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Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

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  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Sunday 28 November 2021 1st Sunday of Advent Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.Amen. Alleluia. ...
  • Verse of the Day

    Daily Verse "We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body. For we who live ...
  • Lectionary

    Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 508 Reading I Dn 7:15-27 I, Daniel, found my spirit anguished within its covering of flesh, and I was terrified by the visions of my mind. I approached one of those present and asked him what all ...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 21,34-36): Jesus said to his disciples, «Be on your guard; let not your hearts be weighed down with a life of pleasure, drunkenness and worldly cares...
  • Spiritual Reading

    Saturday 27 November 2021 Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time From a sermon by Saint AugustineLet us sing Alleluia to God, who is good and frees us from evil Let us sing alleluia here...
  • Office of Readings

    Saturday 27 November 2021 Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary  Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come t...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 27 November 2021 Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary  Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, co...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 27 November 2021 Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 27 November 2021 Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 27 November 2021 Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to th...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 27 November 2021 Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary  (First Vespers of tomorrow, 1st Sunday of Advent) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the ...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 27 November 2021 Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without en...
  • Saint of the Day

    St. John Berchmans Saint of the Day St. John Berchmans (1599-1621) was born in Flanders, Belgium, the eldest of five children of a shoemaker. He was a virtuous and well-liked child who would often rise early to serve at two or three Masses a day before he reached the age of seven. On Friday even...
  • Verse of the Day

    Daily Verse "But rather, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful."–Luke 6:35...
  • Lectionary

    Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 507 Reading I Dn 7:2-14 In a vision I, Daniel, saw during the night, the four winds of heaven stirred up the great sea, from which emerged four immense beasts, each different from the others. The fi...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 21,29-33): Jesus said to his disciples, «Look at the fig tree and all the trees. As soon as their buds sprout, you know that summer is already near. In...
  • Spiritual Reading

    Friday 26 November 2021 Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time The treatise of St Cyprian on mortalityLet us shut out the fear of death and meditate upon immortality Our obligation is to do ...
  • Office of Readings

    Friday 26 November 2021 Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Friday 26 November 2021 Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Friday 26 November 2021 Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Friday 26 November 2021 Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Friday 26 November 2021 Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Friday 26 November 2021 Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Friday 26 November 2021 Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
  • Saint of the Day

    St. Catherine of Alexandria Saint of the Day St. Catherine of Alexandria (4th c.) was born to a noble pagan family in Alexandria, Egypt, and her father was governor of the city. She was an intelligent child who devoted herself to study, and converted to the Christian faith after the Bles...
  • Verse of the Day

    Daily Verse "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."–Matthew 11:28-30
  • Lectionary

    Readings for the Thanksgiving Day Readings for the Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time LISTEN PODCAST VIEW REFLECTION VIDEO En Español View Calendar Get Daily Readings E-mails Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Or...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 21,20-28): Jesus said to his disciples, «When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you must know that the time has come when it will be reduc...
  • Spiritual Reading

    Thursday 25 November 2021 Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr  or Thanksgiving Day Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time A homily by St John ChrysostomIf we are sheep, ...
  • Office of Readings

    Thursday 25 November 2021 Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr  or Thanksgiving Day Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm in...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Thursday 25 November 2021 Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr  or Thanksgiving Day Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psal...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Thursday 25 November 2021 Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Thursday 25 November 2021 Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Thursday 25 November 2021 Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to th...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Thursday 25 November 2021 Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr  or Thanksgiving Day Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Ps...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Thursday 25 November 2021 Thursday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
  • Saint of the Day

    St. Columbanus Saint of the Day St. Columbanus (543 – 615 A.D.) was born in West Leinster, Ireland. He was a noble, well-educated, and handsome man who was pursued by many women. He sought the advice of a pious religious woman who advised him to flee from his temptations for the sake of hi...
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  • Verse of the Day

    Daily Verse "So submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you of two minds. Begin to lament, to mourn, to weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your ...
  • Lectionary

    Memorial of Saint Andrew Dŭng-Ląc, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs Lectionary: 505 Reading I Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28 King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his lords, with whom he drank. Under the influence of the wine, he ordered the gol...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 21,12-19): Jesus said to his disciples, «People will lay their hands on you and persecute you; you will be delivered to the Jewish courts and put in...
  • Spiritual Reading

    Wednesday 24 November 2021 Saints Andrew Dũng-Lạc and his Companions, Martyrs  on Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saints Andrew Dũng-Lạc and his Companions, Martyrs A letter of Saint Paul Le-Bao-TinhI am not alone: Ch...
  • Office of Readings

    Wednesday 24 November 2021 Saints Andrew Dũng-Lạc and his Companions, Martyrs  on Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Wednesday 24 November 2021 Saints Andrew Dũng-Lạc and his Companions, Martyrs  on Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, ...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Wednesday 24 November 2021 Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be ...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Wednesday 24 November 2021 Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Wednesday 24 November 2021 Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to ...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Wednesday 24 November 2021 Saints Andrew Dũng-Lạc and his Companions, Martyrs  on Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Wednesday 24 November 2021 Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
  • Saint of the Day

    St. Clement Saint of the Day St. Clement of Rome (d. 100 A.D.), also known as Pope St. Clement I, is considered the first Apostolic Father of the Church. He is mentioned by name in the Bible by the Apostle Paul in Philippians 4:3. St. Clement is also said to be one of the band of se...
  • Verse of the Day

    Daily Verse "By this "will," we have been consecrated through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Hebrews 10:10
  • Lectionary

    Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 504 Reading I Dn 2:31-45 Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar: “In your vision, O king, you saw a statue, very large and exceedingly bright, terrifying in appearance as it stood before you. The head...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 21,5-11): While some people were talking about the Temple, remarking that it was adorned with fine stonework and rich gifts, Jesus said to them, «The ...
  • Spiritual Reading

    Tuesday 23 November 2021 Tuesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Clement I, Pope, Martyr  or Saint Columbanus, Abbot and Missionary  or Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Martyr  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of week 34 in Or...
  • Office of Readings

    Tuesday 23 November 2021 Tuesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Clement I, Pope, Martyr  or Saint Columbanus, Abbot and Missionary  or Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Martyr  Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Tuesday 23 November 2021 Tuesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Clement I, Pope, Martyr  or Saint Columbanus, Abbot and Missionary  or Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Martyr  Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Tuesday 23 November 2021 Tuesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Tuesday 23 November 2021 Tuesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Tuesday 23 November 2021 Tuesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Tuesday 23 November 2021 Tuesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Clement I, Pope, Martyr  or Saint Columbanus, Abbot and Missionary  or Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Martyr  Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that y...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Tuesday 23 November 2021 Tuesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
  • Saint of the Day

    St. Cecilia Saint of the Day St. Cecilia (3rd c.) is one of the most venerated of the virgin martyrs of Rome. Her name is in the Roman Canon of the Mass. According to tradition she made a private vow of chastity to Jesus, yet her parents promised her in marriage to a suitor. On her weddi...
  • Verse of the Day

    Daily Verse "See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him." 1 John 3:1
  • Lectionary

    Memorial of Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr Lectionary: 503 Reading I Dn 1:1-6, 8-20 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came and laid siege to Jerusalem. The Lord handed over to him Jehoiakim, king of Ju...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 21,1-4): Jesus looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasure box; He also saw a poor widow dropping in two small coins. And he said, &l...
  • Spiritual Reading

    Monday 22 November 2021 Saint Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr  on Monday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr St Cecilia, by Antonio Franchi (c.1650). A commentary of St Augustine on Psalm 32Sing to God in jub...
  • Office of Readings

    Monday 22 November 2021 Saint Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr  on Monday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make h...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Monday 22 November 2021 Saint Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr  on Monday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, ma...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Monday 22 November 2021 Monday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Monday 22 November 2021 Monday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Monday 22 November 2021 Monday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Monday 22 November 2021 Saint Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr  on Monday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, ...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Monday 22 November 2021 Monday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
  • Saint of the Day

    Bl. Maria Franciszka Siedliska Saint of the Day Bl. Maria Franciszka Siedliska (1842-1902) was born to a noble and wealthy family in Warsaw, Poland. When a Capuchin friar prepared her for her First Holy Communion, she began to desire the religious life and made a private act of consecration to G...
  • Verse of the Day

    Daily Verse "For whatever was written previously was written for our instruction, that by endurance and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope." Romans 15:4
  • Lectionary

    The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Lectionary: 161 Reading I Dn 7:13-14 As the visions during the night continued, I saw     one like a Son of man coming,         on the clouds of heaven; &...
  • Gospel/Homily

    The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (B) listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 18:33b-37): Pilate said to Jesus, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Do you say this on your own or have others told you about m...
  • Spiritual Reading

    Sunday 21 November 2021 Christ the King - Solemnity  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Christ the King 'Christ of St John of the Cross' by Salvador Dalí. Image © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection. From a discourse of Origen on prayerThy k...
  • Office of Readings

    Sunday 21 November 2021 Christ the King - Solemnity  Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Sunday 21 November 2021 Christ the King - Solemnity  Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Sunday 21 November 2021 Christ the King - Solemnity Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Sunday 21 November 2021 Christ the King - Solemnity Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Sunday 21 November 2021 Christ the King - Solemnity Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Sunday 21 November 2021 Christ the King - Solemnity  Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Sunday 21 November 2021 Christ the King - Solemnity Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.Amen...
  • Saint of the Day

    Bl. Maria Fortunata Viti Saint of the Day Blessed Maria Fortunata Viti (1827–1922) was born in Italy, the eldest daughter of nine children. Her father had a gambling and alcohol addiction, and her mother died when she was 14 years old. Maria then cared for her younger siblings and worked a...
  • Verse of the Day

    Daily Verse "Therefore, from the day we heard this, we do not cease praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding to live in a manner worthy of the Lord, so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit ...
  • Lectionary

    Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 502 Reading I 1 Mc 6:1-13 As King Antiochus was traversing the inland provinces, he heard that in Persia there was a city called Elymais, famous for its wealth in silver and gold, and that its temp...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 20,27-40): Some Sadducees arrived. These people claim that there is no resurrection and they asked Jesus this question, «Master, in the Scripture Mose...
  • Spiritual Reading

    Saturday 20 November 2021 Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time A conference of St Thomas AquinasWhen your glory is seen, I shall be satisfied It is fitting that the end of all our desi...
  • Office of Readings

    Saturday 20 November 2021 Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time  or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary  Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come t...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 20 November 2021 Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time  or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary  Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, co...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 20 November 2021 Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 20 November 2021 Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 20 November 2021 Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to th...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 20 November 2021 Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time  or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary  (First Vespers of tomorrow, Christ the King) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the versi...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Saturday 20 November 2021 Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without en...
  • Saint of the Day

    St. Barlaam of Antioch Saint of the Day St. Barlaam of Antioch (d. 304 A.D.) was an elderly, uneducated peasant laborer from a village near Antioch. He was arrested for his Christian faith under the persecution of Roman Emperor Diocletian. He was detained for a long time in a dungeon before bein...
  • Verse of the Day

    Daily Verse "And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not pass over it, and fools shall not err therein." Isaiah 35:8
  • Lectionary

    Friday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 501 Reading I 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59 Judas and his brothers said, “Now that our enemies have been crushed, let us go up to purify the sanctuary and rededicate it.” So the whole army assemble...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Friday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 19,45-48): Jesus entered the Temple area and began to drive out the merchants. And He said to them, «God says in the Scriptures: ‘My house shall b...