Official Translation
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
Moses spoke to the people and said:
“Now, Israel, listen
to the statutes and to the ordinances,
which I teach you to do;
that you may live and go in
and possess the land
which the Lord, the God of your fathers,
gives you.
Behold, I have taught you
statutes and ordinances,
even as the Lord my God
commanded me,
that you should do so in the land
which you go to possess.
Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom
and your understanding
in the sight of the peoples,
who shall hear all these statutes, and say,
‘Surely this great nation is
a wise and understanding people.’
For what great nation is there,
that has a god so near to them,
as the Lord our God is to us
whenever we call on him?
What great nation is there
that has statutes and ordinances
as righteous as all this law,
which I set before you this day?
But be careful
and keep your soul diligently,
lest you forget the things
which your eyes saw,
and lest they depart from your heart
all the days of your life;
but make them known to your children
and your children’s children.”
Responsorial – Psalm 147.12-13, 15-16, 19-20 Resp. 12a
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates.
He has blessed your children within you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He sends out his commandment to the earth.
His word runs very swiftly.
He spreads snow out like wool;
he scatters the frost like ashes.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He shows his word to Jacob;
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done this for any other nation.
They do not know his ordinances.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Gospel – Matthew 5.17-19
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that
I came to destroy
the law or the prophets.
I came not to destroy but to fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,
until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one iota or one comma
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
Whoever, therefore, shall break
one of these least commandments
and teach others to do so,
shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;
but whoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Mass Readings
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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Deuteronomy 4.1-2, 6-8
Moses spoke to the people and said:
“Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances,
which I teach you to do; that you may live and go in
and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, gives you.
You shall not add to the word which I command you,
nor shall you take away from it,
just keep the commandments of Lord your God which I command you.
Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom and your understanding
in the sight of the peoples,
who shall hear all these statutes, and say,
‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
For what great nation is there, that has a god so near to them,
as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call on him?
What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances
as righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Responsorial – Psalm 15.2-3, 3-4, 4-5 Resp. 1a
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right,
and speaks truth in his heart;
and does not slander with his tongue,
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who does no evil to his friend,
nor casts slurs against his fellow human;
in whose eyes a vile man is despised,
but who honors those who fear the Lord.
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who does not lend out his money for usury,
nor takes a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things
shall never be shaken.
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
Reading 2 – James 1.17-18, 21b-22, 27
Dearest brothers and sisters:
Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above,
coming down from the Father of lights,
with whom can be no variation or shifting shadow.
Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth,
that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Receive with humility the implanted word,
which is able to save your souls.
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
Pure religion, undefiled before our God and Father, is this:
to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Gospel – Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes
gathered together around Jesus,
having come from Jerusalem.
When they saw some of his disciples
eating bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands,
they were offended.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews,
do not eat unless they wash their hands and forearms,
holding to the tradition of the elders.
They do not eat when they come from the marketplace,
unless they bathe themselves,
and there are many other things,
which they have received that they hold to:
washing of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and beds.
The Pharisees and the scribes asked him,
“Why do your disciples not walk
according to the tradition of the elders,
but eat their bread with unclean hands?”
He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites,
as it is written:
‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
In vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of humans.'
“For you set aside the commandment of God,
and hold tightly to the tradition of humans."
Jesus called all the crowds to himself, and said to them,
“Hear me, all of you, and understand.
There is nothing from outside of the human,
that going into them can defile them;
but the things which proceed out of the human
are those that defile the human.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
“From within, out of the hearts of humans,
proceed evil thoughts, unchastity,
murders, adulteries, thefts,
greed, wickedness, deceit,
lustful desires, and envious eyes,
blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
All these evil things come from within,
and defile the human.”
Reading 1 – Deuteronomy 4.1-2, 6-8
Moses spoke to the people and said:
“Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances,
which I teach you to do; that you may live and go in
and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, gives you.
You shall not add to the word which I command you,
nor shall you take away from it,
just keep the commandments of Lord your God which I command you.
Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom and your understanding
in the sight of the peoples,
who shall hear all these statutes, and say,
‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
For what great nation is there, that has a god so near to them,
as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call on him?
What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances
as righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Responsorial – Psalm 15.2-3, 3-4, 4-5 Resp. 1a
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right,
and speaks truth in his heart;
and does not slander with his tongue,
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who does no evil to his friend,
nor casts slurs against his fellow human;
in whose eyes a vile man is despised,
but who honors those who fear the Lord.
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who does not lend out his money for usury,
nor takes a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things
shall never be shaken.
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
Reading 2 – James 1.17-18, 21b-22, 27
Dearest brothers and sisters:
Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above,
coming down from the Father of lights,
with whom can be no variation or shifting shadow.
Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth,
that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Receive with humility the implanted word,
which is able to save your souls.
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
Pure religion, undefiled before our God and Father, is this:
to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Gospel – Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes
gathered together around Jesus,
having come from Jerusalem.
When they saw some of his disciples
eating bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands,
they were offended.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews,
do not eat unless they wash their hands and forearms,
holding to the tradition of the elders.
They do not eat when they come from the marketplace,
unless they bathe themselves,
and there are many other things,
which they have received that they hold to:
washing of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and beds.
The Pharisees and the scribes asked him,
“Why do your disciples not walk
according to the tradition of the elders,
but eat their bread with unclean hands?”
He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites,
as it is written:
‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
In vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of humans.'
“For you set aside the commandment of God,
and hold tightly to the tradition of humans."
Jesus called all the crowds to himself, and said to them,
“Hear me, all of you, and understand.
There is nothing from outside of the human,
that going into them can defile them;
but the things which proceed out of the human
are those that defile the human.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
“From within, out of the hearts of humans,
proceed evil thoughts, unchastity,
murders, adulteries, thefts,
greed, wickedness, deceit,
lustful desires, and envious eyes,
blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
All these evil things come from within,
and defile the human.”
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (B)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Deuteronomy 4.32-34, 39-40
Moses said to the people:
Ask now of the days of old,
which were before you,
since the day that God
created man on the earth,
ask from the one end of the sky to the other,
whether there has been anything like this great thing,
or has its like even been heard of?
Did a people ever hear the voice of God
speaking out of the middle of the fire,
as you have heard, and live?
Or has a god tried to go
and take a nation for himself
from among another nation,
by trials, by signs, by wonders,
by war, by a mighty hand,
by an outstretched arm,
and by great terrors,
as all that the Lord your God
did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Know therefore this day,
and lay it to your heart,
that the Lord is God
in heaven above and on the earth beneath.
There is no one else.
You shall keep his statutes, and his commandments,
which I command you this day,
that it may go well with you,
and with your children after you,
and that you may prolong your days in the land,
which the Lord your God gives you, forever.
Responsorial – Psalm 33.4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20+22 Resp. 12b
R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.
The word of the Lord is right.
All his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.
By the Word of the Lord, the heavens were made;
all their host by the breath of his mouth.
For he spoke, and it was done.
He commanded, and it stood firm.
R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his loving kindness;
to deliver their soul from death,
to keep them alive in famine.
R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.
Our soul has waited for the Lord.
He is our help and our shield.
Let your loving kindness be on us, O Lord,
since we have hoped in you.
R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.
Reading 2 – Romans 8.14-17
Brothers and sisters:
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,
are sons and daughters of God.
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery
to fall back in fear,
but you received the Spirit of adoption,
by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit
that we are children of God;
and if children, then heirs;
heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ;
if indeed we suffer with him,
that we may also be glorified with him.
Gospel – Matthew 28.16-20
The eleven disciples went into Galilee,
to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.
When they saw him,
they worshipped him but doubted.
Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,
“All authority has been given to me
in heaven and on earth.
Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them
in the name of the Father
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe
all that I commanded you.
Behold, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age.”
Reading 1 – Deuteronomy 4.32-34, 39-40
Moses said to the people:
Ask now of the days of old,
which were before you,
since the day that God
created man on the earth,
ask from the one end of the sky to the other,
whether there has been anything like this great thing,
or has its like even been heard of?
Did a people ever hear the voice of God
speaking out of the middle of the fire,
as you have heard, and live?
Or has a god tried to go
and take a nation for himself
from among another nation,
by trials, by signs, by wonders,
by war, by a mighty hand,
by an outstretched arm,
and by great terrors,
as all that the Lord your God
did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Know therefore this day,
and lay it to your heart,
that the Lord is God
in heaven above and on the earth beneath.
There is no one else.
You shall keep his statutes, and his commandments,
which I command you this day,
that it may go well with you,
and with your children after you,
and that you may prolong your days in the land,
which the Lord your God gives you, forever.
Responsorial – Psalm 33.4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20+22 Resp. 12b
R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.
The word of the Lord is right.
All his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.
By the Word of the Lord, the heavens were made;
all their host by the breath of his mouth.
For he spoke, and it was done.
He commanded, and it stood firm.
R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his loving kindness;
to deliver their soul from death,
to keep them alive in famine.
R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.
Our soul has waited for the Lord.
He is our help and our shield.
Let your loving kindness be on us, O Lord,
since we have hoped in you.
R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.
Reading 2 – Romans 8.14-17
Brothers and sisters:
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,
are sons and daughters of God.
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery
to fall back in fear,
but you received the Spirit of adoption,
by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit
that we are children of God;
and if children, then heirs;
heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ;
if indeed we suffer with him,
that we may also be glorified with him.
Gospel – Matthew 28.16-20
The eleven disciples went into Galilee,
to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.
When they saw him,
they worshipped him but doubted.
Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,
“All authority has been given to me
in heaven and on earth.
Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them
in the name of the Father
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe
all that I commanded you.
Behold, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age.”
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
Moses spoke to the people and said:
“Now, Israel, listen
to the statutes and to the ordinances,
which I teach you to do;
that you may live and go in
and possess the land
which the Lord, the God of your fathers,
gives you.
Behold, I have taught you
statutes and ordinances,
even as the Lord my God
commanded me,
that you should do so in the land
which you go to possess.
Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom
and your understanding
in the sight of the peoples,
who shall hear all these statutes, and say,
‘Surely this great nation is
a wise and understanding people.’
For what great nation is there,
that has a god so near to them,
as the Lord our God is to us
whenever we call on him?
What great nation is there
that has statutes and ordinances
as righteous as all this law,
which I set before you this day?
But be careful
and keep your soul diligently,
lest you forget the things
which your eyes saw,
and lest they depart from your heart
all the days of your life;
but make them known to your children
and your children’s children.”
Responsorial – Psalm 147.12-13, 15-16, 19-20 Resp. 12a
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates.
He has blessed your children within you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He sends out his commandment to the earth.
His word runs very swiftly.
He spreads snow out like wool;
he scatters the frost like ashes.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He shows his word to Jacob;
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done this for any other nation.
They do not know his ordinances.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Gospel – Matthew 5.17-19
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that
I came to destroy
the law or the prophets.
I came not to destroy but to fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,
until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one iota or one comma
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
Whoever, therefore, shall break
one of these least commandments
and teach others to do so,
shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;
but whoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
Moses spoke to the people and said:
“Now, Israel, listen
to the statutes and to the ordinances,
which I teach you to do;
that you may live and go in
and possess the land
which the Lord, the God of your fathers,
gives you.
Behold, I have taught you
statutes and ordinances,
even as the Lord my God
commanded me,
that you should do so in the land
which you go to possess.
Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom
and your understanding
in the sight of the peoples,
who shall hear all these statutes, and say,
‘Surely this great nation is
a wise and understanding people.’
For what great nation is there,
that has a god so near to them,
as the Lord our God is to us
whenever we call on him?
What great nation is there
that has statutes and ordinances
as righteous as all this law,
which I set before you this day?
But be careful
and keep your soul diligently,
lest you forget the things
which your eyes saw,
and lest they depart from your heart
all the days of your life;
but make them known to your children
and your children’s children.”
Responsorial – Psalm 147.12-13, 15-16, 19-20 Resp. 12a
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates.
He has blessed your children within you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He sends out his commandment to the earth.
His word runs very swiftly.
He spreads snow out like wool;
he scatters the frost like ashes.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He shows his word to Jacob;
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done this for any other nation.
They do not know his ordinances.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Gospel – Matthew 5.17-19
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that
I came to destroy
the law or the prophets.
I came not to destroy but to fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,
until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one iota or one comma
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
Whoever, therefore, shall break
one of these least commandments
and teach others to do so,
shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;
but whoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
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