Universal Roman Catholic Faith and Traditions

Saint Gregory the Great, Pope First Reading: Colosians 1: 15-20 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 100: 1-2,3,4,5, Holy Gospel: Luke 5: 33-39 Holy Gospel: 33  Some people asked him, “The disciples of John fast often and say long prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why is it that your disciples eat and drink?” Then Jesus said to them, 34  “You can’t make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them. 35  But later the bridegroom will be taken from them and they will fast in those days.” 36  Jesus also told them this parable, “No one tears a piece from a new coat to put it on an old one; otherwise the new will be torn and the piece taken from the new will not match the old. 37  No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed as well. 38  But new wine must be put into fresh skins. 39  Yet no one who has tasted old wine is eager to get new wine, but...

Saint Giles , Abbot, Patron of the Physically Disabled First Reading: Col 1: 9-14 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 98: 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 Holy Gospel: Luke 5: 1-11 Holy Gospel: 1  One day, as Jesus stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, with a crowd gathered around him listening to the word of God, 2  he caught sight of two boats left at the water’s edge by the fishermen now washing their nets. 3  He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to pull out a little from the shore. There he sat and continued to teach the crowd. 4  When he had finished speaking he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” 5  Simon replied, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I will lower the nets.” 6  This they did and caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break . 7  They signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boa...

Saint Raymond Nonnatus First Reading: Colossians 1: 1-8 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 52: 10-11 Holy Gospel: Luke 4:38-44 Holy Gospel: 38  Leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to the house of Simon. His mother-in-law was suffering from high fever and they asked him to do something for her. 39  Bending over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and waited on them. 40  At sunset, people suffering from many kinds of sickness were brought to Jesus. Laying his hands on each one, he healed them. 41  Demons were driven out, howling as they departed from their victims, “You are the Son of God!” He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, for they knew he was the Messiah. 42  Jesus left at daybreak and looked for a solitary place. People went out in search of him and, finding him, they tried to dissuade him from leaving. 43  But he said, “I have to go to other towns to announce the good news of the kingdom of God. That ...

Saint Rumon First Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14 Holy Gospel: Luke 4:31-37 Holy Gospel: 31  Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee, and began teaching the people at the sabbath meetings. 32  They were astonished at the way he taught them, for his word was spoken with authority. 33  In the synagogue there was a man possessed by an evil spirit who shouted in a loud voice, 34  “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I recognize you: you are the Holy One of God.” 35  Then Jesus said to him sharply, “Be silent and leave this man!” The evil spirit then threw the man down in front of them and came out of him without doing him harm. 36  Amazement seized all these people and they said to one another, “What does this mean? He commands the evil spirits with authority and power. He orders, and you see how they come out!” 37  And news about Je­sus spread thro...

Saint Sabina , Martyr First Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 Holy Gospel: Mark 6:17-29 Holy Gospel: 17 For this is what had happened. Herod had ordered John to be arrested and had him bound and put in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. Herod had married her 18 and John had told him, “It is not right for you to live with your brother’s wife.” 19 So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she could not 20 because Herod respected John. He knew John to be an upright and holy man and kept him safe. And he liked listening to him, although he became very disturbed whenever he heard him. 21 Herodias had her chance on Herod’s birthday, when he gave a dinner for all the senior government officials, military chiefs and the leaders of Galilee. 22 On that occasion the daughter of Herodias came in and danced; and she delighted Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask ...

St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo , Son of Saint Monica First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-9 Responsorial Psalm : Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Second Reading: Romams 12:1-2 Holy Gospel: Matthew 16: 21-27 Holy Gospel: 21  From that day Jesus began to make it clear to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem; he would suffer many things from the Jewish authorities, the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. He would be killed and be raised on the third day. 22  Then Peter took him aside and began to reproach him, “Never, Lord! No, this must never happen to you.” 23  But Jesus turned to him and said, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my path. You are thinking not as God does, but as people do.” Second Reading: 1  I beg you, dearly beloved, by the mercy of God, to give yourselves as a living and holy sacrifice pleasing to God; that is the kind of worship for you, as sensible people.   2  Don’t let yourselves be shaped by the world where y...

Saint Monica , Mother of Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo First Reading:  1 Thessalonians 4:9-11 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 98:1, 7-8, 9 Holy Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30 Holy Gospel: 14 Imagine someone who, before going abroad, summoned his servants to entrust his property to them. 15 He gave five talents of silver to one, then two to another, and one to a third, each one according to his ability; and he went away. 16 He who received five talents went at once to do business with the money and gained another five. 17 The one who received two did the same and gained another two. 18 But the one with one talent dug a hole and hid his master’s money. 19 After a long time, the master of those servants returned and asked for a reckoning. 20 The one who received five talents came with another five talents, saying: ‘Lord, you entrusted me with five talents, but see I have gained five more with them.’ 21 The master answered: ‘Very well, good and faithful servant, since yo...