Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)

Readings of the Day
RB: 49 The Observance of Lent
Mass: Ex 34:29-35; Resp Ps 99; Mt 13:44-46

From the pillar of the cloud God spoke to them; they heard his decrees and the law he gave them.

Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Doctor (380-450)

Readings of the Day

RB: Ch 48:22-25

Mass: Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28; Resp Ps 103; Mt 13:36-43

As the father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.

Saint Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 48:10-21
Mass: 1 Jn 4:7-16; Resp Ps 34; or Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Resp Ps 106; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42

Look to God that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame.

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 48 Daily Manual Labor
Mass: Gn 18:20-32; Resp Ps 138; Col 2:12-14; Lk 11: 1-13

The Lord is exalted, yet the lowly he sees, and the proud he knows from afar.

Saturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 47 Signaling the Times for the Work of God
Mass: Ex 24: 3-8; Resp Ps 50; Mt 13:24-30

Offer to God a sacrifice of praise.

Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Joachim and Anne, parents of Mary, Mother of Jesus

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 46 Faults Committed Elsewhere
Mass: Ex 20:1-17; Resp Ps 19; Mt 13:18-23

Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.

Feast of Saint James

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 45 Mistakes in the Oratory
Mass: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Resp Ps 126; Mt 20:20-28

Those who sow in tears shall reap rejoicing. 

Two questions from Jesus today:
"What do you wish?"
"Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?"

WHOEVER WISHES TO BE GREAT AMONG YOU SHALL BE YOUR SERVANT;
WHOEVER WISHES TO BE FIRST AMONG YOU SHALL BE YOUR SERVANT.

Pilgrims on El Camino de Santiago de Compostela

Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Charbel Makhlouf (1828-1898)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 44 Satisfaction by the Excommunicated
Mass: Ex 16:1-5, 9-15; Resp Ps 78; Mt 13:1-9

The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower; all who come to him will live forever.

Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 4:13-19
Mass: Ex 14:21-15:1; Resp Ps (Ex 15); Mt 12:46-50

Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory.

Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 43:1-12 Tardiness at the Work of God or at Table
Mass: Sgs 3:1-4b or 2 Cor 5:14-17; Resp Ps 63; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.

Sunday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: RB 42 Silence after Compline
Mass: Gn 18:1-10a; Resp Ps 15; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42

He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.

Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Apollinaris, bishop, martyr (1st or 2nd century); Blessed Virgin Mary

50th anniversary (July 20, 1969, 4:17.40 p.m. ET), the lunar module first touched down on the moon's surface. See more below.

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 41 The Times for Meals
Mass: Ex 12:37-42; Resp Ps 136; Mt 12:14-21

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endures forever.

Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 40 The Proper Amount of Drink
Mass: Ex 11:10-12:14; Resp Ps 116; Mt 12:1-8

How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good he has done for me?

Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Camillus de Lellis, patron of nurses (1550-1614)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 39 The Proper Amount of Food 
Mass: Ex 3:13-30; Resp Ps 105; Mt 11:28-30

Give thanks to the Lord, invoke his name; make known among the nations his deeds.

Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 38 The Reader for the Week
Mass: Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Resp Ps 103, Mt 11:25-27

The Lord is kind and merciful.

Tuesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 37 Care for the Elderly and for the Young
Mass: Ex 2:1-15a; Resp Ps 69; Mt 11:20-24

Turn to the Lord in your need and you will live.

Monday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Bonaventure, Doctor of the Church (1218-1274)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 36 Care of the Sick
Mass: Ex 1:8-14, 22; Resp Ps 124; Mt 10:34-11:1

Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth.

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 35: 12-18
Mass: Dt 30:10-14; Resp Ps 69 or Ps 19; Col 1:15-20; Lk 10:25-37

Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.

Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Henry (973-1024)
Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 35:1-11 Kitchen Servers of the Week
Mass: Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a; Resp Ps 105; Mt 10:24-33

Be glad you lowly ones; may your hearts be glad!

Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 34 Distribution of Goods According to Need
Mass: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30; Resp Ps 37; Mt 10:16-23

Take delight in the Lord, and he will grant you your heart's requests.

Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Benedict, Father of Western Monasticism (480-547)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 33 Monks and Private Ownership
Mass: For the Solemnity of St Benedict: Pr 2:1-9; Resp Ps 34; Mt 19:27-29
For Ferial Day: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5; Resp Ps 105; Mt 10:7-15

Taste and see the goodness of God.

Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 32 The Tools and Goods of the Monastery
Mass: Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a: Resp Ps 33; Mt 10:1-7

Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and his Companions, martyrs in China between 1648-1930

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 31:13-19
Mass: Gn 32:23-33; Resp Ps 17; Mt 9:32-38

In justice, I shall behold your face, O Lord.

Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 31:1-12 The Qualities of the Cellarer
Mass: Gn 28:10-22a; Resp Ps 91; Mt 9:18-26

In you, my God, I place my trust.

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 30 The Manner of Reproving Young Children
Mass: Is 66:10-14c; Resp Ps 66; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20

Shout joyfully to God, all the earth, sing praise to the glory of his name; proclaim his glorious praise. Say to God: "How tremendous are your deeds!"

Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Maria Goretti (1890-1902); Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday of the Month

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 29 Readmission of Those Who Leave the Monastery
Mass: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29; Resp Ps 135; Mt 9:14-17

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, which we love.

Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (1271-1336); Saint Antony Mary Zaccaria (1502-1539)
First Friday of the Month

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 28 Those Who Refuse to Amend After Frequent Reproofs
Mass: Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67; Resp Ps 106; Mt 9:9-13

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.

The 4th of July - Independence Day

Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 27 The Abbess's Concern for the Excommunicated
Mass for Ferial Day : Gn 22:1b-19; Resp Ps 115; Mt 9:1-8
Mass for Independence Day: Is 9:1-6/Ph 4:6-9; Resp Ps 72; Mt 5:1-12a

I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.

Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 26 Unauthorized Association with the Excommunicated
Mass: Ep 2:19-22; Resp Ps 116; Jn 20:24-29

Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.

Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 25 Serious Faults
Mass: Gn 19:15-29; Resp Ps 26; Mt 8:23-27

My foot stands on level ground; in the assemblies I will bless the Lord.

Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Junípero Serra, Apostle to California (1713-1784)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 24 Degrees of Excommunication
Mass: Gn 18:16-33; Resp Ps 102; Mt 8:18-22

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.