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 |
|
| May 11 | Pentecost. Sol. OA | Romans 8:14-27 | Ephesians 1:3-14 |
| Second Week of the Psalter and Sixth Week of Ordinary Time begin on May 12th. | |||
| May 12 | Mon of 6th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 1:1-8 | Galatians 1:1-10 |
| May 13 | Tue of 6th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 1:9-18 | Galatians 1:11-24 |
| May 14 | Matthias, Apostle. Feast. | 1 Cor 1:26-31 | Ephesians 4:7-16 |
| May 15 | Pachomius, Abbot. Mem. | 1 Samuel 1:19-28 | Galatians 2:1-10 |
| May 16 | Fri of 6th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 2:1-11 | Galatians 2:11-21 |
| May 17 | Sat of 6th Week of Ord Time | 1 Samuel 2:12-21 | John 3:16-18 |
| May 18 | Trinity Sunday, Sol. | Sir 42:15-20; 43:27-29 [NAB 42:15-20; 43:28-30] |
Galatians 4:1-7 |
| May 19 | Mon of 7th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 3:1-9 | Galatians 3:1-14 |
| May 20 | Tue of 7t Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 3:10-21 | Galatians 3:15-29 |
| May 21 | Wed of 7th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 8:1-9 | Galatians 4:1-11 |
| May 22 | Thu of 7th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 8:10-22 | Galatians 4:12-20 |
| May 23 | Fri of 7th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 9:1-10 | Galatians 4:21—5:1 |
| May 24 | Sat of 7th Week in Ord Time. 1vsp OA |
1 Samuel 9:15-26 | John 6:51-58 |
| May 25 | Body and Blood of Christ. Sol. OA | Isaiah 55:1-11 | 1 Cor 12:12-27 |
| May 26 | Memorial Day - USA | 1 Cor 15:12-28 | 1 Cor 15:50-58 |
| May 27 | Tue of 8th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 9:27—10:9 | Galatians 5:2-15 |
| May 28 | Wed of 8th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 10:17-27a | Galatians 5:16-26 |
| May 29 | Thu of 8th Week in Ord Time. 1vsp. | 1 Samuel 12:1-12 | Matthew 11:25-30 |
| May 30 | Sacred Heart of Jesus. Sol. | Isaiah 49:13-16 | Romans 8:28-39 |
| May 31 | Visitation. Feast. 1vsp. | Isaiah 52:7-10 | Matthew 7:21-27 |
| June 1 | Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Sirach 35:10-21a [NAB Sir 35:7-17] |
James 2:14-26 |
| June 2 | Mon of 9th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 12:13-25 | Galatians 6:1-10 |
| June 3 | Charles Lwanga & Companions. Mem. | 1 Samuel 13:2-15a | Galatians 6:11-18 |
| June 4 | Wed of 9th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 13:15b-22 | Philippians 1:1-11 |
| June 5 | Boniface. Mem. | 1 Sam 14:52–15:3, 7-11 | Philippians 1:12-18a |
| June 6 | Fri of 9th Week in Ord Time | 1 Sam 15:12-16, 22-31 | Philippians 1:18b-30 |
| June 7 | Sat of 9th Week in Ord Time | 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | Matthew 9:9-13 |
| June 8 | Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Micah 6:6-8 | Ephesians 2:1-10 |
| June 9 | Mon of 10th Week in Ord Time | Esther 1:1-9 | Philippians 2:1-11 |
| June 10 | Tue of 10th Week in Ord Time | Esther 1:10-22 Skip the long lists of names, if you wish. |
Philippians 2:12-18 |
| June 11 | Barnabas, Apostle. Mem. | Esther 2:1-11 | Philippians 2:19—3:1a |
| June 12 | Thu of 10th Week in Ord Time | Esther 2:12-23 | Philippians 3:1b-16 |
| June 13 | Anthony of Padua. Mem. | Esther 3:1-6 | Philippians 3:17—4:1 |
| June 14 | Sat of 10th Week in Ord Time | Esther 3:7-15 | Matthew 9:36—10:8 |
| June 15 | Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time | Jeremiah 23:1-4 | 1 Cor 2:1-5 |
| June 16 | Mon of 11th Week in Ord Time | Esther 4:1-8 | Philippians 4:2-9 |
| June 17 | Tue of 11th Week in Ord Time | Esther 4:9-17 | Philippians 4:10-23 |
| June 18 | Wed of 11th Week in Ord Time | Esther 5:1-8 | 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 |
| June 19 | Romuald, Abbot. Mem. | Esther 5:9-14 | 2 Corinthians 1:12-22 |
| June 20 | Fri of 11th Week in Ord Time | Esther 6:1-11 | 2 Cor 1:23—2:11 |
| June 21 | Aloysius Gonzaga. Mem. | Esther 6:12—7:10 | Matthew 10:26-33 |
| June 22 | Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 2 Cor 4:5-15 | 2 Tim 2:8-13 |
| June 23 | Mon of 12th Week in Ord Time. 1vsp. | Esther 8:1-8, 13-17 | Luke 1:57-66, 80 |
| June 24 | Birth of John Baptist. Sol. | Malachi 3:1-4; 4:4-6 [NAB 3:1-4, 22-24] |
2 Timothy 4:1-5 |
| June 25 | Wed of 12th Week in Ord Time | Esther 9:1-6 | 2 Corinthians 2:12—3:6 |
| June 26 | Thu of 12th Week in Ord Time | Esther 9:11-19 | 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 |
| June 27 | Fri of 12th Week in Ord Time | Esther 9:20-28 | 2 Corinthians 4:1-15 |
| June 28 | Irenaeus, Bishop, Martyr. Mem. | Esther 9:29—10:3 | Matthew 16:13-19 |
| June 29 | Peter and Paul. Apostles. Sol. | Ephesians 3:1-13 | Philippians 1:12-26 |
| June 30 | Mon of 13th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth1:1-11 Qoheleth is also known as Ecclesiastes |
2 Cor 4:16—5:10 |
| July 1 | Tue of 13th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 1:12-18 | 2 Cor 5:11-21 |
| July 2 | Wed of 13th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 2:1-11 | 2 Cor 6:1-10 |
| July 3 | Thomas, Apostle. Feast. | 1 John 1:1-4 | 1 Peter 1:3-12 |
| July 4 | Independence Day - USA | Galatians 5:13-26 | Ephesians 4:1-6 |
| July 5 | Sat of 13th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 2:12-17 | Matthew 11:25-30 |
| July 6 | Fourteenth Sunday Ordinary Time | Sirach 51:23-30 | Colossians 3:12-17 |
| July 7 | Mon of 14th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 2:18-26 | 2 Cor 6:11—7:1 |
| July 8 | Tue of 14th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 3:1-15 | 2 Cor 7:2-13a |
| July 9 | Wed of 14th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 3:16-22 | 2 Cor 7:13b—8:7 |
| July 10 | Thu of 14th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 4:1-8 | 2 Cor 8:8-15 |
| July 11 | Holy Father Benedict. Feast. | Proverbs 3:1-12 | RB Prol. 39-50 |
| July 12 | Sat of 14th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 4:9-16 | Matthew 13:1-23 |
| July 13 | Fifteenth Sunday Ordinary Time | Jeremiah 17:5-10 | Hebrews 1:1-4 |
| July 14 | Kateri Tekakwitha. OptMem. | Qoheleth 5:1-10 [NAB 4:17—5:9] |
2 Cor 8:16-24 |
| July 15 | Bonaventure, Doctor. Mem. | Qoheleth 5:11-20 [NAB 5:10-19] |
2 Cor 9:1-15 |
| July 16 | Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. OptMem | Song 2:1-7 | Colossians 1:3-14 |
| July 17 | Thu of 15th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 6:1-12 | 2 Cor 10:1-18 |
| July 18 | Fri of 15th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 7:1-14 | 2 Cor 11:1-15 |
| July 19 | Sat of 15th Week in Ord Time | Qoh 7:15-25, 29 | Matthew 13:24-43 |
| July 20 | Sixteenth Sunday Ordinary Time | Joel 3:13-18, 20 [NAB Joel 4:13-18, 20] |
Romans 2:1-11 |
| July 21 | Mon of 16th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 8:1-9 | 2 Cor 11:16-29 |
| July 22 | Mary Magdalene, Disciple. Mem. | Qoheleth 8:10-17 | 2 Cor 11:30—12:10 |
| July 23 | Wed of 16th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 9:1-10 | 2 Cor 12:11-21 |
| July 24 | Thu of 16th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 9:11-18 | 2 Cor 13:1-14 |
| July 25 | James. Feast. | 2 Cor 6:1-10 | Hebrews 12:1-11 |
| July 26 | Joachim & Anne. Mem. | Sirach 3:1-15 | Matthew 13:44-52 |
| July 27 | Seventeenth Sunday Ordinary Time | Proverbs 3:13-24 | Philippians 3:7-16 |
| July 28 | Mon of 17th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 10:1-11 | Ephesians 1:1-14 |
| July 29 | Martha, Mary, Lazarus. Mem. | Qoheleth 10:12-20 | Ephesians 1:15-23 |
| July 30 | Wed of 17th Week in Ord Time | Qoheleth 11:1-8 | Ephesians 2:1-10 |
| July 31 | Ignatius of Loyola. Mem. | Qoheleth 11:9—12:8 | Ephesians 2:11-22 |
| Aug 1 | Alphonsus Ligouri. Mem. | Qoheleth 12:9-14 | Ephesians 3:1-13 |
| Aug 2 | Sat of 17th Week in Ord Time | Haggai 1:1-6 | Matthew 14:13-21 |
| Aug 3 | Eighteenth Sunday Ordinary Time | Wisdom 16:20-26 | 1 Cor 11:23-26 |
*OA means Office of the Abbot in which the Abbot or Prioress serves as prayer
leader.
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