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Saint Alphonsus Mary de' Liguori, Bishop, Doctor    on Monday of week 18 in Ordinary Time   Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: White. Year: C(II). Readings for the feria Readings for the memorial These are the readings for the feria First reading Jeremiah 28:1-17  © Jeremiah and the lying prophet Hananiah At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah in the fifth month of the fourth year, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, a Gibeonite, spoke as follows to Jeremiah in the Temple of the Lord in the presence of the priests and of all the people. ‘The Lord, the God of Israel, says this, “I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. In two years’ time I will bring back all the vessels of the Temple of the Lord which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon carried off from this place and took to Babylon. And I will also bring back Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles of Judah who have gone to Babylon – it is the Lord who speaks. Yes, I am g...

18th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C                                                 Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II). First reading Ecclesiastes 1:2,2:21-23  © Vanity of vanities; all is vanity Vanity of vanities, the Preacher says. Vanity of vanities. All is vanity!   For so it is that a man who has laboured wisely, skilfully and successfully must leave what is his own to someone who has not toiled for it at all. This, too, is vanity and great injustice; for what does he gain for all the toil and strain that he has undergone under the sun? What of all his laborious days, his cares of office, his restless nights? This, too, is vanity. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 89(90):3-6,12-14,17  © O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next. You turn men back to dust   and say: ‘Go back, sons of men.’ To your eyes a thousand...

 Saturday of the 17th week of Ordinary Time year II Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II). First reading Jeremiah 26:11-16,24  © 'This man has spoken to us in the name of the Lord' The priests and prophets addressed the officials and all the people, ‘This man deserves to die, since he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.’   Jeremiah, however, replied to the people as follows:   ‘The Lord himself sent me to say all the things you have heard against this Temple and this city. So now amend your behaviour and actions, listen to the voice of the Lord your God: if you do, he will relent and not bring down on you the disaster he has pronounced against you. For myself, I am as you see in your hands. Do whatever you please or think right with me. But be sure of this, that if you put me to death, you will be bringing innocent blood on yourselves, on this city and on its citizens, since the Lord has truly sent me to ...

18th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C | New Jerusalem bible  Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II). First reading Ecclesiastes 1:2,2:21-23  © Vanity of vanities; all is vanity Vanity of vanities, the Preacher says. Vanity of vanities. All is vanity!   For so it is that a man who has laboured wisely, skilfully and successfully must leave what is his own to someone who has not toiled for it at all. This, too, is vanity and great injustice; for what does he gain for all the toil and strain that he has undergone under the sun? What of all his laborious days, his cares of office, his restless nights? This, too, is vanity. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 89(90):3-6,12-14,17  © O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next. You turn men back to dust   and say: ‘Go back, sons of men.’ To your eyes a thousand years   are like yesterday, come and gone,   no more than a watch in the night. O Lord, you have been our r...

Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus    on Friday of week 17 in Ordinary Time   Readings at Mass       Liturgical Colour: White. Year: C(II). Readings for the feria Readings for the memorial These are the readings for the feria First reading Jeremiah 26:1-9  © Jeremiah preaches in the Temple of the Lord and is threatened with death At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word was addressed to Jeremiah by the Lord, ‘The Lord says this: Stand in the court of the Temple of the Lord. To all the people of the towns of Judah who come to worship in the Temple of the Lord you must speak all the words I have commanded you to tell them; do not omit one syllable. Perhaps they will listen and each turn from his evil way: if so, I shall relent and not bring the disaster on them which I intended for their misdeeds. Say to them, “The Lord says this: If you will not listen to me by following my Law which I put before you, by payin...

Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II). First reading Jeremiah 26:11-16,24  © 'This man has spoken to us in the name of the Lord' The priests and prophets addressed the officials and all the people, ‘This man deserves to die, since he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.’   Jeremiah, however, replied to the people as follows:   ‘The Lord himself sent me to say all the things you have heard against this Temple and this city. So now amend your behaviour and actions, listen to the voice of the Lord your God: if you do, he will relent and not bring down on you the disaster he has pronounced against you. For myself, I am as you see in your hands. Do whatever you please or think right with me. But be sure of this, that if you put me to death, you will be bringing innocent blood on yourselves, on this city and on its citizens, since the Lord has truly sent me to you to say all these words in your hearing.’   ...

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  [Modernised Version]    Words: William Kethe / Jubilate Hymns       Music:  OLD 100TH  (from the Genevan Psalter 1551 )   Arrangement: ( Public Domain ) 1 All people that on earth do dwell, sing to the Lord with cheerful voice: serve him with joy, his praises tell, come now before him and rejoice! 2 Know that the Lord is God indeed, he formed us all without our aid; we are the flock he loves to feed, the sheep who by his hand are made. 3 O enter then his gates with praise, and in his courts his love proclaim; give thanks and bless him all your days: let every tongue confess his name. 4 For God, our mighty Lord is good, his mercy is for ever sure; his truth at all times firmly stood, and shall from age to age endure. 5 Praise God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit evermore; all praise to God the Three - in - One, let heaven rejoice and earth adore! Jubilate Hymns version of All people that on earth do dwell William Kethe (...

Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: White. Year: C(II).       Feast  of St. Mary Magdalene           Color: White  First reading Song of Songs 3:1-4  © I found him whom my heart loves The bride says this: On my bed, at night, I sought him whom my heart loves. I sought but did not find him. So I will rise and go through the City; in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my heart loves. I sought but did not find him. The watchmen came upon me on their rounds in the City: ‘Have you seen him whom my heart loves?’ Scarcely had I passed them when I found him whom my heart loves. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 62(63):2-6,8-9  © For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord my God. O God, you are my God, for you I long;   for you my soul is thirsting. My body pines for you   like a dry, weary land without water. For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord my God. So I gaze on you in the sanctuary   to se...

Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II). First reading Jeremiah 2:1-3,7-8,12-13  © I brought you to a fertile country and you defiled it The word of the Lord was addressed to me, saying, ‘Go and shout this in the hearing of Jerusalem: ‘“The Lord says this: I remember the affection of your youth, the love of your bridal days: you followed me through the wilderness, through a land unsown. Israel was sacred to the Lord, the first-fruits of his harvest; anyone who ate of this had to pay for it, misfortune came to them – it is the Lord who speaks.” ‘I brought you to a fertile country to enjoy its produce and good things; but no sooner had you entered than you defiled my land, and made my heritage detestable. The priests have never asked, “Where is the Lord?” Those who administer the Law have no knowledge of me. The shepherds have rebelled against me; the prophets have prophesied in the name of Baal, following things with no power in them. ‘You heavens, stand aghast a...