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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary time
First Reading:
Psalm:
Second Reading:
Gospel:
2 Kings 4:42-44
Psalm 145:10-11, 15-18
Ephesians 4:1-6
John 6:1-15

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

Monday, July 31, 2006
St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest (Memorial)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Jeremiah 13:1-11
Deuteronomy 32:18-21
Matthew 13:31-35

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

Tuesday, August 1, 2006
St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop, Doctor of the Church (Memorial)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Jeremiah 14:17-22
Psalm 79:8-9, 11, 13
Matthew 13:36-43

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

Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Our Lady of the Angels of Portiuncula (Solemnity)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Second Reading:
Gospel:
Sirach 24:1-4, 16, 22-24 (Vulgate)
Psalm 34:5, 7, 9-10, 18-19
Galatians 4:3-7
Luke 1:26-33

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."

-- St. John Vianney

Thursday, August 3, 2006
Feria
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Jeremiah 18:1-6
Psalm 146:1-6
Matthew 13:47-53

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

Friday, August 4, 2006
St. John Mary Vianney, Priest (Memorial)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Jeremiah 26:1-9
Psalm 69:5, 8-10, 14
Matthew 13:54-58

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

-- Psalm lxxxiii. 2,3

Saturday, August 5, 2006
Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome (Optional Memorial)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Revelation 21:1-5
Judith 13:18-19
Luke 11:27-28

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

-- St. Vincent de Paul

Sunday, August 6, 2006
The Transfiguration of the Lord (Feast)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Second Reading:
Gospel:
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14
Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9
2 Peter 1:16-19
Mark 9:2-10

When we hear heretical voices about us..., when we see that the sanctity of marriage and the priesthood are attacked without fear of rebuke, have confidence, for the Holy Church is incorruptible.

-- St Augustine

Monday, August 7, 2006
Feria
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Jeremiah 28:1-17
Psalm 119:29, 43, 79-80, 95, 102
Matthew 14:13-21

And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings: and I was not ashamed. I meditated also on thy commandments, which I loved.

-- Psalm cxviii. 46,47

Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Holy Father Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers (Feast)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
2 Timothy 4:1-5
Psalm 37:3-6, 30-31
Matthew 5:13-16

A pure soul is like a fine pearl. As long as it is hidden in the shell at the bottom of the sea, no one thinks of admiring it. But if you bring it into the sunshine, this pearl will shine and attract all eyes. Thus, the pure soul which is hidden from the eyes of the world, will one day shine before the angels in the sunshine of eternity.

-- St. John Vianney

Wednesday, August 9, 2006
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Virgin and Martyr (Optional Memorial
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Jeremiah 31:1-7
Jeremiah 31:10-13
Matthew 15:21-28

But since all your satisfactions and penances are too small and deficient to atone for so many sins, unite them to those of your Savior Jesus lifted upon the Cross. Receive his Divine Blood as it flows from His wounds, and offer It up to appease Divine justice. Unite your reparation to that of the most Blessed Virgin at the foot of the Cross and from the love of Jesus for His Mother, you will obtain everything.

-- St Peter Julian Eymard

Thursday, August 10, 2006
St. Lawrence, Deacon, Martyr (Feast)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
2 Corinthians 9:6-10
Psalm 112:1-2, 5-9
John 12:24-26

For the Son of God became man so that we might become God.

-- St. Athanasius, De incarnatione

Friday, August 11, 2006
St. Clare of Assisi, Virgin, Foundress of II Order (Feast)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Hosea 2:16, 17, 21-22 or 2 Corinthians 4:6-10, 16-18
Psalm 45:11-12, 14-16
John 15:4-10

Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to be tempted by the opposite vice. Therefore, look upon every temptation as an invitation to grow in a particular virtue and a promise by God that you will be successful, if only you stand fast.

-- St. Philip Neri

Saturday, August 12, 2006
Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
Habbakkuk 1:12  --  2:4
Psalm 9:8-13
Matthew 17:14-20

He who would climb to a lofty height must go by steps, not leaps.

-- Pope St. Gregory the Great