Liturgy of the Hours
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church or Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church or Saint Gregory VII, Pope or Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin
Prayer Hours
About Today
Invitatory
Office of Readings - Memorial
Morning Prayer - Memorial
Midmorning Prayer
Midday Prayer
Midafternoon Prayer
Evening Prayer - Memorial
Night Prayer
1 audio recording available
Mass Readings
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
First Reading
Genesis 3:9-15, 20
After Adam had eaten of the tree, the LORD God called to him and asked him, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself.” Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked? You have eaten, then, from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat!” The man replied, “The woman whom you put here with me— she gave me fruit from the tree, and so I ate it.” The LORD God then asked the woman, “Why did you do such a thing?” The woman ans...
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 87:1-2, 3 and 5, 6-7
Refrain: Glorious things are said of you, O city of God!
Gospel
John 19:25-34
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel fille...
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