14th Week, Saturday, July 11th; Saint Benedict

14th Week, Saturday, July 11th; Saint Benedict
Isaiah 6:1-8 / Matthew 10:24-33 
Isaiah has a vision of God: “Holy, holy, holy!”

14th Week, Friday, July 10th; St. Felicity & her 7 Sons, Martyrs

14th Week, Friday, July 10th; St. Felicity & her 7 Sons, Martyrs
Hosea concludes his prophecy: Return to the Lord, your God.

Hosea 14:2-10 / Matthew 10:16-23 

14th Week, Thursday, July 9

14th Week, Thursday, July 9
Hosea 11:1-4, 8-9 / Matthew 10:7-15 
Hosea talks about God’s love: “I was the one who taught you to walk. ”

14th Week, Wednesday, Jul 8

14th Week, Wednesday, Jul 8
Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 / Matthew 10:1-7 

Hosea prophesies disaster: The people must suffer for their sins.

14th Week, Tuesday, July 7th

14^th Week, Tuesday, July 7th
Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13 / Matthew 9:32-38 
Hosea warns Israel: “Sow the wind; reap a storm.”

14th Week, Monday, Jul 6; St Maria Goretti

14^TH Week, Monday, July 6; St Maria Goretti
Hosea 2:16-18, 21022 / Matthew 9:18-26
Hosea prophesies in Israel: I will speak to Israel’s heart

13th Week, Saturday, July 4th; St. Elizabeth of Portugal

 13th Week, Saturday, July 4th; St. Elizabeth of Portugal
Amos 9:11-15 / Matthew 9:14-17
Amos holds out hope to Israel; God said, "I will rescue my people."

13th Week, Thursday, Jul 2nd

 Amos 7:10-17 / Matthew 9:1-8 

Amos is ordered out of Israel: “Go on back to Judah.”

13th Week, Wednesday, Jul 1

Amos 5:14-15, 21-24 / Matthew 8:28-34 
Take your sacrifices away: “It is justice that I want from you.”

12th Week, Saturday, Jun 27: St Cyril of Alexandria

12^th Week, Saturday, June 27
Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 / Matthew 8:5-17
Jerusalem’s glory is gone: The nation, king, and Temple lay in ruins.

12th Week, Friday, June 26

12th Week, Friday, June 26
Babylon strikes Judah again: The city and the Temple were destroyed.

2 Kings 25: 1-12 / Matthew 8: 1-4 

12th Week, Thursday, June 25

12^th Week, Thursday, June 25
2 Kings 24:8-17 / Matthew 7:21-29
Babylon attacked Judah for the first time: Many Jews were led into exile.

12th Week, Tuesday, June 23

12^th Week, Tuesday, June 23

2 Kings 19:9-11, 14-21, 31-36 / Matthew 7:6, 12-14
Hezekiah prays: God heard his prayer.

12th Week, Monday, June 22nd

2 Kings 17:5-8, 13-15, 18 / Matthew 7:1-5 

The tribes of Israel fall: Only Judah remained.

12 Sunday A: Do not be Afraid; Just Trust

 Gospel  Text: Matthew 10:26-33 

11th Week, Saturday, June 20

11th Week, Saturday, June 20

2 Chronicles 24: 17-25 / Matthew 6: 24-34 
Zechariah speaks out; Zechariah was murdered by the people.

11th Week, Friday, June 19

11th Week, Friday, June 19

2 Kings 11:1-4, 9-18, 20 / Matthew 6:19-23

Athaliah plots evil; God's providence frustrates her plot.

11th Week, Thursday, June 18

11th Week, Thursday, June 18
Sirach eulogizes Elijah and Elisha, noting that Elisha worked many miracles. 

Sir/Ecclesiasticus 48:1-14 / Matthew 6:7-15

11th Week, Wednesday, June 17

11^th Week, Wednesday, June 17
2 Kings 2:1, 6-14 / Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 
Elijah strikes the water: He and Elisha crossed the river dry-shod.

11th Week, Tuesday, June 16

11^th Week, Tuesday, June 16
1 Kings 21:17-29 / Matthew 5:43-48
Ahab’s wife leads him astray: Ahab sinned gravely against God.