Reading 1 Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Peter proceeded to speak and said: “You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree. This man God raised on the third day and granted that he be […]

Reading I Genesis 1:1—2:2 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth,the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss,while a mighty wind swept over the waters.Then God said,"Let there be light," and there was light.God saw how good the light was.God then separated the light from the darkness.God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night."Thus evening came, and morning followed—the first day.Then God said,"Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters,to separate one body of water from the other."And so it happened:God made the dome,and it separated the water […]

Reading I Isaiah 52:13—53:12 See, my servant shall prosper,             he shall be raised high and greatly exalted. Even as many were amazed at him–             so marred was his look beyond human semblance             and his appearance beyond that of the sons of man– so shall he startle many nations,             because of him kings shall stand speechless; for those who have not been told shall see,             those who have not heard shall ponder it. Who would believe what we have heard?             To whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? He grew up like a […]

Readings for the Holy Thursday -Evening Mass of the Lord’s SupperReadings for the Thursday of Holy Week Reading I Isaiah 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,             because the LORD has anointed me; He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly,             to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives             and release to the prisoners, To announce a year of favor from the LORD             and a day of vindication by our God,             to comfort all who mourn; To place on those who mourn in Zion             […]

Readings for the Thursday of Holy Week Readings for the Holy Thursday – Chrism Mass Reading I Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month shall stand at the head of your calendar; you shall reckon it the first month of the year. Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth of this month every one of your families must procure for itself a lamb, one apiece for each household. If a family is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join the nearest household in procuring one and […]