Daily Readings

Daily Readings

• Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
  Reading 1 Genesis 27:1-5, 15-29 When Isaac was so old that his eyesight had failed him, he called his older son Esau and said to him, "Son!" "Yes father!" he replied. Isaac then said, "As you can see, I am so old that I may now die at any time. Take your gear, therefore–your quiver […]
• Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
  Reading 1 Genesis 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67 The span of Sarah's life was one hundred and twenty-seven years. She died in Kiriatharba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham performed the customary mourning rites for her. Then he left the side of his dead one and addressed the Hittites: "Although I am […]
• Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle
  Reading 1 Ephesians 2:19-22 Brothers and sisters: You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone. Through him the whole structure is held together and […]
• Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
  Reading 1 Genesis 21:5, 8-20a Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. Isaac grew, and on the day of the child's weaning Abraham held a great feast. Sarah noticed the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham playing with her son Isaac; so she demanded of […]
• Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
  Reading 1 Genesis 19:15-29 As dawn was breaking, the angels urged Lot on, saying, "On your way! Take with you your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of Sodom." When he hesitated, the men, by the LORD's mercy, seized his hand and the hands […]
• Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
  Reading 1 Genesis 18:16-33 Abraham and the men who had visited him by the Terebinth of Mamre set out from there and looked down toward Sodom; Abraham was walking with them, to see them on their way. The LORD reflected: "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, now that he is […]
• Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
  Readings for the Mass during the Day Readings for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Reading I Acts 3:1-10 Peter and John were going up to the temple area for the three o’clock hour of prayer. And a man crippled from birth was carried and placed at the gate of the temple called […]
• Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
  Readings for the VigilReadings for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Reading I Acts 12:1-11 In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the Church to harm them. He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword, and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews […]
• Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
  Readings for the VigilReadings for the Mass during the Day Vigil Mass during the Day - - - Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in […]
• Saturday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
  Reading 1 Genesis 18:1-15 The LORD appeared to Abraham by the Terebinth of Mamre, as Abraham sat in the entrance of his tent, while the day was growing hot. Looking up, he saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them; and bowing to […]