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Reading I Dn 7:15-27 I, Daniel, found my spirit anguished within its covering of flesh, and I was terrified by the visions of my mind. I approached one of those present and asked him what all this meant in truth; in answer, he made known to me the meaning of the things: “These four great […]

Reading I Dn 7:2-14 In a vision I, Daniel, saw during the night, the four winds of heaven stirred up the great sea, from which emerged four immense beasts, each different from the others. The first was like a lion, but with eagle’s wings. While I watched, the wings were plucked; it was raised from

Readings for the Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary TimeReadings for the Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time The following are a selection of the readings that may be chosen for this day. Reading I Sir 50:22-24 And now, bless the God of all,     who has done wondrous things on earth;

Readings for the Thanksgiving DayReadings for the Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Reading I Dn 6:12-28 Some men rushed into the upper chamber of Daniel’s home and found him praying and pleading before his God. Then they went to remind the king about the prohibition: “Did you not decree, O king, that

Readings for the Thanksgiving DayReadings for the Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Thanksgiving Day Readings for the Optional Memorial of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, virgin and martyr Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright ©

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs Reading I Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28 King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his lords, with whom he drank. Under the influence of the wine, he ordered the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar, his father, had taken from

Reading I Dn 2:31-45 Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar: “In your vision, O king, you saw a statue, very large and exceedingly bright, terrifying in appearance as it stood before you. The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs bronze, the legs iron, its feet partly

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Cecilia, virgin and martyr Reading I Dn 1:1-6, 8-20 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came and laid siege to Jerusalem. The Lord handed over to him Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and some of the vessels of the temple

Reading I Dn 7:13-14 As the visions during the night continued, I saw     one like a Son of man coming,         on the clouds of heaven;     when he reached the Ancient One         and was presented before him,     the one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship;

Reading I 1 Mc 6:1-13 As King Antiochus was traversing the inland provinces, he heard that in Persia there was a city called Elymais, famous for its wealth in silver and gold, and that its temple was very rich, containing gold helmets, breastplates, and weapons left there by Alexander, son of Philip, king of Macedon,