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In this section the readings of the sundays and feastdays of the litugical year are referred to the corresponding parts of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Readings for the Christmas Season

1th Sunday of Advent (Nov 30, 2007)

1. reading: Isa 2:1-5
2. reading: Rom 13:11-14
Gospel: Mt 24:37-44

2nd Sunday of Advent (Dec 7, 2007)

1. reading: Isa 11:1-10
2. reading: Rom 15:4-9
Gospel: Mt 3:1-12

Immaculate Conception (Dec 8, 2007)

1. reading: Gen 3:9-15, 20
2. reading: Eph 1:3-6, 11-12
Gospel: Lk 1:26-38

3d Sunday of Advent (Dec 14, 2007)

1. reading: Isa 35:1-6a, 10
2. reading: Jas 5:7-10
Gospel: Mt 11:2-11

4th Sunday of Advent (Dec 21, 2007)

1. reading: Isa 7:10-14
2. reading: Rom 1:1-7
Gospel: Mt 1:18-24

Christmas Vigil Mass (Dec 24, 2007)

1. reading: Isa 62:1-5
2. reading: Acts 13:16-17, 22-25
Gospel: Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25

Christmas Day (Dec 25, 2007)

1. reading: Isa 52:7-10
2. reading: Heb 1:1-6
Gospel: Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14

Christmas at Dawn (Dec 25, 2007)

1. reading: Isa 62:11-12
2. reading: Titus 3:4-7
Gospel: Lk 2:15-20

Christmas at Midnight (Dec 25, 2007)

1. reading: Isa 9:1-6
2. reading: Titus 2:11-14
Gospel: Lk 2:1-14

Holy Family (Dec 28, 2007)

1. reading: Sir 3:3-7, 14-17a
2. reading: Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 (opt.)
Gospel: Mt 2:13-15, 19-23

The Solemnity of Mary (Jan 1, 2008)

1. reading: Num 6:22-27
2. reading: Gal 4:4-7
Gospel: Lk 2:16-21

2nd Sunday after Christmas (Jan 6, 2008)

1. reading: Sir 24:1-4, 12-16
2. reading: Eph 1:3-6, 15-18
Gospel: Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14

Epiphany (Jan 6, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 60:1-6
2. reading: Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6
Gospel: Mt 2:1-12

Baptism of the Lord (Jan 13, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 42:1-4, 6-7
2. reading: Acts 10:34-38
Gospel: Mt 3:13-17

Readings for Easter Season

1st Sunday of Lent (Feb 10, 2008)

1. reading: Gen 2:7-9; 3:1-7
2. reading: Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19
Gospel: Mt 4:1-11

2nd Sunday of Lent (Feb 17, 2008)

1. reading: Gen 12:1-4a
2. reading: 2 Tim 1:8b-10
Gospel: Mt 17:1-9

3d Sunday of Lent (Feb 24, 2008)

1. reading: Ex 17:3-7
2. reading: Rom 5:1-2, 5-8
Gospel: Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42

4th Sunday of Lent (Mar 2, 2008)

1. reading: 1 Sam 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
2. reading: Eph 5:8-14
Gospel: Jn 9:1-41 or 1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38

5th Sunday of Lent (Mar 9, 2008)

1. reading: Ezek 37:12-14
2. reading: Rom 8:8-11
Gospel: Jn 11:1-45 or 3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

Palm Sunday Mass (Mar 16, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 50:4-7
2. reading: Phil 2:6-11
Gospel: Mt 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54

Palm Procession (Mar 16, 2008)

Gospel: Mt 21:1-11

Holy Thursday - Evening Mass (Mar 20, 2008)

1. reading: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14
2. reading: 1 Cor 11:23-26
Gospel: Jn 13:1-15

Chrism Mass (Mar 20, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 61:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9
2. reading: Rev 1:5-8
Gospel: Lk 4:16-21

Good Friday (Mar 21, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 52:13-53:12
2. reading: Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9
Gospel: Jn 18:1-19:42

Easter Vigil (Mar 22, 2008)

1. reading:
   1) Gen 1:1-2:2 or 1, 26-31a
   2) Gen 22:1-18 or 1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18
   3) Ex 14:15-15:1
   4) Isa 54:5-14
   5) Isa 55:1-11
   6) Bar 3:9-15, 32-4:4
   7) Ezek 36:16-17a, 18-28
2. reading: Rom 6:3-11
Gospel: Mt 28:1-10

Easter Sunday (Mar 23, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43
2. reading: Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8
Gospel: Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:13-35 (for afternoon Masses)

Monday (Mar 24, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 2:14, 22-32
Gospel: Mt 28:8-15

Tuesday (Mar 25, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 2:36-41
Gospel: Jn 20:11-18

Wednesday (Mar 26, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 3:1-10
Gospel: Lk 24:13-35

Thursday (Mar 27, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 3:11-26
Gospel: Lk 24:35-48

Friday (Mar 28, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 4:1-12
Gospel: Jn 21:1-14

Saturday (Mar 29, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 4:13-21
Gospel: Mk 16:9-15

2nd Sunday of Easter (Mar 30, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 2:42-47
2. reading: 1 Pet 1:3-9
Gospel: Jn 20:19-31

Annunciation (Mar 31, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 7:10-14; 8:10
2. reading: Heb 10:4-10
Gospel: Lk 1:26-38

St Joseph (Mar 31, 2008)

1. reading: 2 Sam 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16
2. reading: Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22
Gospel: Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a

3rd Sunday of Easter (Apr 6, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 2:14, 22-33
2. reading: 1 Pet 1:17-21
Gospel: Lk 24:13-35

4th Sunday of Easter (Apr 13, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 2:14a, 36-41
2. reading: 1 Pet 2:20b-25
Gospel: Jn 10:1-10

5th Sunday of Easter (Apr 20, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 6:1-7
2. reading: 1 Pet 2:4-9
Gospel: Jn 14:1-12

6th Sunday of Easter (Apr 27, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
2. reading: 1 Pet 3:15-18
Gospel: Jn 14:15-21

Ascension (May 1, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 1:1-11
2. reading: Eph 1:17-23
Gospel: Matt 28:16-20

7th Sunday of Easter (May 4, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 1:12-14
2. reading: 1 Pet 4:13-16
Gospel: Jn 17:1-11

Pentecost (May 11, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 2:1-11
2. reading: 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13
Gospel: John 20:19-23

Pentecost Vigil (May 11, 2008)

1. reading: Gen 11:1-9 or Exod 19:3-8, 16-20 or Ezek 37:1-4 or Joel 3:1-5
2. reading: Rom 8:22-27
Gospel: John 7:37-39

Readings during Ordinary Time

2nd Sunday (Jan 20, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 49: 3, 5-6
2. reading: 1 Cor 1:1-3
Gospel: Jn 1:29-34

3d Sunday (Jan 27, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 8:23b-9:3
2. reading: 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17
Gospel: Mt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17

Candle Mass (Feb 2, 2008)

1. reading: Mal 3:1-4
2. reading: Heb 2:14-18
Gospel: Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32

4th Sunday (Feb 3, 2008)

1. reading: Zeph 2:3, 3:12-13
2. reading: 1 Cor 1:26-31
Gospel: Mt 5:1-12a

Trinity Sunday (May 18, 2008)

1. reading: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9
2. reading: 2 Cor 13:11-13
Gospel: Jn 3:16-18

Corpus Christi (May 23, 2008)

1. reading: Deut 8:2-3, 14b-16a
2. reading: 1 Cor 10:16-17
Gospel: Jn 6:51-58

Sacred Heart (May 30, 2008)

1. reading: Deut 7:6-11
2. reading: 1 Jn 4:7-16
Gospel: Mt 11:25-30

9th Sunday (Jun 1, 2008)

1. reading: Deut 11:18, 26-28, 32
2. reading: Rom 3:21-25, 28
Gospel: Mt 7:21-27

10th Sunday (Jun 8, 2008)

1. reading: Hos 6:3-6
2. reading: Rom 4:18-25
Gospel: Mt 9:9-13

11th Sunday (Jun 15, 2008)

1. reading: Ex 19:2-6a
2. reading: Rom 5:6-11
Gospel: Mt 9:36-10:8

12th Sunday (Jun 22, 2008)

1. reading: Jer 20:10-13
2. reading: Rom 5:12-15
Gospel: Mt 10:26-33

Nativity of St John - the Baptist Vigil (Jun 23, 2008)

1. reading: Jer 1:4-10
2. reading: 1 Pet 1:8-12
Gospel: Lk 1:5-17

Nativity of St John - the Baptist (Jun 24, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 49:1-6
2. reading: Acts 13:22-26
Gospel: Lk 1:57-66, 80

SS. Peter and Paul Vigil (Jun 28, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 3:1-10
2. reading: Gal 1:11-20
Gospel: Jn 21:15-19

13th Sunday (Jun 29, 2008)

1. reading: 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a
2. reading: Rom 6:3-4, 8-11
Gospel: Mt 10:37-42

SS. Peter and Paul (Jun 29, 2008)

1. reading: Acts 12:1-11
2. reading: 2 Tim 4:6-8, 17-18
Gospel: Mt 16:13-19

14th Sunday (Jul 6, 2008)

1. reading: Zech 9:9-10
2. reading: Rom 8:9, 11-13
Gospel: Mt 11:25-30

15th Sunday (Jul 13, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 55:10-11
2. reading: Rom 8:18-23
Gospel: Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9

16th Sunday (Jul 20, 2008)

1. reading: Wis 12:13, 16-19
2. reading: Rom 8:26-27
Gospel: Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30

17th Sunday (Jul 27, 2008)

1. reading: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12
2. reading: Rom 8:28-30
Gospel: Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46

18th Sunday (Aug 3, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 55:1-3
2. reading: Rom 8:35, 37-39
Gospel: Mt 14:13-21

Transfiguration (Aug 6, 2008)

1. reading: Dan 7:9-10, 13-14
2. reading: 2 Pt 1:16-19
Gospel: Mt 17:1-9

19th Sunday (Aug 10, 2008)

1. reading: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a
2. reading: Rom 9:1-5
Gospel: Mt 14:22-33

Assumption (Aug 15, 2008)

1. reading: Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a; 10ab
2. reading: 1 Cor 15:20-27
Gospel: Lk 1:39-56

20th Sunday (Aug 17, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 56:1, 6-7
2. reading: Rom 11:13-15, 29-32
Gospel: Mt 15:21-28

21st Sunday (Aug 24, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 22:19-23
2. reading: Rom 11:33-36
Gospel: Mt 16:13-20

22d Sunday (Aug 31, 2008)

1. reading: Jer 20:7-9
2. reading: Rom 12:1-2
Gospel: Mt 16:21-27

23d Sunday (Sep 7, 2008)

1. reading: Ezek 33:7-9
2. reading: Rom 13:8-10
Gospel: Mt 18:15-20

24th Sunday (Sep 14, 2008)

1. reading: Sir 27:30-28:7
2. reading: Rom 14:7-9
Gospel: Mt 18:21-35

Exaltation of the Cross (Sep 14, 2008)

1. reading: Num 21:4b-9
2. reading: Phil 2:6-11
Gospel: Jn 3:13-17

25th Sunday (Sep 21, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 55:6-9
2. reading: Phil 1:20c-24, 27a
Gospel: Mt 20:1-16a

26th Sunday (Sep 28, 2008)

1. reading: Ezek 18:25-28
2. reading: Phil 2:1-11 or 1-5
Gospel: Mt 21:28-32

27th Sunday (Oct 5, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 5:1-7
2. reading: Phil 4:6-9
Gospel: Mt 21:33-43

28th Sunday (Oct 12, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 25:6-10a
2. reading: Phil 4:12-14, 19-20
Gospel: Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10

29th Sunday (Oct 19, 2008)

1. reading: Isa 45:1, 4-6
2. reading: 1 Thess 1:1-5b
Gospel: Mt 22:15-21

30th Sunday (Oct 26, 2008)

1. reading: Ex 22:20-26
2. reading: 1 Thess 1:5c-10
Gospel: Mt 22:34-40

All Saints (Nov 1, 2008)

1. reading: Rev 7:2-4,9-14
2. reading: 1 Jn 3:1-3
Gospel: Mt 5:1-12a

All Souls (Nov 2, 2008)

1. reading: Wis 3:1-9 or Wis 4:7-15 or Isa 25:6-9
2. reading: Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 5:17-21 or Rom 6:3-9 or Rom 8:14-23 or Rom 8:31b-35, 37-39 or Rom 14:7-9, 10c-12 or 1 Cor 15:20-28 or 1 Cor 15:51-57 or 2 Cor 4:14-5:1 or 2 Cor 5:1, 6-10 or Phil 3:20-21 or 1 Thess 4:13-18 or 2 Tim 2:8-13
Gospel: Mt 5:1-12a or Mt 11:25-30 or Mt 25:31-46 or Lk 7:11-17 or Lk 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a or Lk 24:13-16, 28-35 or Jn 5:24-29 or Jn 6:37-40 or Jn 6:51-59 or Jn 11:17-27 or Jn 11:32-45 or Jn 14:1-6

31th Sunday (Nov 2, 2008)

1. reading: Mal 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10
2. reading: 1 Thess 2:7b-9, 13
Gospel: Mt 23:1-12

32th Sunday (Nov 9, 2008)

1. reading: Wis 6:12-16
2. reading: 1 Thess 4:13-18 or 13-14
Gospel: Mt 25:1-13

St John in Lateran (Nov 9, 2008)

1. reading: Ezek 47:1-2, 8-9, 12
2. reading: 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17
Gospel: Jn 2:13-22

33th Sunday (Nov 16, 2008)

1. reading: Prov 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31
2. reading: 1 Thess 5:1-6
Gospel: Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21

34th Sunday - Christ the King (Nov 23, 2008)

1. reading: Ezek 34:11-12, 15-17
2. reading: 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28
Gospel: Mt 25:31-46