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  • Feast of Saint Stephen, First Martyr
    Reading 1 Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59 Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people. Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen, Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and people from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and debated with Stephen, but they could not withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which […]
  • The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
    Readings for the Vigil MassReadings for the Mass during the NightReadings for the Mass at DawnReadings for the Mass during the Day Vigil MassMass during the NightMass at DawnMass during the Day - - - Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, […]
  • The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
    Readings for the The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)Readings for the Mass during the NightReadings for the Mass at DawnReadings for the Mass during the Day Reading I Isaiah 62:1-5     For Zion’s sake I will not be silent,         for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet,     until her vindication shines forth […]
  • The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
    Readings for the The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)Readings for the Vigil MassReadings for the Mass at DawnReadings for the Mass during the Day Reading I Isaiah 9:1-6     The people who walked in darkness         have seen a great light;     upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom         a […]
  • The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
    Readings for the The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)Readings for the Vigil MassReadings for the Mass during the NightReadings for the Mass during the Day Reading I Isaiah 62:11-12     See, the LORD proclaims         to the ends of the earth:     say to daughter Zion,         your savior comes!     Here is […]
  • The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
    Readings for the The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)Readings for the Vigil MassReadings for the Mass during the NightReadings for the Mass at Dawn Reading I Isaiah 52:7-10     How beautiful upon the mountains         are the feet of him who brings glad tidings,     announcing peace, bearing good news,         announcing salvation, […]
  • Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent
    Reading 1 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 When King David was settled in his palace, and the LORD had given him rest from his enemies on every side, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God dwells in a tent!” Nathan answered […]
  • Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent
    Reading 1 Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24 Thus says the Lord GOD: Lo, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me; And suddenly there will come to the temple the LORD whom you seek, And the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Yes, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. But who […]
  • Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent
    Reading 1 1 Samuel 1:24-28 In those days, Hannah brought Samuel with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and presented him at the temple of the LORD in Shiloh. After the boy’s father had sacrificed the young bull, Hannah, his mother, approached Eli and said: “Pardon, […]
  • Fourth Sunday of Advent
    Reading 1 Isaiah 7:10-14 The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, "I will not ask!  I will not tempt the LORD!" Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not […]