Liturgy of the Hours
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Prayer Hours
Invitatory
Office of Readings
Morning Prayer
Midmorning Prayer
Midday Prayer
Midafternoon Prayer
Evening Prayer
Night Prayer
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Mass Readings
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
First Reading
Deuteronomy 7:6-11
Moses said to the people: "You are a people sacred to the LORD, your God; he has chosen you from all the nations on the face of the earth to be a people peculiarly his own. It was not because you are the largest of all nations that the LORD set his heart on you and chose you, for you are really the smallest of all nations. It was because the LORD loved you and because of his fidelity to the oath he had sworn your fathers, that he brought you out with his strong hand from the place of slavery, an...
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 10
Refrain: The Lord's kindness is everlasting to those who fear him.
Gospel
Matthew 11:25-30
At that time Jesus exclaimed: "I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him. "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you ...
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