18-21
Psalm: 116 (117):1,2
Second Reading: Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13

Gospel: Luke 13:22-30

Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough… Read more »

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10
Psalm: 39(40):2,3,4,18
Second Reading: Hebrews 12:1-4

Gospel: Luke 12:49-53

Jesus said to his disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! … Read more »

The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 18:6-9
Psalm: 32 (33):1,12,18-19,20,22
Second Reading: Lhud 11:1-2,8-19

Gospel: Luke 12:32-48

Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy… Read more »

The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23
Psalm: 89 (90):3-4,5-6,1213,14 & 17
Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-5,9-11

Gospel: Luke 12:13-21

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

Then he told them a parable… Read more »

The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 18:1-10a
Psalm: 14 (15):2-3ab,3cd-4ab,5
Second Reading: Colossians 1:24-28

Gospel: Luke 10:38-42

Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? … Read more »

The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Deuteronomy 30:10-14
Psalm: 68 (69):14 & 17,30-31,33-34,36ab & 37
Second Reading: Colossians 1:15-20

Gospel: Luke 10:25-37

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? … Read more »

The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 66:10-14c
Psalm: 65 (66):1-3a,4-5,6-7a,16 & 20
Second Reading: Galatians 6:14-18

Gospel: Luke 10:1-12,17-20

The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the labourers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out labourers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way… Read more »