Monday January 26, 2026
ST TIMOTHY AND TITUS, BISHOPS
Office: Memorial, Psalter Week 3
Mass of the day or Memorial
Vestment: Green/White
Today’s Rosary: The Joyful Mystery
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Ps 96:3-4
Tell among the nations his glory, and his wonders among all the peoples: the Lord is great and highly to be praised.
COLLECT
O God, who adorned Saints Timothy and Titus with apostolic virtues, grant, through the intercession of them both, that, living justly and devoutly in this present age, we may merit to reach our heavenly homeland. Through our Lord. . .
FIRST READING
“I am reminded of your sincere faith.”
A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy (2 Timothy 1: 1-8)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I thank God whom I serve with a clear conscience, as did my fathers, when I remember you constantly in my prayers. As I remember your tears, I long night and day to see you, that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you. For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control. Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but take your share of suffering for the Gospel in the power of God.
The word of the Lord.
Or the following
FIRST READING
“To Titus, my true child in a common faith.”
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to Titus (Titus 1: 1-5)
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour; To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God and Christ Jesus our Saviour. This is why I left you in Crete, that you might amend what was defective, and appoint elders in every town as I direct you.
The Word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a. 10
R/. Tell among all the peoples the wonders of the Lord
O sing a new song to the Lord,
Sing to the Lord, all the earth,
O sing to the Lord, bless his name. R/.
Proclaim his salvation day by bay,
Tell among the nations his glory,
And his wonders among all the people. R/.
R/. Tell among all the peoples the wonders of the Lord
Give the Lord, you families of peoples,
Give the Lord glory and power,
Give the Lord the glory of his name. R/.
Say to the nations, “The Lord is king.”
The world he made firm in its place;
He will judge the peoples in fairness R/.
ALLELUIA Luke 4:18
Alleluia. The Lord sent me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captive. Alleluia
GOSPEL
“The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Luke 10:1-9)
At that time: The Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come. And he said to them, “The harvest is pleantiful, but the labourers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go your way, behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the labourer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you; heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you,”
The Gospel of the Lord.
TUESDAY 27, 2026
SAINT ANGELA MERICI, VIRGIN
Office: Psalter Week 3
Mass of the day or Memorial
Vestment: Green
Today’s Rosary: Sorrowful Mystery
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 95: 1, 6
O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. In his presence are majesty and splendour, strength and honour in his holy place.
COLLECT
Almighty everliving God, direct our actions according to your good pleasure, that in the name of your beloved Son we may abound in good works. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
FIRST READING
“David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting.”
A reading from the second Book of Samuel (2 Samuel 6: 12b-15. 17-19)
In those days: David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing; and when those who bore the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an Ox and a fatling. And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was belted with a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the horn. And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place, inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts, and distributed among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to each a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins. Then all the people departed, each to his house.
The word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM – Psalm 24:7.8.9.10 (R. See 8ab)
R/. Who is the king of glory? It is the Lord!
O gates, lift high your heads;
Grow higher, ancient doors.
Let him enter, the king of glory! R/.
“Who is this king of glory?
The Lord, the mighty, the valiant;
The Lord, the valiant in war.” R/.
R/. Who is the king of glory? It is the Lord!
O gates, lift high your heads;
Grow higher, ancient doors.
Let him enter, the king of glory! R/.
“Who is this king of glory?
He, the Lord of hosts,
He is the king of glory.” R/.
ALLELUIA Matthew 11:25
Alleluia. Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom. Alleluia.
GOSPEL
“Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 3:31-35)
At that time: The mother of Jesus and his brethren came; and standing outside they sent to him and called him. And a crowd was sitting about him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brethren are outside, asking for you.” And he replied, “Who are my mother and my brethren?” And looking around on those who sat about him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brethren! Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
The Gospel of the Lord
Wednesday January 28, 2026
ST THOMAS AQUINAS, PRIEST, DOCTOR
Office: Memorial, Psalter Week 3
Vestment: White
Today’s Rosary: Glorious Mystery
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Sir 15: 5
In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth, and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding and clothed him in a robe of glory.
Or Ps 36: 30-31
The mouth of the just man utters wisdom, and his tongue tells forth what is just; the law of his God is in his heart.
COLLECT
O God, who made Saint Thomas Aquinas outstanding in his zeal for holiness and his study of sacred doctrine, grant us, we pray, that we may understand what he taught and imitate what he accomplished.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
FIRST READING
“I will raise up your offspring after you, and I will establish his kingdom.”
A reading from the second Book of Samuel (2 Samuel 7:4-17)
In those days: The word of the Lord came to Nathan, “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Would you build me a house to dwell in? I have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling. In all places where I have moved with all the sons of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel; and I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be disturbed no more; and violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come forth from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men; but I will not take my merciful love from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure for ever before me; your throne shall be established for ever. ”’ In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.
The word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (Psalm 89:4-5.27-28.29-30 (R. See 29a)
R/. I will keep my faithful love for him always.
“With my chosen one I have made a covenant;
I have sworn to David my servant:
I will establish your descendants forever,
And set up your throne through all ages.” R/.
He will call out to me, ‘You are my father,
My God, the rock of my salvation. ’
I for my part will make him my firstborn,
The highest of the kings of the earth. R/.
R/. I will keep my faithful love for him always.
I will keep my faithful love for him always;
With him my covenant shall last.
I will establish his descendants forever,
And his throne as lasting as the days of heaven. R/.
ALLELUIA
Alleluia. The seed is the word of God, and the sower is Christ; all who find him will abide for ever. Alleluia.
GOSPEL
“A sower went out to sow”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 4: 1-20)
At that time: Again Jesus began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil; and when the sun rose it was scorched, and since it had no root it withered away. Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. And other seeds fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” And when he was alone, those who were about him with the Twelve asked him concerning the parables. And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables; so that they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven.” And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word. And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown; when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which is sown in them. And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word, but the cares of the world, and the delight in riches, and the desire for other things, enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. But those that were sown upon the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”
The Gospel of the Lord
Thursday January 29, 2026
Office: Psalter Week 3
Mass and preface of the day
Vestment: Green/White
Today’s Rosary: The Luminous Mystery
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 95: 1, 6
O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. In his presence are majesty and splendour, strength and honour in his holy place.
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God, direct our actions according to your good pleasure, that in the name of your beloved Son we may abound in good works. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
FIRST READING
“Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house?”
A reading from the second Book of Samuel (2 Samuel 7 : 18-19.24-29)
After Nathan had spoken to David, the king went in and sat before The Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord GOD; you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, O Lord GOD. And you did establish for yourself your people Israel to be your people for ever; and you, O Lord, did become their God. And now, O Lord God, confirm for ever the word which you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken; and your name will be magnified for ever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel, ’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; there were your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. And now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant; now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue for ever before you; for you, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed for ever.”
The word of the Lord
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 132:1 -2.3-5.11.12.13-14 (R. Lk 1:32b)
R/. The Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.
O Lord, remember David
And all the hardships he endured,
The oath he swore to the Lord,
His vow to the Strong One of Jacob. R/.
“I will not enter my house,
Nor go to the bed where I rest;
I will give no sleep to my eyes,
To my eyelids I will give no slumber,
Till I find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling for the Strong One of Jacob.” R/.
R/. The Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.
The Lord swore an oath to David;
He will not go back on his word:
“A son, the fruit of your body,
Will I set upon your throne.” R/.
“If your sons hold fast to my covenant,
And my laws that I have taught them,
Their sons, in turn, shall sit
On your throne from age to age.” R/.
For the Lord has chosen Sion;
He has desired it for his dwelling:
“This is my resting-place from age to age;
Here have I chosen to dwell.” R/.
ALLELUIA. 119:105
Alleluia. Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light to my path. Alleluia.
GOSPEL
“A lamp is brought in to be put on a stand. The measure you give will be the measure you get.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 4:21 -25)
At that time: Jesus said to the crowd, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not on a stand? For there is nothing hidden, except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret, except to come to light. If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.” And he said to them, “Take heed what you hear; the measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you. For to him who has will more be given; and from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
The Gospel of the Lord
Friday January 30, 2026
Office: Psalter Week 3
Mass and preface of the day
Vestment: Green
Today’s Rosary: The Sorrowful Mystery
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 95: 1, 6
O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. In his presence are majesty and splendour, strength and honour in his holy place.
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God, direct our actions according to your good pleasure, that in the name of your beloved Son we may abound in good works. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
FIRST READING
“You have despised me and taken the wife of Uriah to be your wife.”
A reading from the second Book of Samuel (2 Samuel 11: 1 -4a.5-10a.13- 17)
It happened that, in the spring of the year, the time when kings go forth to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they ravaged the Ammonites, and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking upon the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” So David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her. And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, “I am with child.” So David sent word to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent Uriah to David. When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered. Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet.” And Uriah went out of the king’s house, and there followed him a present from the king. But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. They told David, “Uriah did not go down to his house.” And David invited him, and he ate in his presence and drank, so that he made him drunk; and in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house. In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. In the letter he wrote, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down, and die.” And as Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men. And the men of the city came out and fought with Joab; and some of the servants of David among the people fell. Uriah the Hittite was slain also.
The word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM – Psalm 51:3-4.5-6ab.6cd-7.10-11 (R. Cf. 3a)
R/. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Have mercy on me, O God,
According to your merciful love;
According to your great compassion,
Blot out my transgressions.
Wash me completely from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin. R/.
My transgressions, truly I know them;
My sin is always before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned;
What is evil in your sight I have done. R/.
R/. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.
So you are just in your sentence,
Without reproach in your judgement.
O see, in guilt I was born,
A sinner when my mother conceived me. R/.
Let me hear rejoicing and gladness,
That the bones you have crushed may exult.
Turn away your face from my sins,
And blot out all my guilt. R/.
ALLELUIA Matthew 11:25
Alleluia. Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom. Alleluia.
GOSPEL
“A man scatters seed, and while he sleeps it grows, he knows not how.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 4:26-34)
At that time: Jesus said to the crowds, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed upon the ground, and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, He knows not how. The earth produces of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.” With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; he did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
The Gospel of the Lord
Saturday January 31, 2026
ST JOHN BOSCO, PRIEST
Office: Memorial, Psalter Week 3
Vestment: Green/White
Today’s Rosary: Joyful Mystery
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 131: 9
Your priests, O Lord, shall be clothed with justice; your holy ones shall ring out their joy.
COLLECT
O God, who raised up the Priest Saint John Bosco as a father and teacher of the young, grant, we pray, that, aflame with the same fire of love, we may seek out souls and serve you alone. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
FIRST READING
“I have sinned against the Lord.”
A reading from the second Book of Samuel (2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17)
In those days: The Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds; but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children; it used to eat of his morsel, and drink from his cup, and lie in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him. Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him, but he took the poor man’s lamb, and prepared it for the man who had come to him.” Then David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die; and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.” Nathan said to David, “You are the man. Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. For you did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.”’ David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child that is born to you shall die.” Then Nathan went to his house. And the LORD Struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became sick. David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground. And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground; but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.
The word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM – Psalm 51:12-13.14-15.16-17 (R. 12a)
R/. Create a pure heart for me, O God.
Create a pure heart for me, O God;
Renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence;
Take not your holy spirit from me. R/.
Restore in me the joy of your salvation;
Sustain in me a willing spirit.
I will teach transgressors your ways,
That sinners may return to you. R/.
R/. Create a pure heart for me, O God.
Rescue me from bloodshed,
O God, God of my salvation,
And then my tongue shall ring out your justice.
O Lord, open my lips
And my mouth shall proclaim your praise. R/.
ALLELUIA John 3: 16
Alleluia. God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son; that whoever believes in him should have eternal life. Alleluia.
GOSPEL
“Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey him?”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 4:35-41)
On that day, when evening had come, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd, they took him with them, just as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care if we perish?” And he awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?” And they were filled with awe, and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey him?”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Sunday February 1, 2026
FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR A
Office: Psalter Week 4, Te Deum
Vestment: Green
Today’s Rosary: The Glorious Mystery
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Ps 105: 47
Save us, O Lord our God! And gather us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, and make it our glory to praise you.
COLLECT
Grant us, Lord our God, that we may honour you with all our mind, and love everyone in truth of heart. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns…….
FIRST READING
“I will leave in the midst of you a people humble and lowly.”
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Zephaniah (Zephaniah 2:3; 3: 12-13)
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his commands; seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the wrath of the Lord. “For I will leave in the midst of you a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord, those who are left in Israel; they shall do no wrong and utter no lies, nor shall there be found in their mouth a deceitful tongue. For they shall pasture and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.”
The word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 146:6-7.8-9a.9bc-10 (R. Matthew 5:3)
R/. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Or. Alleluia
It is the Lord who preserves fidelity forever,
Who does justice to those who are oppressed.
It is he who gives bread to the hungry,
The Lord who sets prisoners free. R/.
It is the Lord who opens the eyes of the blind,
The Lord who raises up those who are bowed down.
It is the Lord who loves the just,
The Lord who protects the stranger. R/.
The Lord upholds the orphan and the widow,
But thwarts the path of the wicked.
The Lord will reign forever,
The God of Sion from age to age. R/.
SECOND READING
“God chose what is weak in the world.”
A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 1:26-31)
Consider your call, brethren; not many of you were wise according to the flesh, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth; but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong, God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no flesh might boast in the presence of God. He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption; therefore, as it is written, “Let hint who boasts, boast of the Lord.”
The word of the Lord.
ALLELUIA Matthew 5:12a
Alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL
“Blessed are the poor in spirit.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Matthew 5:1-12a)
At that time: Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up on the mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.”
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