First Reading
A reading from the Book of Ecclesiasticus 35:12-14.16-19
The humble man's prayer pierces the clouds.
The Lord is a judge who is no respecter of personages. He shows
no respect of personages to the detriment of a poor man,
he listens to the plea of the injured party. He does not ignore the
orphan's supplication, nor the widow's as she pours out her story.
The man who with his whole heart serves God will be accepted,
His petitions will carry to the clouds. The humble man’s prayer
pierces the clouds, until it arrives he is inconsolable nor will he
desist until the Most High takes notice of him, acquits the virtuous
and delivers judgement.
And the Lord will not be slow, nor will he be dilatory on their
behalf.
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 33:2-3.17-19
Response: This poor man called; the Lord heard him.
1. I will bless the Lord at all times,
his praise always on my lips;
in the Lord my soul shall make its boast.
The humble shall hear and be glad. Response
2. The Lord turns his face against the wicked
to destroy their remembrance from the earth,
The just call and the Lord hears
and rescues them in all their distress. Response
3. The Lord is close to the broken-hearted;
those whose spirit is crushed he will save.
The Lord ransoms the souls of his servants.
Those who hide in him shall not be condemned. Response
Second Reading
A reading from the 2nd letter of St Paul to Timothy 4:6-8.16-18
All there us to come now is the crown of righteousness reserved for
me.
My life is already being poured away as a libation, and the time
has come for me to be gone. I have fought the good fight to the
end; I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith; all there
is to come now is the crown of righteousness reserved for me,
which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that Day;
and not only to me but to all those who have longed for his
Appearing. The first time I had to present my defence, there was
not a single witness to support me. Every one of them deserted me
- may they not be held accountable for it. But the Lord stood by
me and gave me power, so that through me the whole message
might be proclaimed for all the pagans to hear; and so I was
rescued from the lion's mouth. The Lord will rescue me from all evil
attempts on me, and bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To
him be glory for ever and ever, Amen.
The Word of the Lord.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Matthew 11:25
Alleluia!
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing
the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children.
Alleluia!
Gospel Reading
A reading from the Gospel according to Luke 18:9-14
The publican went home at rights with God; the pharisee did not.
Jesus spoke the following parable to some people who prided
themselves on being virtuous and despised everyone else. 'Two
men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a
tax collector. The Pharisee stood there and said this prayer to
himself, "I thank you, God, that I am not grasping, unjust,
adulterous like the rest of mankind, and particularly that I am not
like this tax collector here. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes on all I
get." The tax collector stood some distance away, not daring
even to raise his eyes to heaven but he beat his breast and said,
"God, be merciful to me, a sinner." This man, I tell you, went home
again at rights with God; the other did not. For everyone who
exalts themselves will be humbled, but the man who humbles
himself will be exalted.'
The Gospel of the Lord.
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Saturday 26 October 2019
Saturday 19 October 2019
Mass Reading - Sunday, 20th October 2019
FIRST READING
A reading from the Book of Exodus 17:8-13
As long as Moses kept his arms raised, Israel had the advantage
The Amalekites came and attacked Israel at Rephidim. Moses said
to Joshua, ‘Pick out men for yourself, and tomorrow morning march
out to engage Amalek. I, meanwhile, will stand on the hilltop, the
staff of God in my hand.’ Joshua did as Moses told him and
marched out to engage Amalek, while Moses and Aaron and Hur
went up to the top of the hill. As long as Moses kept his arms raised,
Israel had the advantage; when he let his arms fall, the advantage
went to Amalek. But Moses’ arms grew heavy, so they took a stone
and put it under him and on this he sat, Aaron and Hur supporting
his arms, one on one side, one on the other; and his arms remained
firm till sunset. With the edge of the sword Joshua cut down Amalek
and his people.
The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 120
Response: Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven
and earth.
1. I lift up my eyes to the mountains:
from where shall come my help?
My help shall come from the Lord
who made heaven and earth. Response
2. May he never allow you to stumble!
Let him sleep not, your guard.
No, he sleeps not nor slumbers,
Israel’s guard. Response
3. The Lord is your guard and your shade;
at your right side he stands.
By day the sun shall not smite you
nor the moon in the night. Response
4. The Lord will guard you from evil,
he will guard your soul.
The Lord will guard your going and coming
both now and for ever. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the second letter of St Paul to Timothy 3:14-4:2
The man who is dedicated to God becomes fully equipped and ready for any
good work.
You must keep to what you have been taught and know to be
true; remember who your teachers were, and how, ever since you
were a child, you have known the holy scriptures – from these you
can learn the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ
Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and can profitably be used for
teaching, for refuting error, for guiding people’s lives and teaching
them to be holy. This is how the man who is dedicated to God
becomes fully equipped and ready for any good work.
Before God and before Christ Jesus who is to be judge of the living
and the dead, I put this duty to you, in the name of his Appearing
and of his kingdom: proclaim the message and, welcome or
unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, call to
obedience – but do all with patience and with the intention of
teaching.
The Word of the Lord
Gospel Acclamation Eph 1: 17
Alleluia, alleluia!
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our
mind, so that we can see what hope his call holds for us.
Alleluia!
Or 1Heb 4: 12
Alleluia, alleluia!
The word of God is something alive and active,
it can judge secret emotions and thoughts.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the Gospel according to Luke 18:1-8
God sees justice done to his chosen who cry to him.
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray
continually and never lose heart. ‘There was a judge in a certain
town’ he said ‘who had neither fear of God nor respect for man. In
the same town there was a widow who kept on coming to him and
saying, “I want justice from you against my enemy!” For a long time
he refused, but at last he said to himself, “Maybe I have neither fear
of God nor respect for man, but since she keeps pestering me I
must give this widow her just rights, or she will persist in coming and
worry me to death”.’
And the Lord said ‘You notice what the unjust judge has to say?
Now will not God see justice done to his chosen who cry to him day
and night even when he delays to help them? I promise you, he will
see justice done to them, and done speedily. But when the Son of
Man comes, will he find any faith on earth?’
The Gospel of the Lord
A reading from the Book of Exodus 17:8-13
As long as Moses kept his arms raised, Israel had the advantage
The Amalekites came and attacked Israel at Rephidim. Moses said
to Joshua, ‘Pick out men for yourself, and tomorrow morning march
out to engage Amalek. I, meanwhile, will stand on the hilltop, the
staff of God in my hand.’ Joshua did as Moses told him and
marched out to engage Amalek, while Moses and Aaron and Hur
went up to the top of the hill. As long as Moses kept his arms raised,
Israel had the advantage; when he let his arms fall, the advantage
went to Amalek. But Moses’ arms grew heavy, so they took a stone
and put it under him and on this he sat, Aaron and Hur supporting
his arms, one on one side, one on the other; and his arms remained
firm till sunset. With the edge of the sword Joshua cut down Amalek
and his people.
The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 120
Response: Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven
and earth.
1. I lift up my eyes to the mountains:
from where shall come my help?
My help shall come from the Lord
who made heaven and earth. Response
2. May he never allow you to stumble!
Let him sleep not, your guard.
No, he sleeps not nor slumbers,
Israel’s guard. Response
3. The Lord is your guard and your shade;
at your right side he stands.
By day the sun shall not smite you
nor the moon in the night. Response
4. The Lord will guard you from evil,
he will guard your soul.
The Lord will guard your going and coming
both now and for ever. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the second letter of St Paul to Timothy 3:14-4:2
The man who is dedicated to God becomes fully equipped and ready for any
good work.
You must keep to what you have been taught and know to be
true; remember who your teachers were, and how, ever since you
were a child, you have known the holy scriptures – from these you
can learn the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ
Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and can profitably be used for
teaching, for refuting error, for guiding people’s lives and teaching
them to be holy. This is how the man who is dedicated to God
becomes fully equipped and ready for any good work.
Before God and before Christ Jesus who is to be judge of the living
and the dead, I put this duty to you, in the name of his Appearing
and of his kingdom: proclaim the message and, welcome or
unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, call to
obedience – but do all with patience and with the intention of
teaching.
The Word of the Lord
Gospel Acclamation Eph 1: 17
Alleluia, alleluia!
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our
mind, so that we can see what hope his call holds for us.
Alleluia!
Or 1Heb 4: 12
Alleluia, alleluia!
The word of God is something alive and active,
it can judge secret emotions and thoughts.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the Gospel according to Luke 18:1-8
God sees justice done to his chosen who cry to him.
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray
continually and never lose heart. ‘There was a judge in a certain
town’ he said ‘who had neither fear of God nor respect for man. In
the same town there was a widow who kept on coming to him and
saying, “I want justice from you against my enemy!” For a long time
he refused, but at last he said to himself, “Maybe I have neither fear
of God nor respect for man, but since she keeps pestering me I
must give this widow her just rights, or she will persist in coming and
worry me to death”.’
And the Lord said ‘You notice what the unjust judge has to say?
Now will not God see justice done to his chosen who cry to him day
and night even when he delays to help them? I promise you, he will
see justice done to them, and done speedily. But when the Son of
Man comes, will he find any faith on earth?’
The Gospel of the Lord
Saturday 12 October 2019
Mass Reading - Sunday, 13th October 2019
FIRST READING:
A reading from the second Book of Kings 5:14-17
Naaman returned to Elisha and acknowledged the Lord
Naaman the leper went down and immersed himself seven times
in the Jordan, as Elisha had told him to do. And his flesh became
clean once more like the flesh of a little child.
Returning to Elisha with his whole escort, he went in and stood
before him. ‘Now I know’ he said ‘that there is no God in all the
earth except in Israel. Now, please, accept a present from your
servant.’ But Elisha replied, ‘As the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will
accept nothing’. Naaman pressed him to accept, but he refused.
Then Naaman said, ‘Since your answer is “No”, allow your servant
to be given as much earth as two mules may carry, because your
servant will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any god
except the Lord.
The Word of the Lord
Responorial Psalm Ps 97
Response: The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.
1. Sing a new song to the Lord
for he has worked wonders.
His right’hand and his holy arm
have brought salvation. Response
2. The Lord has made known his salvation;
has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his truth
and love for the house of Israel. Response
3. All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord all the earth,
ring out your joy. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the second letter of St Paul to Timothy 2:8-13
If we hold firm, we shall reign with Christ.
Remember the Good News that I carry, ‘Jesus Christ risen from the
dead, sprung from the race of David’; it is on account of this that I
have my own hardships to bear, even to being chained like a
criminal – but they cannot chain up God’s news. So I bear it all for
the sake of those who are chosen, so that in the end they may
have the salvation that is in Christ Jesus and the eternal glory that
comes with it.
Here is a saying that you rely on:
If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.
If we hold firm, then we shall reign with him.
If we disown him, then he will disown us.
We may be unfaithful, but he is always faithful,
for he cannot disown his own self.
The Word of the Lord
Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 6: 63
Alleluia, alleluia!
Your words are spirit
and they are life:
you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia!
Or 1 Thess 5: 18
Alleluia, alleluia!
For all things give thanks,
Because of what God expects you to do in Christ Jesus.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the Gospel according to Luke 17:11-19
No one has come back to give praise to God, except this foreigner.
Now on the way to Jerusalem Jesus travelled along the border
between Samaria and GaliIee. As he entered one of the villages,
ten lepers came to meet him. They stood some way off and
called to him, ‘Jesus! Master! Take pity on us.’ When he saw them
he said, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests’.
Now as they were going away they were cleansed. Finding
himself cured, one of them turned back praising God at the top of
his voice and threw himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.
The man was a Samaritan. This made Jesus say, ‘Were not all ten
made clean? The other nine, where are they? It seems that no
one has come back to give praise to God, except this foreigner.’
And he said to the man, ‘Stand up and go on your way. Your faith
has saved you.’
The Gospel of the Lord
A reading from the second Book of Kings 5:14-17
Naaman returned to Elisha and acknowledged the Lord
Naaman the leper went down and immersed himself seven times
in the Jordan, as Elisha had told him to do. And his flesh became
clean once more like the flesh of a little child.
Returning to Elisha with his whole escort, he went in and stood
before him. ‘Now I know’ he said ‘that there is no God in all the
earth except in Israel. Now, please, accept a present from your
servant.’ But Elisha replied, ‘As the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will
accept nothing’. Naaman pressed him to accept, but he refused.
Then Naaman said, ‘Since your answer is “No”, allow your servant
to be given as much earth as two mules may carry, because your
servant will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any god
except the Lord.
The Word of the Lord
Responorial Psalm Ps 97
Response: The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.
1. Sing a new song to the Lord
for he has worked wonders.
His right’hand and his holy arm
have brought salvation. Response
2. The Lord has made known his salvation;
has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his truth
and love for the house of Israel. Response
3. All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord all the earth,
ring out your joy. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the second letter of St Paul to Timothy 2:8-13
If we hold firm, we shall reign with Christ.
Remember the Good News that I carry, ‘Jesus Christ risen from the
dead, sprung from the race of David’; it is on account of this that I
have my own hardships to bear, even to being chained like a
criminal – but they cannot chain up God’s news. So I bear it all for
the sake of those who are chosen, so that in the end they may
have the salvation that is in Christ Jesus and the eternal glory that
comes with it.
Here is a saying that you rely on:
If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.
If we hold firm, then we shall reign with him.
If we disown him, then he will disown us.
We may be unfaithful, but he is always faithful,
for he cannot disown his own self.
The Word of the Lord
Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 6: 63
Alleluia, alleluia!
Your words are spirit
and they are life:
you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia!
Or 1 Thess 5: 18
Alleluia, alleluia!
For all things give thanks,
Because of what God expects you to do in Christ Jesus.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the Gospel according to Luke 17:11-19
No one has come back to give praise to God, except this foreigner.
Now on the way to Jerusalem Jesus travelled along the border
between Samaria and GaliIee. As he entered one of the villages,
ten lepers came to meet him. They stood some way off and
called to him, ‘Jesus! Master! Take pity on us.’ When he saw them
he said, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests’.
Now as they were going away they were cleansed. Finding
himself cured, one of them turned back praising God at the top of
his voice and threw himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.
The man was a Samaritan. This made Jesus say, ‘Were not all ten
made clean? The other nine, where are they? It seems that no
one has come back to give praise to God, except this foreigner.’
And he said to the man, ‘Stand up and go on your way. Your faith
has saved you.’
The Gospel of the Lord
Saturday 5 October 2019
Mass Reding - Sunday, 6th October 2019
FIRST READING
A reading from the book of the Prophet Habakkuk : 1:2-3; 2:2-4
The upright man will live by faithfulness
How long, Lord, am I to cry for help
while you will not listen;
to cry ‘Oppression!’ in your ear
and you will not save?
Why do you set injustice before me,
why do you look on where there is tyranny?
Outrage and violence, this is all I see,
all is contention, and discord flourishes.
Then the Lord answered and said,
‘Write the vision down,
inscribe it on tablets to be easily read,
since this vision is for its own time only:
eager for its own fulfilment, it does not deceive;
if it comes slowly, wait,
for come it will, without fail.
‘See how he flags, he whose soul is not at rights,
but the upright man will live by his faithfulness.’
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm Ps 94
Response O that today you would listen to his voice!
Harden not your hearts.
1. Come, ring out our joy to the Lord;
hail the rock who saves us.
Let us come before him, giving thanks,
with songs let us hail the Lord. Response
2. Come in; let us bow and bend low;
let us kneel before the God who made us
for he is our God and we
the people who belong to his pasture,
the flock that is led by his hand. Response
3. O that today you would listen to his voice!
‘Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the desert
when your fathers put me to the test;
when they tried me, though they saw my work. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the second letter of St Paul to Timothy 1:6-8. 13-14
Never be ashamed of witnessing the Lord
That is why I am reminding you now to fan into a flame the gift that
God gave you when I laid my hands on you. God’s gift was not a
spirit of timidity, but the Spirit of power, and love, and self-control. So
you are never to be ashamed of witnessing to the Lord, or ashamed
of me for being his prisoner; but with me, bear the hardships for the
sake of the Good News, relying on the power of God
Keep as your pattern the sound teaching you have heard from me,
in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. You have been trusted
to look after something precious; guard it with the help of the Holy
Spirit who lives in you.
The Word of the Lord
Gospel Acclamation 1 Sam 3:9
Alleluia, alleluia!
Speak, Lord, your servant is listening:
you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia
Or 1 Pet 1:25
Alleluia, alleluia!
The word of the Lord remains for ever:
What is this word?
It is the Good News that has been brought to you.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the Gospel according to Luke 17: 5-19
If only you had faith
The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith’. The Lord replied,
‘Were your faith the size of a mustard seed you could say to this
mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea”, and it would
obey you
‘Which of you, with a servant ploughing or minding sheep, would
say to him when he returned from the fields, “Come and have your
meal immediately”? Would he not be more likely to say, “Get my
supper laid; make yourself tidy and wait on me while I eat and drink.
You can eat and drink yourself afterwards”? Must he be grateful to
the servant for doing what he was told? So with you: when you have
done all you have been told to do, say, “We are merely servants:
we have done no more than our duty”.’
The Gospel of the Lord
A reading from the book of the Prophet Habakkuk : 1:2-3; 2:2-4
The upright man will live by faithfulness
How long, Lord, am I to cry for help
while you will not listen;
to cry ‘Oppression!’ in your ear
and you will not save?
Why do you set injustice before me,
why do you look on where there is tyranny?
Outrage and violence, this is all I see,
all is contention, and discord flourishes.
Then the Lord answered and said,
‘Write the vision down,
inscribe it on tablets to be easily read,
since this vision is for its own time only:
eager for its own fulfilment, it does not deceive;
if it comes slowly, wait,
for come it will, without fail.
‘See how he flags, he whose soul is not at rights,
but the upright man will live by his faithfulness.’
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm Ps 94
Response O that today you would listen to his voice!
Harden not your hearts.
1. Come, ring out our joy to the Lord;
hail the rock who saves us.
Let us come before him, giving thanks,
with songs let us hail the Lord. Response
2. Come in; let us bow and bend low;
let us kneel before the God who made us
for he is our God and we
the people who belong to his pasture,
the flock that is led by his hand. Response
3. O that today you would listen to his voice!
‘Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the desert
when your fathers put me to the test;
when they tried me, though they saw my work. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the second letter of St Paul to Timothy 1:6-8. 13-14
Never be ashamed of witnessing the Lord
That is why I am reminding you now to fan into a flame the gift that
God gave you when I laid my hands on you. God’s gift was not a
spirit of timidity, but the Spirit of power, and love, and self-control. So
you are never to be ashamed of witnessing to the Lord, or ashamed
of me for being his prisoner; but with me, bear the hardships for the
sake of the Good News, relying on the power of God
Keep as your pattern the sound teaching you have heard from me,
in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. You have been trusted
to look after something precious; guard it with the help of the Holy
Spirit who lives in you.
The Word of the Lord
Gospel Acclamation 1 Sam 3:9
Alleluia, alleluia!
Speak, Lord, your servant is listening:
you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia
Or 1 Pet 1:25
Alleluia, alleluia!
The word of the Lord remains for ever:
What is this word?
It is the Good News that has been brought to you.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the Gospel according to Luke 17: 5-19
If only you had faith
The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith’. The Lord replied,
‘Were your faith the size of a mustard seed you could say to this
mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea”, and it would
obey you
‘Which of you, with a servant ploughing or minding sheep, would
say to him when he returned from the fields, “Come and have your
meal immediately”? Would he not be more likely to say, “Get my
supper laid; make yourself tidy and wait on me while I eat and drink.
You can eat and drink yourself afterwards”? Must he be grateful to
the servant for doing what he was told? So with you: when you have
done all you have been told to do, say, “We are merely servants:
we have done no more than our duty”.’
The Gospel of the Lord
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