Sunday Catholic Mass Readings For June 15, 2014

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

FIRST READING: Exodus 34: 4 - 6, 8 - 9

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4 So Moses cut two slabs of stone like the first. Then he rose early in the morning and went up Mount Sinai as Yahweh had commanded, taking in his hands the two slabs of stone.

5 And Yahweh came down in a cloud and stood there with him, and Moses called on the name of Yahweh.

6 Then Yahweh passed in front of him and cried out, "Yahweh, Yahweh is a God full of pity and mercy, slow to anger and abounding in truth and loving-kindness."

8 Moses hastened to bow down to the ground and worshiped.

9 He then said, "If you really look kindly on me, my Lord, please come and walk in our midst and even though we are a stiff-necked people, pardon our wickedness and our sin and make us yours."

PSALM: Daniel 3: 52 - 55

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52 Blessed are you, Lord, God of our fathers, be praised and exalted for ever.

Blessed is your holy and glorious name, celebrated and exalted for ever.

53 Blessed are you in the temple of your sacred glory, your praises are sung for ever.

54 Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom, honored and glorified for ever.

55 Blessed are you who fathom the depths, who are enthroned on the cherubim, praised and exalted for ever.

SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 13: 11 - 13

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11 Finally, brothers and sisters, be happy, strive to be perfect, have courage, be of one mind and live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.

13 The grace of Christ Jesus the Lord, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

GOSPEL: John 3: 16 - 18

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16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but may have eternal life.

17 God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world; instead, through him the world is to be saved.

18 Whoever believes in him will not be condemned. He who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the Name of the only Son of God.

Catholic Mass Readings For Saturday, June 14, 2014

FIRST READING: 1 Kings 19: 19 - 21

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19 So Elijah left. He found Elisha, son of Shaphat, who was plowing a field of twelve acres and was at the end of the twelfth acre. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak over him.

20 Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah and said, "Let me say goodbye to my father and mother; then I will follow you." Elijah said to him, "Return if you want, don't worry about what I did."

21 However, Elisha turned back, took the yoke of oxen and slew them. He roasted their meat on the pieces of the yoke and gave it to his people who ate of it. After this, he followed Elijah and began ministering to him.

PSALM: Psalms 16: 1 - 2, 5, 7 - 10

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1 Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.

2 I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord, my only good."

5 O Lord, my inheritance and my cup, my chosen portion - hold secure my lot.

7 I bless the Lord who counsels me; even at night my inmost self instructs me.

8 I keep the Lord always before me; for with him at my right hand, I will never be shaken.

9 My heart, therefore, exults, my soul rejoices; my body too will rest assured.

10 For you will not abandon my soul to the grave, nor will you suffer your holy one to see decay in the land of the dead.

GOSPEL: Matthew 5: 33 - 37

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33 You have also heard that people were told in the past: Do not break your oath; an oath sworn to the Lord must be kept.

34 But I tell you this: do not take oaths. Do not swear by the heavens, for they are God's throne,

35 nor by the earth, because it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem because it is the city of the great king.

36 Do not even swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.

37 Say yes when you mean yes and say no when you mean no. Anything else you say comes from the devil.

Catholic Mass Readings For Friday, June 13, 2014

Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church

FIRST READING: 1 Kings 19: 9, 11 - 16

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9 On reaching the place, he came to the cave and stayed in it. Then the word of Yahweh came to him,"What are you doing here, Elijah?"

11 Then Yahweh said, "Go up and stand on the mount, waiting for Yahweh." And Yahweh passed by.

There was first a windstorm, wild wind which rent the mountains and broke the rocks into pieces before Yahweh, but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the storm, an earthquake, but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.

12 After the earthquake, a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. After the fire, the murmur of a gentle breeze.

13 When Elijah perceived it, he covered his face with his cloak, went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.

Then he heard a voice addressing him again, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"

14 He answered, "I am burning with jealous love for Yahweh, the God of hosts, because the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars and slain your prophets with the sword. No one is left but myself, yet they still seek my life to take it away."

15 Yahweh said to him, "Take the road back through the desert and go to Damascus for you must anoint Hazael as king of Syria;

16 you shall also anoint Jehu, son of Minshi, as king over Israel; and Elisha, son of Shaphat, from Abelmehrah, you shall anoint as prophet in your place.

PSALM: Psalms 27: 7 - 9, 13 - 14

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7 Hear my voice when I call, O Lord, have mercy on me and answer.

8 My heart says to you, "I seek your face, O Lord."

9 Do not hide your face from me nor turn away your servant in anger. You are my protector, do not reject me abandon me not, O God my savior!

13 I hope, I am sure, that I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

14 Trust in the Lord, be strong and courageous - yes, put your hope in the Lord!

GOSPEL: Matthew 5: 27 - 32

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27 You have heard that it was said: Do not commit adultery.

28 But I tell you this: anyone who looks at a woman to satisfy his lust has in fact already committed adultery with her in his heart.

29 So, if your right eye causes you to sin, pull it out and throw it away! It is much better for you to lose a part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell.

30 If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better for you to lose a part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell.

31 It was also said: anyone who divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.

32 But what I tell you is this: If a man divorces his wife except in the case of unlawful union, he causes her to commit adultery. And the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Catholic Mass Readings For Thursday, June 12, 2014

FIRST READING: 1 Kings 18: 41 - 46

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41 Elijah then said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for the sound of rain is rushing in."

42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. Elijah, in the meantime, went to the top of Carmel, bowed to the ground and put his face between his knees.

43 Then he said to his servant, "Go up and look in the direction of the sea." The man went up, looked, and said, "There is nothing." Then Elijah said, "Go again" and seven times he went.

44 At the seventh time, he perceived a little cloud, the size of a man's hand, rising out of the sea. Elijah told him, "Go, tell Ahab: Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you."

45 A little later the sky grew dark with clouds and wind and a strong rain fell. Ahab was riding on his way to Jezreel;

46 as for Elijah, the hand of Yahweh was on him, and tucking his cloak in his belt, he ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

PSALM: Psalms 65: 10 - 13

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10 You water the land and care for it, enriching it with natural resources. God's stream is filled with water; so you prepare the earth to give us its fruits.

11 You drench the furrows in the land and level the ridges, you soften the soil with showers and bless its crops.

12 You crown the year with your goodness; abundance flows everywhere.

13 The deserts have become pasture land, the hills are clothed with gladness.

GOSPEL: Matthew 5: 20 - 26

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20 I tell you, then, that if you are not righteous in a better way than the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees, you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.

21 You have heard that it was said to our people in the past: Do not commit murder; anyone who does kill will have to face trial.

22 But now I tell you: whoever gets angry with a brother or sister will have to face trial. Whoever insults a brother or sister deserves to be brought before the council; whoever humiliates a brother or sister deserves to be thrown into the fire of hell.

23 So, if you are about to offer your gift at the altar and you remember that your brother has something against you,

24 leave your gift there in front of the altar, go at once and make peace with him, and then come back and offer your gift to God.

25 Don't forget this: be reconciled with your opponent quickly when you are together on the way to court. Otherwise he will turn you over to the judge, who will hand you over to the police, who will put you in jail.

26 There you will stay, until you have paid the last penny.