Category: Lectionary A1

  • Eat the Rich!

    Today’s Readings: 1 Samuel 1:24-28 Luke 1:46-56 In the Douay, the RSV and the NABRE with other Mass texts. Alleluia at Mass:Rex gentium et lapis angularis Ecclesire: veni, et salva hominem quem de limo formasti.O King of all nations and keystone of the Church: come and save man, whom you formed from the dust! The…

  • A Still Unknown God

    Today’s readings: Song of Solomon 2:8-14 Luke 1:39-45 In the Douay, the RSV, or in the NABRE with other Mass texts. O Oriens,splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.O Dayspring splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and…

  • The Cloud of Unwilling to be Told

    Today’s Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14 Luke 1:26-38 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other mass texts. O Key of David, opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom: come and free the prisoners of darkness!Alleluia. The full text of the Antiphon is: O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel;qui aperis, et nemo claudit;claudis, et…

  • The Great Scandal

    Today’s readings: Judges 13:2-7, 24-25A Luke 1:5-25 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with Mass texts. Radix Jesse, stans in signum populorum: veni ad liberandum nos, iam noli tardare.O Root of Jesse’s stem, sign of God’s love for all his people: come to save us without delay!Alleluia verse Again, the Alleluia verse today…

  • The Same God.

    Today’s readings:  Isaiah 7:10-14 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-24 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass texts. Dux domus Israel, qui Moysi in Sina legem dedisti: veni ad redimendum nos in bracchio extento. Alleluia Verse for 18 Dec I’m cheating a little and leading with the verse for the Date instead on on…

  • Yeah, that Streetcar.

    Today’s Readings: Genesis 49:2, 8-10  Matthew 1:1-17  In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other mass texts Sapientia Altissimi, fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia: veni ad docendum nos viam prudentire. The Alleluia Verse Today’s Alleluia Verse is a condensed version of tonight’s Antiphon on the Magnificat (sung at Vespers on the 17th for both…

  • Justified.

    Today’s readings: Isaiah 54:1-10 Luke 7:24-30 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass texts. Et omnis populus audiens et publicani, justificaverunt Deum, baptizati baptismo Joannis. Pharisaei autem et legisperiti consilium Dei spreverunt in semetipsos, non baptizati ab eo.And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with John’s…

  • He didn’t make those.

    Today’s readings: Isaiah 45:6C-8, 18, 21C-25 Luke 7:18B-23 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with Mass texts. Formans lucem et creans tenebras, faciens pacem et creans malum.I form the light, and create darkness, I make peace, and create evil.Isaiah 45:7 I struggled with this verse, sitting and wondering what it could mean, for…

  • A Big Slice of Humble Pie

    Today’s readings: Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13 Matthew 21:28-32 In the Douay, RSV, and the NABRE with other Mass texts. Vae provocatrix, et redempta civitas, columba! non audivit vocem, et non suscepit disciplinam; in Domino non est confisa, ad Deum suum non appropinquavit.Woe to the provoking and redeemed city, the dove. She hath not hearkened to the…

  • Who painted it?

    Today’s readings: Zechariah 2:10-13 Luke 1:26-38 In Douay, RSV, and NABRE with other Mass texts. Let all flesh be silent at the presence of the Lord: for he is risen up out of his holy habitation.Zechariah 2:13 Today is the feast of the Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe. By the Roman Church she is…

  • Wrong God, Wrong Pew

    Today’s readings: Isaiah 35:1-6A, 10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 In the Douay, the RSV, and the NABRE with other Mass texts Confortamini, et nolite timere: ecce Deus vester ultionem adducet retributionis; Deus ipse veniet, et salvabit vos.Take courage, and fear not: behold your God will bring the revenge of recompense: God himself will come and…

  • The Days of Elijah

    Today’s Readings: Ben Sira 48:1-4, 9-11 Matthew 17:9A, 10-13 In the RSV and the NABRE with other Mass texts.* And Elias the prophet stood up, as a fire, and his word burnt like a torch. He brought a famine upon them, and they that provoked him in their envy, were reduced to a small number, for…

  • Everybody’s looking for something.

    Today’s readings: Isaiah 48:17-19 Matthew 11:16-19 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass texts. But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place. Who crying to their companions say…Matthew 11:16-17a I listened to a sermon once, by a professed Atheist,…

  • Eva : Ave

    Today’s Readings: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Luke 1:26-38 In the Douay, the RSV, and the NABRE with other Mass texts. And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house…

  • Not That Song. No!

    Today’s Readings: Isaiah 40:25-41 Matthew 11:28-30 In the Douay, RSV, or in the NABRE with other Mass Texts It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.Isaiah 40:29 There came this moment in my daily grind where I said, “yeah, I’m not doing this any…