Ordinary Time III — Weekdays
Weeks 11 – 15
Ordinary Time III
- Eleventh Week In Ordinary Time
- Twelfth Week of Ordinary Time
- Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time
- Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
- Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Documentation
Weekdays
- Advent
- Christmas
- Lent
- Easter
- Ordinary Time I [Weeks 1–5]
- Ordinary Time II [Weeks 6-10]
- Ordinary Time III [Weeks 11–15]
- Ordinary Time IV [Weeks 16–20]
- Ordinary Time V [Weeks 21–25]
- Ordinary Time VI [Weeks 26–30]
- Ordinary Time VII [Weeks 31-34]
Proper of Saints
- Proper of Saints: June
- Proper of Saints: July
- Solemnities
- National Calendar for England
- National Calendar for Wales
For the Weekdays of Ordinary Time the Lectionary has a two year cycle of readings — I and II. The Gospel reading is common to both cycles; the First Reading and Psalm are different. As a rule Year I corresponds to odd-numbered years (2015, 2017 etc.) and Year II to even-numbered years.
Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
- Colour
- Green
- Mass
- Preface of Weekdays
- Office
- Psalter Week III
| Monday | ||
| Reading (I) | 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 | Let us prove we are servants of God |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 97:1-4 r.2 | The Lord has made known his salvation |
| Reading (II) | Kings 21:1-16 | Naboth has been stoned to death. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 5:2-3. 5-7 r.2 | Give heed to my groaning, O Lord. |
| Gospel Acclamation | John 14:23 | If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we shall come to him. |
| Ps 118:105 | Your word is a lamp for my steps and a light for my path. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 5:38-42 | I say this to you: offer the wicked man no resistance. |
| Tuesday | ||
| Reading (I) | 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 | Christ became poor for your sake. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 145:2. 5-9 r.2 | My soul gives praise to the Lord. Or Alleluia! |
| Reading (II) | Kings 21:17-29 | You led Israel into sin. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 50:3-6. 11. 16. r.3 | Have mercy on us , Lord, for we have sinned. |
| Gospel Acclamation | 2 Corinthians 5:19 | God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself, and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled. |
| John 13:34 | I give you a new commandment: love one another just as I have loved you, says the Lord |
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| Gospel | Matthew 5:43-48 | Love your enemies. |
| Wednesday | ||
| Reading (I) | 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 | God loves a cheerful giver. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 111:1-4. 9. r.1 | Happy the man who fears the Lord Or Alleluia! |
| Reading (II) | 2 Kings 2:1. 6-14 | A chariot of fire appeared and Elijah went up to heaven. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 30:20. 21. 24. r.25 | Let your heart take courage, all who hope in the Lord. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Colossians 3:16. 17 | Let the message of Christ, in all its richness, find a home with you;
through him give thanks to God the Father. |
| John 14:23 | If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we shall come to him. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 6:1-6. 16-18 | Your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you. |
| Thursday | ||
| Reading (I) | 2 Corinthians 11:1-11 | I preached the gospel of God to you and took no fee for it. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 110:1-4. 7-8. r.7 | Your works, O Lord, are justice and truth. Or Alleluia! |
| Reading (II) | Ecclesiasticus 48:1-14 | Elijah was shrouded in the whirlwind, and Elisha was filled with his spirit. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 96:1-7 r.12 | Rejoice, you just, in them Lord. |
| Gospel Acclamation | I Samuel 3:9; John 6:68 | Speak, Lord, your servant is listening: you have the message of eternal life. |
| Romans 8:15 | The spirit you receive is the spirit of sons, and it makes us cry out, 'Abba, Father!' |
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| Gospel | Matthew 6:7-15 | You should pray like this. |
| Friday | ||
| Reading (I) | 1 Corinthians 11:18. 21-30 | To leave out much more, there is my preoccupation: my anxiety for all the churches. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 33:2-7 r.18 | The Lord rescues the just in all their distress |
| Reading (II) | 2 Kings 11:1-4. 9-18.20 | They anointed Jehoash and shouted, 'Long live the king!' |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 131:11-14. 17-18 r.13 | The Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling. |
| Gospel Acclamation | John 8:12 | I am the light of the world, says the Lord, anyone who follows me will have the light of life. |
| Matthew 5:3 | How happy are the poor in spirit; theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 6:19-23 | Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. |
| Saturday | ||
| Reading (I) | 1 Corinthians 12:1-10 | I shall be very happy to make my weaknesses my special boast. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 33:8-13 r.9 | Taste and see that the Lord is good. |
| Reading (II) | 2 Chronicles 24:17-25 | You murdered Zachariah between the sanctuary and the altar. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 88:4-5. 29-34 r.29 | I will keep my love for him always. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Matthew 4:4 | Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:9 | Jesus Christ was rich, but he became poor for your sake. to make you rich out of his poverty. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 6:24-34 | Do not worry about tomorrow. |
Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
- Colour
- Green
- Mass
- Preface of Weekdays
- Office
- Psalter Week IV
| Monday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 12:1-9 | Abram went as the Lord told him. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 32:12-13. 18-20.22 r.12 | Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own. |
| Reading (II) | 2 Kings 17:5-8. 13-15. 18 | The Lord thrust Israel away from him and there was none left but the tribe of Judah. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 59:3-5. 12-13 r.7 | Hear us, O Lord, and help us. |
| Gospel Acclamation | cf. John 17:17 | Your word is truth, O Lord, consecrate us in the truth. |
| Hebrew 4:12 | The word of God is something alive and active; it can judge secret emotions and thoughts. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 7:1-5 | Take the plank out of your own eye first. |
| Tuesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 13:2. 5-18 | Let there be no dispute between me and you, for we are brothers. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 14:2-5 r.1 | The just will live in the presence of the Lord. |
| Reading (II) | 2 Kings 19:9-11. 14-21. 31-36 | I will protect this city and save it for my own sake and for the sake of David. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 47:2-4. 10-11. r.9 | God upholds his city for ever. |
| Gospel Acclamation | cf. Matthew 11:25 | Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. |
| John 8:12 | I am the light of the world, says the Lord, anyone who follows me will have the light of life. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 7:26. 12-14 | Always treat others as you would like them to treat you. |
| Wednesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 15:1-12. 17-18 | Abraham put his faith in God, and his faith was considered as justifying him. The Lord made a Covenant with Abraham |
| shorter | Genesis 16:6-1 | Abraham put his faith in God, and his faith was considered as justifying him. The Lord made a Covenant with Abraham |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 104:1-4. 6-9 r.8 | The Lord remembers his covenant for ever. |
| Reading (II) | 2 Kings 2:8-13; 23:1-3 | In the people's hearing the king read out everything that was said in the book of the covenant found in the Temple of the Lord, and in the presence of the Lord he made a covenant. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 118:33-37. 40. r.33 | Lord, teach me your statutes. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 118:88 | Because of your love, give me life, and I will do your will. |
| John 15:4. 5 | Make your home in me, as I make mine in you, says the Lord; whoever remains in me bears fruit in plenty. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 7:15-20 | You will be able to tell them by their fruits. |
| Thursday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 16:1-12. 15-16 | Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave him the name Ishmael. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 105:1-5 r.1 | O give thanks to the Lord for he is good. |
| Reading (II) | 2 Kings 24:8-17 | The king of Babylon deported Jehoiachin and all the nobility of the country of Babylon. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 78:1-5, 8-9 r.9 | Rescue us, O Lord, for the glory of your name. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Hebrew 4-12 | The word of God is something alive and active; it can judge secret emotions and thoughts. |
| John 14:23 | If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 7:21-29 | The house built on rock and the house built on sand. |
| Friday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 17:1.9-10. 15-22 | All your males must be circumcised, and this shall be the sign of the Covenant. Sarah shall bear you a son. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 127:1-5 r.4 | Indeed thus shall be blessed the man who fears the Lord. |
| Reading (II) | 2 Kings 25:1-12 | Judah was deported from its land. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 136:1-6 r.6 | O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 144:13 | The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. |
| Matthew 8:17 | He took our sicknesses away and carried our diseases for us. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 8:1-4 | If you want to, you can cure me. |
| Saturday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 18:1-15 | Is anything too wonderful for the Lord? I shall visit you again and Sarah will have a son. |
| Psalm (I) | Luke 1:46-50. 53-55. r.54 | The Lord remembered his mercy. |
| Reading (II) | Lamentations 2:2. 10-14. 18-19 | Cry aloud to the Lord, daughter of Zion. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 73:1-7. 20-21. r.19 | Do not forget your poor servants for ever. |
| Gospel Acclamation | cf. 2 Timothy 1:10 | Our Saviour Christ Jesus abolished death, and he has proclaimed life through the Good News. |
| Matthew 8:17 | He took our sicknesses away, and carried our diseases for us. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 8:5-17 | Many will come from east and west to take their places with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. |
Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
- Colour
- Green
- Mass
- Preface of Weekdays
- Office
- Psalter Week I
| Monday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 18:16-33 | Are you going to destroy the just man with the sinner? |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 102:1-4. 8-11 r.8 | The Lord is compassion and love. |
| Reading (II) | Amos 2:6-10. 13-16. | They trample on the heads of ordinary people. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 49:16-23. r.22 | Mark this, you who never think of God. |
| Gospel Acclamation | John 8:12. | I am the light of the world, says the Lord, anyone who follows me will have the light of life.. |
| Ps 94:8 | Harden not your hearts today, but listen to the voice of the Lord. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 8:18-22 | Follow me. |
| Tuesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 19:15-29 | The Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 25:2-3. 9-12. r.3 | Your love, O Lord, is before my eyes. |
| Reading (II) | Amos 3:1-8; 4:11-12. | The Lord speaks who can refuse to prophesy? |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 5:5-8 r.9 | Lead me Lord in your justice. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 147:12. 15. | O praise the Lord, Jerusalem! He sends out his word to the earth. |
| Ps 129:5 | My soul is waiting for the Lord, I count on his word. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 8:23-27. | He stood up and rebuked the winds and the seas; and all was calm again. |
| Wednesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 21:5. 8-20 | The slave-girl's son is not to share the inheritance with my son Isaac. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 33:7-8. 10-13. r.7 | This poor man called; the Lord heard him. |
| Reading (II) | Amos 5:14-15. 21-24. | Let me have no more of the din of your chanting, but let integrity flow like an unfailing stream. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 49:7-13. 16-17. r.23 | I will show God's salvation to the upright. |
| Gospel Acclamation | John 14:6 | I am the Way the Truth and the Life, says the Lord; no one can come to the Father except through me. |
| James 1:18 | By his own choice the Father made us his children by the message of the truth, so that we should be a sort of first-fruits of all that he created. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 8:28-34 | Have you come here to torture the devils before the time? |
| Thursday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 22:1-19. | The sacrifice of our father Abraham. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 114:1-6. 8-9. r.9 | I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. |
| Reading (II) | Amos 7:10-17 | Go prophesy to my people. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 18:8-11. r.10 | The decrees of the Lord are truth and all of them just. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Matthew 11:25 | Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:19 | God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself, and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 9:1-8 | They praised God for giving such power to men. |
| Friday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 23:1-4 19; 24:1-8. 62-67 | Isaac loved Rebekah and so was consoled for the loss of his mother. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 105:1-5. r.1 | O give thanks to the Lord for he is good. |
| Reading (II) | Amos 8:4-6. 9-12. | I will bring famine on the country, a famine not of bread, but of hearing the word of the Lord. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 118:2. 10. 20. 30. 40. 131. r. Matthew 4:4 | Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 24:4. 5 | Teach me your paths, my God, make me walk in your truth. |
| Matthew 11:28 | Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 9:9-13 | It is not the healthy who need the doctor; what I want is mercy not sacrifice. |
| Saturday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 27:1-5. 15-29 | Jacob supplanted his brother and took his brother's blessing. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 134:1-6. r.3 | Praise the Lord for the Lord is good. |
| Reading (II) | Amos 9:11-15. | I mean to restore the fortunes of my captive people, and I will plant them in their own country. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 84:9. 11-14. r.9 | The Lord speaks peace to his people. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 118:135 | Let your face shine on your servant, and teach me your decrees. |
| John 10:27 | The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice, says the Lord, I know them and they follow me. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 9:14-17 | Surely the bridegroom's attendants would never think of mourning as long as the bridegroom is still with them? |
Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
- Colour
- Green
- Mass
- Preface of Weekdays
- Office
- Psalter Week II
| Monday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 28:10-22. | He saw a ladder standing there, and there were angels of God going up it and coming down, and God was speaking |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 90:1-4. 14-15. r.2 | My God in you I trust. |
| Reading (II) | Hosea 2:16-18. 21-22 | I will betroth you to myself for ever. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 144:2-9. r.8 | The Lord is kind and full of compassion. |
| Gospel Acclamation | John 6:63. 68 | Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life: you have the message of eternal life. |
| 2 Timothy 1:10 | Our Saviour Christ Jesus abolished death, and he has proclaimed life through the Good News. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 9:18-26 | My daughter has just died, but come and her life will be saved. |
| Tuesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 32:23-33 | Your name shall be Israel, because you have been strong against God. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 16:1-3. 6-8. 15. r.15 | Lord in my justice I shall see your face. |
| Reading (II) | Hosea 8:4-7. 11-13 | They sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 113B:3-10. r.9 | Sons of Israel, trust in the Lord. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ephesians 1:17. 18 | May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our mind, so that we can see what hope his call holds for us. |
| John 10:14 | I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my own sheep, and my own know me. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 9:32-38 | The harvest is rich but the labourers are few. |
| Wednesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 41:55-57; 42:5-7. 17-24 | Truly we are being called to account for our brother. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 32:2-3. 10-11. 18-19. r.22 | May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you. |
| Reading (II) | Hosea 10:1-3. 7-8. 12 | It is time to go seeking the Lord. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 104:2-7. r.4 | Constantly seek the face of the Lord. |
| Gospel Acclamation | James 1:18 | By his own choice the Father made us his children by the message of the truth, so that we should be a sort of first-fruits of all that he created. |
| Mark 1:15 | The kingdom of God is close at hand, repent and believe the Good News. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 10:1-7 | Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. |
| Thursday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 44:18-21. 23-29; 45:1-5 | God sent me into Egypt to preserve your lives. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 104:16-21. r.5 | Remember the wonders the Lord has done. |
| Reading (II) | Hosea 11:1-4. 8-9 | My heart recoils from it. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 79:2-3. 15-16. r.4 | Let your face shine on us, O Lord, and we shall be saved. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 94:8 | Harden not your hearts today, but listen to the voice of the Lord. |
| Mark 1:15 | The kingdom of God is close at hand, repent and believe the Good News. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 10:7-15 | You received without charge, give without charge. |
| Friday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 46:1-7. 28-30 | I can die, now that I have seen you. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 36:3-4. 18-19. 27-28. 39-40. r.39 | The salvation of the just comes from the Lord. |
| Reading (II) | Hosea 14:2-10 | We will not say any more, 'Our God!' to what our own hands have made. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 50:3-4. 8-9. 12-14. 17. r.17 | My mouth shall declare your praise. |
| Gospel Acclamation | 1 Peter 1:25 | The word of the Lord remains for ever: What is this word? It is the Good News that has been brought to you. |
| John 16:13; 14:26 | When the Spirit of truth comes he will lead you to the complete truth, and he will remind you of all I have said to you. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 10:16-23 | It is not you who will be speaking; the Spirit of the Father will be speaking in you. |
| Saturday | ||
| Reading (I) | Genesis 49:29-33; 50:15-26 | God will be sure to remember you kindly and take you back from this country. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 104:1-4. 6-7. r. Ps 68:33 | Seek the Lord, you who are poor, and your hearts will revive. |
| Reading (II) | Isaiah 6:1-8 | I am a man of unclean lips, and my eyes have looked |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 92:1-2. 5. r.1 | The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed. |
| Gospel Acclamation | 1 John 2:5 | When anyone obeys what Christ has said, God's love comes to perfection in him. |
| 1 Peter 4:14 | It is a blessing for you, when they insult you for bearing the name of Christ, for the Spirit of God rests on you. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 10:24-38 | Do not be afraid of those who can kill the body. |
Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
- Colour
- Green
- Mass
- Preface of Weekdays
- Office
- Psalter Week III
| Monday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 1:8-14. 22 | We must take steps against Israel increasing any further. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 123. r.8 | Our help is the name of the Lord. |
| Reading (II) | Isaiah 1:10-17 | Make yourselves clean. Take your wrong-doing out of my sight. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 49:8-9. 16-17. 21. 23. r.23 | I will show God's salvation to the upright. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Acts 16:14 | Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son. |
| Matthew 5:10 | Happy those who are persecuted in the cause of right, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 10:34-11:1 | It is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword. |
| Tuesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 2:1-15 | Pharaoh's daughter named him Moses because, she said, 'I drew him out of the water.' Later, when he was a man, he set out to visit his countrymen. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 68:3. 14. 30-31. 33-34. r.33 | Seek the Lord, you who are poor, and your hearts will revive. |
| Reading (II) | Isaiah 7:1-9 | If you do not stand by me, you will not stand at all. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 47:2-8. r.9 | God upholds his city for ever. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 118:34 | Train me, Lord, to observe your law, to keep it with my heart. |
| Ps 94:8 | Harden not your hearts today, but listen to the voice of the Lord. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 11:20-24 | It will not go as hard on Judgement day with Tyre and Sidon and with the land of Sodom as with you. |
| Wednesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 3:1-6. 9-12 | The Lord appeared to Moses in the shape of a flame of fire, coming from the middle of a bush. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 102:1-4. 6-7. r.8 | The Lord is compassion and love. |
| Reading (II) | Isaiah 10:5-7. 13-16 | Does the axe claim more credit than the man who wields it? |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 93:5-10. 14-15. r.14 | The Lord will not abandon his people. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Matthew 11:25 | Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. |
| Gospel | Matthew 11:25-27 | You have hidden these things from the learned and revealed them to mere children. |
| Thursday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 3:13-20 | I Am who I Am. I Am has sent me to you. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 104:1. 5. 8-9. 24-27. r.8 | The Lord remembers his covenant for ever. |
| Reading (II) | Isaiah 26:7-9. 12. 16-19 | Awake, exult, all you who lie in the dust. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 101:13-21. r.20 | The Lord looked down from heaven to the earth. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 129:5 | My soul is waiting for the Lord, I count on his word. |
| Matthew 11:28 | Come to me all who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 11:28-30 | I am gentle and humble in heart. |
| Friday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 11:10-12:14 | You shall slaughter a lamb between the two evenings; and when I see the blood I will pass over you. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 115:12-13. 15-18. r.13 | The cup of salvation I will raise; I will cal on the Lord's name |
| Reading (II) | Isaiah 38:1-6. 21-22. 7-8 | I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. |
| Psalm (II) | Isaiah 38:10-12. 16. r.27 | You have held back my life, O Lord, from the pit of doom. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 26:1 | Instruct me, Lord, in your way; on an even path lead me. |
| John 10:27 | The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice, says the Lord, I know them and they follow me. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 12:1-8 | The son of Man is master of the sabbath. |
| Saturday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 12:37-42 | It was the night that the Lord brought Israel out of the land of Egypt. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 135:1. 10-15. 23-24 | O give thanks to the Lord for he is good. |
| Reading (II) | Micah 2:1-5 | They seized the fields and took over the houses. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 9B:1-4. 7-8. 14. r.12 | Lord, do not forget the poor. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 117:27 | Make me grasp the way of your precepts, and I will muse on your wonders. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:19 | God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself, and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 12:14-21 | Jesus warned them not to make him known; this was to fulfil the prophecy. |