"The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to meet the guests he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. He said to him, ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?’ But he was reduced to silence. Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’ M...
Aug 20, 2025•2 min
"'What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?' Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last."
Aug 19, 2025•2 min
I will hear what God proclaims; the LORD—for he proclaims peace to his people, and to his faithful ones, and to those who put in him their hope. The Lord speaks of peace to his people. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 19:23-30, today's readings ). When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For men this is impossible, but for God all things are possible.” Then Peter said to him in reply, “We...
Aug 19, 2025•2 min
The LORD heard my cry. He drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud of the swamp; he set my feet upon a crag; he made firm my steps. Lord, come to my aid! A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Lk 12:49-53, today's readings ). Jesus said to his disciples: "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to estab...
Aug 17, 2025•2 min
The queen takes her place at your right hand in gold of Ophir. The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, says, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” She cries out in a loud voice before Mary and be...
Aug 15, 2025•2 min
"So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart."
Aug 14, 2025•2 min
"Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
Aug 12, 2025•2 min
The disciples approached Jesus and said, "Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?" He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, "Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me."
Aug 11, 2025•2 min
Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield. May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Lk 12:32-48, today's readings ). "Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.” These words of Jesus spoken to the disciples follow his teaching on discipleship. Jesus tells the parable of...
Aug 09, 2025•2 min
I love you, O LORD, my strength, O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer. I love you, Lord, my strength. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 17:14-20, today's readings ). Jesus said in reply, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring the boy here to me." Jesus rebuked him and the demon came out of him, and from that hour the boy was cured. The father who brings his son to Jesus has watched the son suffer terribly, ...
Aug 08, 2025•2 min
I remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I remember your wonders of old. And I meditate on your works; your exploits I ponder. I remember the deeds of the Lord. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 16:24-28, today's readings ). Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." Jesus makes clear what is at stake i...
Aug 07, 2025•2 min
"My people heard not my voice, and Israel obeyed me not; So I gave them up to the hardness of their hearts; they walked according to their own counsels." Sing with joy to God our help. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 14:13-21, today's readings ). Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up t...
Aug 03, 2025•2 min
Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days. And may the gracious care of the LORD our God be ours; prosper the work of our hands for us! Prosper the work of our hands! If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Lk 12:13-21, today's readings ). Then Jesus told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not hav...
Aug 02, 2025•2 min
There shall be no strange god among you nor shall you worship any alien god. I, the LORD, am your God who led you forth from the land of Egypt. Sing with joy to God our help. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 13:54-58, today's readings ). But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and in his own house." And he did not work many mighty deeds there because of their lack of faith. The psalm for today presents the words of the Lord to the...
Jul 31, 2025•2 min
Blessed they who dwell in your house! continually they praise you. Blessed the men whose strength you are! They go from strength to strength. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God! A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 13:47-53, today’s readings ). Jesus said to the disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad ...
Jul 30, 2025•2 min
Extol the LORD, our God, and worship at his footstool; holy is he! Holy is the Lord our God. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 13:44-46, today's readings ). Jesus said to his disciples: "The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and s...
Jul 30, 2025•2 min
The LORD secures justice and the rights of all the oppressed. He has made known his ways to Moses, and his deeds to the children of Israel. The Lord is kind and merciful. A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (Jn 11:19-27, today's readings ). Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise.” The dialogue between Jesus and Martha deepens as...
Jul 28, 2025•2 min
Our fathers made a calf in Horeb and adored a molten image; They exchanged their glory for the image of a grass-eating bullock. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 13:31-35, today's readings ). Jesus proposed a parable to the crowds. “The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the...
Jul 27, 2025•2 min
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 and give thanks to your name. Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Lk 11:1-13, today's readings ). Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his dis...
Jul 26, 2025•2 min
Offer to God praise as your sacrifice and fulfill your vows to the Most High; Then call upon me in time of distress; I will rescue you, and you shall glorify me. Offer to God a sacrifice of praise. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 13:24-30, today's readings ). "He replied, ‘No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in...
Jul 25, 2025•2 min
Although they go forth weeping, carrying the seed to be sown, They shall come back rejoicing, carrying their sheaves. Those who sow in tears shall reap rejoicing. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 20:20-28, today's readings ). "Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many." The mother of Jam...
Jul 24, 2025•2 min
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. Glory and praise for ever! A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 13:10-17, today's readings ). "But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what yo...
Jul 24, 2025•2 min
They tempted God in their hearts by demanding the food they craved. Yes, they spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the desert?” The Lord gave them bread from heaven. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 13:1-98, today's readings ). "Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear.” The Gospel acclamation spells out the parabl...
Jul 22, 2025•2 min
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Jul 22, 2025•2 min
The LORD is a warrior, LORD is his name! Pharaoh's chariots and army he hurled into the sea; the elite of his officers were submerged in the Red Sea. Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 12:38-42, today's readings ). "Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. At the judgment, the men of Nineveh will arise with...
Jul 20, 2025•2 min
One who walks blamelessly and does justice; who thinks the truth in his heart and slanders not with his tongue. He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Lk 10:38-42, today's readings ). Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me." The Lord said to her in reply, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many ...
Jul 19, 2025•2 min
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever; Who remembered us in our abjection, for his mercy endures forever; And freed us from our foes, for his mercy endures forever. His mercy endures forever. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 12:14-21, today's readings ). The Pharisees went out and took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. When Jesus realized this, he withdrew from that place. Many people followed him, and he cured them all, but he war...
Jul 18, 2025•2 min
How shall I make a return to the LORD for all the good he has done for me? The cup of salvation I will take up, and I will call upon the name of the LORD. I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 12:1-8, today’s readings ). “I say to you, something greater than the temple is here. If you knew what this meant, I desire mercy, not sacrifice, you would not have condemned these innocent men. For the Son of Man is Lord...
Jul 17, 2025•2 min
Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name; make known among the nations his deeds. Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought, his portents, and the judgments he has uttered. The Lord remembers his covenant for ever. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 11:28-30, today's readings ). Jesus said: "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 yours...
Jul 16, 2025•2 min
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