Universal Roman Catholic Faith and Traditions

First Saturday of March 2019 First Reading: Sirach 17: 1 - 5 Psalm 103 Gospel: Mark 10: 13 - 16 Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark: People were bringing their little children to him to have him touch them, and the disciples rebuked them for this. When Jesus noticed it, he was very angry and said, “Let the children come to me and don’t stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” Then he took the children in his arms and laying his hands on them, blessed them. First Reading: The Lord created man from the earth and let him return to earth. He settled a fixed time for them and a set number of days, giving them power over everything on earth. He endowed them with a strength like his own, making them in his own image. He put the fear of them in all living things, thus they had mastery over the animals and birds. He endowed them with knowledge; he gave t...

First Reading: Romans 16: 3-9, 16, 22-27 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 145: 2-3, 4-5, 10-11 Holy Gospel: Luke 16:9-15 Holy Gospel: 9 And so I tell you: use filthy money to make friends for yourselves, so that when it fails, these people may welcome you into the eternal homes. 10 Whoever can be trusted in little things can also be trusted in great ones; whoever is dishonest in slight matters will also be dishonest in greater ones. 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling filthy money, who could entrust you with true wealth? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with things that are not really yours, who will give you the wealth which is your own? 13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he does not like the one and is fond of the other, or he regards one highly and the other with contempt. You cannot give yourself both to God and to Money.” 14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and sneered at Jesus. 15 He said to them, “You ...

Saint Phoebe First Reading: Colossians 1: 21-23 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 54, 3-4.6,8 Holy Gospel: Luke 6: 1-5 Holy Gospel: 1  One Sabbath Jesus was going through the corn fields and his disciples began to pick heads of grain crushing them in their hands for food. 2  Some of the Pharisees asked them, “Why do you do what is forbidden on the Sabbath?” 3  Then Jesus spoke, “Have you never read what David did when he and his men were hungry?” 4  He entered the house of God, took and ate the bread of the offering and even gave some to his men, though only priests are allowed to eat that bread.” 5  And Jesus added, “The Son of Man is Lord and rules over the sabbath.” First Reading: 21  You yourselves were once estranged and opposed to God because of your evil deeds, 22  but now God has reconciled you in the human body of his Son through his death, so that you may be without fault, holy and blameless before him. 23  Only stand firm, upon the found...

Saint Hormisdas, Pope First Reading: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9 Holy Gospel: 1  Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain where they were alone. 2  Jesus’ appearance was changed before them: his face shone like the sun and his clothes became bright as light. 3  Just then Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus. 4  Peter spoke and said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. If you so wish, I will make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5  Peter was still speaking when a bright cloud covered them in its shadow, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, my Chosen One. Listen to him.” 6  On hearing the voice, the disciples fell to the ground, full of fear. 7  But Jesus came, touched them and said, “Stand up, do not be afraid.” 8  When they raised ...