Category: Daily Readings

  • August 14, 2025

    Reading

    Joshua 3: 7- 11, 13- 17

    3:7 And the Lord said to Joshua: “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so that they may know that, just as I was with Moses, so also am I with you.

    3:8 Now instruct the priests, who are carrying the ark of the covenant, and say to them, ‘When you will have entered into a part of the water of the Jordan, stand still in it.’ ”

    3:9 And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “Approach to here, and listen to the word of the Lord your God.”

    3:10 And again, he said: “By this shall you know that the Lord, the living God, is in your midst, and that he shall scatter in your sight, the Canaanite and the Hittite, the Hivite and the Perizzite, likewise the Girgashite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite.

    3:11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth shall go before you through the Jordan.

    3:13 And when the priests who are carrying the ark of the Lord, the God of the entire earth, will have placed the steps of their feet in the waters of the Jordan, the waters that are lower will run down and pass away, and those that are approaching above will stand together in a mass.”

    3:14 And the people departed from their tents, so that they might cross the Jordan. And the priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant were advancing before them.

    3:15 And as soon as they entered into the Jordan, and their feet were dipped in a portion of the water, (now the Jordan, since it was the time of the harvest, had filled the banks of its channel,)

    3:16 the descending waters stood still in one place, and, swelling up like a mountain, they were seen from far away, from the city that is called Adam, even as far as the place of Zarethan. But those that were lower ran down into the Sea of the Wilderness, (which is now called the Dead Sea,) until they entirely passed away.

    3:17 Then the people advanced opposite Jericho. And the priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord were standing, fully-dressed, upon dry soil in the midst of the Jordan, and all the people passed over, through the channel that was dried up.

    Gospel

    Matthew 18: 21- 19: 1

    18:21 Then Peter, drawing near to him, said: “Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Even seven times?”

    18:22 Jesus said to him: “I do not say to you, even seven times, but even seventy times seven times.

    18:23 Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is compared to a man who was king, who wanted to take account of his servants.

    18:24 And when he had begun taking account, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

    18:25 But since he did not have any way to repay it, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children, and all that he had, in order to repay it.

    18:26 But that servant, falling prostrate, begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay it all to you.’

    18:27 Then the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, released him, and he forgave his debt.

    18:28 But when that servant departed, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarius. And taking hold of him, he choked him, saying: ‘Repay what you owe.’

    18:29 And his fellow servant, falling prostrate, petitioned him, saying: ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay it all to you.’

    18:30 But he was not willing. Instead, he went out and had him sent to prison, until he would repay the debt.

    18:31 Now his fellow servants, seeing what was done, were greatly saddened, and they went and reported to their lord all that was done.

    18:32 Then his lord called him, and he said to him: ‘You wicked servant, I forgave you all your debt, because you pleaded with me.

    18:33 Therefore, should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I also had compassion on you?’

    18:34 And his lord, being angry, handed him over to the torturers, until he repaid the entire debt.

    18:35 So, too, shall my heavenly Father do to you, if each one of you will not forgive his brother from your hearts.”

    19:1 And it happened that, when Jesus had completed these words, he moved away from Galilee, and he arrived within the borders of Judea, across the Jordan.

     

    Vigil Mass

    First Book of Chronicles 15: 3- 4, 15- 16; 16: 1- 2

    15:3 And he gathered all of Israel in Jerusalem, so that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it.
    15:4 Certainly, there were both the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
    15:15 And the sons of Levi took the ark of God, just as Moses had instructed, in accord with the word of the Lord, upon their shoulders by the bars.
    15:16 And David spoke to the leaders of the Levites, so that they might appoint, from their brothers, singers with musical instruments, specifically, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, so that a joyful noise might resound on high.
    16:1 And so they took the ark of God, and they set it in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it. And they offered holocausts and peace offerings before God.
    16:2 And when David had completed offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

    First Corinthians 15: 54- 57

    15:54 And when this mortality has been clothed with immortality, then the word that was written shall occur: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
    15:55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
    15:56 Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
    15:57 But thanks be to God, who has given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

    Luke 11: 27- 28

    11:27 And it happened that, when he was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.”
    11:28 Then he said, “Yes, but moreover: blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”

  • August 13, 2025

    Reading

    Deuteronomy    34: 1-12

    34:1 Therefore, Moses ascended from the plains of Moab onto Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, opposite Jericho. And the Lord revealed to him the entire land of Gilead, as far as Dan,
    34:2 and all of Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and the entire land of Judah, even to the furthest sea,
    34:3 and the southern region, and the breadth of the plain of Jericho, the city of palms, as far as Zoar.
    34:4 And the Lord said to him: “This is the land, about which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying: I will give it to your offspring. You have seen it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over to it.”
    34:5 And Moses, the servant of the Lord, died in that place, in the land of Moab, by order of the Lord.
    34:6 And he buried him in the valley of the land of Moab, opposite Peor. And no man knows where his sepulcher is, even to the present day.
    34:7 Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eye was not dimmed, nor were his teeth displaced.
    34:8 And the sons of Israel wept for him in the plains of Moab for thirty days. And then the days of their wailing, during which they mourned Moses, were completed.
    34:9 Truly, Joshua, the son of Nun, was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him. And the sons of Israel were obedient to him, and they did as the Lord instructed Moses.
    34:10 And no other prophet rose up in Israel like Moses, one whom the Lord knew face to face,
    34:11 one with all the signs and wonders, which he sent through him, to perform in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh, and all his servants, and his entire land,
    34:12 nor one with such a powerful hand and such great miracles as Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

    Gospel

    Matthew    18: 15-20

    18:15 But if your brother has sinned against you, go and correct him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have regained your brother.

    18:16 But if he will not listen you, invite with you one or two more, so that every word may stand by the mouth of two or three witnesses.

    18:17 And if he will not listen to them, tell the Church. But if he will not listen to the Church, let him be to you like the pagan and the tax collector.

    18:18 Amen I say to you, whatever you will have bound on earth, shall be bound also in heaven, and whatever you will have released on earth, shall be released also in heaven.

    18:19 Again I say to you, that if two of those among you have agreed on earth, about anything whatsoever that they have requested, it shall be done for them by my Father, who is in heaven.

    18:20 For wherever two or three are gathered in my name, there am I, in their midst.”

  • August 12, 2025

    Reading

    Deuteronomy   31: 1-8

    31:1 And so, Moses went out, and he spoke all these words to all of Israel.

    31:2 And he said to them: “Today, I am one hundred and twenty years old. I am no longer able to go out and return, especially since the Lord has also said to me, ‘You shall not cross this Jordan.’

    31:3 Therefore, the Lord your God will go across before you. He himself will abolish all these nations in your sight, and you shall possess them. And this man Joshua shall go across before you, just as the Lord has spoken.

    31:4 And the Lord will do to them just as he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, and he will wipe them away.

    31:5 Therefore, when the Lord will have delivered these to you also, you shall act similarly toward them, just as I have instructed you.

    31:6 Act manfully and be strengthened. Do not be afraid, and do not dread at the sight of them. For the Lord your God himself is your commander, and he will neither dismiss nor abandon you.”

    31:7 And Moses called Joshua, and, before all of Israel, he said to him: ‘Be strong and valiant. For you shall lead this people into the land which the Lord swore that he would give to their fathers, and you shall divide it by lot.

    31:8 And the Lord, who is your commander, will himself be with you. He will neither renounce nor abandon you. Do not be afraid, and do not dread.”

    Gospel

    The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   18: 1-5, 10, 12-14

    18:1 In that hour, the disciples drew near to Jesus, saying, “Whom do you consider to be greater in the kingdom of heaven?”
    18:2 And Jesus, calling to himself a little child, placed him in their midst.
    18:3 And he said: “Amen I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
    18:4 Therefore, whoever will have humbled himself like this little child, such a one is greater in the kingdom of heaven.
    18:5 And whoever shall accept one such little child in my name, accepts me.
    18:10 See to it that you do not despise even one of these little ones. For I say to you, that their Angels in heaven continually look upon the face of my Father, who is in heaven.
    18:12 How does it seem to you? If someone has one hundred sheep, and if one of them has gone astray, should he not leave behind the ninety-nine in the mountains, and go out to seek what has gone astray?
    18:13 And if he should happen to find it: Amen I say to you, that he has more joy over that one, than over the ninety-nine which did not go astray.
    18:14 Even so, it is not the will before your Father, who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should be lost.

  • August 11, 2025

    Deuteronomy 10: 12- 22

    10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? Only that you fear the Lord your God, and walk in his ways, and love him, and serve the Lord your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul,
    10:13 and that you keep the commandments of the Lord, and his ceremonies, which I am instructing to you this day, so that it may be well with you.
    10:14 Lo, heaven belongs to the Lord your God, and the heaven of heaven, and the earth, and all the things that are within these.
    10:15 Now the Lord was closely joined to your fathers, and he loved them, and he chose their offspring after them, that is, you yourselves, out of all the nations, just as is being proven today.
    10:16 Therefore, circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and no longer stiffen your neck.
    10:17 For the Lord your God himself is the God of gods, and the Lord of lords, a God great and powerful and terrible, who favors no person and accepts no bribe.
    10:18 He accomplishes judgment for the orphan and the widow. He loves the sojourner, and he gives him food as well as clothing.
    10:19 Therefore, you also should love sojourners, for you also were new arrivals in the land of Egypt.
    10:20 You shall fear the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve. You shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.
    10:21 He is your praise and your God. He has done for you these great and terrible things, which your eyes have seen.
    10:22 As seventy souls, your fathers descended into Egypt. And now, behold, the Lord your God has multiplied you to be like the stars of heaven.”

    Matthew 17: 21- 26

    17:21 And when they were conversing together in Galilee, Jesus said to them: “The Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
    17:22 And they will kill him, but he will rise again on the third day.” And they were extremely saddened.
    17:23 And when they had arrived at Capernaum, those who collected the half shekel approached Peter, and they said to him, “Doesn’t your Teacher pay the half shekel?”
    17:24 He said, “Yes.” And when he had entered into the house, Jesus went before him, saying: “How does it seem to you, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom do they receive tribute or the census tax: from their own sons or from foreigners?”
    17:25 And he said, “From foreigners.” Jesus said to him: “Then the sons are free.
    17:26 But so that we may not become an obstacle to them: go to the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish that is brought up, and when you have opened its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to them, for me and for you.”

  • August 3, 2025

    First Reading

    Ecclesiastes 1: 2, 2: 21- 23

    1:2 Ecclesiastes said: Vanity of vanities! Vanity of vanities, and all is vanity!

    2:21 For when someone labors in wisdom, and doctrine, and prudence, he leaves behind what he has obtained to one who is idle. So this, too, is emptiness and a great burden.
    2:22 For how can a man benefit from all his labor and affliction of spirit, by which he has been tormented under the sun?
    2:23 All his days have been filled with sorrows and hardships; neither does he rest his mind, even in the night. And is this not emptiness?

    Second Reading

    Colossians 3: 1- 5, 9- 11

    3:1 Therefore, if you have risen together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
    3:2 Consider the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.
    3:3 For you have died, and so your life is hidden with Christ in God.
    3:4 When Christ, your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
    3:5 Therefore, mortify your body, while it is upon the earth. For because of fornication, impurity, lust, evil desires, and avarice, which are a kind of service to idols,

    3:9 Do not lie to one another. Strip yourselves of the old man, with his deeds,
    3:10 and clothe yourself with the new man, who has been renewed by knowledge, in accord with the image of the One who created him,
    3:11 where there is neither Gentile nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian nor Scythian, servant nor free. Instead, Christ is everything, in everyone.

    Gospel

    Luke 12: 13- 21

    12:13 And someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.”
    12:14 But he said to him, “Man, who has appointed me as judge or arbitrator over you?”
    12:15 So he said to them: “Be cautious and wary of all avarice. For a person’s life is not found in the abundance of the things that he possesses.”
    12:16 Then he spoke to them using a comparison, saying: “The fertile land of a certain wealthy man produced crops.
    12:17 And he thought within himself, saying: ‘What should I do? For I have nowhere to gather together my crops.’
    12:18 And he said: ‘This is what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build larger ones. And into these, I will gather all the things that have been grown for me, as well as my goods.
    12:19 And I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods, stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, and be cheerful.’
    12:20 But God said to him: ‘Foolish one, this very night they require your soul of you. To whom, then, will those things belong, which you have prepared?’
    12:21 So it is with him who stores up for himself, and is not wealthy with God.”

  • August 1, 2025

    Reading

    Leviticus  23: 1, 4- 16, 27, 34- 37

    23:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

    23:4 Therefore, these are the feasts of the Lord, which you must celebrate in their times.

    23:5 The first month, the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, is the Passover of the Lord.

    23:6 And the fifteenth day of this month is the solemnity of the unleavened bread of the Lord. For seven days shall you eat unleavened bread.

    23:7 The first day shall be greatly honored and holy to you; you shall do no servile work in it.

    23:8 But you shall offer a sacrifice with fire, for seven days, to the Lord. Then the seventh day shall be more honored and more holy; and you shall do no servile work in it.

    23:9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

    23:10 Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: When you will have entered into the land which I will give to you, and you will have harvested your grain fields, you shall carry the sheaves of grain, the first-fruits of your harvest, to the priest.

    23:11 He shall lift up a sheaf before the Lord, on the day after the Sabbath, so that it may be acceptable for you, and he shall sanctify it.

    23:12 And on the same day that the sheaf is consecrated, a one-year-old immaculate lamb shall be slain as a holocaust of the Lord.

    23:13 And the libations shall be offered with it: two-tenths of fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil, as an incense and a most sweet odor for the Lord; likewise, libations of wine, the fourth part of a hin.

    23:14 Bread, and parched grain, and boiled grain, you shall not eat from the grain field, until the day when you shall offer from it to your God. It is an everlasting precept in your generations and in all of your dwelling places.

    23:15 Therefore, you shall number from the day after the Sabbath, in which you offered a sheaf of the first-fruits, seven full weeks,

    23:16 all the way to the day after the completion of the seventh week, that is, fifty days, and then you shall offer a new sacrifice to the Lord,

    23:27 The tenth day of this seventh month shall be the day of atonement; it shall be most honored, and it shall be called holy. And you shall afflict your souls on that day, and you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord.

    23:34 Say to the sons of Israel: From the fifteenth day of this seventh month, there shall be the Feast of Tabernacles: seven days for the Lord.

    23:35 The first day shall be called most honored and most holy; you shall do no servile work in it.

    23:36 And for seven days you shall offer holocausts to the Lord. Likewise, the eighth day shall be most honored and most holy, and you shall offer holocausts to the Lord. For it is the day of assembly and gathering. You shall do no servile work in it.

    23:37 These are the feasts of the Lord, which you shall call most honored and most holy, and in them you shall offer oblations to the Lord: holocausts and libations according to the rite of each particular day,

    Gospel

    The Holy Gospel According to Matthew   13: 54-58

    13:54 And arriving in his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so much so that they wondered and said: “How can such wisdom and power be with this one?
    13:55 Is this not the son of a workman? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude?
    13:56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Therefore, from where has this one obtained all these things?”
    13:57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house.”
    13:58 And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

  • July 1, 2025

    Reading

    Genesis 19: 15- 29

    19:15 And when it was morning, the Angels compelled him, saying, “Arise, take your wife, and the two daughters that you have, lest you also should perish amid the wickedness of the city.”

    19:16 And, since he ignored them, they took his hand, and the hand of his wife, as well as that of his two daughters, because the Lord was sparing him.

    19:17 And they brought him out, and placed him beyond the city. And there they spoke to him, saying: “Save your life. Do not look not back. Neither should you stay in the entire surrounding region. But save yourself in the mountain, lest you also should perish.”

    19:18 And Lot said to them: “I beg you, my lord,

    19:19 though your servant has found grace before you, and you have magnified your mercy, which you have shown to me in saving my life, I cannot be saved on the mountain, lest perhaps some misfortune take hold of me and I die.

    19:20 There is a certain city nearby, to which I can flee; it is a little one, and I will be saved in it. Is it not a modest one, and will not my soul live?”

    19:21 And he said to him: “Behold, even now, I have heard your petitions about this, not to overturn the city on behalf of which you have spoken.

    19:22 Hurry and be saved there. For I cannot do anything until you enter there.” For this reason, the name of that city is called Zoar.

    19:23 The sun had risen over the land, and Lot had entered into Zoar.

    19:24 Therefore, the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah sulphur and fire, from the Lord, out of heaven.

    19:25 And he overturned these cities, and all the surrounding region: all the inhabitants of the cities, and everything that springs from the land.

    19:26 And his wife, looking behind herself, was turned into a statue of salt.

    19:27 Then Abraham, rising up in the morning, in the place where he had stood before with the Lord,

    19:28 looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and the entire land of that region. And he saw embers rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.

    19:29 For when God overthrew the cities of that region, remembering Abraham, he freed Lot from the overthrow of the cities, in which he had dwelt.

    Gospel

    Matthew 8: 23- 27

    8:23 And climbing into a boat, his disciples followed him.

    8:24 And behold, a great tempest occurred in the sea, so much so that the boat was covered with waves; yet truly, he was sleeping.

    8:25 And his disciples drew near to him, and they awakened him, saying: “Lord, save us, we are perishing.”

    8:26 And Jesus said to them, “Why are you afraid, O little in faith?” Then rising up, he commanded the winds, and the sea. And a great tranquility occurred.

    8:27 Moreover, the men wondered, saying: “What kind of man is this? For even the winds and the sea obey him.”

  • June 30, 2025

    Genesis 18: 16- 33

    18:16 Therefore, when the men had risen up from there, they directed their eyes against Sodom. And Abraham traveled with them, leading them.
    18:17 And the Lord said: “How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,
    18:18 since he will become a great and very robust nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
    18:19 For I know that he will instruct his sons, and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord, and to act with judgment and justice, so that, for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him.”
    18:20 And so the Lord said, “The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.
    18:21 I will descend and see whether they have fulfilled the work of the outcry that has reached me, or whether it is not so, in order that I may know.”
    18:22 And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.
    18:23 And as they drew near, he said: “Will you destroy the just with the impious?
    18:24 If there were fifty of the just in the city, will they perish with the rest? And will you not spare that place for the sake of fifty of the just, if they were in it?
    18:25 Far be it from you to do this thing, and to kill the just with the impious, and for the just to be treated like the impious. No, this is not like you. You judge all the earth; you would never make such a judgment.”
    18:26 And the Lord said to him, “If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city, I will release the entire place because of them.”
    18:27 And Abraham responded by saying: “Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.
    18:28 What if there were five less than fifty of the just? Would you, despite the forty-five, eliminate the entire city?” And he said, “I will not eliminate it, if I find forty-five there.”
    18:29 And again he said to him, “But if forty were found there, what would you do?” He said, “I will not strike, for the sake of the forty.”
    18:30 “I ask you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak. What if thirty were found there?” He responded, “I will not act, if I find thirty there.”
    18:31 “Since now I have begun,” he said, “I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty were found there?” He said, “I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty.”
    18:32 “I beg you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak yet once more. What if ten were found there?” And he said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
    18:33 And the Lord departed, after he had ceased speaking to Abraham, who then returned to his place.

    Matthew 8: 18- 22

    8:18 Then Jesus, seeing the great crowds encircling him, gave orders to go across the sea.
    8:19 And one scribe, approaching, said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you will go.”
    8:20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to rest his head.”
    8:21 Then another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
    8:22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and allow the dead to bury their dead.”

  • June 29, 2025

    Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul

    Acts 12: 1- 11

    12:1 Now at the same time, king Herod extended his hand, in order to afflict some from the Church.
    12:2 Then he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
    12:3 And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he set out next to apprehend Peter also. Now it was the days of Unleavened Bread.
    12:4 So when he had apprehended him, he sent him into prison, handing him over into the custody of four groups of four soldiers, intending to produce him to the people after the Passover.
    12:5 And so Peter was detained in prison. But prayers were being made without ceasing, by the Church, to God on his behalf.
    12:6 And when Herod was ready to produce him, in that same night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, and was bound with two chains. And there were guards in front of the door, guarding the prison.
    12:7 And behold, an Angel of the Lord stood near, and a light shined forth in the cell. And tapping Peter on the side, he awakened him, saying, “Rise up, quickly.” And the chains fell from his hands.
    12:8 Then the Angel said to him: “Dress yourself, and put on your boots.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your garment around yourself and follow me.”
    12:9 And going out, he followed him. And he did not know this truth: that this was being done by an Angel. For he thought that he was seeing a vision.
    12:10 And passing by the first and second guards, they came to the iron gate which leads into the city; and it opened for them by itself. And departing, they continued on along a certain side street. And suddenly the Angel withdrew from him.
    12:11 And Peter, returning to himself, said: “Now I know, truly, that the Lord sent his Angel, and that he rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the people of the Jews were anticipating.”

    Second Timothy 4: 6- 8, 17- 18

    4:6 For I am already being worn away, and the time of my dissolution presses close.
    4:7 I have fought the good fight. I have completed the course. I have preserved the faith.
    4:8 As for the remainder, a crown of justice has been reserved for me, one which the Lord, the just judge, will render to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to those who look forward to his return. Hurry to return to me soon.

    4:17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the preaching would be accomplished, and so that all the Gentiles would hear. And I was freed from the mouth of the lion.
    4:18 The Lord has freed me from every evil work, and he will accomplish salvation by his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

    Matthew 16: 13- 19

    16:13 Then Jesus went into parts of Caesarea Philippi. And he questioned his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?”
    16:14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, and others say Elijah, still others say Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
    16:15 Jesus said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
    16:16 Simon Peter responded by saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
    16:17 And in response, Jesus said to him: “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father, who is in heaven.
    16:18 And I say to you, that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
    16:19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound, even in heaven. And whatever you shall release on earth shall be released, even in heaven.”

  • June 28, 2025

    Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Reading

    Isaiah   61: 9-11

    61:9 And they will know their offspring among the nations, and their progeny in the midst of the peoples. All who see them will recognize them: that these are the offspring whom the Lord has blessed.

    61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, and my soul will exult in my God. For he has clothed me with the vestments of salvation, and he has wrapped me in the clothing of justice, like a groom arrayed with a crown, and like a bride adorned with her jewels.

    61:11 For as the earth brings forth its seedlings and the garden produces its seeds, so will the Lord God bring forth justice and praise in the sight of all the nations.

    or, Isaiah 61: 9- 11

    61:9 And they will know their offspring among the nations, and their progeny in the midst of the peoples. All who see them will recognize them: that these are the offspring whom the Lord has blessed.
    61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, and my soul will exult in my God. For he has clothed me with the vestments of salvation, and he has wrapped me in the clothing of justice, like a groom arrayed with a crown, and like a bride adorned with her jewels.
    61:11 For as the earth brings forth its seedlings and the garden produces its seeds, so will the Lord God bring forth justice and praise in the sight of all the nations.

    Gospel

    The Holy Gospel According to Luke     2: 41-51

    2:41 And his parents went every year to Jerusalem, at the time of the solemnity of Passover.
    2:42 And when he had become twelve years old, they ascended to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast day.
    2:43 And having completed the days, when they returned, the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem. And his parents did not realize this.
    2:44 But, supposing that he was in the company, they went a day’s journey, seeking him among their relatives and acquaintances.
    2:45 And not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him.
    2:46 And it happened that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, listening to them and questioning them.
    2:47 But all who listened to him were astonished over his prudence and his responses.
    2:48 And upon seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: “Son, why have you acted this way toward us? Behold, your father and I were seeking you in sorrow.”
    2:49 And he said to them: “How is it that you were seeking me? For did you not know that it is necessary for me to be in these things which are of my Father?”
    2:50 And they did not understand the word that he spoke to them.
    2:51 And he descended with them and went to Nazareth. And he was subordinate to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.