Reading 1 Romans 1:1-7 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an Apostle and set apart for the Gospel of God, which he promised previously through his prophets…

Reading I 2 Kings 5:14-17 Naaman went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times at the word of Elisha, the man of God. His flesh became again like the…

Reading 1 Joel 4:12-21 Thus says the LORD: Let the nations bestir themselves and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there will I sit in judgment upon all…

Reading I Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2 Gird yourselves and weep, O priests!     wail, O ministers of the altar! Come, spend the night in sackcloth,     O ministers of my God!…

Reading 1 Malachi 3:13-20b You have defied me in word, says the LORD, yet you ask, “What have we spoken against you?” You have said, “It is vain to serve…

Reading 1 Jonah 4:1-11 Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry that God did not carry out the evil he threatened against Nineveh. He prayed, “I beseech you, LORD, is…

Readings for the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary Reading 1 Jonah 3:1-10 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: “Set out for the great…

Reading 1 Jonah 1:1–2:1-2, 11 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jonah, son of Amittai: “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against…

Reading 1 Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 How long, O LORD?  I cry for help  but you do not listen!  I cry out to you, “Violence!”  but you do not intervene.  Why…

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi, Religious Reading 1 Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29 Fear not, my people! Remember, Israel, You were sold to the nations not for your…