Liturgy of the Hours
Blessed Virgin Mary or Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church or Saturday in the 11th week of Ordinary Time
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Office of Readings - Solemnity
Morning Prayer - Solemnity
Midmorning Prayer - Solemnity
Midday Prayer - Solemnity
Midafternoon Prayer - Solemnity
Evening Prayer II - Solemnity
Night Prayer II
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Mass Readings
Saturday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
First Reading
Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19
The Lord has consumed without pity all the dwellings of Jacob; He has torn down in his anger the fortresses of daughter Judah; He has brought to the ground in dishonor her king and her princes.On the ground in silence sit the old men of daughter Zion; They strew dust on their heads and gird themselves with sackcloth; The maidens of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground.Worn out from weeping are my eyes, within me all is in ferment; My gall is poured out on the ground because of the downfall of...
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21
Refrain: Lord, forget not the souls of your poor ones.
Gospel
Matthew 8:5-17
When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.” He said to him, “I will come and cure him.” The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come here,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ...
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