Liturgy of the Hours
Saturday in the 2nd week of Lent or Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs
Prayer Hours
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Invitatory
Office of Readings
Morning Prayer
Midmorning Prayer
Midday Prayer
Midafternoon Prayer
Evening Prayer I
Night Prayer
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Mass Readings
Saturday of the Second Week of Lent
First Reading
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20
Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, That dwells apart in a woodland, in the midst of Carmel. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old; As in the days when you came from the land of Egypt, show us wonderful signs. Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance; Who does not persist in anger forever, but delights rather in clemency, And will again have compassion on us, treading underfoot our gu...
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12
Refrain: The Lord is kind and merciful.
Gospel
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them." So to them Jesus addressed this parable. "A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.' So the father divided the property between them. After a few days, the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country where he squ...
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Daily Meditation
Suffering and Mercy
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