Friday of the Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 73 This Rule Only a Beginning of Perfection
Mass: 1 Co 1:17-25; Resp Ps 33; Mt 25:1-13

The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. (1 Co 1:25)

Thursday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 72 The Good Zeal of Monks
Mass: 1 Co 1:1-9; Resp Ps 145; Mt 24:42-51

I will praise your name for ever, Lord. (Resp Ps 45)

Blessed Beatrice of Nazareth (1200-1268)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 71 Mutual Obedience
Mass: For Beatrice of Nazareth, Sg 8:6-7 or 1 Co 13:4-13; Resp Ps 44; Jn 17:20-26
For The Passion of John the Baptist, Jr 1:17-19; Resp Ps 71; Mk 6:17-29 
For the feria, 2 Th 3:6-10, 16-18; Resp Ps 128; Mk 6:17-29

Beatrice of Nazareth, Stained Glass, Our Lady of Nazareth Abbey, Brecht, Belgium

Saint Augustine, Son of St Monica (354 - 430)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch RB 70 The Presumption of Striking Another Monk at Will
Mass: 2 Th 2:1-3a, 14-17; Resp Ps 96; Mt 23:23-26

Theatre at Ostia

Saint Monica, Mother of St Augustine (331-387)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 69 The Presumption of Defending Another in the Monastery
Mass: 2 Th 1:1-5, 11-12; Resp Ps 96; Mt 23:13-22

Ostia Antica, Italy

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 68 Assignment of Impossible Tasks
Mass: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Resp Ps 34; Ep 5:21-32; Jn 6:60-69

Master, to whom shall we go?

Saint Louis IX of France (1214-1270), Saint Joseph Calasanz (1557-1648), Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 67 Those Who Are Sent on a Journey
Mass: Ezk 43:1-7ab; Resp Ps 85; Mt 23:1-12

The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land. (Resp Ps 85)

Saint Bartholomew, one of the Twelve Apostles

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 66 The Porter of the Monastery
Mass: Rev 21:9b-14; Resp Ps 145; Jn 1:45-51

Saint Bartholomew by Carlo Crivelli

Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 65:11-22
Mass: Ezk 36:23-28; Resp Ps 51; Mt 22:1-14

The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 65:1-10 The Prior or Prioress of the Monastery
Mass: Ezk 34:1-11; Resp Ps 23; Mt 20:1-16

Our Lady of Montserrat

Pope St Pius X (1835-1914)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 64:7-22
Mass: Ezk 28:1-10; Resp Ps (Dt 32); Mt 19:23-30

We have given up everything and followed you. What will there be for us?

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Doctor of the Church (1090-1153)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 64:1-6 The Election of an Abbess or Abbot
Mass: 
For the Solemnity of St Bernard: Ws 7:7-10, 15-16;; Resp Ps 18; Ph 3:17-4:1; Jn 17:20-26
For the Feria: Ezk 24:15-24; Resp Ps (Dt 32); Mt 19:16-22

St Mary Magdalene, St Benedict, St Bernard of Clairvaux, and St Catherine of Alexandria

About 1380-1390 tempura and gold on wood

By Agnolo Gaddi, Italian

Twentienth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 63:10-19
Mass: Pr 9:1-6; Resp Ps 34; Ep 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58

Come, eat of my food, and drink of the wine I have mixed! Forsake foolishness that you may live; advance in the way of understanding.

(Pr 9:5-6)

Let the children come

Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Blessed Virgin Mary

Reading of the Day
RB: Ch 63:1-9 Community Order
Mass: Ezk 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Resp Ps 51; Mt 19:13-15

Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them.

Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 62 The Priests of the Monastery
Mass: Ezk 16:1-15, 60, 63; Resp Ps (Is 12); Mt 19:3-12

Double Face

Bronze, by Giacomo Manzù

Ostia Antica, Italy

Saint Stephen of Hungary (d. 1038); Saint Roch (14th century)

Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 61:6-14
Mass: Ezk 12:1-12; Resp Ps 78; Mt 18:21-19:1

Do not forget the works of the Lord.

(Resp Ps 78)

The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 61:1-5 Monastic Pilgrims from Far Away
Mass: Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Resp Ps 45; 1 Co 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56

Our Lady of the Redwoods

Saint Maximilian Kolbe, 'Martyr of Charity' (1894 - 1941)

Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 60 The Admission of Priests into the Monastery
Mass: Ezk 2:8-3:4; Resp Ps 119; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14

Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs (d. ca.235)

Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 59 The Offering of Children by Nobles or By the Poor
Mass: Ezk 1:2-5, 24-28; Resp Ps 148; Mt 17:22-27

Heaven and earth are filled with your glory

(Resp Ps 148)

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In other years: Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572 - 1641)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 58:17-29
Mass: 1 K 19:4-8; Resp Ps 34; Ep 4:30-5:2; Jn 6:41-51

Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

(Resp Ps 34)

Saint Clare of Assisi (1193/4 - 1253)

Saturday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 58:1-16 The Reception of Candidates for the Community
Mass: Hab 1:12-2:4; Resp Ps 9; Mt 17:14-20

Saint Clare with Scenes from Her Life 

Maestro di Santa Chiara, 14th century 

Convent of Saint Clare, Assisi 

Feast of Saint Lawrence (d. 258)

Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 57 The Artisans of the Monastery
Mass: 2 Co 9:6-10; Resp Ps 112; Jn 12:24-26

St Lawrence Distributing the Treasure of the Church

by Bernardo Strozzi

Edith Stein: St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)

Thursday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 56 The Abbot's Table
Mass: Jr 31:31-34; Resp Ps 51; Mt 16:13-23

God is spirit and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and truth.

(Jn 4:24)

Saint Dominic (1170-1221)

Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 55:15-22
Mass: Jr 31:1-7; Resp Ps (Jr 31); Mt 15:21-28

Perugia Altarpiece

Side Panel Depicting St Dominic

By Fra Angelico

Alone in Prayer

Tuesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Saint Sixtus II and Companions (d. 258)
Saint Cajetan (d. 1547)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 55:1-14 Clothing and Footwear for the Community
Mass: Jr 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Resp Ps 102; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14

Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and precede him to the other side of the sea, while he dismissed the crowds.

Feast of the Transfiguration

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 54 The Reception of Letters and Gifts in the Monastery
Mass: Da 7:9-10, 13-14; Resp Ps 97; 2 P 1:16-19; Mk 9:2-10

MOUNT TABOR

MOUNT OF THE TRANSFIGURATION

Work of God

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 53:16-21
Mass: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15; Resp Ps 78; Ep 4:17, 20-24; Jn 6:24-35

Buona domenica!

Happy Sunday!

Saint Jean Baptist Marie Vianney

Saturday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
Saint John Vianney, Patron of Priests (1786-1859)
First Saturday of the Month

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 53:1-15 The Reception of Guests
Mass: Jr 26:11-16, 34; Resp Ps 69; Mt 14:1-12

Saint John Vianney

Curé d'Ars
Statue by Emilien Cabuchet

Increase our Faith

Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
First Friday of the Month

Readings of the Day:
RB: Ch 52 The Oratory of the Monastery
Mass: Jr 26:1-9; Resp Ps 69; Mt 13:54-58

And he did not work many mighty deeds there because of their lack of faith.

Christian witness

Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
Saint Eusebius of Vercelli (d. 371)
Saint Peter Julian Eymard (d. 1868)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 51 Those on Local Errands or Work
Mass: Jr 18:1-8; Resp Ps 146; Mt 13:47-53

We are all called to be holy by living our lives with love and by bearing witness in everything we do, wherever we find ourselves.

 (Pope Francis, Gaudete et Exsultate, 14)

Saint Alphonsus Ligouri

Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 50 Those Whose Work Takes Them a Long Distance from the Oratory
Mass: Jr 15:10, 16-21; Resp Ps 59; Mt 13:44-46

Alphonsus Liguori

Bishop, Doctor of the Church

(1696-1787)