Author: Pradeep Augustine

Polycarp, bishop, martyr Obligatory Memorial First Reading: Sirach 5: 1-8 1 Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it…

Ordinary Weekday First Reading: Sirach 6: 5-17 5 A sweet word multiplieth friends, and appeaseth enemies, and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth. 6 Be in peace…

Ordinary Weekday/ optional memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary First Reading: Sirach 17: 1-15 1 God created man of the earth, and made him after his own image. 2…

EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading: Isaiah 49: 14-15 14 And Sion said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me. 15 Can a woman…

Ordinary Weekday First Reading: Sirach 17: 20-24 20 Turn to the Lord, and forsake thy sins: Make thy prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less. 21…

Ordinary Weekday First Reading: Sirach 35: 1-12 1 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart…

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading: Leviticus 19: 1-2, 17-18 1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel,…

Ordinary Weekday First Reading: Sirach 1: 1-10 1 All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time. 2 Who hath…

Ordinary Weekday/ Peter Damian, bishop, doctor First Reading: Sirach 2: 1-11 1 Son, when thou comest to the service of God, stand in justice and in fear, and prepare…