Liturgy of the Hours
Saint Peter Claver, Priest
Prayer Hours
About Today
Invitatory
Office of Readings - Memorial
Morning Prayer - Memorial
Midmorning Prayer
Midday Prayer
Midafternoon Prayer
Evening Prayer - Memorial
Night Prayer
Mass Readings
Memorial of Saint Peter Claver, Priest[In the Dioceses of the United States]
First Reading
1 Corinthians 7:25-31
Brothers and sisters: In regard to virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. So this is what I think best because of the present distress: that it is a good thing for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek a separation. Are you free of a wife? Then do not look for a wife. If you marry, however, you do not sin, nor does an unmarried woman sin if she marries; but such people will experience afflicti...
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17
Refrain: Listen to me, daughter; see and bend your ear.
Gospel
Luke 6:20-26
Raising his eyes toward his disciples Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great in heaven. For their ancestors treated the prophets in ...
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