MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2021
“The annual celebration of World Food Day confronts us with one of humanity's greatest challenges: overcoming hunger once and for all is an ambitious goal.... The pandemic gives us the opportunity to change course and invest in a global food system that can deal sensibly and responsibly with future crises.”
Pope Francis

Feast of Saint Luke, evangelist
Psalm 145
Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
    and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
    and speak of your might.
Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Making known to men your might
    and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
    and your dominion endures through all generations.
Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
The LORD is just in all his ways
    and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
    to all who call upon him in truth.
Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2021
“May the Virgin Mary, who said a total “yes” to God, a “yes” without “but” – it is not easy to say “yes” without “but”: Our Lady did just that… let us savour the beauty of making life a gift.”
Pope Francis

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalm 33
Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Upright is the word of the LORD,
    and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
    of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
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.
Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
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.
Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021
“Dear brothers and sisters, a faith without giving, a faith without gratuitousness is an incomplete faith…Today we can ask ourselves: “At what point is my faith? Do I experience it as something mechanical, like a relationship of duty or interest with God?”... Letting oneself be looked at and loved by Jesus; letting Jesus look at us, love us… “Do I respond freely, with generosity, with all my heart?””
Pope Francis

Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 105
The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
You descendants of Abraham, his servants,
    sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
He, the LORD, is our God;
    throughout the earth his judgments prevail.
The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
He remembers forever his covenant
    which he made binding for a thousand generations –
Which he entered into with Abraham
    and by his oath to Isaac.
The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
For he remembered his holy word
    to his servant Abraham.
And he led forth his people with joy;
    with shouts of joy, his chosen ones.
The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021
“Let us remember what the pandemic has shown us, namely that we cannot remain healthy in a world that is sick In recent times, many people have contracted the sickness of forgetfulness, forgetfulness of God and of our brothers and sisters... The earth we inhabit bears the scars of this, while the air we breathe is rich in toxins but poor in solidarity… Prayer and action can change the course of history. Brothers and sisters, be courageous! We have before us a vision, the same vision shared by so many young people and men and women of good will: the earth as a common home, in which peoples dwell as brothers and sisters”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Psalm 32
I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Blessed is he whose fault is taken away,
whose sin is covered.
Blessed the man to whom the LORD imputes not guilt,
in whose spirit there is no guile.
I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
my guilt I covered not.
I said, “I confess my faults to the LORD,”
and you took away the guilt of my sin.
I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you just;
exult, all you upright of heart.
I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021
“Truth must disturb us – … We know that there are Christians who are never restless: their lives are always the same, there is no movement in their hearts, they lack restlessness. Why? Because restlessness is a sign that the Holy Spirit is working inside us... Freedom must disturb us, it must constantly question us, so that we might always plunge deeper into what we really are. In this way we will discover that the journey of truth and freedom is an arduous one that lasts a lifetime. Remaining free is arduous, it is a struggle; but it is not impossible.”
Pope Francis

Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 130
With the Lord there is mercy, and fullness of redemption.
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;
    LORD, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
    to my voice in supplication.
With the Lord there is mercy, and fullness of redemption.
If you, O LORD, mark iniquities,
    Lord, who can stand?
But with you is forgiveness,
    that you may be revered.
With the Lord there is mercy, and fullness of redemption.
I trust in the LORD;
    my soul trusts in his word.
My soul waits for the LORD
    more than sentinels wait for the dawn.
With the Lord there is mercy, and fullness of redemption.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021
“If we think about it, we grow not so much on the basis of our successes and the things we have, but above all in difficult and fragile moments. There, in our need, we mature; there we open our hearts to God, to others, to the meaning of life... When we feel small in the face of a problem, small in front of a cross, an illness, when we experience fatigue and loneliness, let us not get discouraged... because with God weakness is not an obstacle but an opportunity.”
Pope Francis

Wednesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 62
Lord, you give back to everyone according to his works.
Only in God is my soul at rest;
    from him comes my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
    my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed at all.
Lord, you give back to everyone according to his works.
Only in God be at rest, my soul,
    for from him comes my hope.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
    my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed. 
Lord, you give back to everyone according to his works.
Trust in him at all times, O my people!
    Pour out your hearts before him;
    God is our refuge!
Lord, you give back to everyone according to his works.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021
“Brothers and sisters, ours is a journey that demands a constant purification of the heart… Peace is not primarily an agreement to be negotiated or a value to be celebrated, but mostly an attitude of the heart… For the sake of peace, please, in every religious tradition let us defuse the temptation to fundamentalism and every tendency to view a brother or sister as an enemy.”
Pope Francis

Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 19
The heavens proclaim the glory of God.
The heavens declare the glory of God,
    and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
Day pours out the word to day,
    and night to night imparts knowledge.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God.
Not a word nor a discourse
    whose voice is not heard;
Through all the earth their voice resounds,
    and to the ends of the world, their message.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2021
“If peoples are to remain brothers and sisters, prayers must rise unceasingly to heaven, and one single word constantly echo on earth. That word is peace… Dear friends, we are making that journey, each with his or her own religious identity, to cultivate peace in the name of God and to acknowledge that we are brothers and sisters.”
Pope Francis

Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 98
The Lord has made known his salvation.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
    for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for him,
    his holy arm.
 The Lord has made known his salvation.
The LORD has made his salvation known:
    in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
    toward the house of Israel.
   The Lord has made known his salvation.
All the ends of the earth have seen
    the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
    break into song; sing praise.
   The Lord has made known his salvation.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2021
“Do we recognize ourselves as small before God? Let’s think about it, it will help us… In prosperity, in wellbeing, we have the illusion of being self-sufficient, that we are enough, that we do not need God. Brothers and sisters, this is a deception, because each one of us is a person in need, a little one. We must seek out our smallness and recognise it. And there, we will find Jesus.”
Pope Francis

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalm 90
Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!
Teach us to number our days aright,
    that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Return, O LORD! How long?
    Have pity on your servants!
Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!
Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,
    that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
Make us glad, for the days when you afflicted us,
    for the years when we saw evil.
Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!
Let your work be seen by your servants
    and your glory by their children;
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!
Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2021
“Those who seek God find him… in those in need: in need not only of material goods, but of care and comfort, such as the sick, the humiliated, prisoners, immigrants, the incarcerated… Any affront to a little one, a poor person, a child, a defenseless person, is done to Him.”
Pope Francis

Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 97
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice;
    let the many isles be glad.
Clouds and darkness are round about him,
    justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
    before the LORD of all the earth
The heavens proclaim his justice,
    and all peoples see his glory.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
Light dawns for the just;
    and gladness, for the upright of heart.
Be glad in the LORD, you just,
    and give thanks to his holy name.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2021
“The power of grace needs to be coupled with our works of mercy which we are called to live to bear witness to how tremendous is God’s love. Let us move ahead with this trust.”
Pope Francis

Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 9
The Lord will judge the world with justice.
I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart;
    I will declare all your wondrous deeds.
I will be glad and exult in you;
    I will sing praise to your name, Most High.
The Lord will judge the world with justice.
You rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;
    their name you blotted out forever and ever.
The nations are sunk in the pit they have made;
    in the snare they set, their foot is caught.
The Lord will judge the world with justice.
But the LORD sits enthroned forever;
    he has set up his throne for judgment.
He judges the world with justice;
    he governs the peoples with equity.
The Lord will judge the world with justice.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2021
“God’s style is nearness, compassion and tenderness. He always draws near to us, is compassionate and tender… Allow me to say, we are saints. But then, by our actions, we become sinners. But, fundamentally, we are saints.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
Psalm 1
Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
Blessed the man who follows not
    the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
    nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the LORD
    and meditates on his law day and night.
Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
He is like a tree
    planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
    and whose leaves never fade.
    Whatever he does, prospers.
Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
Not so the wicked, not so;
    they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
    but the way of the wicked vanishes.
Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021
“Faith has an all-encompassing value. It touches every moment and every aspect of a believer’s life: from baptism to our departure from this world, everything is informed by faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus who gives salvation. Justification through faith underlines the priority of the grace that God offers without distinction to those who believe in his Son.”
Pope Francis

Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 86
Lord, you are merciful and gracious
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
    for to you I call all the day.
Gladden the soul of your servant,
    for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Lord, you are merciful and gracious
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
    abounding in kindness to all who call upon you.
Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer
    and attend to the sound of my pleading.
Lord, you are merciful and gracious
All the nations you have made shall come
    and worship you, O Lord,
    and glorify your name.
For you are great, and you do wondrous deeds;
    you alone are God.
Lord, you are merciful and gracious

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021
“We, before God, are just. It is true, we have our personal sins. But fundamentally, we are just… It is as though the original relationship between the Creator and the creature before the disobedience of sin intervened has been restored.”
Pope Francis

Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 130
If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD
    LORD, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
    to my voice in supplication.
If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?
If you, O LORD, mark iniquities,
    LORD, who can stand?
But with you is forgiveness,
    that you may be revered.
If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?
Let Israel wait for the LORD,
For with the LORD is kindness
    and with him is plenteous redemption;
And he will redeem Israel
    from all their iniquities.
If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2021
“Brothers and sisters, every closure tends in fact to keep us at a distance from those who do not think like we do, and this – we know – is the root of so many evils… “I am a believer,” “I am Catholic,” “I belong to this association, to that one,” and the others, poor things, do not. This is a sin. Showing off one’s “believer’s license” to judge to judge and exclude. Let us ask for the grace to overcome the temptation to judge and to categorise… The Holy Spirit does not want closedness; He wants openness, and welcoming communities where there is a place for everyone.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi
Jonah 2
You will rescue my life from the pit, O Lord.
Out of my distress I called to the LORD,
    and he answered me;
From the midst of the nether world I cried for help,
    and you heard my voice.
You will rescue my life from the pit, O Lord.
For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea,
    and the flood enveloped me;
All your breakers and your billows 
    passed over me.
You will rescue my life from the pit, O Lord.
Then I said, “I am banished from your sight!
    yet would I again look upon your holy temple.”
You will rescue my life from the pit, O Lord.
When my soul fainted within me,
    I remembered the LORD;
My prayer reached you
     in your holy temple.
You will rescue my life from the pit, O Lord.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2021
“There is no prayer without memory What does this mean? That when we pray, we must remember our life, the life of our people, the life of the many people who accompany us… Prayer, the memory of one’s life, of the life of one’s people, their history: committing to memory and recalling. This is good for us, and helps us pray.”
Pope Francis

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalm 128
May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
Blessed are you who fear the LORD,
    who walk in his ways!
For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;
    blessed shall you be, and favored.
May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
    in the recesses of your home;
your children like olive plants
    around your table.
May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
Behold, thus is the man blessed
    who fears the LORD.
The LORD bless you from Zion:
    may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
    all the days of your life.
May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
May you see your children's children.
    Peace be upon Israel!
May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2021
“In welcoming those on the margins, the neglected, we welcome Jesus because He is there. And in the little one, in the poor person we serve, we also receive God’s tender embrace.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels
Psalm 69
The Lord listens to the poor.
“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.
Let the heavens and the earth praise him,
    the seas and whatever moves in them!”
The Lord listens to the poor.
For God will save Zion
    and rebuild the cities of Judah.
They shall dwell in the land and own it,
    and the descendants of his servants shall inherit it,
    and those who love his name shall inhabit it.
The Lord listens to the poor.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2021

“We pray that every baptized person may be engaged in evangelization, available to the mission, by being witnesses of a life that has the flavour of the Gospel.”

Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Psalm 79
For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us.
O God, the nations have come into your inheritance;
    they have defiled your holy temple,
    they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
They have given the corpses of your servants
    as food to the birds of heaven,
    the flesh of your faithful ones to the beasts of the earth.
For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us.
They have poured out their blood like water
    round about Jerusalem,
    and there is no one to bury them.
We have become the reproach of our neighbors,
    the scorn and derision of those around us.
O LORD, how long? Will you be angry forever?
    Will your jealousy burn like fire?
For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us.
Remember not against us the iniquities of the past;
    may your compassion quickly come to us,
    for we are brought very low.
For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us.
Help us, O God our savior,
    because of the glory of your name;
Deliver us and pardon our sins
    for your name’s sake.
For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
“Am I, who follow Jesus, interested in the one who is neglected? … Do I understand life in terms of competing to make room for myself at others’ expense, or do I believe that being first means serving?... Am I concerned about someone who cannot give me anything in return, or only with my relatives and friends? These are the questions we need to ask ourselves.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Psalm 19
The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
    refreshing the soul;
The decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
    giving wisdom to the simple.
 The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The precepts of the LORD are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
The command of the LORD is clear,
    enlightening the eye;
The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
    enduring forever;
The ordinances of the LORD are true,
    all of them just
The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
They are more precious than gold,
    than a heap of purest gold;
Sweeter also than syrup
    or honey from the comb.
The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
“Today, the word “service” appears a bit hackneyed, worn out by use… To serve is not a courteous expression... Therefore, if we want to follow Jesus, we must follow the path he himself traced out, the path of service. Our fidelity to the Lord depends on our willingness to serve. And we know this often costs, because “it tastes like a cross.” But, as our care and availability toward others grows, we become freer inside, more like Jesus. The more we serve, the more we are aware of God’s presence.”
Pope Francis

Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels
Psalm 138
In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.
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.
In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.
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.
In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.
All the kings of the earth shall give thanks to you, O LORD
    when they hear the words of your mouth;
And they shall sing of the ways of the LORD
    “Great is the glory of the LORD
In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
“If you want to be first, you need to get in line, be last, and serve everyone. Through this shocking phrase, the Lord inaugurates a reversal: he overturns the criteria about what truly matters. The value of a person does not depend any more on the role they have, the work they do, the money they have in the bank. No, no, no, it does not depend on this. Greatness and success in God’s eyes are measured differently: they are measured by service. Not on what someone has, but on what someone gives. Do you want to be first? Serve. This is the way.”
Pope Francis

Tuesday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 87
God is with us.
His foundation upon the holy mountains
    the LORD loves:
The gates of Zion,
    more than any dwelling of Jacob.
Glorious things are said of you,
    O city of God!
God is with us.
I tell of Egypt and Babylon
    among those that know the LORD;
Of Philistia, Tyre, Ethiopia:
    “This man was born there.”
And of Zion they shall say:
     “One and all were born in her;
And he who has established her
    is the Most High LORD.”
God is with us.
They shall note, when the peoples are enrolled:
    “This man was born there.”
And all shall sing, in their festive dance:
    “My home is within you.”
God is with us.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
“I will give you a little piece of advice: after each Confession, sit still for a few moments in order to remember the forgiveness you received. Hold on to that peace in your heart, that inner freedom you are feeling; not your sins, which no longer exist, but the forgiveness that God has granted you, the caress of God the Father. Just hold on to that; don’t let it fade. The next time you go to confession, think: I am going to receive again the embrace that did me so much good.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest
Psalm 102
The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.
The nations shall revere your name, O LORD,
    and all the kings of the earth your glory,
When the LORD has rebuilt Zion
    and appeared in his glory;
When he has regarded the prayer of the destitute,
    and not despised their prayer.
The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.
Let this be written for the generation to come,
    and let his future creatures praise the Lord:
“The LORD looked down from his holy height,
    from heaven he beheld the earth,
To hear the groaning of the prisoners,
    to release those doomed to die.”
The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.
The children of your servants shall abide,
    and their posterity shall continue in your presence.
That the name of the LORD may be declared in Zion;
    and his praise, in Jerusalem,
When the peoples gather together,
    and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
“Today, being really original and revolutionary means rebelling against the culture of the ephemeral, going beyond shallow instincts and momentary pleasures, and choosing to love with every fibre of your being, for the rest of your life. We were not put here just to make do, but to make something of our lives… For our life to be great, we need love and heroism alike.”
Pope Francis

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalm 19
The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
    refreshing the soul;
the decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
    giving wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
    enduring forever;
the ordinances of the LORD are true,
    all of them just
The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
Though your servant is careful of them,
    very diligent in keeping them,
Yet who can detect failings?
    Cleanse me from my unknown faults!
The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
From wanton sin especially, restrain your servant;
    let it not rule over me.
Then shall I be blameless and innocent
    of serious sin. 
The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
“This is what I wish for you: that the cross be your bridge between the past and the future… Yet the cross, planted in the ground, not only invites us to be well-rooted, it also raises and extends its arms towards everyone. The cross urges us to keep our roots firm, but without defensiveness; to draw from the wellsprings, opening ourselves to the thirst of the men and women of our time.”
Pope Francis

Saturday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 31
The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock.
Hear the word of the LORD, O nations,
    proclaim it on distant isles, and say:
He who scattered Israel, now gathers them together,
    he guards them as a shepherd guards his flock.
The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock.
The LORD shall ransom Jacob,
    he shall redeem him from the hand of his conqueror.
Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion,
    they shall come streaming to the LORD’s blessings.
The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock.
Then the virgins shall make merry and dance,
    and young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into joy,
    I will console and gladden them after their sorrows.
The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
“There is no disarmament without courage, no aid without giving freely, no forgiveness without truth… The path to peace is found not in weapons, but in justice… Bearing witness that the capacity to fight evil does not lie in proclamations, but in prayer; not in revenge, but in concord; not in shortcuts dictated by the use of force, but in the patient and constructive force of solidarity. Because only this is truly worthy of man. And because God is not the God of war, but of peace.”
Pope Francis

Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 43
Hope in God; I will praise him, my savior and my God.
Do me justice, O God, and fight my fight
    against a faithless people;
    from the deceitful and impious man rescue me.
Hope in God; I will praise him, my savior and my God.
For you, O God, are my strength.
    Why do you keep me so far away?
Why must I go about in mourning,
    with the enemy oppressing me?
Hope in God; I will praise him, my savior and my God.
Send forth your light and your fidelity;
    they shall lead me on
And bring me to your holy mountain,
    to your dwellingplace.
Hope in God; I will praise him, my savior and my God.
Then will I go in to the altar of God,
    the God of my gladness and joy;
Then will I give you thanks upon the harp,
    O God, my God!
Hope in God; I will praise him, my savior and my God.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
“Let us preserve together the common memory of our brothers and sisters who have suffered violence, let us help each other with concrete words and gestures to oppose the hatred that seeks to divide the human family!”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest
Psalm 149
The Lord takes delight in his people.
Sing to the LORD a new song
    of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel be glad in their maker,
    let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.
The Lord takes delight in his people.
Let them praise his name in the festive dance,
    let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.
For the LORD loves his people,
    and he adorns the lowly with victory.
The Lord takes delight in his people.
Let the faithful exult in glory;
    let them sing for joy upon their couches;
Let the high praises of God be in their throats.
    This is the glory of all his faithful. Alleluia.
The Lord takes delight in his people.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
“I would like to reiterate that if we want to preserve fraternity on Earth, “we cannot lose sight of Heaven.”… Yes, true religiosity consists in adoring God and loving one's neighbour. And we believers cannot exempt ourselves from these essential religious choices: rather than demonstrating something, we are called to show the paternal presence of the God of heaven through our harmony on earth.”
Pope Francis

Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Tobit 13
Blessed be God, who lives for ever.
He scourges and then has mercy;
    he casts down to the depths of the nether world,
    and he brings up from the great abyss.
No one can escape his hand.
Blessed be God, who lives for ever.
Praise him, you children of Israel, before the Gentiles,
    for though he has scattered you among them,
    he has shown you his greatness even there.
Blessed be God, who lives for ever.
So now consider what he has done for you,
    and praise him with full voice.
Bless the Lord of righteousness,
    and exalt the King of ages.
Blessed be God, who lives for ever.
In the land of my exile I praise him
    and show his power and majesty to a sinful nation.
Blessed be God, who lives for ever.
Bless the Lord, all you his chosen ones,
    and may all of you praise his majesty.
Celebrate days of gladness, and give him praise.
Blessed be God, who lives for ever.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
“It truly is no longer time for alliances of one against another, but for a common search for solutions to the problems we all face. Young people and history will judge us on this.”
Pope Francis

Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and evangelist
Psalm 19
Their message goes out through all the earth.
The heavens declare the glory of God;
    and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
Day pours out the word to day,
    and night to night imparts knowledge.
Their message goes out through all the earth.
Not a word nor a discourse
    whose voice is not heard;
Through all the earth their voice resounds,
    and to the ends of the world, their message.
Their message goes out through all the earth.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
“Dear friends, the family is alive if it is united in prayer. The family is strong, if it rediscovers the Word of God and the providential value of all its promises. The family is generous and builds history if it remains open to life, if it does not discriminate and serves the weakest and most in need, if it does not stop offering the world the bread of charity and the wine of fraternity.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs
Psalm 126
The Lord has done marvels for us.
When the LORD brought back the captives of Zion,
    we were like men dreaming.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
    and our tongue with rejoicing.
The Lord has done marvels for us.
Then they said among the nations,
    “The LORD has done great things for them.”
The LORD has done great things for us;
    we are glad indeed.
The Lord has done marvels for us.
Restore our fortunes, O LORD,
    like the torrents in the southern desert.
Those that sow in tears
    shall reap rejoicing.
The Lord has done marvels for us.
Although they go forth weeping,
    carrying the seed to be sown,
They shall come back rejoicing,
    carrying their sheaves.
The Lord has done marvels for us.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

“Everything that exacerbates the differences between people, often causing discrimination – all of this, before God, no longer has any basis, thanks to the salvation effected in Christ. What is important is that faith that operates according to the path of unity indicated by the Holy Spirit. And our responsibility is that of journeying decisively on along this path of equality, but an equality that is sustained, that was created by the redemption of Jesus.”
Pope Francis

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalm 54
The Lord upholds my life.
O God, by your name save me,
    and by your might defend my cause.
O God, hear my prayer;
    hearken to the words of my mouth.
The Lord upholds my life.
For the haughty have risen up against me,
    the ruthless  seek my life;
    they set not God before their eyes.
The Lord upholds my life.
Behold, God is my helper;
    the Lord sustains my life.
Freely will I offer you sacrifice;
    I will praise your name, O LORD, for its goodness.
The Lord upholds my life.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
“It is decisive even for all of us today to rediscover the beauty of being children of God, to be brothers and sisters among ourselves, because we have been united in Christ, who redeemed us. The differences and contrasts that separation creates should not exist among believers in Christ.”
Pope Francis

Saturday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 100
Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
Sing joyfully to the LORD all you lands;
serve the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful song.
Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
Know that the LORD is God;
he made us, his we are;
his people, the flock he tends.
Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
his courts with praise;
Give thanks to him; bless his name.
Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
For he is good:
the LORD, whose kindness endures forever,
and his faithfulness, to all generations.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
“Faith in Jesus Christ has allowed us to truly become children of God and also His heirs. We Christians often take for granted this reality of being God’s children. Instead, it is good to remember with gratitude the moment in which we became such, the moment of our baptism, so as to live the great gift we received with greater awareness. If I were to ask you today, “which of you knows the exact date of your baptism?” I do not think there would be too many hands raised…. Yet, it is the day on which we were saved, it is the day on which we became children of God.”
Pope Francis

Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 49
Blessed the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Why should I fear in evil days
    when my wicked ensnarers ring me round?
They trust in their wealth;
    the abundance of their riches is their boast.
Blessed the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Yet in no way can a man redeem himself,
    or pay his own ransom to God;
Too high is the price to redeem one’s life; he would never have enough
    to remain alive always and not see destruction.
Blessed the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Fear not when a man grows rich,
    when the wealth of his house becomes great,
For when he dies, he shall take none of it;
    his wealth shall not follow him down.
Blessed the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Though in his lifetime he counted himself blessed,
    “They will praise you for doing well for yourself,”
He shall join the circle of his forebears
    who shall never more see light.
Blessed the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
“Education is one of the most effective ways of making our world and history more human. Education is above all a matter of love and responsibility handed down from one generation to another.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Saint Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs
Psalm 111
How great are the works of the Lord!
The works of his hands are faithful and just;
    sure are all his precepts,
Reliable forever and ever,
    wrought in truth and equity.
How great are the works of the Lord!
He has sent deliverance to his people;
    he has ratified his covenant forever;
    holy and awesome is his name.
How great are the works of the Lord!
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
    prudent are all who live by it.
    His praise endures forever.
How great are the works of the Lord!

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
“Dear young people, may this academic year be for all of you a time of educational growth and deepening of the bonds of friendship. Upon you and your families I invoke the wisdom and joy of our Lord Jesus Christ. God bless you!”
Pope Francis

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
“May the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was open to hearing the Word which became flesh in her, help us every day to listen to her Son in the Gospel and to our brothers and sisters with a docile heart, with a patient heart, and with an attentive heart.”
Pope Francis

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Psalm 78
Do not forget the works of the Lord!
Hearken, my people, to my teaching;
    incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in a parable,
    I will utter mysteries from of old.
Do not forget the works of the Lord!
While he slew them they sought him
    and inquired after God again,
Remembering that God was their rock
    and the Most High God, their redeemer.
Do not forget the works of the Lord!
But they flattered him with their mouths
    and lied to him with their tongues,
Though their hearts were not steadfast toward him,
    nor were they faithful to his covenant.
Do not forget the works of the Lord!
But he, being merciful, forgave their sin
    and destroyed them not;
Often he turned back his anger
    and let none of his wrath be roused.
Do not forget the works of the Lord!

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
“Open your ears. Jesus, I want to open myself to your Word; Jesus, open myself to listening to you; Jesus, heal my heart from being closed, heal my heart from haste, heal my heart from impatience.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Psalm 28
Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard my prayer.
Hear the sound of my pleading, when I cry to you,
    lifting up my hands toward your holy shrine.
Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard my prayer.
The LORD is my strength and my shield
In him my heart trusts, and I find help;
    then my heart exults, and with my song I give him thanks
Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard my prayer.
The LORD is the strength of his people,
    the saving refuge of his anointed.
Save your people, and bless your inheritance;
    feed them, and carry them forever!
Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard my prayer.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
“Do we remember to listen to the Lord? We are Christians, but sometimes with the thousands of words we hear every day, we do not find a moment to let a few words of the Gospel resound in us… If we dedicate time to the Gospel, we will find the secret for our spiritual health. This is the medicine: every day a little silence and listening, fewer useless words and more of the Word of God. Always with the Gospel in your pocket that can help greatly.”
Pope Francis

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalm 116
I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

I love the LORD because he has heard
    my voice in supplication,
Because he has inclined his ear to me
    the day I called.
I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

The cords of death encompassed me;
    the snares of the netherworld seized upon me;
    I fell into distress and sorrow,
And I called upon the name of the LORD,
    “O LORD, save my life!”
I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

Gracious is the LORD and just;
    yes, our God is merciful.
The LORD keeps the little ones;
    I was brought low, and he saved me.
I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

For he has freed my soul from death,
    my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
I shall walk before the LORD
    in the land of the living.
I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
“Starting a dialogue often happens not through words but silence, by not insisting, by patiently beginning anew to listen to others, hearing about their struggles and what they carry inside. The healing of the heart begins with listening. Listening. This is what restores the heart.”
Pope Francis

Saturday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 113
Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever.
Praise, you servants of the LORD,
    praise the name of the LORD.
Blessed be the name of the LORD
    both now and forever.
Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever.
From the rising to the setting of the sun
    is the name of the LORD to be praised.
High above all nations is the LORD;
    above the heavens is his glory.
Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever.
Who is like the LORD, our God,
    and looks upon the heavens and the earth below?
He raises up the lowly from the dust;
    from the dunghill he lifts up the poor.
Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
“We all have ears, but very often we are not able to hear. Why is this? Brothers and sisters, there is an interior deafness that we can ask Jesus to touch and heal today. It is interior deafness, which is worse than physical deafness, because it is the deafness of the heart. Taken up with haste, by so many things to say and do, we do not find time to stop and listen to those who speak to us… I am thinking about children, young people, the elderly, the many who do not really need words and sermons, but to be heard. Let us ask ourselves: how is my capacity to listen going? Do I let myself be touched by people’s lives? Do I know how to spend time with those who are close to me in order to listen?”
Pope Francis

Friday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 16
You are my inheritance, O Lord.
Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge;
    I say to the LORD, “My Lord are you.”
O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup,
    you it is who hold fast my lot.
You are my inheritance, O Lord.
I bless the LORD who counsels me;
    even in the night my heart exhorts me.
I set the LORD ever before me;
    with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.
You are my inheritance, O Lord.
You will show me the path to life,
    fullness of joys in your presence,
    the delights at your right hand forever.
You are my inheritance, O Lord.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
“Behind every inflexibility there is something bad, which is not the Spirit of God… For, despite all the difficulties we may pose to His action, also despite our sins, God does not abandon us but rather abides with us in His merciful love. God is always near us with His kindness. He is like that father who went up to the terrace every day to see if his son was returning: the love of the Father never tires of us. Let us ask for the wisdom to always be aware of this reality, and to turn away the fundamentalists who propose to us a life of artificial asceticism, far removed from the resurrection of Christ. Asceticism is necessary, but wise asceticism, not artificial.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Peter Claver, Priest
Psalm 150
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the LORD in his sanctuary,
    praise him in the firmament of his strength
Praise him for his mighty deeds,
    praise him for his sovereign majesty. 
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise him with the blast of the trumpet,
    praise him with lyre and harp,
Praise him with timbrel and dance,
    praise him with strings and pipe.
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise him with sounding cymbals,
    praise him with clanging cymbals.
Let everything that has breath
    praise the LORD! Alleluia.
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
“How do we live our faith? Does the love of Christ, crucified and risen again, remain at the centre of our daily life as the wellspring of salvation, or are we content with a few religious formalities to salve our consciences?... Are we attached to the precious treasure, to the beauty of the newness of Christ, or do we prefer something that attracts us momentarily but then leaves us empty inside? The ephemeral often knocks at the door during our days, but it is a sad illusion, which makes us give in to superficiality and prevents us from discerning what is truly worth living for.”
Pope Francis

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Psalm 13
With delight I rejoice in the Lord.
Though I trusted in your mercy,
    let my heart rejoice in your salvation.
With delight I rejoice in the Lord.
Let me sing of the LORD, “He has been good to me.”
With delight I rejoice in the Lord.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
“Brothers and sisters, let us however keep the certainty that, even when we are tempted to turn away, God still continues to bestow his gifts.”
Pope Francis

Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 145
The Lord is compassionate toward all his works.
I will extol you, O my God and King,
    and I will bless your name forever and ever.
Every day will I bless you,
    and I will praise your name forever and ever.
The Lord is compassionate toward all his works.
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
    slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
    and compassionate toward all his works.
The Lord is compassionate toward all his works.
 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
“My thoughts turn to the elderly, to the sick, to young people and to newlyweds, invoking upon each of you the outpouring of God’s grace. This indescribable gift of the Lord is the redeeming force that comforts and sustains us in the journey of life.”
Pope Francis

Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 62
In God is my safety and my glory.
Only in God be at rest, my soul,
    for from him comes my hope.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
    my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed.
In God is my safety and my glory.
Trust in him at all times, O my people!
    Pour out your hearts before him;
    God is our refuge!
In God is my safety and my glory.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
    and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
    and speak of your might.
The Lord is compassionate toward all his works.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
“Today let us ask the Lord to free us from blaming others – like children: “No, it wasn’t me! It’s the other one, the other one…”. Let us ask in prayer for the grace not to waste time polluting the world with complaints, because this is not Christian. Jesus instead invites us to look at life and the world starting from our heart. If we look inside, we will find almost all that we despise outside. And if, sincerely, we ask God to purify our heart, that is when we will start making the world cleaner. Because there is an infallible way to defeat evil: by starting to conquer it within yourself.”
Pope Francis

Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 54
God himself is my help.
O God, by your name save me,
    and by your might defend my cause.
O God, hear my prayer;
    hearken to the words of my mouth.
God himself is my help.
Behold, God is my helper;
    the Lord sustains my life.
Freely will I offer you sacrifice;
    I will praise your name, O LORD, for its goodness.
God himself is my help.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
“We often think that evil comes mainly from the outside: from other people’s conduct, from those who think badly of us, from society. How often we blame others, society, the world, for everything that happens to us! It is always the fault of “others”: it is the fault of people, of those who govern, of misfortune, and so on… And we spend time assigning blame; but spending time blaming others is wasting time. We become angry, bitter and keep God away from our heart… One cannot be truly religious in complaining: complaining poisons, it leads you to anger, to resentment and to sadness, that of the heart, which closes the door to God.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church
Psalm 100
Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
    serve the LORD with gladness;
    come before him with joyful song.
Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
Know that the LORD is God;
    he made us, his we are;
    his people, the flock he tends.
Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
    his courts with praise;
Give thanks to him; bless his name.
Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.
For he is good,
    the LORD, whose kindness endures forever,
    and his faithfulness, to all generations.
Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
“Dear brothers and sisters, with great concern I am following the situation in Afghanistan, and I take part in the suffering of those who are grieving for the persons who lost their lives in the suicide attacks…, and of those who are seeking help and protection... In historic moments like this one we cannot remain indifferent; the history of the Church teaches us this. As Christians this situation obligates us. For this reason I address an appeal, to everyone, to intensify your prayer and practice fasting. Prayer and fasting, prayer and penance. This is the moment to do so. I am speaking seriously: intensify your prayer and practice fasting, asking the Lord for mercy and forgiveness.”
Pope Francis

Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 98
The Lord has made known his salvation.
The LORD has made his salvation known:
    in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
    toward the house of Israel.
The Lord has made known his salvation.
All the ends of the earth have seen
    the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
    break into song; sing praise.
The Lord has made known his salvation.
Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,
    with the harp and melodious song.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
    sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.
The Lord has made known his salvation.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
“We pray that we all will make courageous choices for a simple and environmentally sustainable lifestyle, rejoicing in our young people who are resolutely committed to this.”
Pope Francis

Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 52
I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
I, like a green olive tree
    in the house of God,
Trust in the mercy of God
    forever and ever.
I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
I will thank you always for what you have done,
    and proclaim the goodness of your name
    before your faithful ones.
I trust in the mercy of God for ever.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2021

“Hypocrisy in the Church is particularly detestable; and unfortunately, hypocrisy exists in the Church and there are many hypocritical Christians and ministers. We should never forget the Lord’s words: “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil” (Mt 5:37).”
Pope Francis

Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 27
I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is my life’s refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?
I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
One thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
and contemplate his temple.
I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living

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MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2021
“Hypocrites are people who pretend, flatter and deceive because they live with a mask over their faces and do not have the courage to face the truth. For this reason, they are not capable of truly loving: a hypocrite does not know how to love. They limit themselves to living out of egoism and do not have the strength to show their hearts transparently.”
Pope Francis

Monday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 96
The Lord comes to judge the earth.
Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all you lands.
Tell his glory among the nations;
among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.
The Lord comes to judge the earth.
For great is the LORD and highly to be praised;
awesome is he, beyond all gods.
For all the gods of the nations are things of nought,
but the LORD made the heavens.
The Lord comes to judge the earth.
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult.
The Lord comes to judge the earth.
Before the LORD, for he comes;
for he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.
The Lord comes to judge the earth.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021
“Half-truths are a way of acting that is not true… And in an environment where interpersonal relations are lived under the banner of formalism, the virus of hypocrisy easily spreads. That smile that looks like this, that does not come from the heart. To seem to be on good terms with everyone, but with no one.”
Pope Francis

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalm 15
The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.
Whoever walks blamelessly and does justice;
    who thinks the truth in his heart
    and slanders not with his tongue.
The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.
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.
The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.
Who lends not his money at usury
    and accepts no bribe against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
    shall never be disturbed.
The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 2021
“To pretend suffocates the courage to openly say what is true; and thus, the obligation to say the truth at all times, everywhere and in spite of anything can easily be escaped. Pretending leads to this: to half-truths. And half-truths are a sham because the truth is the truth or it is not the truth.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Psalm 98
The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
    for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for him,
    his holy arm.
The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.
Let the sea and what fills it resound,
    the world and those who dwell in it;
Let the rivers clap their hands,
    the mountains shout with them for joy.
The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.
Before the LORD, for he comes,
    for he comes to rule the earth;
He will rule the world with justice
    and the peoples with equity.
The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021
“What is hypocrisy? When we say, “Be careful, that person is a hypocrite”, what are we trying to say? What is hypocrisy? It can be called the fear of the truth. A hypocrite is afraid of the truth. It is better to pretend rather than be yourself. It is like putting makeup on the soul, like putting makeup on your behaviour, putting makeup on how to proceed: this is not the truth.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Monica
Psalm 97
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice;
    let the many isles be glad.
    Justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
    before the LORD of all the earth
The heavens proclaim his justice,
    and all peoples see his glory.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The LORD loves those who hate evil;
    he guards the lives of his faithful ones;
    from the hand of the wicked he delivers them.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
Light dawns for the just;
    and gladness, for the upright of heart.
Be glad in the LORD, you just,
    and give thanks to his holy name.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2021
“God made Himself flesh and blood; He lowered Himself to the point of becoming a man like us. He humbled Himself to the extent of burdening Himself with our sufferings and sin.”
Pope Francis

Thursday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 90
Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!
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.
Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!
Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Return, O LORD! How long?
Have pity on your servants!
Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!
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!
Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021
“May Mary Most Holy, who bore her Son Jesus in the flesh and joined herself to His sacrifice, help us to always bear witness to our faith in our real lives.”
Pope Francis

Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 139
You have searched me and you know me, Lord.
Where can I go from your spirit?
    From your presence where can I flee?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
    if I sink to the nether world, you are present there.
You have searched me and you know me, Lord.
If I take the wings of the dawn,
    if I settle at the farthest limits of the sea,
Even there your hand shall guide me,
    and your right hand hold me fast.
You have searched me and you know me, Lord.
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall hide me,
    and night shall be my light”–
For you darkness itself is not dark,
    and night shines as the day.
You have searched me and you know me, Lord.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2021
“Indeed, Jesus affirms that the true bread of salvation, which transmits eternal life, is His very flesh; that to enter into communion with God, before observing the laws or satisfying religious precepts, it is necessary to live out a real and concrete relationship with Him… This means that one must not pursue God in dreams and in images of grandeur and power, but He must be recognized in the humanity of Jesus and, as a consequence, in that of the brothers and sisters we meet on the path of life.”
Pope Francis

Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
Psalm 145
Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
    and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
    and speak of your might.
Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Making known to men your might
    and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
    and your dominion endures through all generations.
Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
The LORD is just in all his ways
    and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
    to all who call upon him in truth.
Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2021
“May these tranquil summer days be for you and your families a special time of grace and spiritual renewal. God bless you!”
Pope Francis

Monday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Psalm 149
The Lord takes delight in his people.

Sing to the LORD a new song
    of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel be glad in their maker,
    let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.
The Lord takes delight in his people.

Let them praise his name in the festive dance,
    let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.
For the LORD loves his people,
    and he adorns the lowly with victory.
The Lord takes delight in his people.

Let the faithful exult in glory;
    let them sing for joy upon their couches;
Let the high praises of God be in their throats.
    This is the glory of all his faithful. Alleluia.
The Lord takes delight in his people.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021
“How do I live? In the fear that if I do not do this, I will go to hell? Or do I live with that hope too, with that joy of the gratuitousness of salvation in Jesus Christ? It is a good question. And also the second: do I disregard the Commandments? No. I observe them, but not as absolutes, because I know that it is Jesus Christ who justifies me.”
Pope Francis

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalm 34
Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
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.
Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
The LORD has eyes for the just,
       and ears for their cry.
The LORD confronts the evildoers,
       to destroy remembrance of them from the earth.
Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
When the just cry out, the LORD hears them,
       and from all their distress he rescues them.
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
       and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.
Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
Many are the troubles of the just one,
       but out of them all the LORD delivers him;
he watches over all his bones;
      not one of them shall be broken.
Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021
“Vaccination is a simple but profound way of promoting the common good and caring for each other, especially the most vulnerable. I pray to God that everyone may contribute their own small grain of sand, their own small gesture of love; no matter how small, love is always great. Contribute with these small gestures for a better future.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope
Psalm 128
See how the Lord blesses those who fear him.
Blessed are you who fear the LORD,
who walk in his ways!
For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;
blessed shall you be, and favored.
See how the Lord blesses those who fear him.
You wife shall be like a fruitful vine
in the recesses of your home;
Your children like olive plants
around your table.
See how the Lord blesses those who fear him.
Behold, thus is the man blessed
who fears the LORD.
See how the Lord blesses those who fear him.
The LORD bless you from Zion:
may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.
See how the Lord blesses those who fear him.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021
“Thanks to God and to the work of many, we now have vaccines to protect us from COVID-19. They grant us the hope of ending the pandemic, but only if they are available to all and if we work together. Being vaccinated with vaccines authorised by the competent authorities is an act of love. And contributing to ensure the majority of people are vaccinated is an act of love. Love for oneself, love for one’s family and friends, love for all people.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church
Psalm 146
Praise the Lord, my soul!
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the LORD, his God,
Who made heaven and earth,
    the sea and all that is in them.
Praise the Lord, my soul!
The LORD keeps faith forever,
    secures justice for the oppressed,
    gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets captives free.
Praise the Lord, my soul!
The LORD gives sight to the blind.
The LORD raises up those who were bowed down;
    The LORD loves the just.
The LORD protects strangers.
Praise the Lord, my soul!
The fatherless and the widow he sustains,
    but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
The LORD shall reign forever;
    your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia.
Praise the Lord, my soul!

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021
“Do I want to be recognised by others, to affirm myself and to be praised, or do I think rather about serving?... Do I know how to take a step back, defuse quarrels and arguments, or do I always want to excel? Let us think about these questions, each one of us: how am I doing with humility?... With God, only those who recognise themselves as nothing can receive the all.”
Pope Francis

Thursday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Psalm 40
Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
Blessed the man who makes the LORD his trust;
    who turns not to idolatry
    or to those who stray after falsehood.
Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
Sacrifice or oblation you wished not,
    but ears open to obedience you gave me.
Burnt offerings or sin-offerings you sought not;
    then said I, “Behold I come.”
Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
“In the written scroll it is prescribed for me. 
To do your will, O my God, is my delight,
    and your law is within my heart!”
Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
I announced your justice in the vast assembly;
    I did not restrain my lips, as you, O LORD, know.
Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021
“God does not exalt us because of our gifts, because of our wealth or how well we do things, but because of humility… God lifts up the one who humbles him or herself; He lifts up the one who serves.”
Pope Francis

Wednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Psalm 21
Lord, in your strength the king is glad.
O LORD, in your strength the king is glad;
in your victory how greatly he rejoices!
You have granted him his heart’s desire;
you refused not the wish of his lips.
Lord, in your strength the king is glad.
For you welcomed him with goodly blessings,
you placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
He asked life of you: you gave him 
length of days forever and ever.
Lord, in your strength the king is glad.
Great is his glory in your victory;
majesty and splendor you conferred upon him.
You made him a blessing forever,
you gladdened him with the joy of your face.
Lord, in your strength the king is glad.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021
“The human eye always looks for grandeur and allows itself to be dazzled by what is flashy. Instead, God does not look at the appearance, God looks at the heart… Humility of heart enchants God.”
Pope Francis

Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Psalm 85
The Lord speaks of peace to his people.
I will hear what God proclaims;
    the LORD–for he proclaims peace
To his people, and to his faithful ones,
    and to those who put in him their hope.
The Lord speaks of peace to his people.
Kindness and truth shall meet;
    justice and peace shall kiss.
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
    and justice shall look down from heaven.
The Lord speaks of peace to his people.
The LORD himself will give his benefits;
    our land shall yield its increase.
Justice shall walk before him,
    and salvation, along the way of his steps.
The Lord speaks of peace to his people.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2021
“May the Lord help us to journey along the path of the commandments but looking toward the love of Christ, with the encounter with Christ, knowing that the encounter with Jesus is more important than all of the commandments.”
Pope Francis

Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Psalm 106
Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
They did not exterminate the peoples,
    as the LORD had commanded them,
But mingled with the nations
    and learned their works.
Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
They served their idols,
    which became a snare for them.
They sacrificed their sons 
    and their daughters to demons.
Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
They became defiled by their works,
    and wanton in their crimes.
And the LORD grew angry with his people,
    and abhorred his inheritance.
Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
Many times did he rescue them,
    but they embittered him with their counsels.
Yet he had regard for their affliction
    when he heard their cry.
Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2021
“As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I entrust you and your families to her maternal intercession, that she may guide us on our pilgrim way to the fullness of Christ’s promises. May God bless you!”
Pope Francis

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Psalm 132
You are my inheritance, O Lord.
Lord, go up to the place of your rest, you and the ark of your holiness.
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;
    we found it in the fields of Jaar.
Let us enter his dwelling,
    let us worship at his footstool.
Lord, go up to the place of your rest, you and the ark of your holiness.
May your priests be clothed with justice;
    let your faithful ones shout merrily for joy.
For the sake of David your servant,
    reject not the plea of your anointed.
Lord, go up to the place of your rest, you and the ark of your holiness.
For the LORD has chosen Zion;
    he prefers her for his dwelling.
“Zion is my resting place forever;
    in her will I dwell, for I prefer her.”
Lord, go up to the place of your rest, you and the ark of your holiness.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2021
“At least once a day we find ourselves eating together; perhaps in the evening with our family, after a day of work or study. It would be lovely, before breaking bread, to invite Jesus, the bread of Life, to ask Him simply to bless what we have done and what we have failed to do. Let us invite Him into our home; let us pray in a “homey” style. Jesus will be at the table with us and we will be fed by a greater love.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr
Psalm 16
You are my inheritance, O Lord.
Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge;
    I say to the LORD, “My Lord are you.”
O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup,
    you it is who hold fast my lot.
You are my inheritance, O Lord.
I bless the LORD who counsels me;
    even in the night my heart exhorts me.
I set the LORD ever before me;
    with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.
You are my inheritance, O Lord.
You will show me the path to life,
    fullness of joys in your presence,
    the delights at your right hand forever.
You are my inheritance, O Lord.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2021
“May the Virgin Mary, in whom the Word became flesh, help us to grow day after day in friendship with Jesus, the bread of Life.”
Pope Francis

Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Psalm 136
His mercy endures forever.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
    for his mercy endures forever;
Give thanks to the God of gods,
    for his mercy endures forever;
Give thanks to the LORD of lords,
    for his mercy endures forever.
His mercy endures forever.
Who led his people through the wilderness,
    for his mercy endures forever;
Who smote great kings,
    for his mercy endures forever;
And slew powerful kings,
    for his mercy endures forever.
His mercy endures forever.
And made their land a heritage,
    for his mercy endures forever;
The heritage of Israel his servant,
    for his mercy endures forever;
And freed us from our foes,
    for his mercy endures forever.
His mercy endures forever.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021
“Those who are hungry do not ask for refined and expensive food, they ask for bread. Those who are unemployed do not ask for enormous wages, but the “bread” of employment. Jesus reveals himself as bread, that is, the essential, what is necessary for everyday life; without Him it does not work… In other words, without Him, rather than living, we get by: because He alone nourishes the soul; He alone forgives us from that evil that we cannot overcome on our own; He alone makes us feel loved even if everyone else disappoints us; He alone gives us the strength to love and, He alone gives us the strength to forgive in difficulties; He alone gives that peace to the heart that it is searching for; He alone gives eternal life when life here on earth ends. He is the essential bread of life.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint Clare, Virgin

Psalm 66
Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!
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!”
Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!
Come and see the works of God,
    his tremendous deeds among the children of Adam.
Bless our God, you peoples; 
    loudly sound his praise.
Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!
Hear now, all you who fear God, while I declare 
    what he has done for me
When I appealed to him in words,
    praise was on the tip of my tongue.
Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!

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MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021
“Let us now pray to the Holy Virgin, She who lived the most beautiful story of love with God, that she may give us the grace to open ourselves to the encounter with her Son.”
Pope Francis

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Psalm 147
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem;
    praise your God, O Zion.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates;
    he has blessed your children within you.
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He has granted peace in your borders;
    with the best of wheat he fills you.
He sends forth his command to the earth;
    swiftly runs his word!
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He has proclaimed his word to Jacob,
    his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done thus for any other nation;
    his ordinances he has not made known to them. Alleluia.
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2021
“It is right to present our needs to God's heart, but the Lord, who acts far beyond our expectations, wishes to live with us first of all in a relationship of love. And true love is disinterested, it is free: one does not love to receive a favour in return! This is self-interest; and very often in life we are motivated by self-interest.”
Pope Francis

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

Psalm 97
The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.
The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice;
    let the many islands be glad.
Clouds and darkness are round about him,
    justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
    before the LORD of all the earth
The heavens proclaim his justice,
    and all peoples see his glory.
The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.
Because you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth,
    exalted far above all gods. 
The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021
“Why do we seek the Lord? Why do I seek the Lord? What are the motivations for my faith, for our faith? We need to discern this, because among the many temptations we encounter in life, among the many temptations there is one that we might call idolatrous temptation. It is the one that drives us to seek God for our own use, to solve problems, to have thanks to Him what we cannot obtain on our own, for our interests. But in this way faith remains superficial and even, if I may say so, faith remains miraculous: we look for God to feed us and then forget about Him when we are satiated. At the centre of this immature faith is not God, but our own needs.”
Pope Francis

Thursday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Psalm 95
If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD;
    let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
    let us joyfully sing psalms to him.
If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Come, let us bow down in worship;
    let us kneel before the LORD who made us.
For he is our God,
    and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides.
If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Oh, that today you would hear his voice:
    “Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
    as in the day of Massah in the desert,
Where your fathers tested me;
    they tested me though they had seen my works.”
If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2021
“The Gospel teaches us that it is not enough to seek God; we must also ask why we are seeking him. Indeed, Jesus says: “You seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves” (Jn 6,26). The people, in fact, had witnessed the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves, but they had not grasped the meaning of that gesture: they stopped at the external miracle, they stopped at the material bread: there only, without going beyond, to the meaning of this.”
Pope Francis

Memorial of Saint John Vianney, Priest

Psalm 106
Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
We have sinned, we and our fathers;
    we have committed crimes; we have done wrong.
Our fathers in Egypt
    considered not your wonders.
Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
But soon they forgot his works;
    they waited not for his counsel.
They gave way to craving in the desert
    and tempted God in the wilderness.
Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
They forgot the God who had saved them,
    who had done great deeds in Egypt,
Wondrous deeds in the land of Ham,
    terrible things at the Red Sea.
Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
Then he spoke of exterminating them,
    but Moses, his chosen one, 
Withstood him in the breach
    to turn back his destructive wrath.
Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021
“It has been calculated officially that every day in the world around seven thousand children under the age of five die due to malnutrition, because they do not have what they need to live. Faced with scandals such as these, Jesus also addresses an invitation to us… “Be brave, give what little you have, your talents, your possessions, make them available to Jesus and to your brothers and sisters. Do not be afraid, nothing will be lost... Banish the false modesty of feeling inadequate, trust yourself. Believe in love, believe in the power of service, believe in the strength of gratuitousness.””
Pope Francis

Tuesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Psalm 51
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
For I acknowledge my offense;
and my sin is before me always:
“Against you only have I sinned;
and done what is evil in your sight.”
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
That you may be justified in your sentence,
vindicated when you condemn.
Indeed, in guilt was I born,
and in sin my mother conceived me.
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
A clean heart create for me, O God,
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not off from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not from me.
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021
“May the Virgin Mary, who answered “yes” to God's unprecedented proposal, help us to open our hearts to the Lord's invitations and to the needs of others.”
Pope Francis

Monday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Psalm 81
Sing with joy to God our help.
“My people heard not my voice,
    and Israel obeyed me not;
So I gave them up to the hardness of their hearts;
    they walked according to their own counsels.”
Sing with joy to God our help.
“If only my people would hear me,
    and Israel walk in my ways,
Quickly would I humble their enemies;
    against their foes I would turn my hand.”
Sing with joy to God our help.
“Those who hated the LORD would seek to flatter me,
    but their fate would endure forever,
While Israel I would feed with the best of wheat,
    and with honey from the rock I would fill them.”
Sing with joy to God our help.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021
“Let us pray for the Church, that She may receive from the Holy Spirit the grace and strength to reform herself in the light of the Gospel.”
Pope Francis

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Psalm 78
The Lord gave them bread from heaven.
What we have heard and know,
    and what our fathers have declared to us,
we will declare to the generation to come
    the glorious deeds of the LORD and his strength
    and the wonders that he wrought.
The Lord gave them bread from heaven.
He commanded the skies above
    and opened the doors of heaven;
he rained manna upon them for food
    and gave them heavenly bread.
The Lord gave them bread from heaven.
Man ate the bread of angels,
    food he sent them in abundance.
And he brought them to his holy land,
    to the mountains his right hand had won.
The Lord gave them bread from heaven.

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