Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. First reading Isaiah 7:1-9 Isaiah tells the king not to fear In the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Razon the king of Aram went up against Jerusalem with Pekah son of Remaliah, […]
Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. First reading Isaiah 1:10-17 Take your wrongdoing out of my sight Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the command of our God, you people of Gomorrah. ‘What are your endless sacrifices to me? […]
Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. First reading Isaiah 55:10-11 The word that goes out from my mouth does not return to me empty Thus says the Lord: ‘As the rain and the snow come down from the heavens and do not return without watering […]
Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: White. These are the readings for the feria First reading Isaiah 6:1-8 Isaiah’s lips cleansed with a burning coal In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord of Hosts seated on a high throne; his train filled […]
Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. First reading Hosea 14:2-10 A call to conversion and promise of safety The Lord says this: Israel, come back to the Lord your God; your iniquity was the cause of your downfall. Provide yourself with words and come back […]
Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. First reading Hosea 11:1-4,8-9 I am the Holy One in your midst and have no wish to destroy Thus says the Lord: When Israel was a child I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt. But […]
Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. First reading Hosea 10:1-3,7-8,12 Seek integrity and reap a harvest of kindness Israel was a luxuriant vine yielding plenty of fruit. The more his fruit increased, the more altars he built; the richer his land became, the richer he […]
Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. First reading Hosea 8:4-7,11-13 They have sown the wind; they will reap the whirlwind Thus says the Lord: They have set up kings, but not with my consent, and appointed princes, but without my knowledge. Out of their own […]
Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. First reading Hosea 2:16,17-18,21-22 I will betroth you to myself and you will come to know the name of the Lord It is the Lord who speaks: I am going to lure her and lead her out into the […]
Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Green. First reading Amos 9:11-15 I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel It is the Lord who speaks: ‘That day I will re-erect the tottering hut of David, make good the gaps in it, restore its ruins and […]