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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Wednesday of Holy Week 2021

 Collect:

O God, who willed your Son to submit for our sake to the yoke of the Cross, so that you might drive from us the power of the enemy, grant us, your servants, to attain the grace of the resurrection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Isaiah 50:4-9
Psalm 69
Matthew 26:14-25

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Tuesday of Holy Week 2021

 Collect:

Almighty ever-living God, grant us so to celebrate the mysteries of the Lord's Passion that we may merit to receive your pardon. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


Readings of the Day:
Isaiah 49:1-6
Psalm 71
John 13:21-33, 36-38

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Monday of Holy Week 2021

 Collect:

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, though in our weakness we fail, we may be revived through the Passion of your Only Begotten Son. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Isaiah 42:1-7
Psalm 27
John 12:1-11

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion 2021

 Today we celebrate Christ's Procession into Jerusalem which begins our celebration of HOLY WEEK. Let us sing together,

"Hosanna, Hosanna in the Highest! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord."


Collect:
Almighty ever-living God, who as an example of humility for the human race to follow caused our Savior to take flesh and submit to the Cross, graciously grant that we may heed his lesson of patient suffering and so merit a share in his Resurrection. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Mark 11:1-10 (Palm Processional Gospel)
Isaiah 50:4-7
Psalm 22
Philippians 2:6-11
Mark 14:1-15:47

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

O God, who have made all those reborn in Christ a chosen race and a royal priesthood, grant us, we pray, the grace to will and to do what you command, that the people called to eternal life may be one in the faith of their hearts and the homage of their deeds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Ezekiel 37:21-28
Jeremiah 31
John 11:45-56

Friday, March 26, 2021

Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

Pardon the offenses of your peoples, we pray, O Lord, and in your goodness set us free from the bonds of the sins we have committed in our weakness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


Readings of the Day:
Jeremiah 20:10-13
Psalm 18
John 10:31-42

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord 2021

 Collect:

O God, who willed that your Word should take on the reality of human flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary, grant, we pray, that we, who confess our Redeemer to be God and man, may merit to become partakers even in his divine nature. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Isaiah 7:10-14, 8:10                                                                                                                                  Psalm 40                                                                                                                                                  Hebrews 10:4-10                                                                                                                                              Luke 1:26-38

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

Enlighten, O God of compassion, the hearts of your children, sanctified by penance, and in your kindness grant those you stir to a sense of devotion a gracious hearing when they cry out to you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95
Daniel 3:52-56
John 8:31-42

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

Grant us, we pray, O Lord, perseverance in obeying your will, that in our days the people dedicated to your service may grow in both merit and number. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Numbers 21:4-9
Psalm 102
John 8:21-30

Monday, March 22, 2021

Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

O God, by whose wondrous grace we are enriched with every blessing, grant us so to pass from former ways to newness of life, that we may be made ready for the glory of the heavenly Kingdom. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62
Psalm 23
John 8:12-20

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Fifth Sunday of Lent 2021

 Collect:

By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God, may we walk eagerly in that same charity with which, out of love for the world, you Son handed himself over to death. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 51
Hebrews 5:7-9
John 12:20-33

RCIA Cycle A Readings of the Day:
Ezekiel 37:12-14
Psalm 130
Romans 8:8-11
John 11:1-45

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

May the working of your mercy, O Lord, we pray, direct our hearts aright, for without your grace we cannot find favor in your sight. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings:
Jeremiah 11:18-20
Psalm 7
John 7:40-53

Friday, March 19, 2021

Solemnity of St. Joseph 2021

 ~Today is also the Solemnity of St. Joseph.~

Collect:

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that by St. Joseph's intercession your Church  may constantly watch over the unfolding of the mysteries of human salvation, whose beginnings you entrusted to his faithful care. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
2 Samuel 7:4-5, 12-14, 16
Psalm 89
Romans 4:13-16, 18, 22
Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

We invoke your mercy in humble prayer, O Lord, that you may cause us, your servants, corrected by penance and schooled by good works, to persevere sincerely in your commands and come safely to the paschal festivities. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings for the Day:
Exodus 32:7-14
Psalm 106
John 5:31-47

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

O God, who reward the merits of the just and offer pardon to sinners who do penance, have mercy, we pray, on those who call upon you, that the admission of our guilt may serve to obtain your pardon for our sins. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Isaiah 49: 8-15
Psalm 145
John 5:17-30

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

May the venerable exercises of holy devotion shape the hearts of your faithful, O Lord, to welcome worthily the Paschal Mystery and proclaim the praises of your salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12
Psalm 46
John 5:1-16

Monday, March 15, 2021

Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

O God, who renew the world through mysteries beyond all telling, grant, we pray, that your Church may be guided by your eternal design. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Isaiah 65:17-21
Psalm 30
John 4:43-54

Sunday, March 14, 2021

Fourth Sunday of Lent 2021

 Collect:

O God, who through your Word reconcile the human race to yourself in a wonderful way, grant, we pray, that with prompt devotion and eager faith the Christian people may hasten toward the solemn celebrations to come. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23
Psalm 137
Ephesians 2:4-10
John 3:14-21

Cycle A Readings of the Day (RCIA Rite):
1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13
Psalm 23
Ephesians 5:8-14
John 9:1-41

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Saturday of the Third Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

Rejoicing in this annual celebration of our Lenten observance, we pray, O Lord, that, with our hearts set on the Paschal mysteries, we may be gladdened by their full effects. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Hosea 6:1-6
Psalm 51
Luke 18:9-14

Friday, March 12, 2021

Friday of the Third Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

Pour your grace into our hearts, we pray, O Lord, that we may be constantly drawn away from unruly desires and obey by your own gift the heavenly teaching you give us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Hosea 14:2-10
Psalm 81
Mark 12:28-34

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Thursday of the Third Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

We implore your majesty most humbly, O Lord, that, as the feast of our salvation draws ever closer, so we may press forward all the more eagerly towards the worthy celebration of the Paschal Mystery. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen,


Readings of the Day:
Jeremiah 7:23-28
Psalm 95
Luke 11:14-23

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

Grant, we pray, O Lord, that, schooled through Lenten observance and nourished by your word, through holy restraint we may be devoted to you with all our heart and be ever united in prayer. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
Psalm 147
Matthew 5: 17-19

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

May your unfailing compassion, O Lord, cleanse and protect your Church, and since without you she cannot stand secure, may she be always governed by your grace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Daniel 3:25, 34-43
Psalm 25
Matthew 18:21-35

Monday, March 8, 2021

Monday of the Third Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

May your unfailing compassion, O Lord, cleanse and protect your Church, and since without you she cannot stand secure, may she be always governed by your grace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever ad ever. Amen.


Readings of the Day:
2 Kings 5:1-15
Psalm 42
Luke 4:24-30

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Third Sunday of Lent 2021

 Collect:

O God, author of every mercy and of all goodness, who in fasting, prayer and almsgiving have shown us a remedy for sin, look graciously on this confession of our lowliness, that we, who are bowed down by our conscience, may always be lifted up by your mercy. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Exodus 20:1-17
Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 1:22-25
John 2:13-25

RCIA Readings of the Day:
Exodus 17:3-7
Psalm 95
Romans 5:1-2, 5-8
John 4:5-42

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Saturday of the Second Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

O God, who grant us by glorious healing remedies while still on earth to be partakers of the things of heaven, guide us, we pray, through this present life and bring us to that light in which you dwell. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


Readings of the Day:
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20
Psalm 103:1-4, 9-12
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

Friday, March 5, 2021

Friday of the Second Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

Grand, we pray, almighty God, that, purifying us by the sacred practice of penance, you may lead us in sincerity of heart to attain the holy things to come. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


Readings of the Day:
Genesis 37: 3-4, 12-13, 17-28
Psalm 105: 16-21
Matthew 21: 33-34, 45-46

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Thursday of the Second Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

O God, who delight in innocence and restore it, direct the hearts of your servants to yourself, that, caught up in the fire of your Spirit, we may be found steadfast in faith and effective in works. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Jeremiah 17:5-10
Psalm 1:1-6
Luke 16:19-31

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

Keep your family, O Lord, schooled always in good works, and so comfort them with your protection here as to lead them graciously to gifts on high. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Jeremiah 18: 18-20
Psalm 31
Matthew 20:17-28

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

Guard your Church, we pray, O Lord, in your unceasing mercy, and, since without you mortal humanity is sure to fall, and directed to all that brings salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20
Psalm 50
Matthew 23:1-12

Monday, March 1, 2021

Monday of the Second Week of Lent 2021

 Collect:

O God, who have taught us to chasten our bodies for the healing of our souls, enable us, we pray, to abstain from all sins, and strengthen our hearts to carry out your loving commands. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings of the Day:
Daniel 9:4B-10
Psalm 79:8-10, 11
Luke 6:36-38