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Reading I Is 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25 I am the LORD, there is no other;     I form the light, and create the darkness, I make well-being and create woe;     I, the LORD, do all these things. Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above,     like gentle rain let the skies drop it […]

Readings for the Memorial of Saint John of the Cross, priest and doctor of the Church Reading I Zep 3:1-2, 9-13 Thus says the LORD: Woe to the city, rebellious and polluted,     to the tyrannical city! She hears no voice,     accepts no correction; In the LORD she has not trusted,     to her

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Lucy, virgin and martyr Reading I Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a When Balaam raised his eyes and saw Israel encamped, tribe by tribe,     the spirit of God came upon him,     and he gave voice to his oracle:     The utterance of Balaam, son of Beor,         the utterance

Reading I Zep 3:14-18a     Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!         Sing joyfully, O Israel!     Be glad and exult with all your heart,         O daughter Jerusalem!     The LORD has removed the judgment against you         he has turned away your enemies;     the King of Israel, the LORD,

Reading I Sir 48:1-4, 9-11     In those days,     like a fire there appeared the prophet Elijah         whose words were as a flaming furnace.     Their staff of bread he shattered,         in his zeal he reduced them to straits;     By the Lord’s word he shut up the heavens   

Reading I Is 48:17-19 Thus says the LORD, your redeemer,     the Holy One of Israel: I, the LORD, your God,     teach you what is for your good,     and lead you on the way you should go. If you would hearken to my commandments,     your prosperity would be like a river,   

Readings for the Optional Memorial of Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Reading I Is 41:13-20 I am the LORD, your God,     who grasp your right hand; It is I who say to you, “Fear not,     I will help you.” Fear not, O worm Jacob,     O maggot Israel; I will help you, says the

Reading I Gn 3:9-15, 20 After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree, the LORD God called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself.” Then he asked, “Who told you that you

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the Church Reading I Is 40:1-11     Comfort, give comfort to my people,         says your God.     Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her         that her service is at an end,         her guilt is expiated;     Indeed,

Reading I Is 35:1-10     The desert and the parched land will exult;         the steppe will rejoice and bloom.     They will bloom with abundant flowers,         and rejoice with joyful song.     The glory of Lebanon will be given to them,         the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;     They