Liturgy of the Hours
Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church
Prayer Hours
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Invitatory
Office of Readings - Memorial
Morning Prayer - Memorial
Midmorning Prayer
Midday Prayer
Midafternoon Prayer
Evening Prayer - Memorial
Night Prayer
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Mass Readings
Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church
First Reading
Ezekiel 36:23-28
Thus says the LORD: I will prove the holiness of my great name, profaned among the nations, in whose midst you have profaned it. Thus the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when in their sight I prove my holiness through you. For I will take you away from among the nations, gather you from all the foreign lands, and bring you back to your own land. I will sprinkle clean water upon you to cleanse you from all your impurities, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. I wi...
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19
Refrain: I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins.
Gospel
Matthew 22:1-14
Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and the elders of the people in parables saying, “The Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come. A second time he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those invited: “Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast.”’ Some ignored the invitation a...
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