August 31, 2025 - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

1st Reading - Sir 3:17-18.20.28-29 

    My child, conduct your affairs with humility and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God. What is too sublime for you, seek not, into things beyond your strength search not.

    The mind of a sage appreciates proverbs, and an attentive ear is the joy of the wise. Water quenches a flaming fire, and alms atone for sins. 

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 68:4-5.6-7.10-11

R–God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor. 

* The just rejoice and exult before God; they are glad and rejoice. Sing to God, chant praise to his name; whose name is the Lord. R.

* The father of orphans and the defender of widows is God in his holy dwelling. God gives a home to the forsaken; he leads forth prisoners to prosperity. R. 

* A bountiful rain you showered down, O God, upon your inheritance; you restored the land when it languished. Your flock settled in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided it for the needy. R.

2nd Reading - Heb 12:18-19.22-24 

    Brothers and sisters:

    You have not approached that which could be touched and a blazing fire and gloomy darkness and storm and a trumpet blast and a voice speaking words such that those who heard begged that no mes- sage be further addressed to them.

    No, you have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and countless 
angels in festal gathering, and the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven, and God the judge of all, and the spirits of the just made perfect, and Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and the sprinkled blood that speaks more eloquently than that of Abel. 

Gospel Acclamation - Mt 11:29 

All –Alleluia, alleluia.
“Take my yoke upon you,” says the Lord, “and learn
“Take my yoke upon you,” says the Lord, “and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” 
Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel - Lk 14:1.7-14 

    On a Sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. He told a par- able to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.

    “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him, and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place. Rather, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you, he may say, ‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’ Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles him- self will be exalted.” 

    Then he said to the host who invited him, “When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, in case they may invite you back and you have repayment. Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind. Blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” 

August 24, 2025 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

1st Reading - Is 66:18-21 

    Thus says the Lord: “I know their works and their thoughts, and I come to gather nations of every language; they shall come and see my glory. I will set a sign among them. I will spare some of them and send them to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Mosoch, Tubal and Javan, to the distant coastlands that have never heard of my fame, or seen my glory; and they shall proclaim my glory among the nations.

    They shall bring all your brothers and sisters from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, on horses and in chariots, in carts, upon mules and dromedaries, to Jerusalem, my holy mountain,” says the Lord, “just as the Israelites bring their offering to the house of the Lord in clean vessels.

    Some of these I will take as priests and Levites,” says the Lord. 

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 117:1.2

R - Go out to all the world and tell the good news.

* Praise the Lord, all you nations; glorify him, all you peoples! 

* For steadfast is his kindness toward us, and the fidelity of the Lord endures forever. R.

2nd Reading - Heb 12:5-7.11-13

You have forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as children: “My son, do not disdain the discipline of the Lord or lose heart when reproved by him; for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines. He scourges every son he acknowledges.”

Endure your trials as “discipline.” God treats you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? At the time, all discipline seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteous- ness to those who are trained by it.

So strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. Make straight paths for your feet, that what is lame may not be disjointed but healed. 

Gospel Acclamation - Jn 14:6 

All –Alleluia, alleluia.
“I am the way, the truth, and the life,” says the Lord; “no one comes to the Father, except through me.”
Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel - Lk 13:22-30 

    Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.

Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.

After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ He will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ And you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’ Then he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!’ And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, and you yourselves cast out.

And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the Kingdom of God. For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” 

August 17, 2025 - 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

1st Reading - Jer 38:4-6.8-10

    In those days, the princes said to the king: “Jeremiah ought to be put to death; he is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in this city, and all the people, by speaking such things to them. He is not interested in the welfare of our people, but in their ruin.” King Zedekiah answered: “He is in your power”; for the king could do nothing with them. And so they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Prince Malchiah, which was in the quarters of the guard, letting him down with ropes. There was no water in the cis- tern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.

    Ebed-melech, a court official, went there from the pal- ace and said to him: “My lord king, these men have been at fault in all they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, casting him into the cistern. He will die of famine on the spot, for there is no more food in the city.” Then the king ordered Ebed-melech the Cushite to take three men along with him, and draw the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he should die.

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 40:2.3.4.18

R- Lord, come to my aid! 

* I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped to- ward me. R.

* The Lord heard my cry. He drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud of the swamp; he set my feet upon a crag; he made firm my steps. R 

* And he put a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God. Many shall look in awe and trust in the Lord. R.

* Though I am afflicted and poor, yet the Lord thinks of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, hold not back! R.

2nd Reading - Heb 12:1-4 

    Brothers and sisters:

    Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Je- sus, the leader and perfecter of faith.

    For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood. 

Gospel Acclamation - Jn 10:27 

All –Alleluia, alleluia.
“My sheep hear my voice,” says the Lord; “I know them, and they follow me.” 
Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel - Lk 12:49-53 

    Jesus said to his disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!

    Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a house- hold of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

August 10, 2025 - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

1st Reading - Wis 18:6-9 

    The night of the Passover was known beforehand to our fathers, that, with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith, they might have courage.

    Your people awaited the salvation of the just and the destruction of their foes. For when you punished our adversaries, in this you glorified us whom you had summoned. For in secret the holy children of the good were offering sacrifice and putting into effect with one accord the divine institution. 

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 33:1.12.18-19.20-22

R–Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own! 

* Exult, you just, in the Lord; praise from the upright is fitting. Blessed the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen for his own inheritance. R.

* See, the eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness, to deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine. R.

* Our soul waits for the Lord, who is our help and our shield. May your kindness, O Lord, be upon us who have put our hope in you.

2nd Reading - Heb 11:1-2.8-19

    Brothers and sisters:

    Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Because of it the ancients were well attested.

    By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was to go. By faith he sojourned in the promised land as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs of the same promise; for he was look- ing forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and maker is God. By faith he received power to generate, even though he was past the normal age – and Sarah herself was sterile – for he thought that the one who had made the promise was trustworthy. So it was that there came forth from one man, himself as good as dead, descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sands on the seashore.

    All these died in faith. They did not receive what had been promised but saw it and greeted it from afar and acknowledged themselves to be strangers and aliens on earth, for those who speak thus show that they are seeking a home- land. If they had been thinking of the land from which they had come, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better homeland, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

    By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son, of whom it was said, “Through Isaac, descendants shall bear your name.” He reasoned that God was able to raise even from the dead, and he received Isaac back as a symbol. 

Gospel Acclamation - Mt 24:42.44

All –Alleluia, Alleluia.
Stay awake and be ready! For you do not know on what day the Son of Man will come.
Alleluia, Alleluia.

Gospel - Lk 12:32-48

    Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the Kingdom.

    Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

    Gird your loins and light your lamps, and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants.

    Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”

    Then Peter said, “Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?”

    And the Lord replied, “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants to distribute the food allowance at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds do-ing so. Truly, I say to you, the master will put the servant in charge of all his property.

    But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, then that servant’s master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish the servant severely, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

    That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely; and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.” 

August 3, 2025 - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

1st Reading - Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23

    Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!

    Here is one who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and yet to another who has not labored over it, he must leave his property. This also is vanity and a great misfortune.

    For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the sun? All his days sorrow and grief are his occupation; even at night his mind is not at rest. This is also vanity. 

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 90:3-4.5-6.12-13

R –If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 

* You turn man back to dust saying, “Return, O children of men.” For a thousand years in your sight are as yesterday, now that it is past, or as a watch of the night. R.

* You make an end of them in their sleep; the next morning they are like the changing grass, which at dawn springs up anew, but by evening wilts and fades. R.

* Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart. Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants! R.

* Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days. And may the gracious care of the Lord our God be ours; prosper the work of our hands for us! Prosper the work of our hands! R.

2nd Reading - Col 3:1-5.9-11 

    Brothers and sisters:

    If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.

    Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: immorality, impurity, pas- sion, evil desire, and the greed that is idolatry. Stop lying to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed, for knowledge, in the image of its Creator. Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.

Gospel Acclamation - Mt 5:3

All –Alleluia, Alleluia. 

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
Alleluia, Alleluia.

Gospel - Lk 12:13-21

    Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?”

    Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

    Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’ And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years. Rest, eat, drink, be merry!” ’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’

Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.” 

July 27, 2025 - 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

 1st Reading - Gn 18:20-32

    In those days, the Lord said: “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great, and their sin so grave, that I must go down and see whether or not their actions fully correspond to the cry against them that comes to me. I mean to find out.” While Abraham’s visitors walked on farther toward Sodom, the Lord remained standing before Abraham. 

     Then Abraham drew near er and said: “Will you sweep away the innocent with the guilty? Suppose there were fifty innocent people in the city; would you wipe out the place, rather than spare it for the sake of the fifty innocent people within it? Far be it from you to do such a thing, to make the innocent die with the guilty, so that the innocent and the guilty would be treated alike! Should not the judge of all the world act with justice?” He replied, “If I find fifty innocent people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” 

     Abraham spoke up again: “See how I am presuming to speak to my Lord, though I am but dust and ashes! What if there are five less than fifty innocent people? Will you destroy the whole city because of those five?” He answered, “I will not destroy it, if I fi nd forty-fi ve there.” 

     But Abraham persisted, saying, “What if only forty are found there?” The Lord replied, “I will forbear doing it for the sake of the forty.” Then Abraham said, “Let not my Lord grow impatient if I go on. What if only thirty are found there?” The Lord replied, “I will forbear doing it if I can find but thirty there.” Still, Abraham went on, “Since I have thus dared to speak to my Lord, what if there are no more than twenty?” The Lord answered, “I will not destroy it, for the sake of the twenty.” 

     But Abraham still persisted: “Please, let not my Lord grow angry if I speak up this last time. What if there are at least ten there?” He replied, “For the sake of those ten, I will not destroy it.”

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 138 

 R –Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me!

 * I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth. In the presence of the angels, I will sing your praise;   I will worship at your holy temple and give thanks to your name. R. 

 * Because of your kindness and your truth; for you have made great above all things your name and your promise. When I called, you answered me; you built up strength within me. R. 

 * The Lord is exalted, yet the lowly he sees, and the proud he knows from afar. Though I walk amid distress, you preserve me; against the anger of my enemies, you raise your hand. R. 

 * Your right hand saves me. The Lord will complete what he has done for me; your kindness, O Lord, endures forever. Forsake not the work of your hands. R. 

2nd Reading - Col 2:12-14

    Brothers and sisters: 

     You were buried with Christ in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. And even when you were dead in transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he brought you to life along with him, having forgiven us all our transgressions; obliterating the bond against us, with its legal claims, which was opposed to us. He also removed it from our midst, nailing it to the cross. 

Gospel Acclamation 

 Alleluia! Alleluia! 
 You have received a Spirit of adoption, through which we cry, “Abba, Father.” 
 Alleluia! Alleluia! 

 Gospel - Lk 11:1-13

 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say:

     ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. 

     Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test.’ ” 

     Jesus said to them: “Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to off er him,’ and he says in reply from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been locked and my children and I are already in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’ I tell you, if he does not get up to give the visitor the loaves because of their friendship, he will get up to give whatever he needs because of his persistence. 

     And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish? Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”

July 20, 2025 -16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

 1st Reading - Gn 18:1-10

    The Lord appeared to Abraham by the terebinth of Mamre, as he sat in the entrance of his tent, while the day was growing hot. Looking up, Abraham saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them; and bowing to the ground, he said: “Sir, if I may ask you this favor, please do not go on past your servant. Let some water be brought, that you may bathe your feet, and then rest yourselves under the tree. Now that you have come this close to your servant, let me bring you a little food, that you may refresh yourselves; and afterward you may go on your way.” The men replied, “Very well, do as you have said.” 

     Abraham hastened into the tent and told Sarah, “Quick, three measures of fine flour! Knead it and make rolls.” He ran to the herd, picked out a tender, choice steer, and gave it to a servant, who quickly prepared it. Then Abraham got some curds and milk, as well as the steer that had been prepared, and set these before the three men; and he waited on them under the tree while they ate. 

     They asked Abraham, “Where is your wife Sarah?” He replied, “There in the tent.” One of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah will then have a son.”

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 15 

 R –He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord!

* One who walks blamelessly and does justice; who thinks the truth in his heart and slanders not with his tongue. R. 

 * Who harms not his fellow man, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor; by whom the reprobate is despised, while he honors those who fear the Lord. R. 

 * Who lends not his money at usury and accepts no bribe against the innocent. One who does these things shall never be disturbed. R. 

 2nd Reading - Col 1:24-28

    Brothers and sisters: 

     Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the Church, of which I am a minister in accordance with God’s stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God, the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past. But now it has been manifested to his holy ones, to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory. It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

Gospel Acclamation 

 All – Alleluia! Alleluia! Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through perseverance. 
 Alleluia! Alleluia! 

 Gospel - Lk 10:38-42

    Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet, listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.” The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is a need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, and it will not be taken from her.”

July 13, 2025 -15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

1st Reading Dt 30:10-14

    Moses said to the people: “If only you would heed the voice of the Lord, your God, and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this book of the law, when you return to the Lord, your God, with all your heart and all your soul. 

     For this command that I enjoin on you today is not too mysterious and remote for you. It is not up in the sky, that you should say, ‘Who will go up in the sky to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?’ Nor is it across the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will cross the sea to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?’ No, it is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts. You have only to carry it out.”

 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 69 

 R –Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live!

* I pray to you, O Lord, for the time of your favor, O God!   In your great kindness, answer me with your constant help. Answer me, O Lord, for bounteous is your kindness: in your great mercy turn toward me. R.

 * I am afflicted and in pain; let your saving help, O God, protect me. I will praise the name of God in song, and I will glorify Him with thanksgiving. R. 

 * See, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who seek God, may your hearts revive! For the Lord hears the poor, and his own who are in bonds he spurns not. R. 

 * For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah. The descendants of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall inhabit it. R. 

 2nd Reading - Col 1:15-20

    Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 

     For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him. 

     He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the Church. 

     He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent. 

     For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven.

Gospel Acclamation 

Alleluia! Alleluia! 
 Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. You have the words of everlasting life. 
 Alleluia! Alleluia! 

 Gospel - Lk 10:25-37

    There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, 

     “You shall love the Lord, your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 

     Jesus said, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” But because he wished to justify himself, the man said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 

     Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off,  leaving him half-dead. A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. Likewise,  a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds, and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for him. The next day, he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, ‘Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.’ 

     Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” The man answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

July 6, 2025 - 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

1st Reading - Is 66:10-14  

    Thus says the Lord: Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad because of her, all you who love her. Exult, exult with her, all you who were mourning over her! Oh, that you may suck fully of the milk of her comfort, that you may nurse with delight at her abundant breasts! 

     For thus says the Lord: Lo, I will spread prosperity over Jerusalem like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing torrent. As nurslings, you shall be carried in her arms and fondled in her lap. As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you. In Jerusalem, you shall find your comfort. When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bodies flourish like the grass. The Lord’s power shall be known to his servants.

 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 66 

 R –Let all the earth cry out to God with joy!

 * Shout joyfully to God, all the earth, sing praise to the glory of his name; proclaim his glorious praise. Say to God, “How tremendous are your deeds!” R. 

 * “Let all on earth worship and sing praise to you, sing praise to your name!” Come and see the works of God, his tremendous deeds among the children of Adam. R. 

 * He has changed the sea into dry land; through the river they passed on foot; therefore let us rejoice in him. He rules by his might forever. R. 

 * Hear now, all you who fear God, while I declare what he has done for me. Blessed be God who refused me not my prayer or his kindness! R. 

 2nd Reading - Gal 6:14-18

    Brothers and sisters: 

     May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Je sus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 

     For neither does circumcision mean anything, nor does uncircumcision, but only a new creation. Peace and mercy be to all who follow this rule and to the Israel of God. 

     From now on, let no one make troubles for me, for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body. The grace of our Lord Je sus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen!

 Gospel Acclamation 

 All – Alleluia! Alleluia! 
 Let the peace of Christ control your hearts; let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. 
 Alleluia! Alleluia! 

 Gospel - Lk 10:1-12.17-20

    At that time, the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. 

     Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’ If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another. Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.’ Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say, ‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet, even that we shake off against you.’ Yet know this: the Kingdom of God is at hand! I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.” 

     The seventy-two returned rejoicing, and said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power to ‘tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy, and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”

June 29, 2025 - Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul

 

 1st Reading -  Acts 12:1-11

     In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the Church to harm them. He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword, and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also. 

     It was the feast of Unleavened Bread. Herod had Peter taken into custody and put in prison under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. He intended to bring him before the people after Passover. Peter thus was being kept in prison, but prayer by the Church was fervently being made to God on his behalf. 

     On the very night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter, secured by double chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while outside the door guards kept watch on the prison. Suddenly, the angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly.” The chains fell from his wrists. The angel said to him, “Put on your belt and your sandals.” He did so. Then he said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.” So he followed him out, not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real; he thought he was seeing a vision. They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate leading out to the city, which opened for them by itself. They emerged and made their way down an alley, and suddenly the angel left him. Then Peter recovered his senses and said: “Now I know or certain that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from the hands of Herod and from all that the Jewish people had been expecting.”

 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 34 

 R –The Lord delivered me from all my fears!

 * I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the Lord; the lowly will hear me and be glad. R

 * Glorify the Lord with me, let us together extol his name. I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. R . 

 * Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame. When the afflicted man called out, the Lord heard, and from all his distress he saved him. R. 

 * The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Taste and see how good the Lord is; blessed the man who takes refuge in him. R. 

 2nd Reading - 2 Tim 4:6-8.17-18

     I, Paul, am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. 

     From now on the crown of the Lord, the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearance. 

     The Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

 Gospel Acclamation 

 All –Alleluia! Alleluia! 
 You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. 
 Alleluia! Alleluia! 

 Gospel - Mt 16:13-19

     When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 

     He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 

     Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the  gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

June 22, 2025 - Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Year C)

 

 1st Reading - Gn 14:18-20

    In those days, Melchize dek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and be ing a priest of God Most High, he blessed Abram with these words: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who de livered your foes into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. 

 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 110 

 R –You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek!

 * The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand  till I make your enemies your footstool.” R. 

 * The scepter of your power the Lord will stretch forth from Zion: “Rule in the midst of your enemies.” R. 

 * “Yours is princely power in the day of your birth, in holy splendor; before the day star, like the dew, I have begotten you.” R. 

 * The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent: “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.” R. 

 2nd Reading - 1 Cor 11:23-26

    Brothers and sisters: 

    I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 

     In the same way, he also [took] the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.

 SEQUENCE 

 Lo! The angel's food is given 
 To the pilgrim who has striven; 
 See the children's bread from heaven, 
Which on dogs may not be spent. 
 Truth, the ancient types fulfilling, 
Isaac bound, a victim willing, 
 Paschal lamb, its lifeblood spilling, 
 Manna to the fathers sent. 
 Very bread, good shepherd, tend us, 
 Jesus, of your love befriend us, 
 You refresh us, you defend us, 
 Your eternal goodness send us 
 In the land of life to see. 
 You who all things can and know, 
 Who on earth such food bestow, 
 Grant us with your saints, though lowest, 
 Where the heav'nly feast you show, 
 Fellow heirs and guests to be. 
 Amen! Alleluia! 

 Gospel Acclamation - Jn 6:51 

 All –Alleluia! Alleluia! 
 “I am the living bread that came down from heaven,” says the Lord; 
 “whoever eats this bread will live forever.” 
 Alleluia! Alleluia! 

 Gospel - Lk 9:11-17

    Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed to be cured. 

     As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, “Dis miss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and fi nd lodg ing and provisions, for we are in a deserted place here.” Je sus said to them, “Give them some food yourselves.” They replied, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have, unless we ourselves go and buy food for all these people.” 

     Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty.” They did so and made them all sit down. Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. They all ate and were satisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets.

June 15, 2025 - Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Year C)

 

1st Reading - Prv 8:22-31

    Thus says the Wisdom of God: “The Lord possessed me, the beginning of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago. From of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water; before the mountains were set tled into place, before the hills, I was brought forth; while as yet the earth and fields were not made, nor the first clods of the world. 

     When the Lord established the heavens I was there, when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep; when he made firm the skies above, when he fixed fast the foun dations of the earth; when he set for the sea its limit, so that the waters should not trans gress his command; then was I beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, playing before him all the while, playing on the surface of his earth; and I found de light in the human race.”

 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 8 

 R –O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!

 * When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you set in place – what is man that you should be mindful of him, or the son of man that you should care for him? R. 

 * You have made him little less than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him rule over the works of your hands, putting all things under his feet: R. 

 * All sheep and oxen, yes, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the fishes of the sea, and whatever swims the paths of the seas. R. 

 2nd Reading - Rom 5:1-5

    Brothers and sisters: 

    Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we even boast of our afflictions, knowing that af fl iction produces endurance, and endurance, proven char acter, and proven character, hope, and hope does not disap point, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. 

Gospel Acclamation 

 Alleluia! Alleluia! 
 Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; to God who is, who was, and who is to come. Alleluia! Alleluia! 

 Gospel Jn - 16:12-15

    Jesus said to his disciples: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. 

    He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason, I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.”

June 8, 2025 - Solemnity of Pentecost Year C

 

1st Reading - Acts 2:1-11

    When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, the disciples were all together in one place. And suddenly, there came from the sky a noise like a strong, driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. 

 Now, there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native language? We are Parthians, Medes and Elamites, inhabit ants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphy lia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Juda ism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God.”

 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 104 

 R –Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth!

 * Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord, my God, you are great indeed! How manifold are your works, O Lord! The earth is full of your creatures. R. 

 * If you take away their breath, they perish and return to their dust. When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth. R. 

 * May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord be glad in his works! Pleasing to him be my theme; I will be glad in the Lord. R.

 2nd Reading - 1 Cor 12:3-7.12-13

     Brothers and sisters: 

     No one can say, “Jesus is   Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual, the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. 

     As a body is one, though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit. 

 SEQUENCE 

     Come, Holy Spirit, come, 
     And from your celestial home 

     Shed a ray of light divine! 
     Come, Father of the poor! 
     Come, source of all our store! 
     Come, within our bosoms shine! 
     You, of comforters the best; 
     You, the soulÊs most welcome guest; 
     Sweet refreshment here below; 

     In our labor, rest most sweet; 
     Grateful coolness in the heat; 
     Solace in the midst of woe. 
     O most blessed Light divine, 
     Shine within these hearts of yours, 
     And our inmost being fill! 
     Where you are not, we have naught, 
     Nothing good in deed or thought, 
     Nothing free from taint of ill. 
     Heal our wounds, our strength renew; 
     On our dryness, pour your dew; 
     Wash the stains of guilt away. 
     Bend the stubborn heart and will; 
     Melt the frozen, warm the chill; 
     Guide the steps that go astray. 
     On the faithful, who adore 
     And confess you, evermore 
     In your sevenfold gift descend. 
     Give them virtueÊs sure reward; 
     Give them your salvation, Lord; 
     Give them joys that never end. 
     Amen! Alleluia!

Gospel Acclamation 

 Alleluia! Alleluia! 

 Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. 

 Alleluia! Alleluia! 

 Gospel - Jn 20:19-23

    On the evening of that first  day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

     Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”