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Friday, September 4, 2026

Liturgy of the Hours

Friday in the 21st week of Ordinary Time

Prayer Hours

Invitatory

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Office of Readings

Morning Prayer

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Midmorning Prayer

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Midday Prayer

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Midafternoon Prayer

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Evening Prayer

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Night Prayer

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Mass Readings

Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time

First Reading

1 Corinthians 4:1-5

Brothers and sisters: Thus should one regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Now it is of course required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. It does not concern me in the least that I be judged by you or any human tribunal; I do not even pass judgment on myself; I am not conscious of anything against me, but I do not thereby stand acquitted; the one who judges me is the Lord. Therefore, do not make any judgment before the appointed time, until the Lord co...

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 37:3-4, 5-6, 27-28, 39-40

Refrain: The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.

Gospel

Luke 5:33-39

The scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “The disciples of John the Baptist fast often and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but yours eat and drink.” Jesus answered them, “Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.” And he also told them a parable. “No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one. Otherwise, he will tear ...

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.