Tag: Mass Reading

Saturday after Ash Wednesday/Frances of Rome, Married Woman, Religious Founder First Reading: Isaiah 58: 9b-14 9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and…

Friday after Ash Wednesday/John of God, Religious Founder, Day of abstinence from meat (age 14 and up) First Reading: Isaiah 58: 1-9a 1 Cry, cease not, lift up thy…

Thursday after Ash Wednesday/Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs First Reading: Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 15 Consider that I have set before thee this day life and good, and on the other…

Ash Wednesday, Begin Lenten preparation for the Easter Triduum, NOT a holy day of obligation, Day of fast (ages 18-59) and abstinence from meat(age 14 and up) First Reading:…

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…

Ordinary Weekday/Casimir 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…

EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading: Sirach 27: 4-7 4 As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man…

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 And…

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…