• December 1, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   7:21, 24-27 

      7:21 Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
      7:24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
      7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
      7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
      7:27 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, and it did fall, and great was its ruin.”

    • December 1, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah  26: 1-6

      26:1 In that day, this canticle will be sung in the land of Judah. Within it will be set the city of our strength: Zion, a savior, a wall with a bulwark.
      26:2 Open the gates, and let the just people who guard the truth enter.
      26:3 The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you.
      26:4 You have trusted in the Lord for all eternity, in the Lord God almighty forever.
      26:5 For he will bend down those living in the heights. He will bring low the lofty city. He will lower it, even to the ground. He will tear it down, even to the dust.
      26:6 The foot will tread it down: the feet of the poor, the steps of the indigent.

       

    • November 30, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew     4: 18-22

      4:18 And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
      4:19 And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
      4:20 And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
      4:21 And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
      4:22 And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

    • November 30, 2011, Reading

      The Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans   10: 9-18

      10:9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
      10:10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.
      10:11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”
      10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him.
      10:13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
      10:14 Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?
      10:15 And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!”
      10:16 But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our report?”
      10:17 Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.
      10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

    • November 29, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Luke    10: 21-24

      10:21 In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.
      10:22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. And no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and those to whom the Son has chosen to reveal him.”
      10:23 And turning to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
      10:24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear them.”

    • November 29, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah       11: 1-10

      11:1 And a rod will go forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower will ascend from his root.
      11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.
      11:3 And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
      11:4 Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.
      11:5 And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.
      11:6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb; and the leopard will lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion and the sheep will abide together; and a little boy will drive them.
      11:7 The calf and the bear will feed together; their young ones will rest together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
      11:8 And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.
      11:9 They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain. For the earth has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord, like the waters covering the sea.
      11:10 In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.

    • November 28 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   8: 5-11

      8:5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him,
      8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed and badly tormented.”
      8:7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
      8:8 And responding, the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
      8:9 For I, too, am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
      8:10 And, hearing this, Jesus wondered. And he said to those following him: “Amen I say to you, I have not found so great a faith in Israel.
      8:11 For I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and they shall sit at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

    • November 28, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah   2:1-5

      2:1 The word that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
      2:2 And in the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the summit of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills, and all the nations shall flow to it.
      2:3 And many peoples will go, and they will say: “Let us approach and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
      2:4 And he will judge the nations, and he will rebuke many peoples. And they shall forge their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they continue to train for battle.
      2:5 O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

    • November 27 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Mark   13: 33-37

      13:33 Take heed, be vigilant, and pray. For you do not know when the time may be.
      13:34 It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
      13:35 Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at first light, or in the morning.
      13:36 Otherwise, when he will have arrived unexpectedly, he may find you sleeping.
      13:37 But what I say to you, I say to all: Be vigilant.”

    • November 27, 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Second Reading

      The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians   1: 3-9

      1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
      1:5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
      1:6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
      1:7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:8 And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:9 God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

    • December 1, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   7:21, 24-27 

      7:21 Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
      7:24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
      7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
      7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
      7:27 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, and it did fall, and great was its ruin.”

    • December 1, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah  26: 1-6

      26:1 In that day, this canticle will be sung in the land of Judah. Within it will be set the city of our strength: Zion, a savior, a wall with a bulwark.
      26:2 Open the gates, and let the just people who guard the truth enter.
      26:3 The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you.
      26:4 You have trusted in the Lord for all eternity, in the Lord God almighty forever.
      26:5 For he will bend down those living in the heights. He will bring low the lofty city. He will lower it, even to the ground. He will tear it down, even to the dust.
      26:6 The foot will tread it down: the feet of the poor, the steps of the indigent.

       

    • November 30, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew     4: 18-22

      4:18 And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
      4:19 And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
      4:20 And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
      4:21 And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
      4:22 And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

    • November 30, 2011, Reading

      The Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans   10: 9-18

      10:9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
      10:10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.
      10:11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”
      10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him.
      10:13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
      10:14 Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?
      10:15 And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!”
      10:16 But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our report?”
      10:17 Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.
      10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

    • November 29, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Luke    10: 21-24

      10:21 In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.
      10:22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. And no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and those to whom the Son has chosen to reveal him.”
      10:23 And turning to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
      10:24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear them.”

    • November 29, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah       11: 1-10

      11:1 And a rod will go forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower will ascend from his root.
      11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.
      11:3 And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
      11:4 Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.
      11:5 And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.
      11:6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb; and the leopard will lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion and the sheep will abide together; and a little boy will drive them.
      11:7 The calf and the bear will feed together; their young ones will rest together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
      11:8 And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.
      11:9 They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain. For the earth has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord, like the waters covering the sea.
      11:10 In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.

    • November 28 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   8: 5-11

      8:5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him,
      8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed and badly tormented.”
      8:7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
      8:8 And responding, the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
      8:9 For I, too, am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
      8:10 And, hearing this, Jesus wondered. And he said to those following him: “Amen I say to you, I have not found so great a faith in Israel.
      8:11 For I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and they shall sit at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

    • November 28, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah   2:1-5

      2:1 The word that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
      2:2 And in the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the summit of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills, and all the nations shall flow to it.
      2:3 And many peoples will go, and they will say: “Let us approach and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
      2:4 And he will judge the nations, and he will rebuke many peoples. And they shall forge their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they continue to train for battle.
      2:5 O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

    • November 27 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Mark   13: 33-37

      13:33 Take heed, be vigilant, and pray. For you do not know when the time may be.
      13:34 It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
      13:35 Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at first light, or in the morning.
      13:36 Otherwise, when he will have arrived unexpectedly, he may find you sleeping.
      13:37 But what I say to you, I say to all: Be vigilant.”

    • November 27, 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Second Reading

      The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians   1: 3-9

      1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
      1:5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
      1:6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
      1:7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:8 And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:9 God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

    • December 1, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   7:21, 24-27 

      7:21 Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
      7:24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
      7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
      7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
      7:27 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, and it did fall, and great was its ruin.”

    • December 1, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah  26: 1-6

      26:1 In that day, this canticle will be sung in the land of Judah. Within it will be set the city of our strength: Zion, a savior, a wall with a bulwark.
      26:2 Open the gates, and let the just people who guard the truth enter.
      26:3 The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you.
      26:4 You have trusted in the Lord for all eternity, in the Lord God almighty forever.
      26:5 For he will bend down those living in the heights. He will bring low the lofty city. He will lower it, even to the ground. He will tear it down, even to the dust.
      26:6 The foot will tread it down: the feet of the poor, the steps of the indigent.

       

    • November 30, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew     4: 18-22

      4:18 And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
      4:19 And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
      4:20 And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
      4:21 And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
      4:22 And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

    • November 30, 2011, Reading

      The Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans   10: 9-18

      10:9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
      10:10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.
      10:11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”
      10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him.
      10:13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
      10:14 Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?
      10:15 And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!”
      10:16 But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our report?”
      10:17 Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.
      10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

    • November 29, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Luke    10: 21-24

      10:21 In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.
      10:22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. And no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and those to whom the Son has chosen to reveal him.”
      10:23 And turning to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
      10:24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear them.”

    • November 29, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah       11: 1-10

      11:1 And a rod will go forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower will ascend from his root.
      11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.
      11:3 And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
      11:4 Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.
      11:5 And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.
      11:6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb; and the leopard will lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion and the sheep will abide together; and a little boy will drive them.
      11:7 The calf and the bear will feed together; their young ones will rest together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
      11:8 And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.
      11:9 They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain. For the earth has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord, like the waters covering the sea.
      11:10 In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.

    • November 28 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   8: 5-11

      8:5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him,
      8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed and badly tormented.”
      8:7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
      8:8 And responding, the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
      8:9 For I, too, am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
      8:10 And, hearing this, Jesus wondered. And he said to those following him: “Amen I say to you, I have not found so great a faith in Israel.
      8:11 For I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and they shall sit at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

    • November 28, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah   2:1-5

      2:1 The word that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
      2:2 And in the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the summit of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills, and all the nations shall flow to it.
      2:3 And many peoples will go, and they will say: “Let us approach and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
      2:4 And he will judge the nations, and he will rebuke many peoples. And they shall forge their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they continue to train for battle.
      2:5 O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

    • November 27 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Mark   13: 33-37

      13:33 Take heed, be vigilant, and pray. For you do not know when the time may be.
      13:34 It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
      13:35 Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at first light, or in the morning.
      13:36 Otherwise, when he will have arrived unexpectedly, he may find you sleeping.
      13:37 But what I say to you, I say to all: Be vigilant.”

    • November 27, 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Second Reading

      The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians   1: 3-9

      1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
      1:5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
      1:6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
      1:7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:8 And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:9 God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

    • December 1, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   7:21, 24-27 

      7:21 Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
      7:24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
      7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
      7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
      7:27 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, and it did fall, and great was its ruin.”

    • December 1, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah  26: 1-6

      26:1 In that day, this canticle will be sung in the land of Judah. Within it will be set the city of our strength: Zion, a savior, a wall with a bulwark.
      26:2 Open the gates, and let the just people who guard the truth enter.
      26:3 The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you.
      26:4 You have trusted in the Lord for all eternity, in the Lord God almighty forever.
      26:5 For he will bend down those living in the heights. He will bring low the lofty city. He will lower it, even to the ground. He will tear it down, even to the dust.
      26:6 The foot will tread it down: the feet of the poor, the steps of the indigent.

       

    • November 30, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew     4: 18-22

      4:18 And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
      4:19 And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
      4:20 And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
      4:21 And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
      4:22 And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

    • November 30, 2011, Reading

      The Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans   10: 9-18

      10:9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
      10:10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.
      10:11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”
      10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him.
      10:13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
      10:14 Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?
      10:15 And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!”
      10:16 But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our report?”
      10:17 Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.
      10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

    • November 29, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Luke    10: 21-24

      10:21 In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.
      10:22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. And no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and those to whom the Son has chosen to reveal him.”
      10:23 And turning to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
      10:24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear them.”

    • November 29, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah       11: 1-10

      11:1 And a rod will go forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower will ascend from his root.
      11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.
      11:3 And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
      11:4 Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.
      11:5 And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.
      11:6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb; and the leopard will lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion and the sheep will abide together; and a little boy will drive them.
      11:7 The calf and the bear will feed together; their young ones will rest together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
      11:8 And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.
      11:9 They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain. For the earth has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord, like the waters covering the sea.
      11:10 In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.

    • November 28 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   8: 5-11

      8:5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him,
      8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed and badly tormented.”
      8:7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
      8:8 And responding, the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
      8:9 For I, too, am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
      8:10 And, hearing this, Jesus wondered. And he said to those following him: “Amen I say to you, I have not found so great a faith in Israel.
      8:11 For I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and they shall sit at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

    • November 28, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah   2:1-5

      2:1 The word that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
      2:2 And in the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the summit of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills, and all the nations shall flow to it.
      2:3 And many peoples will go, and they will say: “Let us approach and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
      2:4 And he will judge the nations, and he will rebuke many peoples. And they shall forge their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they continue to train for battle.
      2:5 O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

    • November 27 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Mark   13: 33-37

      13:33 Take heed, be vigilant, and pray. For you do not know when the time may be.
      13:34 It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
      13:35 Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at first light, or in the morning.
      13:36 Otherwise, when he will have arrived unexpectedly, he may find you sleeping.
      13:37 But what I say to you, I say to all: Be vigilant.”

    • November 27, 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Second Reading

      The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians   1: 3-9

      1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
      1:5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
      1:6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
      1:7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:8 And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:9 God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

    • December 1, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   7:21, 24-27 

      7:21 Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
      7:24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
      7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
      7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
      7:27 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, and it did fall, and great was its ruin.”

    • December 1, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah  26: 1-6

      26:1 In that day, this canticle will be sung in the land of Judah. Within it will be set the city of our strength: Zion, a savior, a wall with a bulwark.
      26:2 Open the gates, and let the just people who guard the truth enter.
      26:3 The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you.
      26:4 You have trusted in the Lord for all eternity, in the Lord God almighty forever.
      26:5 For he will bend down those living in the heights. He will bring low the lofty city. He will lower it, even to the ground. He will tear it down, even to the dust.
      26:6 The foot will tread it down: the feet of the poor, the steps of the indigent.

       

    • November 30, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew     4: 18-22

      4:18 And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
      4:19 And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
      4:20 And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
      4:21 And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
      4:22 And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

    • November 30, 2011, Reading

      The Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans   10: 9-18

      10:9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
      10:10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.
      10:11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”
      10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him.
      10:13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
      10:14 Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?
      10:15 And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!”
      10:16 But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our report?”
      10:17 Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.
      10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

    • November 29, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Luke    10: 21-24

      10:21 In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.
      10:22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. And no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and those to whom the Son has chosen to reveal him.”
      10:23 And turning to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
      10:24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear them.”

    • November 29, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah       11: 1-10

      11:1 And a rod will go forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower will ascend from his root.
      11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.
      11:3 And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
      11:4 Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.
      11:5 And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.
      11:6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb; and the leopard will lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion and the sheep will abide together; and a little boy will drive them.
      11:7 The calf and the bear will feed together; their young ones will rest together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
      11:8 And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.
      11:9 They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain. For the earth has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord, like the waters covering the sea.
      11:10 In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.

    • November 28 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   8: 5-11

      8:5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him,
      8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed and badly tormented.”
      8:7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
      8:8 And responding, the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
      8:9 For I, too, am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
      8:10 And, hearing this, Jesus wondered. And he said to those following him: “Amen I say to you, I have not found so great a faith in Israel.
      8:11 For I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and they shall sit at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

    • November 28, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah   2:1-5

      2:1 The word that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
      2:2 And in the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the summit of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills, and all the nations shall flow to it.
      2:3 And many peoples will go, and they will say: “Let us approach and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
      2:4 And he will judge the nations, and he will rebuke many peoples. And they shall forge their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they continue to train for battle.
      2:5 O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

    • November 27 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Mark   13: 33-37

      13:33 Take heed, be vigilant, and pray. For you do not know when the time may be.
      13:34 It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
      13:35 Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at first light, or in the morning.
      13:36 Otherwise, when he will have arrived unexpectedly, he may find you sleeping.
      13:37 But what I say to you, I say to all: Be vigilant.”

    • November 27, 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Second Reading

      The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians   1: 3-9

      1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
      1:5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
      1:6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
      1:7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:8 And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:9 God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

    • December 1, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   7:21, 24-27 

      7:21 Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
      7:24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
      7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
      7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
      7:27 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, and it did fall, and great was its ruin.”

    • December 1, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah  26: 1-6

      26:1 In that day, this canticle will be sung in the land of Judah. Within it will be set the city of our strength: Zion, a savior, a wall with a bulwark.
      26:2 Open the gates, and let the just people who guard the truth enter.
      26:3 The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you.
      26:4 You have trusted in the Lord for all eternity, in the Lord God almighty forever.
      26:5 For he will bend down those living in the heights. He will bring low the lofty city. He will lower it, even to the ground. He will tear it down, even to the dust.
      26:6 The foot will tread it down: the feet of the poor, the steps of the indigent.

       

    • November 30, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew     4: 18-22

      4:18 And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
      4:19 And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
      4:20 And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
      4:21 And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
      4:22 And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

    • November 30, 2011, Reading

      The Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans   10: 9-18

      10:9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
      10:10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.
      10:11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”
      10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him.
      10:13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
      10:14 Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?
      10:15 And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!”
      10:16 But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our report?”
      10:17 Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.
      10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

    • November 29, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Luke    10: 21-24

      10:21 In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.
      10:22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. And no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and those to whom the Son has chosen to reveal him.”
      10:23 And turning to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
      10:24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear them.”

    • November 29, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah       11: 1-10

      11:1 And a rod will go forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower will ascend from his root.
      11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.
      11:3 And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
      11:4 Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.
      11:5 And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.
      11:6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb; and the leopard will lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion and the sheep will abide together; and a little boy will drive them.
      11:7 The calf and the bear will feed together; their young ones will rest together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
      11:8 And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.
      11:9 They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain. For the earth has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord, like the waters covering the sea.
      11:10 In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.

    • November 28 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   8: 5-11

      8:5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him,
      8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed and badly tormented.”
      8:7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
      8:8 And responding, the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
      8:9 For I, too, am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
      8:10 And, hearing this, Jesus wondered. And he said to those following him: “Amen I say to you, I have not found so great a faith in Israel.
      8:11 For I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and they shall sit at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

    • November 28, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah   2:1-5

      2:1 The word that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
      2:2 And in the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the summit of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills, and all the nations shall flow to it.
      2:3 And many peoples will go, and they will say: “Let us approach and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
      2:4 And he will judge the nations, and he will rebuke many peoples. And they shall forge their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they continue to train for battle.
      2:5 O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

    • November 27 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Mark   13: 33-37

      13:33 Take heed, be vigilant, and pray. For you do not know when the time may be.
      13:34 It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
      13:35 Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at first light, or in the morning.
      13:36 Otherwise, when he will have arrived unexpectedly, he may find you sleeping.
      13:37 But what I say to you, I say to all: Be vigilant.”

    • November 27, 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Second Reading

      The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians   1: 3-9

      1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
      1:5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
      1:6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
      1:7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:8 And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:9 God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

    • December 1, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   7:21, 24-27 

      7:21 Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
      7:24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
      7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
      7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
      7:27 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, and it did fall, and great was its ruin.”

    • December 1, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah  26: 1-6

      26:1 In that day, this canticle will be sung in the land of Judah. Within it will be set the city of our strength: Zion, a savior, a wall with a bulwark.
      26:2 Open the gates, and let the just people who guard the truth enter.
      26:3 The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you.
      26:4 You have trusted in the Lord for all eternity, in the Lord God almighty forever.
      26:5 For he will bend down those living in the heights. He will bring low the lofty city. He will lower it, even to the ground. He will tear it down, even to the dust.
      26:6 The foot will tread it down: the feet of the poor, the steps of the indigent.

       

    • November 30, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew     4: 18-22

      4:18 And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
      4:19 And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
      4:20 And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
      4:21 And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
      4:22 And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

    • November 30, 2011, Reading

      The Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans   10: 9-18

      10:9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
      10:10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.
      10:11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”
      10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him.
      10:13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
      10:14 Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?
      10:15 And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!”
      10:16 But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our report?”
      10:17 Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.
      10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

    • November 29, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Luke    10: 21-24

      10:21 In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.
      10:22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. And no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and those to whom the Son has chosen to reveal him.”
      10:23 And turning to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
      10:24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear them.”

    • November 29, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah       11: 1-10

      11:1 And a rod will go forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower will ascend from his root.
      11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.
      11:3 And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
      11:4 Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.
      11:5 And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.
      11:6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb; and the leopard will lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion and the sheep will abide together; and a little boy will drive them.
      11:7 The calf and the bear will feed together; their young ones will rest together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
      11:8 And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.
      11:9 They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain. For the earth has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord, like the waters covering the sea.
      11:10 In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.

    • November 28 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   8: 5-11

      8:5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him,
      8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed and badly tormented.”
      8:7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
      8:8 And responding, the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
      8:9 For I, too, am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
      8:10 And, hearing this, Jesus wondered. And he said to those following him: “Amen I say to you, I have not found so great a faith in Israel.
      8:11 For I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and they shall sit at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

    • November 28, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah   2:1-5

      2:1 The word that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
      2:2 And in the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the summit of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills, and all the nations shall flow to it.
      2:3 And many peoples will go, and they will say: “Let us approach and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
      2:4 And he will judge the nations, and he will rebuke many peoples. And they shall forge their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they continue to train for battle.
      2:5 O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

    • November 27 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Mark   13: 33-37

      13:33 Take heed, be vigilant, and pray. For you do not know when the time may be.
      13:34 It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
      13:35 Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at first light, or in the morning.
      13:36 Otherwise, when he will have arrived unexpectedly, he may find you sleeping.
      13:37 But what I say to you, I say to all: Be vigilant.”

    • November 27, 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Second Reading

      The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians   1: 3-9

      1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
      1:5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
      1:6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
      1:7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:8 And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:9 God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

    • December 1, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   7:21, 24-27 

      7:21 Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
      7:24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
      7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
      7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
      7:27 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, and it did fall, and great was its ruin.”

    • December 1, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah  26: 1-6

      26:1 In that day, this canticle will be sung in the land of Judah. Within it will be set the city of our strength: Zion, a savior, a wall with a bulwark.
      26:2 Open the gates, and let the just people who guard the truth enter.
      26:3 The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you.
      26:4 You have trusted in the Lord for all eternity, in the Lord God almighty forever.
      26:5 For he will bend down those living in the heights. He will bring low the lofty city. He will lower it, even to the ground. He will tear it down, even to the dust.
      26:6 The foot will tread it down: the feet of the poor, the steps of the indigent.

       

    • November 30, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew     4: 18-22

      4:18 And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
      4:19 And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
      4:20 And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
      4:21 And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
      4:22 And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

    • November 30, 2011, Reading

      The Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans   10: 9-18

      10:9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
      10:10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.
      10:11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”
      10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him.
      10:13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
      10:14 Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?
      10:15 And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!”
      10:16 But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our report?”
      10:17 Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.
      10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

    • November 29, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Luke    10: 21-24

      10:21 In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.
      10:22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. And no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and those to whom the Son has chosen to reveal him.”
      10:23 And turning to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
      10:24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear them.”

    • November 29, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah       11: 1-10

      11:1 And a rod will go forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower will ascend from his root.
      11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.
      11:3 And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
      11:4 Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.
      11:5 And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.
      11:6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb; and the leopard will lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion and the sheep will abide together; and a little boy will drive them.
      11:7 The calf and the bear will feed together; their young ones will rest together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
      11:8 And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.
      11:9 They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain. For the earth has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord, like the waters covering the sea.
      11:10 In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.

    • November 28 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   8: 5-11

      8:5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him,
      8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed and badly tormented.”
      8:7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
      8:8 And responding, the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
      8:9 For I, too, am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
      8:10 And, hearing this, Jesus wondered. And he said to those following him: “Amen I say to you, I have not found so great a faith in Israel.
      8:11 For I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and they shall sit at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

    • November 28, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah   2:1-5

      2:1 The word that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
      2:2 And in the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the summit of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills, and all the nations shall flow to it.
      2:3 And many peoples will go, and they will say: “Let us approach and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
      2:4 And he will judge the nations, and he will rebuke many peoples. And they shall forge their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they continue to train for battle.
      2:5 O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

    • November 27 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Mark   13: 33-37

      13:33 Take heed, be vigilant, and pray. For you do not know when the time may be.
      13:34 It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
      13:35 Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at first light, or in the morning.
      13:36 Otherwise, when he will have arrived unexpectedly, he may find you sleeping.
      13:37 But what I say to you, I say to all: Be vigilant.”

    • November 27, 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Second Reading

      The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians   1: 3-9

      1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
      1:5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
      1:6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
      1:7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:8 And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:9 God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

    • December 1, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   7:21, 24-27 

      7:21 Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
      7:24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
      7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
      7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
      7:27 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, and it did fall, and great was its ruin.”

    • December 1, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah  26: 1-6

      26:1 In that day, this canticle will be sung in the land of Judah. Within it will be set the city of our strength: Zion, a savior, a wall with a bulwark.
      26:2 Open the gates, and let the just people who guard the truth enter.
      26:3 The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you.
      26:4 You have trusted in the Lord for all eternity, in the Lord God almighty forever.
      26:5 For he will bend down those living in the heights. He will bring low the lofty city. He will lower it, even to the ground. He will tear it down, even to the dust.
      26:6 The foot will tread it down: the feet of the poor, the steps of the indigent.

       

    • November 30, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew     4: 18-22

      4:18 And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
      4:19 And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
      4:20 And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
      4:21 And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
      4:22 And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

    • November 30, 2011, Reading

      The Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans   10: 9-18

      10:9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
      10:10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.
      10:11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”
      10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him.
      10:13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
      10:14 Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?
      10:15 And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!”
      10:16 But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our report?”
      10:17 Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.
      10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

    • November 29, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Luke    10: 21-24

      10:21 In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.
      10:22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. And no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and those to whom the Son has chosen to reveal him.”
      10:23 And turning to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
      10:24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear them.”

    • November 29, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah       11: 1-10

      11:1 And a rod will go forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower will ascend from his root.
      11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.
      11:3 And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
      11:4 Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.
      11:5 And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.
      11:6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb; and the leopard will lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion and the sheep will abide together; and a little boy will drive them.
      11:7 The calf and the bear will feed together; their young ones will rest together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
      11:8 And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.
      11:9 They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain. For the earth has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord, like the waters covering the sea.
      11:10 In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.

    • November 28 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   8: 5-11

      8:5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him,
      8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed and badly tormented.”
      8:7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
      8:8 And responding, the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
      8:9 For I, too, am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
      8:10 And, hearing this, Jesus wondered. And he said to those following him: “Amen I say to you, I have not found so great a faith in Israel.
      8:11 For I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and they shall sit at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

    • November 28, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah   2:1-5

      2:1 The word that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
      2:2 And in the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the summit of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills, and all the nations shall flow to it.
      2:3 And many peoples will go, and they will say: “Let us approach and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
      2:4 And he will judge the nations, and he will rebuke many peoples. And they shall forge their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they continue to train for battle.
      2:5 O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

    • November 27 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Mark   13: 33-37

      13:33 Take heed, be vigilant, and pray. For you do not know when the time may be.
      13:34 It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
      13:35 Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at first light, or in the morning.
      13:36 Otherwise, when he will have arrived unexpectedly, he may find you sleeping.
      13:37 But what I say to you, I say to all: Be vigilant.”

    • November 27, 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Second Reading

      The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians   1: 3-9

      1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
      1:5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
      1:6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
      1:7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:8 And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:9 God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

    • December 1, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   7:21, 24-27 

      7:21 Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
      7:24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
      7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
      7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
      7:27 And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, and it did fall, and great was its ruin.”

    • December 1, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah  26: 1-6

      26:1 In that day, this canticle will be sung in the land of Judah. Within it will be set the city of our strength: Zion, a savior, a wall with a bulwark.
      26:2 Open the gates, and let the just people who guard the truth enter.
      26:3 The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you.
      26:4 You have trusted in the Lord for all eternity, in the Lord God almighty forever.
      26:5 For he will bend down those living in the heights. He will bring low the lofty city. He will lower it, even to the ground. He will tear it down, even to the dust.
      26:6 The foot will tread it down: the feet of the poor, the steps of the indigent.

       

    • November 30, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew     4: 18-22

      4:18 And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
      4:19 And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
      4:20 And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
      4:21 And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
      4:22 And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

    • November 30, 2011, Reading

      The Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans   10: 9-18

      10:9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
      10:10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.
      10:11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”
      10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him.
      10:13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
      10:14 Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?
      10:15 And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!”
      10:16 But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our report?”
      10:17 Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.
      10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”

    • November 29, 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Luke    10: 21-24

      10:21 In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.
      10:22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. And no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and those to whom the Son has chosen to reveal him.”
      10:23 And turning to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
      10:24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear them.”

    • November 29, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah       11: 1-10

      11:1 And a rod will go forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower will ascend from his root.
      11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.
      11:3 And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
      11:4 Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.
      11:5 And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.
      11:6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb; and the leopard will lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion and the sheep will abide together; and a little boy will drive them.
      11:7 The calf and the bear will feed together; their young ones will rest together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
      11:8 And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.
      11:9 They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain. For the earth has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord, like the waters covering the sea.
      11:10 In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.

    • November 28 2011, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   8: 5-11

      8:5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him,
      8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed and badly tormented.”
      8:7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
      8:8 And responding, the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
      8:9 For I, too, am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
      8:10 And, hearing this, Jesus wondered. And he said to those following him: “Amen I say to you, I have not found so great a faith in Israel.
      8:11 For I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and they shall sit at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

    • November 28, 2011, Reading

      The Book of the Prophet Isaiah   2:1-5

      2:1 The word that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
      2:2 And in the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the summit of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills, and all the nations shall flow to it.
      2:3 And many peoples will go, and they will say: “Let us approach and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
      2:4 And he will judge the nations, and he will rebuke many peoples. And they shall forge their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they continue to train for battle.
      2:5 O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

    • November 27 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Gospel

      The Holy Gospel According to Mark   13: 33-37

      13:33 Take heed, be vigilant, and pray. For you do not know when the time may be.
      13:34 It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
      13:35 Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at first light, or in the morning.
      13:36 Otherwise, when he will have arrived unexpectedly, he may find you sleeping.
      13:37 But what I say to you, I say to all: Be vigilant.”

    • November 27, 2011, First Sunday of Advent, Second Reading

      The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians   1: 3-9

      1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
      1:5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
      1:6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
      1:7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:8 And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
      1:9 God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.