Wednesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
Gn 15:1-12,17,18; Ps 105:1-9; Mt 7:15-20 God is faithful. We are not faithful. Yet, because we are made in His image and likeness, we long
Gn 15:1-12,17,18; Ps 105:1-9; Mt 7:15-20 God is faithful. We are not faithful. Yet, because we are made in His image and likeness, we long
Gn 13:2, 5-18; Ps 15:2-5; Mt 7:6, 12-14 Only the one who does justice and walks blamelessly will never be disturbed. The Psalmist identifies the
Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1b-3,13-14ab,14c-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66,80 Our psalm today is a prayerful connection for each of us to the birth we celebrate in
2Cor 12:1-10; Ps 34:8-13; Mt 6:24-34 “Which of you desires life, and takes delight in prosperous days?” The Psalmist’s question can be translated into a
2Cor 11:18,21-30; Ps 34:2-7; Mt 6:19-23 Even in the midst of great social upheaval and a horrible plague, Saint Aloysius grew steadily in his love
2Cor 1:1-11; Ps 111:1-4,7-8; Mt 6:7-15 True prayer is heart prayer. The Psalmist prays with a whole heart, but that does not keep him from also
2Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1-4,9; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Blessings abound for those who fear the Lord. The Psalmist proclaims blessed are those who greatly delight in
2Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2,5-9; Mt 5:43-48 If the LORD sets captives free, how are the People The Lord to treat captives? The Lord God, who
2Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1-4; Mt 5:38-42 The justice of God is not the fruit of nation building. The God of Justice must reveal his justice;
2Cor 5:14-21; Ps 103:1-4; 9-12; Mt 5:33-37 We join in praying the Psalm; we join in blessing the LORD and never forgetting all his benefits.
2Cor 4:7-15; Ps 116:10-11,15-18; Mt 5:27-32 The death of his faithful ones is precious in the eyes of the LORD because they are precious in

Father Paul R. Taylor, O.S.B., has been named the 18th president of Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the first Benedictine college in the United States.
2Cor 3:15-4:1, 3-6; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 5:20-26 If glory dwells in our land, the Holy Spirit is near indeed. It is the Lord himself
2Cor 3:4-11; Ps 99:5-9; Mt 5:17-19 Out of the fire and cloud of the mountain, Moses brought the light and guidance of the law to
Acts 11:21b-26;13:1-3; Psalm 98:1-3ab, 3dc-6; Mt 5:1-12 Because of Saint Barnabas and all the other Apostles, all the ends of the earth have come to
Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 87:1-2, 3; 5, 6-7; Jn 19:25-34 Today we behold in the light of Pentecost the true city of God, the Church.
Acts 28:16-20,20,30,31; Ps 11:4,5,7; Jn 21:20-25 Saint Paul ends his witness in Rome wearing chains solely because he shares the hope of Israel. Simon Peter
Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1,2,11,12,19,20; Jn 21:15-19 We join in praying the Psalm; we join in blessing the LORD and never forgetting all his benefits. From
Acts 22:30-23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a,5,7-11; Jn 17:20-26 It is the confident prayer of believers in every age that is our response to the first reading. The
Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29,30,33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 The power and strength that God gives to his people is the power of the Word. It is their