Readings for the Liturgy of the Hours at
Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica

Atchison, Kansas
Lent 2008
Cycle A, Year 2

Readings are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Where there is a difference in verse numbers, NAB refers to New American Bible.

Readings selected by Sister Irene Nowell, OSB

Date
Morning Praise
Evening Praise
Feb 6 Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58:1-14 RB 49.1-10
Feb 7 Thu after Ash Wed Deuteronomy 1:3-8 Ezekiel 1:1-14
Feb 8 Fri after Ash Wed Deuteronomy 1:9-18 Ezekiel 1:15-28
Feb 9 Sat after Ash Wed Deuteronomy 1:19-33 1 Cor 1:18-25
Matthew 4:1-11
  First Week of Psalter begins with Evening Praise on February 9th.
Feb 10 First Sunday of Lent Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-10 Philippians 2:1-11
Feb 11 Scholastica. Sol. Sirach 51:13-30 1 Cor 13:1-13
Feb 12 Tue of 1st Week of Lent Deuteronomy 1:34-45 Ezekiel 1:28b-2:10
Feb 13 Wed of 1st Week of Lent Deut 1:46-2:7 Ezekiel 3:1-11
Feb 14 Thu of 1st Week of Lent Deuteronomy 4:1-8 Ezekiel 3:12-21
Feb 15 Fri of 1st Week of Lent Deuteronomy 4:9-20 Ezekiel 3:22-27
Feb 16 Sat of 1st Week of Lent Deuteronomy 4:21-31 2 Cor 4:5-15
Matthew 17:1-9
Feb 17 Second Sunday of Lent 1 Kings 19:9b-13a Hebrews 12:18-29
Feb 18 Mon of 2nd Week of Lent Deuteronomy 4:32-40 Ezekiel 4:1-8
Feb 19 Tue of 2nd Week of Lent Deuteronomy 5:1-10 Ezek 9:3-4; 9:11—10:8
[NAB Ezekiel 9:11—10:15 in verse order given}
Feb 20 Wed of 2nd Week of Lent Deuteronomy 5:11-21 Ezek 10:9-22; 11:22-25
 [NAB Ezekiel 10:9-23 in verse order given]
Feb 21 Thu of 2nd Week of Lent Deuteronomy 5:22-3 Ezekiel 12:1-7
Feb 22 Chair of Peter.  Feast 1 Peter 1:3-12 Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13
Feb 23 Sat of 2nd Week of Lent Deuteronomy 6:1-9 Isaiah 12:1-6
John 4:5-42
Feb 24 Third Sunday of Lent Sirach 24:19-34
[NAB 24:18-31]
Revelation 22:1-5
Feb 25 Mon of 3rd Week of Lent Deuteronomy 6:10-18 Ezekiel 12:8-20
Feb 26 Tue of 3rd Week of Lent Deuteronomy 6:20-25 Ezekiel 18:1-5, 7-13
Feb 27 Wed of 3rd Week of Lent Deuteronomy 7:7-13 Ezekiel 18:14-24
Feb 28
Thu of 3rd Week of Lent Deuteronomy 8:1-10 Ezekiel 18:25-32
Feb 29 Fri of 3rd Week of Lent Deuteronomy 8:11-20 Ezekiel 24:15-27
Mar 1 Sat of 3rd Week of Lent Deuteronomy 9:6-14 Isaiah 42:1-9
John 9:1-41
Mar 2 Fourth Sunday of Lent Romans 13:8-14 1 John 1:5-10; 2:7-11
Mar 3 Katharine Drexel. OptMem. Deut 9:15-21 Ezekiel 33:1-9
Mar 4 Tue of 4th Week of Lent Deut 9:22-29 Ezekiel 33:10-20
Mar 5 Wed of 4th Week of Lent Deut 10:1-5, 10-11 Ezekiel 33:21-33
Mar 6 Wed of 4th Week of Lent Deut 10:12-22 Ezekiel 34:1-10
Mar 7 Perpetua & Felicity. OptMem. Deut 11:1-2, 7-12 Ezekiel 34:11-19
Mar 8 Sat of 4th Week of Lent Deut 11:13-21 2 Cor 5:1-10
John 11:1-45
Mar 9 Fifth Sunday of Lent 1 Kings 17:17-24 Ephesians 2:1-10
Mar 10 Mon of 5th Week of Lent Deuteronomy 11:22-28 Ezekiel 34:20-31
Mar 11 Tue of 5th Week of Lent Deuteronomy 15:1-11 Ezekiel 36:22-32
Mar 12 Wed of 5th Week of Lent Deuteronomy 15:12-18 Ezekiel 36:33-38
Mar 13 Thu of 5th Week of Lent Deuteronomy 16:1-8 Ezekiel 37:1-14
Mar 14 Fri of 5th Week of Lentt, 1st vsp Deuteronomy 16:9-20 Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24
Mar 15 Joseph. Solemnity. Proverbs 3:13-24 Zechariah 9:9-10
Matthew 21:1-11

Mar 16 Passion Sunday Isaiah 63:1-4, 7-9 Hebrews 2:10-18
Mar 17 Mon of Holy Week Deuteronomy 24:10-22 Ezek 40:1-4; 42:15-20
Mar 18 Tue of Holy Week Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Ezek 43:1-7a, 10-12
Mar 19 Wed of Holy Week Deuteronomy 30:11-20 Ezekiel 47:1-12
Mar 20 Thu of Holy Week Deuteronomy 31:1-13
XXX
  Easter Triduum begins with the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
Mar 21 Good Friday  OA Romans 5:6-11
Mid: 1 Corinthians 1:21-25
XXX
Mar 22 Holy Saturday  OA Romans 8:18-25
Mid: 1Thessalonians
5:1-11
Eve: 1 Peter 1:18-21
Mar 23 Easter Sunday.  OA 1 Cor 15:1-11 Colossians 1:15-20

First Week of Psalter begins tomorrow.

*OA means Office of the Abbot in which the Abbot or Prioress serves as prayer leader.

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