Friday, August 31, 2018

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, August 30, 2018

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)

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

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

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

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

Monday, August 27, 2018

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

Sunday, August 26, 2018

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?

Saturday, August 25, 2018

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)

Friday, August 24, 2018

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

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

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

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

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?

Monday, August 20, 2018

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

Sunday, August 19, 2018

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)

Saturday, August 18, 2018

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, August 17, 2018

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

Thursday, August 16, 2018

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)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

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

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

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


Monday, August 13, 2018

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)

Sunday, August 12, 2018

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)

Saturday, August 11, 2018

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 

Friday, August 10, 2018

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

Thursday, August 9, 2018

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)

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

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

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

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.

Monday, August 6, 2018

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

Sunday, August 5, 2018

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!

Saturday, August 4, 2018

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

Friday, August 3, 2018

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.

Thursday, August 2, 2018

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)

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

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)