First Reading: Then the king ordered Ebed-melech the Cushite to take three men along with him, and draw the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he should die. (Jer. 38:10) Psalm: Lord, come to my aid! (Ps. 40) Second…

First Reading: For when you punished our adversaries in this you glorified us whom you had summoned. (Wis. 18:8) Psalm: Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. (Ps. 33) Second Reading: For he was looking forward…

First Reading: For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the sun? (Ecc. 2:22) Psalm: If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. (Ps. 90) Second…

First Reading: “Please, let not my Lord grow angry if I speak up this last time. What if there are at least ten there?” He replied, “For the sake of those ten, I will not destroy it.” (Gn. 18:32) Psalm:…

First Reading: “Please do not go on past your servant. Let some water be brought, that you may bathe your feet, and then rest yourselves under the tree.” (Gn. 18:3-4)  Psalm: He who does justice will live in the presence…

First Reading: “No, it is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts; you have only to carry it out.” (Dt. 50:14) Psalm: Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live. (Ps.…

First Reading: Lo, I will spread prosperity over Jerusalem like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing torrent. (Is. 66:12) Psalm: Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. (Ps. 66) Second Reading: From…

First Reading: Then Elisha left and followed Elijah as his attendant. (1 Kgs. 19:21) Psalm: You are my inheritance, O Lord. (Ps. 16) Second Reading: For you were called for freedom, brothers and sisters. (Gal. 5:13) Gospel: As they were…

First Reading: In those days, Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. (Gn. 14:18) Psalm: You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek. (Ps. 110) Second Reading: For as often as you eat this bread…

First Reading: “When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains of springs of water; before the mountains were settled into place, before the hills, I was brought forth; while as yet the earth and…