Readings for the Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time Readings for the Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time-Thanksgiving The following are a selection of the readings that may be chosen for this day. Reading I Sir 50:22-24 And now, bless the God of all, who has done wondrous things on…
Readings for the Thanksgiving Day Readings for the Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time-Thanksgiving Reading I 1 Mc 2:15-29 The officers of the king in charge of enforcing the apostasy came to the city of Modein to organize the sacrifices. Many of Israel joined them, but Mattathias and his sons gathered in a…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis appealed for perseverance in praying for peace, especially in the Holy Land where the conflict is no longer “warfare,” but has become “terrorism.” “Please, let’s move toward peace. Pray for peace,” the pope said. “May the Lord help us to not keep going to the point of killing everyone.”…
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Cecilia, virgin and martyr Reading 1 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31 It happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrestedand tortured with whips and scourges by the king,to force them to eat pork in violation of God’s law. Most admirable and worthy of everlasting remembrance was the mother,who saw…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Whether simple or elaborate, the same every year or constantly changing, a Nativity scene echoes “the beauty of our faith,” Pope Francis wrote. Marking the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi putting together the first Christmas crèche in a cave in Greccio, Italy, the Vatican publishing house compiled texts by…
Readings for the Memorial of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary Reading 1 2 Mc 6:18-31 Eleazar, one of the foremost scribes,a man of advanced age and noble appearance,was being forced to open his mouth to eat pork. But preferring a glorious death to a life of defilement,he spat out the meat,and went forward of…