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Thursday, August 27, 2026

Liturgy of the Hours

Saint Monica

Prayer Hours

About Today

Invitatory

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Office of Readings - Memorial

Morning Prayer - Memorial

Midmorning Prayer

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Midday Prayer

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Midafternoon Prayer

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Evening Prayer - Memorial

Night Prayer

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Mass Readings

Memorial of Saint Monica

First Reading

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Paul, called to be an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, to the Church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, that in him you were enriched in...

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7

Refrain: I will praise your name for ever, Lord.

Gospel

Matthew 24:42-51

Jesus said to his disciples: “Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.“Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household to distribute to them their food at the proper...

Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.