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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Lenten Weekday
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95
Daniel 3:52-56
John 8:31-42

Thou art blessed and venerable, O Virgin Mary, who with purity unstained wast found to be the Mother of our Saviour. Virgin Mother of God, He whom the whole world was unable to contain enclosed Himself in thy womb, being made man.

-- Gradual, Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1945

Thursday, April 2, 2009
Lenten Weekday
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Genesis 17:3-9
Psalm 105:4-9
John 8:51-59

The bread which you do not use is the bread of the hungry; the garment hanging in your wardrobe is the garment of him who is naked; the shoes that you do not wear are the shoes of the one who is barefoot; the money that you keep locked away is the money of the poor; the acts of charity that you do not perform are so many injustices that you commit.

-- St Basil

Friday, April 3, 2009
Lenten Weekday
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Jeremiah 20:10-13
Psalm 18:2-7
John 10:31-42

He that is mighty hath done great things to me, and holy is His Name.

-- Luke i. 49

Saturday, April 4, 2009
Lenten Weekday
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Ezekiel 37:21-28
Jeremiah 31:10-13
John 11:45-56

Almsgiving proceeds from a merciful heart and is more useful for the one who practices it than for the one who recieves it, for the man who makes a practice of almsgiving draws out a spiritual profit from his acts, whilst those who recieve his alms recieve only a temporal benefit.

-- St. Thomas Aquinas

Sunday, April 5, 2009
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
First Reading:
Psalm:
Second Reading:
Gospel:
Isaiah 50:4-7
Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24
Philippians 2:6-11
Mark 14:1 -- 15:47 or 15:1-39

It is better to be the child of God than king of the whole world. 

-- St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Monday, April 6, 2009
Monday of Holy Week
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Isaiah 42:1-7
Psalm 27:1-3, 13-14
John 12:1-11

Christ, the Master of humility, manifests His Truth only to the humble and hides Himself from the proud.

-- St. Vincent Ferrer

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Tuesday of Holy Week
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Isaiah 49:1-6
Psalm 71:1-6, 15, 17
John 13:21-33, 36-38

Be careful to give no credit to yourself for anything; if you do, you are stealing from God, to whom alone every good thing is due. 

-- St. Vincent de Paul

Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Wednesday of Holy Week
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Isaiah 50:4-9
Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34
Matthew 26:14-25

We must show charity towards the sick, who are in greater need of help. Let us take them some small gift if they are poor, or, at least let us go and wait on them and comfort them.

-- St. Alphonsus Liguori

Thursday, April 9, 2009
Holy Thursday Evening – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:

Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14
Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-15

Regarding Baptism, baptize as follows: after first explaining all these points, baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, in running water.

-- The Didache 7:1

Friday, April 10, 2009
Good Friday (Divine Mercy Novena Day 1)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Second Reading:
Gospel:
Isaiah 52:13 -- 53:12
Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
John 18:1 -- 19:42

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and a door round about my lips: That my heart may not incline to evil words, and seek excuses in sins.

-- Psalm cxl. 3,4

Saturday, April 11, 2009
Holy Saturday Night: The Easter Vigil

1) Genesis 1:1 - 2:2 or Genesis 1:1, 26-31
Psalm 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12-14, 24, 35 or Psalm 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22

2) Genesis 22:1-18 or Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18
Psalm 16:5, 8-11

3) Exodus 14:15 --15:1
(Ps) Exodus 15:1-6, 17-18

4) Isaiah 54:5-14
Psalm 30:2, 4-6, 11-13

5) Isaiah 55:1-11
(Ps) Isaiah 12:2-6

6) Baruch 3:9-15, 32 - 4:4
Psalm 19:8-11

7) Ezekiel 36:16-28
Psalm 42:3, 5; Psalm 43:3-4 (Read when baptism is celebrated)
(Ps) Isaiah 12:2-6 or Psalm 51:12-15, 18-19 (Read when baptism is not celebrated)

8) Epistle: Romans 6:3-11
Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23

9) Gospel: Mark 16:1-7

We confess that one and the same Christ, Lord, and only-begotten Son, is to be acknowledged in two natures without confusion, change, division or separation. The distinction between the natures was never abolished by their union, but rather the character proper to each of the two natures was preserved as they came together in one person (prosopon) and one hypostasis.

-- Council of Chalcedon

Sunday, April 12, 2009
Easter Sunday (Divine Mercy Novena Day 3)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Second Reading:
Gospel:
Acts 10:34, 37-43
Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6-8
John 20:1-9

The Son of God. . . worked with human hands; he thought with a human mind. He acted with a human will, and with a human heart he loved. Born of the Virgin Mary, he has truly been made one of us, like to us in all things except sin.

-- Gaudium et spes

Monday, April 13, 2009
Monday in the Octave of Easter (Divine Mercy Novena Day 4)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 2:14, 22-33
Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-11
Matthew 28:8-15

The patient and humble endurance of the Cross - whatever nature it may be - is the highest work we have to do.

-- St Katherine Drexel

Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tuesday in the Octave of Easter (Divine Mercy Novena Day 5)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 2:36-41
Psalm 33:4-5, 18-20, 22
John 20:11-18

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment: the law of his God is in his heart.

-- Psalm xxxvi. 30-31

Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Wednesday in the Octave of Easter (Divine Mercy Novena Day 6)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 3:1-10
Psalm 105:1-4, 6-9
Luke 24:13-35

The spirit of the Lord is upon me. Wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart.

-- Luke iv. 18

Thursday, April 16, 2009
Thursday in the Octave of Easter (Divine Mercy Novena Day 7)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 3:11-26
Psalm 8:2, 5-9
Luke 24:35-48

O Holy Mary! My Mother; into thy blessed trust and special custody, and into the bosom of thy mercy, I this day, and every day, and in the hour of my death, commend my soul and body. To thee I commit all my anxieties and sorrows, my life and the end of my life, that by thy most holy intercession, and by thy merits, all my actions may be directed and governed by thy will and that of thy Son.

-- St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Friday, April 17, 2009
Friday in the Octave of Easter (Divine Mercy Novena Day 8)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 4:1-12
Psalm 118:1-2, 4, 22-27
John 21:1-14

God does not command us to live in hair shirts and chains, or to chastise our flesh with scourges, but to love Him above all things and our neighbor as ourselves.

-- St Charles of Sezze

Saturday, April 18, 2009
Saturday in the Octave of Easter (Divine Mercy Novena Day 9)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 4:13-21
Psalm 118:1, 14-21
Mark 16:9-15

When we must do something we dislike, let us say to God, " My God I offer You this in honor of the moment when You died for me."

-- Saint John Vianney

Sunday, April 19, 2009
Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday
First Reading:
Psalm:
Second Reading:
Gospel:
Acts 4:32-35
Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
1 John 5:1-6
John 20:19-31

It often happens that we pray God to deliver us from some dangerous temptation, and yet God does not hear us but permits the temptation to continue troubling us. In such a case, let us understand that God permits even this for our greater good. When a soul in temptation recommends itself to God, and by His aid resists, O how it then advances in perfection.

-- St. Alphonsus Liguori

Monday, April 20, 2009
Easter Weekday
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 4:23-31
Psalm 2:1-9
John 3:1-8

How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts! My soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord.

-- Psalm lxxxiii. 2,3

Tuesday, April 21, 2009
St. Conrad of Parzham, Capuchin, Religious (Memorial)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 4:32-37
Psalm 93:1-2, 5
John 3:7-15

We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.

-- St. Vincent de Paul

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Easter Weekday
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 5:17-26
Psalm 34:2-9
John 3:16-21

Man, though made of body and soul, is a unity. Through his very bodily condition he sums up in himself the elements of the material world. Through him they are thus brought to their highest perfection and can raise their voice in praise freely given to the Creator. For this reason man may not despise his bodily life. Rather he is obliged to regard his body as good and to hold it in honour since God has created it and will raise it up on the last day.

-- Gaudium et spes

Thursday, April 23, 2009
Easter Weekday
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:

Acts 5:27-33
Psalm 34:2, 9, 17-20
John 3:31-36

Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me: Thou hast known my sitting down, and my rising up.

-- Ps. cxxxviii. 17

Friday, April 24, 2009
St. Fidelis Roy of Sigmaringen, Capuchin, Priest, Martyr (Feast)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Revelation 3:7-8, 10-12 or 2 Timothy 2:8-13; 3:10-12
Psalm 119:137-144
John 10:11-16

For God hath made the father honourable to the children: and seeking the judgment of the mothers, hath confirmed it upon the children. He that loveth God, shall obtain pardon for his sins by prayer, and shall refrain himself from them, and shall be heard in the prayer of days. And he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up a treasure. He that honoureth his father shall have joy in his own children, and in the day of his prayer he shall be heard. He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother.

-- Ecclesiasticus 3:2-7

Saturday, April 25, 2009
St. Mark, Evangelist (Feast)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
1 Peter 5:5-14
Psalm 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17
Mark 16:15-20

O only-begotten Son and Word of God, immortal being, you who deigned for our salvation to become incarnate of the holy Mother of God and ever-virgin Mary, you who without change became man and were crucified, O Christ our God, you who by your death have crushed death, you who are one of the Holy Trinity, glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit, save us!

-- Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Troparion "O monogenes"

Sunday, April 26, 2009
Third Sunday of Easter
First Reading:
Psalm:
Second Reading:
Gospel:
Acts 3:13-15, 17-19
Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-9
1 John 2:1-5
Luke 24:35-48

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

-- John Henry Cardinal Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua

Monday, April 27, 2009
Easter Weekday
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 6:8-15
Psalm 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30
John 6:22-29

Here I was taught by the grace of God that I should steadfastly keep me in the faith... and that at the same time I should take my stand on and earnestly believe in what our Lord shewed in this time - that 'all manner [of] thing shall be well.

-- Julian of Norwich, The Revelations of Divine Love

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
St. Louis Mary de Montfort, Priest (Optional Memorial)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 7:51 -- 8:1
Psalm 31:3-4, 6-8, 17, 21
John 6:30-35

That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth: And that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.

-- Phil. Ii. 10-11

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin, Doctor of the Church (Memorial)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 8:1-8
Psalm 66:1-7
John 6:35-40

We live poverty by filling the hours of the day usefully, doing everything as well as we can, and living little details of order, punctuality and good humor.

-- St. Jose Maria Escriva de Balaguer

Thursday, April 30, 2009
Easter Weekday
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Acts 8:26-40
Psalm 66:8-9, 16-17, 20
John 6:44-51

The wise man should show his wisdom not by his eloquence but by good works; the humble man should not proclaim his own humility, but leave others to do so and recognize that the abilty to control their desires has been given them by another. To Him be glory for ever and ever.

-- St. Pope St. Clement l

 

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