Saturday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time

Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 73 This Rule Only a Beginning of Perfection
Mass; 1 Th 4:9-11; Resp Ps 98; Mt 25:14-30

Let the sea and what fills it resound, the world and those who dwell in it.

Friday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Margaret Clitherow (1556-1586)
Saint Jeanne Jugan, aka, Mary of the Cross (1792-1879)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 72 The Good Zeal of Monks
Mass: 1 Th 4:1-8; Resp Ps 97; Mt 25:1-13

Light dawns for the just; and gladness for the upright of heart.

Thursday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time

Blessed Beatrice (Beatrijs) of Nazareth (1200-1268), Cistercian nun, first prioress of the Abbey of our Lady of Nazareth, Brecht, Belgium, the motherhouse of Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey! 

The Passion of Saint John the Baptist

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 71 Mutual Obedience
Mass: 1 Th 3:7-13; Resp Ps 90; Mk 6:17-29
For Beatrice of Nazareth: Songs 8:6-7; Resp Ps 45; Jn 17:20-26

Listen to me, daughter, see and bend your ear.

Wednesday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Augustine, Doctor of the Church (354-430)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 70 The Presumption of Striking Another at Will
Mass: 1 Th 2:9-13; Resp Ps 139; Mt 23:27-32

Where can I go from your spirit? From your presence where can I flee?

Tuesday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Monica (331-387)
RB:  Ch 69 The Presumption of Defending Another in the Monastery
Mass: 1 Th 2:1-8; Resp Ps 139; Mt 23:23-36

You have searched me and you know me, Lord.

Monday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time

Blessed Dominic Barberi (1792-1849)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 68 Assignment of Impossible Tasks
Mass: 1 Th 1:1-5, 8b-10; Resp Ps 149; Mt 23:13-22

The Lord takes delight in his people.

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

In other years: Saint Louis (1214-1270)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 76 Those Sent on a Journey
Mass: Is 66:18-21; Resp Ps 117; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lk 13:22-30

Praise the Lord, all you nations; glorify him, all you peoples!

Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle

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

Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom

Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 65:11-22
Mass: Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Resp Ps 146; Mt 22:34-40

Praise the Lord, my soul! Who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them.

Thursday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 65: 1-10 The Prioress or Prior of the Monastery
Mass: Judges 11:29-39a; Resp Ps 40; Mt 22:1-14
For the memorial: Is 9:1-6; Resp Ps 113; Lk 1;26-38

Praise, you servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.

Wednesday of the Twentienth Week in Ordinary Time

Pope St Pius X (1835-1914)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 64:7-22
Mass: Judges 9:6-15; Resp Ps 21; Mt 20:1-16

Lord, in your strength, the king is glad. 

Tuesday of the Twentienth Week in Ordinary Time

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

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 64:1-6 The Election of Abbess or Abbot
Mass: Judges 6:11-24a; Resp Ps 85; Mt 19:23-30
For the Solemnity: Wis 7:7-10, 15-16 or Sirach 39:8-14; Ph 3:17-4:1; Mt 5:13-19 or Jn 17:20-26

Listen, my faithful children; open up your petals, like roses planted near running waters.

Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Blessed Guerric of Igny, Cistercian abbot (1070-1157)
Saint John Eudes (1601-1680)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 63:10-19
Mass Judges 2:11-19; Resp Ps 106; Mt 19:16-22

Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 63:1-9 Community Rank
Mass: Jer 38:4-6, 8-10; Resp Ps 40; Heb 12:1-4; Lk 12:49-53

Lord, come to my aid!

Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 62 The Priests of the Monastery
Mass: Joshual 24:14-29; Resp Ps 16; Mt 19:13-15

You are my inheritance, O Lord.

Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Stephen of Hungary (969-1038)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 61:6-14Mass: Joshua 24:1-13; Resp Ps 136; Mt 19:3-12

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

The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Patronal Feast of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch RB 61:1-5 The Reception of Visiting Monks
Vigil Mass: 1 Chron 15:34, 15-16; 16:1-2; Resp Ps 132; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28
Mass: Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Resp Ps 45; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56

The queen takes her place at your right hand in gold of Ophir.

Wednesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Maximilian Kolbe, priest, martyr (1894-1941)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 60 The Admission of Priests into the Monastery
Mass: Dt 34:1-12; Resp Ps 66; Mt 18:15-20 

Blessed be the God who filled my soul with fire!

Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saints Pontian and Hippolytus, priests, martyrs (-235)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 59 The Reception of Children
Mass: Dt 31:1-18; Resp Ps (Dt 32); Mt 18:1-5, 10, 10-12

Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.

Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 58:17-29
Mass: Dt 10:12-22; Resp Ps 147; Mt 17:22-27

Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In other years: Saint Clare (1193/4-1253)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 58:1-16 The Reception of New Members
Mass: Wis 18:6-9; Resp Ps 33; Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lk 12:32-48

May your kindness, O Lord, be upon us, we have put our hope in you.

Saturday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Lawrence, deacon, martyr (- 258)

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

Whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 56 The Abbot's Table
Mass: Dt 4:32-40; Resp Ps 77; Mt 16:24-34

Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Thursday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Dominic (1170-1221)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 55:15-22
Mass: Nb 20:1-13; Resp Ps 95; Mt 16:13-23

Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the God who made us.

Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Sixtus II and Companions (-258); Saint Cajetan (1480-1547)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 55:1-14 Clothing and Footwear
Mass: Nb 13:1-2, 25-14:1, 26a-29a, 34-35; Resp Ps 106; Mt 15:21-28

Remember us, Lord, as you favor your people.

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 54 The Reception of Letters or Gifts
Mass: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 ; Resp Ps 97; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Lk 9:28b-36

The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.

Monday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 53:16-24
Mass: Nb 11:4b-15; Resp Ps 81; Mt 14:13-21

I was a stranger and you welcomed me.

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In other years: St Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, Curé of Ars (1786-1859)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 53:1-15 The Reception of Guests
Mass: Ecc 1:2; 2:21-23; Resp Ps 90; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart.

Saturday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday of the Month

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 52 The Oratory of the Monastery
Mass: Lev 25:1, 8-17; Resp Ps 67; Mt 14:1-12

The earth has yielded its fruits; God, our God, has blessed us.

Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop (283-371); Saint Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868)
First Friday of the Month

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 51 Those Sent on a Short Journey
Mass: Lev 23: 1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Resp Ps 81; Mt 13:54-58

Sing with joy to God our help.

Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Alphonsus Ligouri, Bishop, Doctor (1696-1787)

Readings of the Day

RB: Ch 50 Those Working at a Distance or Traveling

Mass: Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Resp Ps 84; Mt 13:47-53

How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!