Readings for the Optional Memorial of Saint Polycarp, bishop and martyr Reading 1 Ez 18:21-28 Thus says the Lord GOD:If...

Reading 1 1 Pt 5:1-4 Beloved:I exhort the presbyters among you,as a fellow presbyter and witness to the sufferings of...

Reading 1 Jon 3:1-10 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:"Set out for the great city...

Reading 1 Gn 9:8-15 God said to Noah and to his sons with him: "See, I am now establishing my...

Reading 1 Dt 30:15-20 Moses said to the people:“Today I have set before youlife and prosperity, death and doom.If you...

If the blessing and distribution of ashes take place outside Mass, it is appropriate that the Liturgy of the Word precede...

Reading 1 Jas 1:12-18 Blessed is he who perseveres in temptation,for when he has been proven he will receive the...

Reading 1 Jas 1:1-11 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,to the twelve tribes in the...

Reading I Lv 13:1-2, 44-46 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “If someone has on his skin a scab...

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Scholastica, virgin Reading 1 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34 Jeroboam thought to himself:"The kingdom will...

Reading 1 1 kgs 11:29-32; 12:19 Jeroboam left Jerusalem,and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road.The two...

Reading 1 1 Kgs 11:4-13 When Solomon was old his wives had turned his heart to strange gods,and his heart...

Reading 1 1 Kgs 10:1-10 The queen of Sheba, having heard of Solomon's fame,came to test him with subtle questions.She...

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr Reading 1 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13 The elders of Israel...

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr Reading 1 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13 The elders of Israel...

Reading 1 Jb 7:1-4, 6-7 Job spoke, saying:Is not man's life on earth a drudgery?Are not his days those of...

Reading 1 1 Kgs 3:4-13 Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice there,because that was the most renowned high place.Upon its...