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06/07/2014

06/07/2014

Sunday, July 6, 2014
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading Zechariah 9:9-10

9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on an ass, on a c**t the foal of an ass.
10. I will cut off the chariot from E'phraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

Responsorial Psalm Psalms 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14

1. I will extol thee, my God and King, and bless thy name for ever and ever.
2. Every day I will bless thee, and praise thy name for ever and ever.
8. The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9. The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.
10. All thy works shall give thanks to thee, O LORD, and all thy saints shall bless thee!
11. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and tell of thy power,
13. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds.
14. The LORD upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.

Second Reading Romans 8:9, 11-13

9. But you are not in the flesh, you are in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Any one who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
11. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit which dwells in you.
12. So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh --
13. for if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.
Gospel

Matthew 11:25-30

25. At that time Jesus declared, "I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes;
26. yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.
27. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

15/06/2014

Sunday, June 15, 2014

First Reading
Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9

4. So Moses cut two tables of stone like the first; and he rose early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand two tables of stone.
5. And the LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
6. The LORD passed before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,
8. And Moses made haste to bow his head toward the earth, and worshiped.
9. And he said, "If now I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go in the midst of us, although it is a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thy inheritance."

Responsorial Psalm
Daniel 3:52-55

52. "Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever; And blessed is your holy and glorious name, praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages.
53. Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory, praiseworthy and glorious above all forever.
54. Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
55. Blessed are you who look into the depths from your throne upon the cherubim, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.

Second Reading
2 Corinthians 13:11-13

11. Finally, brethren, farewell. Mend your ways, heed my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
12. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
13. All the saints greet you.

Gospel
John 3:16-18

16. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
17. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
18. He who believes in him is not condemned; he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

01/06/2014

Sunday, June 1, 2014
The Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity)

First Reading: Acts 1:1-11
Second Reading:Ephesians 1:17-23
Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20

First Reading: Acts 1:1-11

1. In the first book, O The-oph'ilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach,
2. until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
3. To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God.
4. And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me,
5. for John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
6. So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"
7. He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority.
8. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Sama'ria and to the end of the earth."
9. And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
10And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes,
11. and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven."


Second Reading:Ephesians 1:17-23

17. that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18. having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
19. and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe, according to the working of his great might
20. which he accomplished in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
21. far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come;
22. and he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church,
23. which is his body, the fulness of him who fills all in all.

Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20

16. Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
17. And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."

19/05/2014

19/05/2014

Sunday, May 18, 2014
Fifth Sunday of Eater

First Reading :Acts 6:1-7

1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.
2. And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said, "It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.
3.Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty.
4. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
5.And what they said pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Proch'orus, and Nica'nor, and Ti'mon, and Par'menas, and Nicola'us, a proselyte of Antioch.
6.These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them.
7. And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
Responsorial Psalm

Second Reading: 1 Peter 2:4-9

4. Come to him, to that living stone, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and precious;
5and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6. For it stands in scripture: "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and he who believes in him will not be put to shame."
7To you therefore who believe, he is precious, but for those who do not believe, "The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner,"
8and "A stone that will make men stumble, a rock that will make them fall"; for they stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Gospel: John 14:1-12

1. "Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. 2. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
3. And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
4. And you know the way where I am going."
5. Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?"
6. Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.
7. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also; henceforth you know him and have seen him."
8. Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied."
9. Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father; how can you say, `Show us the Father'?
10. Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority; but the Father who dwells in me does his works.
11. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me; or else believe me for the sake of the works themselves.
12. "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I go to the Father.

12/05/2014

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12/05/2014

Sunday, May 11, 2014
Fourth Sunday of Easter

First Reading: Acts 2:14, 36-41
Psalm: Psalm 23:1-6
Second Reading:1 Peter 2:20-25
Gospel: John 10:1-10

When we come to the sign of the Lord in the sacrament of baptism we are freed of these chains and liberated by the blood of Christ and by his name. Therefore, beloved, we are washed clean but once; we are freed only once; we are received into the immortal kingdom once and for all. Once and for all are they happy whose sins are forgiven and whose stains are blotted out. Hold fast to what you have received; preserve it joyfully; sin no more. Keep yourselves as children cleansed by that sacrament and made spotless for the day of the Lord.

-- St. Pacian