Calendarium Romanum Forma Ordinaria
Wednesday, April 24 : Saint Anselm
Good Lord Jesus Christ, thus was I placed, neither asking nor conjecturing, when as the sun you gave me light… You threw away the leaden weight that was dragging me down, you took off the burden that pressed upon me, you drove off those who were attacking me, and opposed them on my behalf. You […]
Wednesday, April 24 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 12,44-50.
Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me, and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness. And if anyone hears […]
Wednesday, April 24 : Psalms 67(66),2-3.5.6.8.
May God have pity on us and bless us; may he let his face shine upon us. So may your way be known upon earth; among all nations, your salvation. May the nations be glad and exult because you rule the peoples in equity; the nations on the earth you guide. May the peoples praise […]
Wednesday, April 24 : Acts of the Apostles 12,24-25.13,1-5a.
The word of God continued to spread and grow. After Barnabas and Saul completed their relief mission, they returned to Jerusalem, taking with them John, who is called Mark. Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who was a close friend […]
Tuesday, April 23 : Creed « Quicumque vult »
The Catholic faith is this, that we worship the one God in trinity and the Trinity in unity, neither confusing the Persons nor dividing the Substance; for there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, another of the Holy Spirit; but the Godhead of the Father and of the Son and of […]
Tuesday, April 23 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 10,22-30.
The feast of the Dedication was taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter. And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” Jesus […]
Tuesday, April 23 : Psalms 87(86),1-3.4-5.6-7.
His foundation upon the holy mountains, the LORD loves: the gates of Zion, more than any dwelling of Jacob. Glorious things are said of you, O city of God! I tell of Egypt and Babylon among those who know the LORD; of Philistia, Tyre, Ethiopia: “This man was born there.” and of Zion they shall […]
Tuesday, April 23 : Acts of the Apostles 11,19-26.
Those who had been scattered by the persecution that arose because of Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but Jews. There were some Cypriots and Cyrenians among them, however, who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the Lord Jesus. […]
Monday, April 22 : Saint Thomas Aquinas
He says, I am the good shepherd. That Christ is a shepherd is clear enough, for as a flock is led and fed by the shepherd, so the faithful are nourished by Christ with spiritual food, and even with his own body and blood: “For you were straying like sheep, but now have returned to […]
Monday, April 22 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 10,1-10.
Jesus said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as he calls his […]
Monday, April 22 : Psalms 42(41),2-3.43(42),3.4.
As the hind longs for the running waters, so my soul longs for you, O God. Athirst is my soul for God, the living God. When shall I go and behold the face of God? Send forth your light and your fidelity; they shall lead me on And bring me to your holy mountain, to […]
