Feast of Saint Andrew

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 49 The Observance of Lent
Mass: Rm 10:9-18; Resp Ps 19; Mt 4:18-22

Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.

Friday of the Thirty-Fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 48:22-25
Mass: Dn 7:2-14; Resp Ps (Dn 3); Lk 21:29-33

You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord; praise and exalt Him above all forever.

Thursday of the Thirty-Fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time

Thanksgiving Day

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 48:10-21
Mass: (Mass of Thanksgiving Day) Sir 50:22-24; Resp Ps 145; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19
(Of the Day) Dn 6:12-28; Resp Ps (Dn 3); Lk 21:20-28

Great is the Lord and highly to be praised.

Wednesday of the Thirty-Fourth or Last Week of Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 48:1-9 The Daily Manual Labor
Mass: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-38; Resp Ps (Dn 3); Lk 21:12-19

Every shower and dew, bless the Lord; praise and exalt Him above all forever.

Tuesday of the Thirty-Fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 47 Signaling the Times for the Work of God
Mass: Dn 2:31-45; Resp Ps (Dn 3); Lk 21:5-11

All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord, praise Him and exalt Him above all forever.

Monday of the Thirty-Fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, martyr (d. 305)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 46 Faults Committed Elsewhere
Mass: Dan 1:1-6, 8-20; Resp Ps (Dn 3); Lk 21:1-4

Glory and praise forever!

Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 45 Mistakes in the Oratory
Mass: 2 Sm 5:1-3; Resp Ps 122; Col 1:12-20; Lk 23:35-43

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Saturday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time

Pope Saint Clement I (end of 1st century); Saint Columbanus, abbot, missionary (540-615); Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro (1891-1927); Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 44 Satisfaction by the Excommunicated
Mass: Macc 6:1-13; Resp Ps 9; Lk 20:27-40

I will rejoice in your salvation, O Lord.

Friday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Cecilia, early Christian martyr

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 43:13-19
Mass: Macc 4:36-37, 52-59; Resp Ps (1 Chr 29); Lk 19:45-48

We praise your glorious name, O mighty God.

Thursday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 43:1-12 Tardiness at the Work of God or at Table
Mass: Memorial: Zec 2:14-17; Resp Ps (Lk 1); Mt 12:46-50
Macc 2:15-29; Resp Ps 50; Lk 19:41-44

The Lord has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.

Wednesday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 42 The Great Silence After Compline
Mass: Macc 7:1, 20-31; Resp Ps 17; Lk 19:11-28

Lord, when you glory appears, my joy will be full.

Tuesday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Mechtilde of Hackeborn, spiritual companion of Gertrude the Great at Helfta and fellow mystic! (1241-1298)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 41 The Times for Community Meals
Mass: Macc 6:18-31; Resp Ps 3; Lk 19:1-10

The Lord upholds me.

Monday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time

The Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769-1852)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 40 The Proper Amount of Drink
Mass: Macc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63; Resp Ps 119; Lk 18:35-43

Give me life, O Lord, and I will do your will.

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

3rd World Day of the Poor
In other years: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231); Saint Hilda of Whitby (614-680)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 39 The Proper Amount of Food
Mass: Malachi 3:19-20a; Resp Ps 98; 2 Th 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19

The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.

Saturday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Gertrude the Great of Helfta (1256-1301/2)
Saint Margaret of Scotland (1046-1093)
Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 38 The Weekly Reader
Mass: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Resp sp 105; Lk 18:1-8

Remember the marvels the Lord has done!

Friday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Albert the Great, Doctor Universalis "Universal Doctor" (1206-1280)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 37 Care for the Elderly and the Young
Mass: Wis 13:1-9; Resp Ps 19; Lk 17:26-37

The heavens proclaim the glory of God.

Thursday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 36 Care of the Sick
Mass: Wis 7:22b-8:1; Resp Ps 119; Lk 17:20-25

Your word is for ever, O Lord.

Wednesday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

All Saints of the Benedictine Family
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 35:1-11 Kitchen Servers of the Week
Mass: Wis 6:1-11; Resp Ps 2; Lk 17:11-19

May Christ bring us all together to everlasting life.

Tuesday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Josaphat, Bishop, Martyr (1580-1623)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 35:1-11 Kitchen Servers of the Week
Mass: Wis 2:23-3:9: Resp Ps 34; Lk 17-7-10

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.

Monday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Martin of Tours (316-397)
Veterans Day
Armistice Day

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 34 Distribution of Goods According to Need

Guide me, Lord, along the everlasting way.

Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

In other years: Pope St Leo the Great (-461)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 33 Private Ownership
Mass: Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14; Resp Ps 17; 2 Thess 2:16-3:5; Lk 20:27-38

Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be complete.

Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 32 The Tools and Goods of the Monastery
Mass: Ezk 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Resp Ps 46; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22

Come! behold the deeds of the Lord, the astounding things he has wrought on earth.

Friday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 31:13-19; Resp Ps 98; Lk 16:1-8

The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.

Thursday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 31:1-12 Qualifications of the Monastery Cellarer
Mass: Rm 14:7-12; Resp Ps 27; Lk 15:1-10

The Lord is my life's refuge; of whom should I be afraid?

Wednesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time

All the Saints of Ireland
All the Saints of Africa

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 30 The Correction of Young Children
Mass: Rm 13:8-10; Resp Ps 112; Lk 14:25-33

Well for the one who is gracious and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice.

Tuesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 29 The Readmission of Any Who Leave the Monastery
Mass: Rm 12:5-16ab; Resp Ps 131; Lk 14:15-24

In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.

Monday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Charles Borromeo (1538-1584)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 28 The Treatment of Those Who Relapse
Mass: Rm 11:29-36; Resp Ps 69; Lk 14:12-14

See, you lowly ones and be glad; you who seek God, may your hearts revive!

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 27 The Abbot's Concern for the Excommunicated
Mass: Wis 11:22-12:2; Resp Ps 145; Th 1:11-2:2; Lk 19:1-10

I will praise your name forever, my king and my God.

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day)

First Saturday of the Month

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 26 Unauthorized Association with the Excommunicated
Mass: Wis 3:1-9; Resp Ps 23; Rm 5:5-11 or Rm 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40

Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.

Solemnity of All Saints

First Friday of the Month

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 25 Serious Faults
Mass: Rev 7:2-4, 9-14; Resp Ps 24; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a

The Lord's are the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it.