Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 12 The Celebration of Solemn Lauds
Mass: Ga 4:22-24, 26-27, 31:5:1; Resp Ps 113; Lk 11:29-32


From the rising of the sun to its setting is the name of the Lord to be praised
Contemplative prayer in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing b

“More than all else, keep watch over your heart, since here are the wellsprings of life” (Proverbs 4:23). What a remarkable text from Proverbs, a text we heard at our Morning Prayer on Thursday.  There is a paradox in this selection because the very next verse reads: “Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you

Tuesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Saint Sixtus II and Companions (d. 258)
Saint Cajetan (d. 1547)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 55:1-14 Clothing and Footwear for the Community
Mass: Jr 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Resp Ps 102; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14


Jesus made the disciple

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 53:16-21
Mass: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15; Resp Ps 78; Ep 4:17, 20-24; Jn 6:24-35


Buona domenica!Happy Sunday!
O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me! You are my rescuer, my

Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
First Friday of the Month

Readings of the Day:
RB: Ch 52 The Oratory of the Monastery
Mass: Jr 26:1-9; Resp Ps 69; Mt 13:54-58



And he did not work many mighty deeds there because of their lack of faith.
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