4th of Subara/Adven Genesis 24:50-61 50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before you, take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has spoken.” 52 When Abraham’s servant heard their […]
The Feast of the Nativity of the Lord – December 25 Isaiah 7:10-16; 9:1-3, 6-7 The Sign of Immanuel 10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” 12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I […]
Feast of the Virgin Mary – December 26 Exodus 15:11-21; Micah 6:1-5; Jeremiah 31:13-17 11 “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, terrible in glorious deeds, doing wonders? 12 You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them.13 “You have led in your merciful love the people whom […]
Feast of the Holy Innocents – December 27 From the Memorial of All Martyrs & Confessors Daniel 3:25-45 From the Memorial of All Martyrs & Confessors Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15 The Arrest of Stephen 8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. […]
1st Sunday after Christmas Genesis 21:1-21 1 The Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lorddid to Sarah as he had promised. 2 And Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him. 3 Abraham called the name of his son […]
Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord Genesis 17:1-22 Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of […]
2nd Sunday after Christmas Exodus 2:1-10 The Sons of Israel 1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 5 All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph […]
Feast of the Epiphany Numbers 24:2-9, 15-25 Balaam’s Third Oracle 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and saw Israel encamping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him, 3 and he took up his discourse, and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye […]
1st Friday of Epiphany – Memorial of St. John the Baptist Isaiah 35:3-10; Isaiah 40:1-8 The Lord Will Come to Save 3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. 4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart, “Be strong, fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense […]
1st Sunday of Epiphany Exodus 3:1-15 The Sons of Israel 1These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 5 All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was […]
Monday After Epiphany – Bautha of the Virgins Isaiah 63:17-64:12 17 O Lord, why do you make us err from your ways and harden our heart, so that we fear you not? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your heritage. 18 Your holy people possessed your sanctuary a little while; our adversaries […]