Stella Maris - Batangas

26/08/2026

STELLA MARIS | 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
27 August 2026

Memorial of Saint Monica

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆
1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Paul, called to be an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
and Sosthenes our brother,
to the Church of God that is in Corinth,
to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy,
with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
their Lord and ours.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I give thanks to my God always on your account
for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus,
that in him you were enriched in every way,
with all discourse and all knowledge,
as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you,
so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift
as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He will keep you firm to the end,
irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
God is faithful,
and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙.

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌
Psalm 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7

𝗥. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱.

Every day will I bless you,
and I will praise your name forever and ever.
Great is the LORD and highly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.

𝗥. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱.

Generation after generation praises your works
and proclaims your might.
They speak of the splendor of your glorious majesty
and tell of your wondrous works.

𝗥. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱.

They discourse of the power of your terrible deeds
and declare your greatness.
They publish the fame of your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your justice.

𝗥. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱.

𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐋𝐔𝐈𝐀
Matthew 24:42a, 44

𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.
Stay awake!
For you do not know when the Son of Man will come.
𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.

𝐆𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐋
Matthew 24:42-51

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Stay awake!
For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.
Be sure of this:
if the master of the house
had known the hour of night when the thief was coming,
he would have stayed awake
and not let his house be broken into.
So too, you also must be prepared,
for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.

“Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant,
whom the master has put in charge of his household
to distribute to them their food at the proper time?
Blessed is that servant whom his master on his arrival finds doing so.
Amen, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property.
But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is long delayed,’
and begins to beat his fellow servants,
and eat and drink with drunkards,
the servant’s master will come on an unexpected day
and at an unknown hour and will punish him severely
and assign him a place with the hypocrites,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙.

26/08/2026

We’ve received a wonderful new recipe for our upcoming Seafarers’ Cookbook from Alfer, who works onboard Serenade Tide.

His Filipino-style cream cheese egg pie brings together two comforting Filipino favourites, with a creamy, slightly tangy cream cheese filling and the smooth, custard-like texture of traditional egg pie.

Alongside his recipe, Alfer also sent us photos of his fruit carvings, including a wonderful Stella Maris-themed design celebrating healthy eating at sea. Thank you Alfer, for sharing your recipe with us and for the care and effort you put into these brilliant designs.

There are only a few days left for seafarers to send in their own recipes. Whether it is a dish that reminds you of home or brings people together onboard, we would love to hear from you.

Selected contributors will be featured in the cookbook, receive their own free copy and win a $50 Amazon voucher.

Submit your recipe by Friday 28 August 2026:
https://form.jotform.com/252543512714048

25/08/2026

STELLA MARIS | 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
26 August 2026

Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆
2 Thessalonians 3:6-10, 16-18

We instruct you, brothers and sisters,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
to shun any brother
who walks in a disorderly way
and not according to the tradition they received from us.
For you know how one must imitate us.
For we did not act in a disorderly way among you,
nor did we eat food received free from anyone.
On the contrary, in toil and drudgery, night and day we worked,
so as not to burden any of you.
Not that we do not have the right.
Rather, we wanted to present ourselves as a model for you,
so that you might imitate us.
In fact, when we were with you, we instructed you that
if anyone was unwilling to work, neither should that one eat.

May the Lord of peace himself
give you peace at all times and in every way.
The Lord be with all of you.

This greeting is in my own hand, Paul’s.
This is the sign in every letter; this is how I write.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙.

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌
Psalm 128:1-2, 4-5

𝗥. 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱.

Blessed are you who fear the LORD,
who walk in his ways!
For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;
blessed shall you be, and favored.

𝗥. 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱.

Behold, thus is the man blessed
who fears the LORD.
The LORD bless you from Zion:
may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.

𝗥. 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱.

𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐋𝐔𝐈𝐀
1 John 2:5

𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.
Whoever keeps the word of Christ,
the love of God is truly perfected in him.
𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.

𝐆𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐋
Matthew 23:27-32

Jesus said,
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside,
but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of filth.
Even so, on the outside you appear righteous,
but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You build the tombs of the prophets
and adorn the memorials of the righteous,
and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors,
we would not have joined them in shedding the prophets’ blood.’
Thus you bear witness against yourselves
that you are the children of those who murdered the prophets;
now fill up what your ancestors measured out!”

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙.

25/08/2026

LIPA CLERGY ANNUAL RETREAT 2026

Let us pray for our beloved priests of the Archdiocese of Lipa as they enter
into their Annual Clergy Retreat.

May this sacred time of prayer, silence, and reflection renew their hearts, strengthen their faith, and deepen their love for Christ and His people. May the Holy Spirit guide and refresh them as they continue their ministry of service and shepherding.

Let us accompany them with our prayers, asking the Lord to grant them wisdom, courage, holiness, and joy in their priestly vocation.

Our Lady of Caysasay, pray for us!
St. Joseph, pray for us!
St. John Marie Vianney, pray for us!

LIPA CLERGY ANNUAL RETREAT 2026

Let us pray for our beloved priests of the Archdiocese of Lipa as they enter into their Annual Clergy Retreat.

May this sacred time of prayer, silence, and reflection renew their hearts, strengthen their faith, and deepen their love for Christ and His people. May the Holy Spirit guide and refresh them as they continue their ministry of service and shepherding.

Let us accompany them with our prayers, asking the Lord to grant them wisdom, courage, holiness, and joy in their priestly vocation.

Our Lady of Caysasay, pray for us!
St. Joseph, pray for us!
St. John Marie Vianney, pray for us!

24/08/2026

STELLA MARIS | 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
25 August 2026

Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆
2 Thessalonians 2:1-3a, 14-17

We ask you, brothers and sisters,
with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
and our assembling with him,
not to be shaken out of your minds suddenly,
or to be alarmed either by a “spirit,” or by an oral statement,
or by a letter allegedly from us
to the effect that the day of the Lord is at hand.
Let no one deceive you in any way.

To this end he has also called you through our Gospel
to possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand firm
and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught,
either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours.

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father,
who has loved us and given us everlasting encouragement
and good hope through his grace,
encourage your hearts and strengthen them
in every good deed and word.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙.

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌
Psalm 96:10, 11-12, 13

𝗥. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵.

Say among the nations: The LORD is king.
He has made the world firm, not to be moved;
he governs the peoples with equity.

𝗥. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵.

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult.

𝗥. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵.

Before the LORD, for he comes;
for he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.

𝗥. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵.

𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐋𝐔𝐈𝐀
Hebrews 4:12

𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.
The word of God is living and effective,
able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.
𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.

𝐆𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐋
Matthew 23:23-26

Jesus said:
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You pay tithes of mint and dill and cu**in,
and have neglected the weightier things of the law:
judgment and mercy and fidelity.
But these you should have done, without neglecting the others.
Blind guides, who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel!“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You cleanse the outside of cup and dish,
but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence.
Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup,
so that the outside also may be clean.”

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙.

23/08/2026

𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 🌊✨

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23/08/2026

23/08/2026

STELLA MARIS | 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
24 August 2026

𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰, 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆
Revelation 21:9b-14

The angel spoke to me, saying,
"Come here.
I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
He took me in spirit to a great, high mountain
and showed me the holy city Jerusalem
coming down out of heaven from God.
It gleamed with the splendor of God.
Its radiance was like that of a precious stone,
like jasper, clear as crystal.
It had a massive, high wall,
with twelve gates where twelve angels were stationed
and on which names were inscribed,
the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
There were three gates facing east,
three north, three south, and three west.
The wall of the city had twelve courses of stones as its foundation,
on which were inscribed the twelve names
of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙.

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌
Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18

𝗥. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗢 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺.

Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.

𝗥. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗢 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺.

Making known to men your might
and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures through all generations.

𝗥. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗢 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺.

The LORD is just in all his ways
and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.

𝗥. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗢 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺.

𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐋𝐔𝐈𝐀
John 1:49b

𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.
Rabbi, you are the Son of God;
you are the King of Israel.
𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.

𝐆𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐋
John 1:45-51

Philip found Nathanael and told him,
"We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law,
and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth."
But Nathanael said to him,
"Can anything good come from Nazareth?"
Philip said to him, "Come and see."
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him,
"Here is a true child of Israel.
There is no duplicity in him."
Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?"
Jesus answered and said to him,
"Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree."
Nathanael answered him,
"Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."
Jesus answered and said to him,
"Do you believe
because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree?
You will see greater things than this."
And he said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you,
you will see heaven opened and the angels of God
ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙.

22/08/2026

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23 August 2026

𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆
Isaiah 22:19-23

Thus says the LORD to Shebna, master of the palace:
"I will thrust you from your office
and pull you down from your station.
On that day I will summon my servant
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah;
I will clothe him with your robe,
and gird him with your sash,
and give over to him your authority.
He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
and to the house of Judah.
I will place the key of the House of David on Eliakim's shoulder;
when he opens, no one shall shut,
when he shuts, no one shall open.
I will fix him like a peg in a sure spot,
to be a place of honor for his family."

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙.

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌
Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8

𝗥. 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹; 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀.

I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart,
for you have heard the words of my mouth;
in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise;
I will worship at your holy temple.

𝗥. 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹; 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀.

I will give thanks to your name,
because of your kindness and your truth:
When I called, you answered me;
you built up strength within me.

𝗥. 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹; 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀.

The LORD is exalted, yet the lowly he sees,
and the proud he knows from afar.
Your kindness, O LORD, endures forever;
forsake not the work of your hands.

𝗥. 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹; 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀.

𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆
Romans 11:33-36

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways!
For who has known the mind of the Lord
or who has been his counselor?
Or who has given the Lord anything
that he may be repaid?
For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be glory forever. Amen.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙.

𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐋𝐔𝐈𝐀
Matthew 16:18

𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.
You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church
and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.

𝐆𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐋
Matthew 16:13-20

Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and
he asked his disciples,
"Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"
They replied, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,
still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
Simon Peter said in reply,
"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Jesus said to him in reply,
"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
And so I say to you, you are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my church,
and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;
and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
Then he strictly ordered his disciples
to tell no one that he was the Christ.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙.

21/08/2026

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22 August 2026

𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆
Ezekiel 43:1-7ab

The angel led me to the gate which faces the east,
and there I saw the glory of the God of Israel
coming from the east.
I heard a sound like the roaring of many waters,
and the earth shone with his glory.
The vision was like that which I had seen
when he came to destroy the city,
and like that which I had seen by the river Chebar.
I fell prone as the glory of the LORD entered the temple
by way of the gate which faces the east,
but spirit lifted me up and brought me to the inner court.
And I saw that the temple was filled with the glory of the LORD.
Then I heard someone speaking to me from the temple,
while the man stood beside me.
The voice said to me:
Son of man, this is where my throne shall be,
this is where I will set the soles of my feet;
here I will dwell among the children of Israel forever.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙.

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌
Psalm 85:9ab, 10, 11-12, 13-14

𝗥. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.

I will hear what God proclaims;
the LORD–for he proclaims peace.
Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him,
glory dwelling in our land.

𝗥. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.

Kindness and truth shall meet;
justice and peace shall kiss.
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
and justice shall look down from heaven.

𝗥. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.

The LORD himself will give his benefits;
our land shall yield its increase.
Justice shall walk before him,
and salvation, along the way of his steps.

𝗥. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.

𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐋𝐔𝐈𝐀
Matthew 23:9B, 10b

𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.
You have but one Father in heaven;
you have but one master, the Christ.
𝗥. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗮.

𝐆𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐋
Matthew 23:1-12

Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying,
“The scribes and the Pharisees
have taken their seat on the chair of Moses.
Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you,
but do not follow their example.
For they preach but they do not practice.
They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry
and lay them on people’s shoulders,
but they will not lift a finger to move them.
All their works are performed to be seen.
They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues,
greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’
As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’
You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers.
Call no one on earth your father;
you have but one Father in heaven.
Do not be called ‘Master’;
you have but one master, the Christ.
The greatest among you must be your servant.
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled;
but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙.