23rd Sunday A: Community & Conflict Resolution

 

22nd Week, Saturday, Sept 5th; St Mother Teresa of Calcutta

22nd Week, Saturday, Sept 5th; St Mother Teresa of Calcutta

1 Cor 4:6-15 / Luke 6:1-5

Paul rebukes the Corinthians: We are fools; you are wise. 

22nd Week, Friday, Sept 4th

22nd Week, Friday, Sept 4th

1 Cor  4: 1-5 / Luke 5:33-39
Paul talks about judgment: Don't pass judgment prematurely. 

22nd Week, Thursday, Aug 3rd; St Gregory the Great

22^nd Week, Thursday, Aug 3rd; St Gregory the Great

1 Corinthians 3:18-23; Lk 5:1-11

Paul speaks about wisdom; The world's wisdom is nonsense to God.

22nd Week: Aug 31- Sept 5

  22^nd Week: Aug 31- Sept 5:

22nd Week, Wednesday, Sept 2nd

22nd Week, Wednesday, Sept 2nd

1 Cor 3:1-9 / Luke 4:38-44 
Paul talks about ministry: We plant, but God gives the growth. 

22nd Week, Tuesday, Sept 1st

22nd Week, Tuesday, Sept 1st

1 Cor 2:10-16 / Luke 4:31-37

Paul speaks about the Spirit: The Spirit helps us appraise everything. 

22nd Week, Monday, August 31st

 1 Cor 2:1-5 / Luke 4:16-30

I spoke with no eloquence: The Spirit, however, spoke through me.

22nd Sunday A: If you wish to follow me, take up your cross

 

22nd Sunday A; Liturgical Prayers

Greeting

The Lord speaks to us, his disciples today: "Come, follow me, renounce yourselves, take up your cross and come after me." May these words call us away from ourselves and may the Lord go always with you. R/ And also with you.

Aug 29: Martyrdom of John The Baptist

Stand up to evil and oppose it. 

21st Week, Friday, Aug 28; Saint Augustine

 21st Week, Friday, Aug 28; Saint Augustine
1 Thess 4:1-8 / Matthew 25:1-13 

Paul instructs the Thessalonians; God called us to holiness.

21st Week, Thursday, August 27; St. Monica

21st Week, Thursday, August 27; St. Monica

1 Cor 1:1-9 / Matthew 24:42-51
Paul encourages the Corinthians: God will keep you firm to the end.

21st Week, Wednesday, August 26

 21st Week, Wednesday, August 26

1 Thess 2:9-13 / Matthew 23:27-32
Paul thanks God for the Thessalonians; They accepted his word as God's word.

21st Week, Tuesday, Aug 25: St Louis, King of France

 21st Week, Tuesday, Aug 25: St Louis, King of France

2 Thess 2:1-3, 14-17 / Matthew 23:23-26

Don’t be misled by false prophets!

August 24: Apostle St. Bartholomew

 August 24: Bartholomew: Rev 21:9-14 / John 1:45-51

The city rested on a foundation; The Apostles' names were written on it.

21st Sunday A - Liturgical Prayers

  Greeting

Through Jesus, God has entrusted the Church to weak human hands. May the Spirit of the Lord guide the leaders and members of the Church and may the Lord Jesus be always with you. R/ And also with you.

21st Sunday A: You are Peter, you shall become the Rock

 

The Queenship of Mary, August 22

The Queenship of Mary, August 22
Isaiah 9:1-6 / Lk 1:26-38 

20th Week, Friday, August 21;Saint Pius X

20th Week, Friday, August 21; Saint Pius X
Ezekiel 37:1-4 / Matthew 22:34-40
Behold these dry bones! "I will breathe life back into them!"

20th Week, Thursday, August 20; Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux)

20th Week, Thursday, August 20; Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux)
Ezekiel 36:23-28 / Matthew 22:1-14
God makes a promise; "I will give you a new heart and a new spirit."

20th Week, Wednesday, August 19; Saint John Eudes

20^th Week, Wednesday, August 19;  Saint John Eudes
Ezekiel 34:1-11 / Matthew 20:1-16

20th Week: Aug 17-22:

  20^th Week: Aug 17-22:
Aug 17 Monday: Mt 19:16-22: 

20th Week, Tuesday, August 18: St Helena

20th Week, Tuesday, August 18: St Helena
Ezekiel 28:1-10 / Matthew 19:23-30

20th Week, Monday, Aug 17

20th Week, Monday, Aug 17

Ezekiel 24:15-24 / Matthew 19:16-22

20th Sunday A: Liturgy

 Greeting (See First Reading)

20th Sunday A: The Canaanite Woman

 

Independence Day Prayers (Aug 15th - India)

Aug 15: Assumption of Mary and Independence Day of India

 

 Opening:

O God, our creator, you have made this world out of love and gathered us together as one family.

19th Week, Friday, August 14: St. Maximilian Kolbe

19th Week, Friday, August 14: St. Maximilian Kolbe 
Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63 / Matthew 19:3-12
God speaks of Israel: “I loved you, but you deserted me.”

19th Week, Thursday, August 13: Sts Pontian and Hypolytus

19th Week, Thursday, August 13; Sts Pontian and Hypolytus
Ezekiel 12:1-12 / Matthew 18:21 - 19:1
God speaks to Ezekiel: “These rebellious people look but don’t see.”

19th Week, Wednesday, Aug 12

19th Week, Wednesday, Aug 12

Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22 / Matthew 18:15-20
Ezekiel has a vision of Jerusalem: “Only those who mourn will be saved. ”

19th Week, Tuesday, August 11; Saint Clare

19^th Week, Tuesday, August 11; Saint Clare
Ezekiel 2:8 - 3:4 / Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14

“Preach to the people of Israel.”:  God speaks to Ezekiel

St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, August 10

St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, August 10
2 Cor 9:6-10 / John 12:24-26
Paul talks about giving; God loves a cheerful giver. 

19th Week: Aug 10-15:

19^th Week: Aug 10-15:

19th Sunday A: The Lord Calms the Storms

 

18th Week, Aug 8, Saturday: St. Dominic

18th Week, Aug 8, Saturday: St. Dominic

Habakkuk 1:12-2:4 / Matthew 17: 14-20
Habakkuk questions God: God promised that justice would prevail.

18th Week: Aug 3-8:

 18^th Week: Aug 3-8:

18th Week, Friday, Aug 7: Saint Sixtus II and Companions

18th Week, Friday, Aug 7: Saint Sixtus II and Companions
Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7 / Matthew 16:24-25
God speaks through Nahum: The city was doomed.

Aug 6th: Feast of Transfiguration

Opening Stories:

1) The Samurai Warrior and the Zen Master 

18th Week, Wednesday, Aug 5: Basilica of Saint Mary Major

18th Week, Wednesday, Aug 5: Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Jeremiah 31: 1-7 / Matthew 15: 21-28
God comforts his people: “Once again I will rebuild you.”

18th Week, Tuesday, August 4th; Saint John Vianney

18th Week, Tuesday, August 4th; Saint John Vianney
Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Matthew 14:22-36
God speaks to his people; "I will restore my people."