DAILY LITURGICAL READINGS
He who believes has eternal life
by: CBCPReading 1 ACTS 5:27-33
When the court officers had brought the Apostles in
and made them stand before the Sanhedrin,
the high priest questioned them,
“We gave you strict orders did we not,
to stop...
Our words, Lord, are spirit and life
by: NDBC NCAMonday of the First Week of Lent
Reading 1 LV 19:1-2, 11-18
The LORD said to Moses,
“Speak to the whole assembly of the children of Israel and tell them:
Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy.“...
That I may walk in your truth
by: CBCPSaturday after Ash Wednesday
Reading 1 IS 58:9B-14
Thus says the LORD:
If you remove from your midst oppression,
false accusation and malicious speech;
If you bestow your bread on the hungry
and...
Have mercy on me o God
by: CBCPFriday after Ash Wednesday
Reading 1 IS 58:1-9A
Thus says the Lord GOD:
Cry out full-throated and unsparingly,
lift up your voice like a trumpet blast;
Tell my people their wickedness,
and the house...
Return to me with all your heart
by: CBCPAsh Wednesday
Reading 1 JL 2:12-18
Even now, says the LORD,
return to me with your whole heart,
with fasting, and weeping, and mourning;
Rend your hearts, not your garments,
and return to the LORD,...
Can a blind person guide a blind person?
by: CBCPEighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading 1 SIR 27:4-7
When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear;
so do one’s faults when one speaks.
As the test of what the potter molds is in the furnace,
so in...
“Avoid all evil”
by: CBCPReading 1 SIR 17:1-15
God from the earth created man,
and in his own image he made him.
He makes man return to earth again,
and endows him with a strength of his own.
Limited days of life he gives...
A faithful friend is beyond price
by: CBCPReading 1 SIR 6:5-17
A kind mouth multiplies friends and appeases enemies,
and gracious lips prompt friendly greetings.
Let your acquaintances be many,
but one in a thousand your confidant.
When you...
But as it truly is, the word of God
by: CBCPReading 1 SIR 5:1-8
Rely not on your wealth;
say not: “I have the power.”
Rely not on your strength
in following the desires of your heart.
Say not: “Who can prevail against me?”
or, “Who will subdue...
Those who love your law have great peace
by: CBCPReading 1 SIR 4:11-19
Wisdom breathes life into her children
and admonishes those who seek her.
He who loves her loves life;
those who seek her will be embraced by the Lord.
He who holds her fast...