Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A. June 25, 2017 1st Reading: Jeremiah 20:10-13 Jeremiah said: “I hear the whisperings of many:’ Terror on every side! Denounce! let us denounce him!’All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine.’Perhaps he will be trapped; then we can prevail,and take our … [Read more…]
Saturday, Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, June 24, 2017. 1st Reading: Book of Isaiah 49:1-6. Hear me, O islands, listen, O distant peoples. The Lord called me from birth, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name. He made of me a sharp-edged sword and concealed me in the shadow … [Read more…]
Friday, June 23, 2017, Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. 1st Reading:Deuteronomy 7: 6-11 Moses said to the people: “You are a people sacred to the LORD, your God; he has chosen you from all the nations on the face of the earthto be a people peculiarly his own. It was not because … [Read more…]
Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time, Year A. June 22, 2017. 1st Reading: 2nd Corinthians 11:1-11. Brothers and sisters: If only you would put up with a little foolishness from me! Please put up with me. For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God, since I betrothed you to one … [Read more…]
Wednesday of the Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time, Year A. June 21, 2017 1st Reading:Second Corinthians 9:6-11. Brothers and sisters, whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Moreover, God is able … [Read more…]