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  • Daily Mass Readings for Sunday , 15 August 2021 – Day

    Daily Mass Readings for Sunday , 15 August 2021 – Day

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    ASSUMPTION OF THE Blessed Virgin MARY Solemnity / Day

    First Reading: Revelation 11: 19a; 12: 1-6a, 10ab
    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 45: 10, 11, 12, 16
    Second Reading: First Corinthians 15: 20-27
    Gospel: Luke 1: 39-56

    Also Read: Mass Reading Reflection for 15 August 2021

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    Lectionary: 622

    First Reading: Revelation 11: 19a; 12: 1-6a, 10ab

    19a And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple.

    12:1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars:

    2 And being with child, she cried travailing in birth, and was in pain to be delivered.

    3 And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads, and ten horns: and on his head seven diadems:

    4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered; that, when she should be delivered, he might devour her son.

    5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod: and her son was taken up to God, and to his throne.

    6a And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God.

    10ab And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 45: 10, 11, 12, 16

    R. (10bc) The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.

    10 The daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.

    R. The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.

    11 Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father’s house.

    R. The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.

    12 And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.

    R. The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.

    16 They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.

    R. The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.

    Second Reading: First Corinthians 15: 20-27

    20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep:

    21 For by a man came death, and by a man the resurrection of the dead.

    22 And as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive.

    23 But every one in his own order: the firstfruits Christ, then they that are of Christ, who have believed in his coming.

    24 Afterwards the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God and the Father, when he shall have brought to nought all principality, and power, and virtue.

    25 For he must reign, until he hath put all his enemies under his feet.

    26 And the enemy death shall be destroyed last: For he hath put all things under his feet. And whereas he saith,

    27 All things are put under him; undoubtedly, he is excepted, who put all things under him.

    Alleluia

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Mary is taken up to heaven; a chorus of angels exults.

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel: Luke 1: 39-56

    39 And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda.

    40 And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth.

    41 And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

    42 And she cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

    43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

    44 For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

    45 And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.

    46 And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord.

    47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

    48 Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

    49 Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name.

    50 And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him.

    51 He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.

    52 He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.

    53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

    54 He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:

    55 As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

    56 And Mary abode with her about three months; and she returned to her own house.

    The readings on this page are taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can also read the Mass Readings taken from the New Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. (References, Copyrights).
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  • Daily Mass Readings for Sunday , 15 August 2021 – Vigil

    Daily Mass Readings for Sunday , 15 August 2021 – Vigil

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    ASSUMPTION OF THE Blessed Virgin MARY Solemnity

    First Reading: First Chronicles 15: 3-4, 15-16; 16: 1-2
    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 132: 6-7, 9-10, 13-14
    Second Reading: First Corinthians 15: 54b-57
    Alleluia: Luke 11: 28
    Gospel: Luke 11: 27-28

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    Lectionary: 621

    First Reading: First Chronicles 15: 3-4, 15-16; 16: 1-2

    3 And he gathered all Israel together into Jerusalem, that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it.

    4 And the sons of Aaron also, and the Levites.

    15 And the sons of Levi took the ark of God as Moses had commanded, according to the word of the Lord, upon their shoulders, with the staves.

    16 And David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites, to appoint some of their brethren to be singers with musical instruments, to wit, on psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, that the joyful noise might resound on high.

    16:1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it: and they offered holocausts, and peace offerings before God.

    2 And when David had made an end of offering holocausts, and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 132: 6-7, 9-10, 13-14

    R. (8) Lord, go up to the place of your rest, you and the ark of your holiness.

    6 Behold we have heard of it in Ephrata: we have found it in the fields of the wood.

    7 We will go into his tabernacle: We will adore in the place where his feet stood.

    R. Lord, go up to the place of your rest, you and the ark of your holiness.

    9 Let thy priests be clothed with justice: and let thy saints rejoice.

    10 For thy servant David’s sake, turn not away the face of thy anointed.

    R. Lord, go up to the place of your rest, you and the ark of your holiness.

    13 For the Lord hath chosen Sion: he hath chosen it for his dwelling.

    14 This is my rest for ever and ever: here will I dwell, for I have chosen it.

    R. Lord, go up to the place of your rest, you and the ark of your holiness.

    Second Reading: First Corinthians 15: 54b-57

    54 And when this mortal hath put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory.

    55 O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?

    56 Now the sting of death is sin: and the power of sin is the law.

    57 But thanks be to God, who hath given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

    Alleluia: Luke 11: 28

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    28 Blessed are they who hear the word of God and observe it.

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel: Luke 11: 27-28

    27 And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps that gave thee suck.

    28 But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.

    The readings on this page are taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can also read the Mass Readings taken from the New Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. (References, Copyrights).
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  • Daily Mass Readings for Saturday, 14 August 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Saturday, 14 August 2021

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    Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest, Martyr Obligatory Memorial

    First Reading: Joshua 24: 14-29
    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 16: 1-2a and 5, 7-8, 11
    Alleluia: Matthew 11: 25
    Gospel: Matthew 19: 13-15
    Lectionary: 418

    First Reading: Joshua 24: 14-29

    14 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and most sincere heart: and put away the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

    15 But if it seem evil to you to serve the Lord, you have your choice: choose this day that which pleaseth you, whom you would rather serve, whether the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorrhites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord.

    16 And the people answered, and said: God forbid we should leave the Lord, and serve strange gods.

    17 The Lord our God he brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage: and did very great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way by which we journeyed, and among all the people through whom we passed.

    18 And he hath cast out all the nations, the Amorrhite the inhabitant of the land into which we are come. Therefore we will serve the Lord, for he is our God.

    19 And Josue said to the people: You will not be able to serve the Lord: for he is a holy God, and mighty and jealous, and will not forgive your wickedness and sins.

    20 If you leave the Lord, and serve strange gods, he will turn, and will afflict you, and will destroy you after all the good he hath done you.

    21 And the people said to Josue: No, it shall not be so as thou sayest, but we will serve the Lord.

    22 And Josue said to the people: You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses.

    23 Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.

    24 And the people said to Josue: We will serve the Lord our God, and we will be obedient to his commandments.

    25 Josue therefore on that day made a covenant, and set before the people commandments and judgments in Sichem.

    26 And he wrote all these things in the volume of the law of the Lord: and he took a great stone, and set it under the oak that was in the sanctuary of the Lord.

    27 And he said to all the people: Behold this stone shall be a testimony unto you, that it hath heard all the words of the Lord, which he hath spoken to you: lest perhaps hereafter you will deny it, and lie to the Lord your God.

    28 And he sent the people away every one to their own possession.

    29 And after these things Josue the son of Null the servant of the Lord died, being a hundred and ten years old:

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 16: 1-2a and 5, 7-8, 11

    R. (5a) You are my inheritance, O Lord.

    1 Preserve me, O Lord, for I have put trust in thee.

    2a I have said to the Lord, thou art my God.

    5 The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me.

    R. You are my inheritance, O Lord.

    7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me understanding: moreover my reins also have corrected me even till night.

    8 I set the Lord always in my sight: for he is at my right hand, that I be not moved.

    R. You are my inheritance, O Lord.

    11 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life, thou shalt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand are delights even to the end.

    R. You are my inheritance, O Lord.

    Alleluia: Matthew 11: 25

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    25 Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel: Matthew 19: 13-15

    13 Then were little children presented to him, that he should impose hands upon them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them.

    14 But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such.

    15 And when he had imposed hands upon them, he departed from thence.

    The readings on this page are taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can also read the Mass Readings taken from the New Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. (References, Copyrights).
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  • Daily Mass Readings for Friday, 13 August 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Friday, 13 August 2021

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    Ordinary Weekday / Pontian, Pope, Martyr, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyr

    First Reading: Joshua 24: 1-13
    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 136: 1-3, 16-18, 21-22 and 24
    Alleluia: First Thessalonians 2: 13
    Gospel: Matthew 19: 3-12
    Lectionary: 417

    First Reading: Joshua 24: 1-13

    1 And Josue gathered together all the tribes of Israel in Sichem, and called for the ancients, and the princes, and the judges, and the masters: and they stood in the sight of the Lord:

    2 And he spoke thus to the people: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Thare the father of Abraham, and Nachor: and they served strange gods.

    3 And I took your father Abraham from the borders of Mesopotamia: and brought him into the land of Chanaan: and I multiplied his seed,

    4 And gave him Isaac: and to him again I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir for his possession: but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

    5 And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt with many signs and wonders.

    6 And I brought you and your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea: and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen, as far as the Red Sea.

    7 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them. Your eyes saw all that I did in Egypt, and you dwelt in the wilderness a long time:

    8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorrhite, who dwelt beyond the Jordan. And when they fought against you, I delivered them into your hands, and you possessed their land, and slew them.

    9 And Balac son of Sephor king of Moab arose and fought against Israel. And he sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you:

    10 And I would not hear him, but on the contrary I blessed you by him, and I delivered you out of his hand.

    11 And you passed over the Jordan, and you came to Jericho. And the men of that city fought against you, the Amorrhite, and the Pherezite, and the Chanaanite, and the Hethite, and the Gergesite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite: and I delivered them into your hands.

    12 And I sent before you hornets: and I drove them out from their places, the two kings of the Amorrhites, not with thy sword nor with thy bow.

    13 And I gave you a land, in which you had not laboured, and cities to dwell in which you built not, vineyards and oliveyards, which you planted not.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 136: 1-3, 16-18, 21-22 and 24

    R. His mercy endures forever.

    1 Praise the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    2 Praise ye the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    3 Praise ye the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    R. His mercy endures forever.

    16 Who led his people through the desert: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    17 Who smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    18 And slew strong kings: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    R. His mercy endures forever.

    21 And he gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    22 For an inheritance to his servant Israel: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    24 And he redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    R. His mercy endures forever.

    Alleluia: First Thessalonians 2: 13

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    13 Receive the word of god, not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God.

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel: Matthew 19: 3-12

    3 And there came to him the Pharisees tempting him, and saying: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

    4 Who answering, said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made man from the beginning, Made them male and female? And he said:

    5 For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be in one flesh.

    6 Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.

    7 They say to him: Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorce, and to put away?

    8 He saith to them: Because Moses by reason of the hardness of your heart permitted you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

    9 And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.

    10 His disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry.

    11 Who said to them: All men take not this word, but they to whom it is given.

    12 For there are eunuchs, who were born so from their mother’s womb: and there are eunuchs, who were made so by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. He that can take, let him take it.

    The readings on this page are taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can also read the Mass Readings taken from the New Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. (References, Copyrights).
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  • Daily Mass Readings for Thursday, 12 August 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Thursday, 12 August 2021

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    Ordinary Weekday / Jane Frances de Chantal, Married Woman, Religious Founder

    First Reading: Joshua 3: 7-10a, 11, 13-17
    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 114: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6
    Alleluia: Psalms 119: 135
    Gospel: Matthew 18: 21 – 19: 1
    Lectionary: 416

    First Reading: Joshua 3: 7-10a, 11, 13-17

    7 And the Lord said to Josue: This day will I begin to exalt thee before Israel: that they may know that as I was with Moses, so I am with thee also.

    8 And do thou command the priests that carry the ark of the covenant, and say to them: When you shall have entered into part of the water of the Jordan, stand in it.

    9 And Josue said to the children of Israel: Come hither and hear the word of the Lord your God.

    10 And again he said: By this you shall know that the Lord the living God is in the midst of you, and that he shall destroy before your sight the Chanaanite.

    11 Behold the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth shall go before you into the Jordan.

    13 And when the priests, that carry the ark of the Lord the God of the whole earth, shall set the soles of their feet in the waters of the Jordan, the waters that are beneath shall run down and go off: and those that come from above, shall stand together upon a heap.

    14 So the people went out of their tents, to pass over the Jordan: and the priests that carried the ark of the covenant. went on before them.

    15 And as soon as they came into the Jordan, and their feet were dipped in part of the water, (now the Jordan, it being harvest time, had filled the banks of its channel,)

    16 The waters that came down from above stood in one place, and swelling up like a mountain, were seen afar off from the city that is called Adom, to the place of Sarthan: but those that were beneath, ran down into the sea of the wilderness (which now is called the Dead Sea) until they wholly failed.

    17 And the people marched over against Jericho: and the priests that carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, stood girded upon the dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all the people passed over through the channel that was dried up.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 114: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6

    R. Alleluia!

    1 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people:

    2 Judea made his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

    R. Alleluia!

    3 The sea saw and fled: Jordan was turned back.

    4 The mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like the lambs of the flock.

    R. Alleluia!

    5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou didst flee: and thou, O Jordan, that thou wast turned back?

    6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams, and ye hills, like lambs of the flock?

    R. Alleluia!

    Alleluia: Psalms 119: 135

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    135 Let your countenance shine upon your servant and teach me your statutes.

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel: Matthew 18: 21 – 19: 1

    21 Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

    22 Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times.

    23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants.

    24 And when he had begun to take the account, one was brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

    25 And as he had not wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

    26 But that servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

    27 And the lord of that servant being moved with pity, let him go and forgave him the debt.

    28 But when that servant was gone out, he found one of his fellow servants that owed him an hundred pence: and laying hold of him, throttled him, saying: Pay what thou owest.

    29 And his fellow servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

    30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt.

    31 Now his fellow servants seeing what was done, were very much grieved, and they came and told their lord all that was done.

    32 Then his lord called him; and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me:

    33 Shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow servant, even as I had compassion on thee?

    34 And his lord being angry, delivered him to the torturers until he paid all the debt.

    35 So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

    19:1 And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea, beyond Jordan.

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  • Daily Mass Readings for Wednesday, 11 August 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Wednesday, 11 August 2021

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    Clare, Virgin, Religious Founder Obligatory Memorial

    First Reading: Deuteronomy 34: 1-12
    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 66: 1-3a, 5 and 8, 16-17
    Alleluia: Second Corinthians 5: 19
    Gospel: Matthew 18: 15-20
    Lectionary: 415

    First Reading: Deuteronomy 34: 1-12

    1 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab upon mount Nebo, to the top of Phasga over against Jericho: and the Lord shewed him all the land of Galaad as far as Dan.

    2 And all Nephtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasses, and all the land of Juda unto the furthermost sea,

    3 And the south part, and the breadth of the plain of Jericho the city of palm trees as far as Segor.

    4 And the Lord said to him: This is the land, for which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying: I will give it to thy seed. Thou hast seen it with thy eyes, and shalt not pass over to it.

    5 And Moses the servant of the Lord died there, in the land of Moab, by the commandment of the Lord:

    6 And he buried him in the valley of the land of Moab over against Phogor: and no man hath known of his sepulchre until this present day.

    7 Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, neither were his teeth moved.

    8 And the children of Israel mourned for him in the plains of Moab thirty days: and the days of their mourning in which they mourned for Moses were ended.

    9 And Josue the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands upon him. And the children of Israel obeyed him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses.

    10 And there arose no more a prophet in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face,

    11 In all the signs and wonders, which he sent by him, to do in the land of Egypt to Pharao, and to all his servants, and to his whole land,

    12 And all the mighty hand, and great miracles, which Moses did before all Israel.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 66: 1-3a, 5 and 8, 16-17

    R. (20a, 10b) Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!

    1 Unto the end, a canticle of a psalm of the resurrection. Shout with joy to God, all the earth,

    2 Sing ye a psalm to his name; give glory to his praise.

    3a Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord!

    R. Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!

    5 Come and see the works of God; who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.

    8 O bless our God, ye Gentiles: and make the voice of his praise to be heard.

    R. Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!

    16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will tell you what great things he hath done for my soul.

    17 I cried to him with my mouth: and I extolled him with my tongue.

    R. Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!

    Alleluia: Second Corinthians 5: 19

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    19 God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel: Matthew 18: 15-20

    15 But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother.

    16 And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand.

    17 And if he will not hear them: tell the church. And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican.

    18 Amen I say to you, whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven; and whatsoever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven.

    19 Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent upon earth, concerning any thing whatsoever they shall ask, it shall be done to them by my Father who is in heaven.

    20 For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

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  • Daily Mass Readings for Tuesday, 10 August 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Tuesday, 10 August 2021

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    Lawrence, Deacon, Martyr Feast

    First Reading: Second Corinthians 9: 6-10
    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 112: 1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9
    Alleluia: John 8: 12bc
    Gospel: John 12: 24-26
    Lectionary: 618

    First Reading: Second Corinthians 9: 6-10

    6 Now this I say: He who soweth sparingly, shall also reap sparingly: and he who soweth in blessings, shall also reap blessings.

    7 Every one as he hath determined in his heart, not with sadness, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

    8 And God is able to make all grace abound in you; that ye always, having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work,

    9 As it is written: He hath dispersed abroad, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever.

    10 And he that ministereth seed to the sower, will both give you bread to eat, and will multiply your seed, and increase the growth of the fruits of your justice:

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 112: 1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9

    R. (5) Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.

    1 Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments.

    2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.

    R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.

    5 Acceptable is the man that sheweth mercy and lendeth: he shall order his words with judgment:

    6 Because he shall not be moved for ever.

    R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.

    7 The just shall be in everlasting remembrance: he shall not hear the evil hearing. His heart is ready to hope in the Lord:

    8 His heart is strengthened, he shall not be moved until he look over his enemies.

    R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.

    9 He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory.

    R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.

    Alleluia: John 8: 12bc

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    12bc Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life, says the Lord.

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel: John 12: 24-26

    24 Amen, amen I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,

    25 Itself remaineth alone. But if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it unto life eternal.

    26 If any man minister to me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my minister be. If any man minister to me, him will my Father honour.

    The readings on this page are taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can also read the Mass Readings taken from the New Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. (References, Copyrights).
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  • Daily Mass Readings for Monday, 9 August 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Monday, 9 August 2021

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    Ordinary Weekday / Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin, Martyr

    First Reading: Deuteronomy 10: 12-22
    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 147: 12-13, 14-15, 19-20
    Alleluia: Second Thessalonians 2: 14
    Gospel: Matthew 17: 22-27
    Lectionary: 413

    First Reading: Deuteronomy 10: 12-22

    12 And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but that thou fear the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways, and love him, and serve the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul:

    13 And keep the commandments of the Lord, and his ceremonies, which I command thee this day, that it may be well with thee?

    14 Behold heaven is the Lord’s thy God, and the heaven of heaven, the earth and all things that are therein.

    15 And yet the Lord hath been closely joined to thy fathers, and loved them and chose their seed after them, that is to say, you, out of all nations, as this day it is proved.

    16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and stiffen your neck no more.

    17 Because the Lord your God he is the God of gods, and the Lord of lords, a great God and mighty and terrible, who accepteth no person nor taketh bribes.

    18 He doth judgment to the fatherless and the widow, loveth the stranger, and giveth him food and raiment.

    19 And do you therefore love strangers, because you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

    20 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him only: to him thou shalt adhere, and shalt swear by his name.

    21 He is thy praise, and thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thy eyes have seen.

    22 In seventy souls thy fathers went down into Egypt: and behold now the Lord thy God hath multiplied thee as the stars of heaven.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 147: 12-13, 14-15, 19-20

    R. (12a) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

    12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.

    13 Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee.

    R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

    14 Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.

    15 Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly.

    R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

    19 Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel.

    20 He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.

    R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

    Alleluia: Second Thessalonians 2: 14

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    14 God has called you through the Gospel to possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel: Matthew 17: 22-27

    22 And when they abode together in Galilee, Jesus said to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:

    23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise again. And they were troubled exceedingly.

    24 And when they were come to Capharnaum, they that received the didrachmas, came to Peter and said to him: Doth not your master pay the didrachmas?

    25 He said: Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying: What is thy opinion, Simon? The kings of the earth, of whom do they receive tribute or custom? of their own children, or of strangers?

    26 And he said: Of strangers. Jesus said to him: Then the children are free.

    27 But that we may not scandalize them, go to the sea, and cast in a hook: and that fish which shall first come up, take: and when thou hast opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater: take that, and give it to them for me and thee.

    The readings on this page are taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can also read the Mass Readings taken from the New Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. (References, Copyrights).
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  • Daily Mass Readings for Sunday, 8 August 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Sunday, 8 August 2021

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    NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

    First Reading: First Kings 19: 4-8
    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 34: 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
    Second Reading: Ephesians 4: 30 – 5: 2
    Alleluia: John 6: 51
    Gospel: John 6: 41-51

    Also Read: Mass Reading Reflection for 08 August 2021

    Lectionary: 116

    First Reading: First Kings 19: 4-8

    4 And he went forward, one day’s journey into the desert. And when he was there, and sat under a juniper tree, he requested for his soul that he might die, and said: It is enough for me, Lord, take away my soul: for I am no better than my fathers.

    5 And he cast himself down, and slept in the shadow of the juniper tree: and behold an angel of the Lord touched him, and said to him: Arise and eat.

    6 He looked, and behold there was at his head a hearth cake, and a vessel of water: and he ate and drank, and he fell asleep again.

    7 And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said to him: Arise, eat: for thou hast yet a great way to go.

    8 And he arose, and ate, and drank, and walked in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights, unto the mount of God, Horeb.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 34: 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9

    R. (9a) Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

    2 I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall be always in my mouth.

    3 In the Lord shall my soul be praised: let the meek hear and rejoice.

    R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

    4 O magnify the Lord with me; and let us extol his name together.

    5 I sought the Lord, and he heard me; and he delivered me from all my troubles.

    R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

    6 Come ye to him and be enlightened: and your faces shall not be confounded.

    7 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him: and saved him out of all his troubles.

    R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

    8 The angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him: and shall deliver them.

    9 O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: blessed is the man that hopeth in him.

    R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

    Second Reading: Ephesians 4: 30 – 5: 2

    30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God: whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption.

    31 Let all bitterness, and anger, and indignation, and clamour, and blasphemy, be put away from you, with all malice.

    32 And be ye kind one to another; merciful, forgiving one another, even as God hath forgiven you in Christ.

    5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children;

    2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.

    Alleluia: John 6: 51

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord; whoever eats this bread will live forever.

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel: John 6: 41-51

    41 The Jews therefore murmured at him, because he had said: I am the living bread which came down from heaven.

    42 And they said: Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then saith he, I came down from heaven?

    43 Jesus therefore answered, and said to them: Murmur not among yourselves.

    44 No man can come to me, except the Father, who hath sent me, draw him; and I will raise him up in the last day.

    45 It is written in the prophets: And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard of the Father, and hath learned, cometh to me.

    46 Not that any man hath seen the Father; but he who is of God, he hath seen the Father.

    47 Amen, amen I say unto you: He that believeth in me, hath everlasting life.

    48 I am the bread of life.

    49 Your fathers did eat manna in the desert, and are dead.

    50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven; that if any man eat of it, he may not die.

    51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven.If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world.

    The readings on this page are taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can also read the Mass Readings taken from the New Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. (References, Copyrights).
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  • Daily Mass Readings for Saturday, 7 August 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Saturday, 7 August 2021

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    Ordinary Weekday / Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary / Sixtus II, Pope, Martyr, & Companions, Martyrs / Cajetan, Priest

    First Reading: Deuteronomy 6: 4-13
    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 18: 2-3a, 3c-4, 47 and 51
    Alleluia: Second Timothy 1: 10
    Gospel: Matthew 17: 14-20
    Lectionary: 412

    First Reading: Deuteronomy 6: 4-13

    4 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.

    5 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole strength.

    6 And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart:

    7 And thou shalt tell them to thy children, and thou shalt meditate upon them sitting in thy house, and walking on thy journey, sleeping and rising.

    8 And thou shalt bind them as a sign on thy hand, and they shall be and shall move between thy eyes.

    9 And thou shalt write them in the entry, and on the doors of thy house.

    10 And when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land, for which he swore to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: and shall have given thee great and goodly cities, which thou didst not build,

    11 Houses full of riches, which thou didst not set up, cisterns which thou didst not dig, vineyards and oliveyards, which thou didst not plant,

    12 And thou shalt have eaten and be full:

    13 Take heed diligently lest thou forget the Lord, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and shalt serve him only, and thou shalt swear by his name.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 18: 2-3a, 3c-4, 47 and 51

    R. (2) I love you, Lord, my strength.

    2 I will love thee, O Lord, my strength:

    3a The Lord is my firmament, my refuge, and my deliverer.

    R. I love you, Lord, my strength.

    3c My God is my helper, and in him will I put my trust. My protector and the horn of my salvation, and my support.

    4 Praising I will call upon the Lord: and I shall be saved from my enemies.

    R. I love you, Lord, my strength.

    47 The Lord liveth, and blessed be my God, and let the God of my salvation be exalted:

    51 Giving great deliverance to his king, and shewing mercy to David his anointed: and to his seed for ever.

    R. I love you, Lord, my strength.

    Alleluia: Second Timothy 1: 10

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    10 Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel: Matthew 17: 14-20

    14 And when he was come to the multitude, there came to him a man falling down on his knees before him, saying: Lord, have pity on my son, for he is a lunatic, and suffereth much: for he falleth often into the fire, and often into the water.

    15 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

    16 Then Jesus answered and said: O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.

    17 And Jesus rebuked him, and the devil went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour.

    18 Then came the disciples to Jesus secretly, and said: Why could not we cast him out?

    19 Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For, amen I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove from hence hither, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

    20 But this kind is not cast out but by prayer and fasting.

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