Ordinary Time IV — Weekdays
Lent
- Sixteenth Week In Ordinary Time
- Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time
- Eighteenth Week of Ordinary Time
- Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time
- Twentieth 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: July
- Proper of Saints: August
- Feasts of the Lord
- 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.
Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
- Colour
- Green
- Mass
- Preface of Weekdays
- Office
- Psalter Week IV
| Monday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 14:5-18 | When I have won glory for myself at the expense of Pharaoh, the Egyptians will learn that I am the Lord. |
| Psalm (I) | Exodus 15:1-6 r.1 | I will sing to the Lord, glorious his triumph. |
| Reading (II) | Micah 6:1-4. 6-8 | It has been explained to you, man, what the Lord asks of you. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 49:5-6. 8-9. 16-17. 21. 23. r.23 | I will show God's salvation to the upright. |
| Gospel Acclamation | 2 Timothy 1:10 | Our Saviour Christ Jesus abolished death, and he has proclaimed life through the Good News. |
| Ps 94:8 | Harden not your heart today, but listen to the voice of the Lord. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 12:38-42 | The Queen of the South will rise up with his generation and condemn it. |
| Tuesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 14:21-15:1 | The sons of Israel went on dry ground right into the sea. |
| Psalm (I) | Exodus 15:8-10. 12. 17. r.1 | I will sing to the Lord, glorious his triumph. |
| Reading (II) | Micah 7:14-15. 18-20 | To the bottom of the sea throw all our sins. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 84:2-8. r.8 | Let us see, O Lord, your mercy |
| Gospel Acclamation | 1 John 2:5 | When anyone obeys what Christ has said, God's love comes to perfection in him. |
| 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 12:46-50 | Stretching out his hand towards his disciples he said, 'Here are my mother and my brothers.' |
| Wednesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 16:1-5. 9-15 | I will rain down bread for you from the heavens. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 77:18-19. 23-28. r.24 | The Lord gave them bread from heaven. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 1:1. 4-10 | I have appointed you as prophet to the nations. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 70:1-6. 15. 17. r.15 | My lips will tell of your justice, O Lord. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 118:29. 35 | Bend my heart to your will, O Lord, and teach me your law. |
| The seed is the word of God, Christ the sower; whoever finds this seed will remain for ever. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 13:1-9 | It produced crop a hundredfold. |
| Thursday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 19:1-2. 9-11. 16-20 | The Lord will descend on the mountains of Sinai in the sight of all the people. |
| Psalm (I) | Daniel 3:52-56. r.52 | You are blest, Lord God of our fathers. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 2:1-3. 7-8. 12-13 | My people have abandoned me, the fountain of living water, only to dig cisterns for themselves, leaky cisterns that hold no water. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 35:6-11. r.10 | In you, Lord, is the source of life. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 94:8 | Harden not your heart today, but listen to the voice of the Lord. |
| Matthew 11:25 | Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 13:10-17 | The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven are revealed to you, but they are not revealed to them. |
| Friday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 20:1-17 | The law was given through Moses. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 18:8-11. r. John 6:68 | Lord, you have the message of eternal life. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 3:14-17 | I will give you shepherds after my own heart; all the nations will gather in Jerusalem. |
| Psalm (II) | Jeremiah 31:10-13 r. v.10 | The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock. |
| Gospel Acclamation | James 1:21 | Accept and submit to the word which has been planted in you and can save your souls. |
| Luke 8:15 | Blessed are those who, with a noble and generous heart take the word of God to themselves and yield a harvest through their perseverance. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 13:18-23 | The man who hears the word and understands it, he is the one who yields a harvest. |
| Saturday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 24:3-8 | This is the blood of the Covenant that the Lord has made with you. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 49:1-2. 5-6. 14-15 r.14 | Pay your sacrifice of thanksgiving to God. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 7:1-11 | Do you take this temple that bears my name for a robber's den? |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 83:3-6. 8. 11. r.2 | How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, God of hosts. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Hebrew 4:12 | The word of God is something alive and active; it can judge secret emotions and thoughts. |
| James 1:21 | Admit and submit to the word which has been planted in you and can save your souls. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 13:24-30 | Let them both grow till the harvest. |
Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
- Colour
- Green
- Mass
- Preface of Weekdays
- Office
- Psalter Week I
| Monday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 32:15-24. 30-34 | This people have committed a great sin, making themselves a god of gold. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 105:19-23. r.1 | O give thanks to the Lord for he is good. |
| Reading (II) | Matthew 13:1-11 | The people will become like this loincloth, good for nothing. |
| Psalm (II) | Deuteronomy 32:18-21 r.18 | You forget the God who fathered you. |
| Gospel Acclamation | 2 Thessalonians 2:14 | Through the Good News God called us to share the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 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 13:31-35 | A mustard seed becomes a tree so that the birds of the air shelter in its branches. |
| Tuesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 33:7-11; 34:5-9. 28 | The Lord would speak to Moses face to face. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 102:6-13. r.8 | The Lord is compassion and love. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 14:17-22 | Remember, Lord, do not break your covenant with us. |
| Psalm (II) | Psalm 78:8-9. 11. 13. r.9 | Rescue us, O Lord, for the glory of your name. |
| Gospel Acclamation | 1Peter 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. |
| The seed is the word of God, Christ the sower; whoever finds this seed will remain for ever. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 13:36-43 | Just as the darnel is gathered up and burnt in the fire, so it will be at the end of time. |
| Wednesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 34:29-35 | When they saw Moses, they would not venture near him. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 98:5-7 r.9 | You are holy, O Lord our God. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 15:10. 16-21 | Why is my suffering continual? If you come back, I will take you back into my service. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 58:2-5. 10-11. 17-18. r.17 | O God, you have been a refuge in the day of my distress. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 118:105 | Your word is lamp for my steps and a light for my path. |
| John 15:15 | I call you friends, says the Lord, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 13:44-46 | He sells everything he owns and buys the field. |
| Thursday | ||
| Reading (I) | Exodus 40:16-21. 34-38 | The cloud covered the Tent of Meeting and the glory of the Lord God filled the tabernacle. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 83:3-6. 8. 11. r.2 | How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, God of hosts. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 18:1-6 | As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in mine. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 145:2-6. r.5 | He is happy who is helped by Jacob's God. |
| Gospel Acclamation | John 15:15 | I call you friends, says the Lord, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. |
| Acts 16:14 | Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 13:47-53 | They collect the good ones in a basket and throw away those that are no use. |
| Friday | ||
| Reading (I) | Leviticus 23:1. 4-11. 15-16. 27. 34-37 | You are to call these the most solemn festivals of the Lord. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 80:3-6. 10-11. r.2 | Ring out your joy to God our strength. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 26:1-9 | The people were all crowding round in the Temple of the Lord. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 68:5. 8-10. 14. r.14 | In your great love, answer me, O God. |
| Gospel Acclamation | 1 Thessalonians 2:13 | Accept God's message for what it really is: God's message and not some human thinking. |
| 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. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 13:54-58 | This is the carpenter's son, surely? Where did the man get his wisdom and these miraculous powers? |
| Saturday | ||
| Reading (I) | Leviticus 25:1. 8-17 | In the year of jubilee each of you is to return to his ancestral home. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 66:2-3. 5. 7-8 r.4 | Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 26:11-16. 24 | The Lord has truly sent me to you to say all these words. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 68:15-16. 30-31. 33-34. r.14 | In your great love, answer me, O God. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Luke 8:15 | Blessed are those who, with a noble and generous heart, take the word of God to themselves and yield a harvest through their perseverance. |
| Matthew 5:10 | Happy are those who are persecuted in the cause of right, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | |
| Gospel | Matthew 14:1-12 | Herod sent and had John beheaded. John's disciples went off to tell Jesus. |
Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
- Colour
- Green
- Mass
- Preface of Weekdays
- Office
- Psalter Week II
| Monday | ||
| Reading (I) | Numbers 11:4-15 | I am not able to carry this nation by myself alone. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 80:12-17. r.2 | Ring out your joy to God our strength. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 28:1-17 | Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you; and thanks to you this people are now relying on what is false. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 118:29. 43. 79-80. 95. 102. r.68 | Lord, teach me your statutes. |
| 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. |
| Matthew 4:4 | Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 14:13-21 | Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said the blessing. He handed the loaves to his disciples who gave them to the crowds. |
| Alt Year A Matthew 14:22-36 |
Tell me to come to you across the water. | |
| Tuesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Numbers 12:1-13: | There has never been such a prophet as Moses; how have you dared speak against him? |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 50:3-7. 12-13. r.3 | Have mercy on us, Lord, for we have sinned. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 30:1-2. 12-15. 18-22 | So many are your sins, that I have done this to you. I will restore the tents of Jacob. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 101:16-21. 29. 22-3. r.17 | The Lord shall build of Zion again and appear in all his glory. |
| 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. |
| John 1:49 | Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 14:22-36 | Tell me to come to you across the water. |
| Alt Year A Matthew 15:1-2. 10-14 |
Any plant my Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. | |
| Wednesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Numbers 13:1-2. 25-14:1. 26-29. 34-35 | They refused a land of delight. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 105:6-7. 13-14. 21-23. r.4 | O Lord, remember me out of the love you have for your people. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 31:1-7 | I have loved you with an everlasting love. |
| Psalm (II) | Jeremiah 31:10-13. r.10 | The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock. |
| 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 first-fruits of all that he created. |
| Luke 7:16 | A great prophet has appeared among us; God has visited his people. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 15:21-28 | Woman, you have great faith. |
| Thursday | ||
| Reading (I) | Numbers 20:1-3 | Make water flow for the community out of the rock. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 94:1-2. 6-9. r.8 | O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts. |
| Reading (II) | Jeremiah 31:31-34 | I will make a new covenant and never call their sin to mind. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 50:12-15. 18-19 r.12 | A pure heart create for me, O God. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 144:13 | The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. |
| Matthew 16:18 | You are Peter and on this rock I will build my
Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 16:13-23 | You are Peter, and I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. |
| Friday | ||
| Reading (I) | Deuteronomy 4:32-40 | God loved your fathers and chose their descendants after them. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 76:12-16. 21. r.12 | I remember the deeds of the Lord. |
| Reading (II) | Nahum 2:1. 3; 3:1-3. 6-7 | Woe to the city soaked in blood. |
| Psalm (II) | Deuteronomy 32:35-36. 39. 41. r.39 | It is the Lord who deals death and life. |
| Gospel Acclamation | 1 Samuel 3:9; John 6:68 | Speak, Lord, your servant is listening: you have the message of eternal life. |
| 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 16:24-28 | What has a man to offer in exchange for his life? |
| Saturday | ||
| Reading (I) | Deuteronomy 6:4-13 | You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 17:2-4. 47. 51. r.2 | I love you, Lord, my strength. |
| Reading (II) | Habakkuk 1:12-2:4 | The upright man will live by his faithfulness. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 9:8-13. r.11 | You will never forsake those who seek you, O 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. |
| 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 17:14-20 | If you had faith, nothing would be impossible for you. |
Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
- Colour
- Green
- Mass
- Preface of Weekdays
- Office
- Psalter Week III
| Monday | ||
| Reading (I) | Deuteronomy 10:12-22 | Circumcise your heart. Love the stranger, for you were strangers. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 147:12-15. 19-20. r.12 | O praise the Lord, Jerusalem! |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 1:2-5. 24-28 | It was something that looked like the glory of the Lord. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 148:1-2. 11-14 | Your glory fills all heaven and earth. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 147:12. 15. | O praise the Lord, Jerusalem! He sends out his word to the earth. |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:14 | Through the Good News God called us to share the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 17:22-27 | They will put the Son of Man to death, and he will be raised to life again. The sons are exempt from tribute. |
| Tuesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Deuteronomy 31:1-8 | Be strong, Joshua, stand firm; you are going with this people into the land. |
| Psalm (I) | Deuteronomy 32:3-4. 7-9 r.9 | The Lord's portion was his people. |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 2:8-3:4 | He gave me the scroll to eat, and it tasted as sweet as honey. |
| Psalm (II) | PS 118:14. 24. 72. 103. 11. 131. r.103 | Your promise is sweet to my taste, O Lord. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Matthew 11:25 | Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. |
| Matthew 11:29 | Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, says the Lord, for I am gentle and humble in heart. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 18:1-5. 10. 12-14 | See that you never despise any of these little ones. |
| Wednesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Deuteronomy 34:1-2 | Moses died as the Lord decreed, and there has never been such a prophet as him. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 65:1-3. 5. 16-17. r. 20.9 | Blessed be God who gave life to my soul. |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22 | Mark a cross on the foreheads of all who deplore the filth practised in Jerusalem. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 112:1-6. r.4 | Above the heavens is the glory of the Lord. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 110:7. 8 | Your precepts, O Lord, are all of them sure; they stand firm for ever and ever. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:19 | God in Christ was reconciling the word to himself,
and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 18:15-20 | If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. |
| Thursday | ||
| Reading (I) | Joshua 3:7-11. 13-17 | The ark of the Lord is about to cross the Jordan at your head. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 113A:1-6 | Alleluia! |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 12:1-2 | Emigrate by daylight when they can see you. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 77:56-59. 61-62. r.7 | Never forget the deeds of the Lord. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 118:88 | Because of your love give me life, and I will do your will. |
| Ps 118:135 | Let your face shine on your servant and teach me your decrees. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 18:21-19:1 | Do not forgive seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times. |
| Friday | ||
| Reading (I) | Joshua 24:1-3 | I brought your father from beyond the River - I brought you out of Egypt - I brought you into the land. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 135:1-3. 16-18. 21-22. 24 | Great is his love, love without end. |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 16:1-15. 60. 63 | You were perfect in beauty because I had clothed you with my own splendour; and you have made yourself a prostitute. |
| or Ezekiel 16:59-63 | I will remember the covenant that I made with you, and you will be covered with shame. | |
| Psalm (II) | Isaiah 12:2-6. r.1 | Your anger has passed, O Lord, and you give me comfort. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 110:7. 8 | Your precepts, O Lord, are all of them sure; they stand firm for ever and ever. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:13 | Accept God's message for what it really is: God's message, and not some human thinking. |
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| Gospel | Matthew 19:3-12 | You were so unteachable that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives; it was not like this from the beginning. |
| Saturday | ||
| Reading (I) | Joshua 24:14-29 | Choose today whom you wish to serve. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 15:1-2. 5. 7-8. 11. r.5 | You are my inheritance, O Lord |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 18:1-10. 13. 30-32 | I mean to judge each of you by what he does. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 50:12-15. 18-19. r.12 | A pure heart create for me, O God. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Colossians3:16. 17 | Let the message of Christ, in all its richness, find
a home with you; through him give thanks to God the Father. |
| Matthew 11:25 | Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. | |
| Gospel | Matthew 19:13-15 | Do not stop the little children coming to me: for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs. |
Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
- Colour
- Green
- Mass
- Preface of Weekdays
- Office
- Psalter Week IV
| Monday | ||
| Reading (I) | Judges 2:11-19 | The Lord appointed judges but they would not listen to them. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 105:34-37. 39-40. 43-44. r.4 | O Lord, remember me out of the love you have for your people. |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 24:15-24 | Ezekiel is to be a sign for you. You are to do just as he has done. |
| Psalm (II) | Deuteronomy 32:18-21 r.18 | You forget the God who fathered you. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 118:34 | Train me, Lord, to observe your law, to keep it with my heart. |
| Matthew 5:3 | How happy are the poor in spirit; theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | |
| Gospel | Matthew 19:16-22 | If you wish to be perfect, sell what you own and you will have treasure in heaven. |
| Tuesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Judges 6:11-24 | Gideon, you will rescue Israel: do I not send you myself? |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 8:9. 11-14. r.9 | The Lord speaks peace to his people. |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 28:1-10 | Though you are a man and not a god, you consider yourself the equal of God. |
| Psalm (II) | Deuteronomy 32:26-28. 30. 35-36 r.39 | It is the Lord who deals death and life. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 24:4. 5 | Teach me your paths, my God, make me walk in your truth. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:9 | Jesus Christ was rich, but he became poor for your sake, to make you rich out of his poverty. | |
| Gospel | Matthew 19:23-30 | It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. |
| Wednesday | ||
| Reading (I) | Judges 9:6-15 | You said, 'A king must rule over us' - although the Lord your God himself is your king. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 202-7. r.2 | O Lord, your strength gives joy to the king. |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 34:1-11 | I am going to take my flock back from them and I shall not allow them to feed it. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 22 r.1 | The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 118:135 | Let your face shine on your servant, and teach me your decrees. |
| Hebrew 4:12 | The word of God is something alive and active; it can judge secret emotions and thoughts. | |
| Gospel | Matthew 20:1-6 | Why be envious because I am generous. |
| Thursday | ||
| Reading (I) | Judges 11:29-39 | I will offer up the first person to meet me from the door of my house as a holocaust to the Lord. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 39:5. 7-10. r.8-9 | Here I am, Lord! I come to do your will |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 36:23-28 | I shall give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 50:12-15. 18-19. r. Ezkiel 36:25 | I shall pour clean water over you and all your sins will be washed away. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 118:27 | Make me grasp the way of your precepts, and I will muse on your wonders. |
| Ps 94:8 | Harden not your hearts today, but listen to the voice of the Lord. | |
| Gospel | Matthew 22:1-14 | Invite everyone you can find to the wedding. |
| Friday | ||
| Reading (I) | Ruth 1:1. 3-6. 14-16. 22 | Naomi came back with Ruth the Moabites and came to Bethlehem. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 145:5-10. r.2 | My soul gives praise to the Lord. |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 34:1-4 | Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. I mean to raise you from your graves, House of Israel. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 106:2-9 r.1 | O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his love has no end. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 118:18 | Open my eyes, O Lord, that I may consider the wonders of your law. |
| Ps 24:4. 5 | Teach me your paths, my God, make me walk in your truth. | |
| Gospel | Matthew 22:34-40 | You must love the Lord your God, and your neighbour as yourself. |
| Saturday | ||
| Reading (I) | Ruth 2:1-3. 8-11; 4:13-17 | The Lord has not left the dead man without next of kin to perpetuate his name. This was the father of David's father, Jesse. |
| Psalm (I) | Ps 127:1-5. r.4 | Indeed thus shall be blessed the man who fears the Lord. |
| Reading (II) | Ezekiel 43:1-7 | The glory of the Lord arrived at the Temple. |
| Psalm (II) | Ps 84:9-14. r.10 | The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land. |
| Gospel Acclamation | Ps 118:29. 35 | Bend my heart to your will, O Lord, and teach me your law. |
| Matthew 23:9. 10 | You have only one Father, and he is in heaven; you have only one Teacher, the Christ. | |
| Gospel | Matthew 23:1-12 | They do not practise what they preach. |