—First Sunday of Lent—Year A
Reading I Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7The LORD God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being.Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and placed there the man whom he had formed. Out of the […]
—Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year A
Reading I Sirach 15:15-20If you choose you can keep the commandments, they will save you; if you trust in God, you too shall live; he has set before you fire and water to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand. Before man are life and death, good and evil, whichever he chooses shall be given […]
—Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year A
Reading I Isaiah 58:7-10Thus says the LORD: Share your bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn your back on your own. Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; your vindication shall go […]
—Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year A
Reading I Isaiah 8:23-9:3First the Lord degraded the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the end he has glorified the seaward road, the land west of the Jordan, the District of the Gentiles.Anguish has taken wing, dispelled is darkness: for there is no gloom where but now there was distress. The […]
—Third Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year A
Reading I Isaiah 8:23-9:3First the Lord degraded the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the end he has glorified the seaward road, the land west of the Jordan, the District of the Gentiles.Anguish has taken wing, dispelled is darkness: for there is no gloom where but now there was distress. The […]
—Second Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year A
Reading I Isaiah 49:3, 5-6The LORD said to me: You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory. Now the LORD has spoken who formed me as his servant from the womb, that Jacob may be brought back to him and Israel gathered to him; and I am made glorious in the sight […]
—The Baptism of the Lord—Year A
Reading I Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7Thus says the LORD: Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, upon whom I have put my spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations, not crying out, not shouting, not making his voice heard in the street. a bruised reed he […]
—Feast of The Holy Family—Year A
Reading I Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14God sets a father in honor over his children; a mother’s authority he confirms over her sons. Whoever honors his father atones for sins, and preserves himself from them. When he prays, he is heard; he stores up riches who reveres his mother. Whoever honors his father is gladdened by children, […]
—The Epiphany of the Lord—Year A
Reading I Isaiah 60:1-6Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the LORD shines, and over you appears his glory. Nations shall walk by your light, and kings by your shining radiance. […]
—Fourth Sunday of Advent—Year A
Reading I Isaiah 7:10-14The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!” Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough […]