SQPN: Verbum Domini

Friday, December 25th, 2015Solemnity of the Nativity of the LordChristmas Mass during the day Is 52:7-10Ps 98:1,2-3,3-4,5-6Heb 1:1-6Jn 1:1-18 Response: All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

Thursday, December 24th, 2015Solemnity of the Nativity of the LordChristmas Mass at Night (Midnight) Is 9:1-6Ps 96:1-2,2-3,11-12,13Ti 2:11-14Lk 2:1-14 Response: Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.

Thursday, December 24th, 2015Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent 2Sm 7:1-5,8b-12,14a,16Ps 89:2-3,4-5,27&29Lk 1:67-79 Response: For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent Mal 3:1-4,23-24Ps 25:4-5ab,8-9,10&14Lk 1:57-66 Response: Lift up your heads and see; your redemption is near at hand

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent 1Sm 1:24-281Sm 2:1,4-5,6-7,8abcdLk 1:46-56 Response: My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.

Monday, December 21st, 2015Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent Sg 2:8-14Ps 33:2-3,11-12,20-21Lk 1:39-45 Response: Exult, you just, in the Lord! Sing to him a new song.

Sunday, December 20th, 2015Fourth Sunday of Advent Mi 5:1-4aPs 80:2-3,15-16,18-19Heb 10:5-10Lk 1:39-45 Response: Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.    

2015 Dec 19 Sat: 3rd week of Advent ==============================================A reading from the book of JudgesJgs 13: 2-7. 24-25a==============================================[2] And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Mano'ah; and his wife was barren and had no children. [3] And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have no children; but you shall conceive and bear a son. [4] Therefore beware, and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, [5] for lo, you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from birth; and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines." [6] Then the woman came and told her husband, "A man of God came to me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; I did not ask him whence he was, and he did not tell me his name; [7] but he said to me, `Behold, you shall co

2015 Dec 18 Fri: 3rd week of Advent ==============================================A reading from the book of the prophet JeremiahJer 23: 5-8==============================================[5] "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. [6] In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: `The LORD is our righteousness.' [7] "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when men shall no longer say, `As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,' [8] but `As the LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.' Then they shall dwell in their own land."The Word of the Lord==============================================From Psalm 72Ps 72: 1-2. 12-13. 18-19

2015 Dec 17 Thu: 3rd week of Advent ==============================================A reading from the Book of GenesisGn 49: 2. 8-10==============================================[2] Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob,and hearken to Israel your father.[8] Judah, your brothers shall praise you;your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;your father's sons shall bow down before you.[9] Judah is a lion's whelp;from the prey, my son, you have gone up.He stooped down, he couched as a lion,and as a lioness; who dares rouse him up?[10] The scepter shall not depart from Judah,nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,until he comes to whom it belongs;and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.The Word of the Lord ==============================================From Psalm 72Ps 72: 1-2. 3-4ab. 7-8. 17==============================================Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.[1] Give the king thy justice, O God,and thy righteousness to the royal son![2] May he judge thy people

2015 Dec 16 Wed: 3rd week of Advent ==============================================A reading from the Book of the prophet IsaiahIs 45: 6c-8. 18. 21c-25==============================================I am the LORD, and there is no other.[7] I form light and create darkness,I make weal and create woe,I am the LORD, who do all these things.[8] "Shower, O heavens, from above,and let the skies rain down righteousness;let the earth open, that salvation may sprout forth,and let it cause righteousness to spring up also;I the LORD have created it.[18] For thus says the LORD,who created the heavens(he is God!),who formed the earth and made it(he established it;he did not create it a chaos,he formed it to be inhabited!):"I am the LORD, and there is no other.Who told this long ago?Who declared it of old?Was it not I, the LORD?And there is no other god besides me,a righteous God and a Savior;there is none besides me.[22] "Turn to me and be saved,all the ends of the earth!For I am God, and there is no other.[23] By myself I h

2015 Dec 15 Tue: 3rd week of Advent==============================================A reading from the book of the prophet ZephaniahZep 3: 1-2. 9-13==============================================Thus says the Lord:[1] Woe to her that is rebellious and defiled, the oppressing city![2] She listens to no voice,she accepts no correction.She does not trust in the LORD,she does not draw near to her God.[9] "Yea, at that time I will change the speech of the peoplesto a pure speech,that all of them may call on the name of the LORDand serve him with one accord.[10] From beyond the rivers of Ethiopiamy suppliants, the daughter of my dispersed ones,shall bring my offering.[11] "On that day you shall not be put to shamebecause of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;for then I will remove from your midstyour proudly exultant ones,and you shall no longer be haughtyin my holy mountain.[12] For I will leave in the midst of youa people humble and lowly.They shall seek refuge in the name of the LORD,[13] those who are

2015 Dec 14 Mon: Memorial of St. John of the Cross, priest and doctor of the church==============================================A reading from the book of NumbersNm 24: 2-7. 15-17a==============================================[2] And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and saw Israel encamping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him, [3] and he took up his discourse, and said, "The oracle of Balaam the son of Be'or,the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,[4] the oracle of him who hears the words of God,who sees the vision of the Almighty,falling down, but having his eyes uncovered:[5] how fair are your tents, O Jacob,your encampments, O Israel![6] Like valleys that stretch afar,like gardens beside a river,like aloes that the LORD has planted,like cedar trees beside the waters.[7] Water shall flow from his buckets,and his seed shall be in many waters,his king shall be higher than Agag,and his kingdom shall be exalted.[15] And he took up his discourse, and said, "The oracle of Balaam the son of Be'or,the

Today is Saturday, January 2nd, Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops, and Doctors of the Church ==============================================A reading from the First Letter of Saint John [1 Jn 2: 22-28]============================================== [22] Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. [23] No one who denies the Son has the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also. [24] Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you will abide in the Son and in the Father. [25] And this is what he has promised us, eternal life. [26] I write this to you about those who would deceive you; [27] but the anointing which you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that any one should teach you; as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie, just as it has taught you, abide in him. [28] And now, li

Today is Friday, January 1st, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ========================================A reading from the Book of Numbers [Nm 6: 22-27]======================================== [22] The LORD said to Moses, [23] “Say to Aaron and his sons, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, [24] The LORD bless you and keep you: [25] The LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you: [26] The LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. [27] “So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.” The Word of the Lord ==============================From Psalm 67 [Ps 67: 2-3. 5. 6. 8 (2a)]==============================R. May God be gracious to us and bless usMay God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving power among all nations.R. May God be gracious to us and bless usLet the nations be glad and sing for joy, for thou dost judge the peoples with equity and gui

Today is Thursday, December 31st, Memorial of Saint Sylvester I, Pope ==============================================A Reading from the First Letter of Saint John [1 Jn 2: 18-21]============================================== [18] Children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come; therefore we know that it is the last hour. [19] They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out, that it might be plain that they all are not of us. [20] But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all know. [21] I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and know that no lie is of the truth. The Word of the Lord ==============================From Psalm 96 [Ps 96: 1-2. 11-12. 13]==============================R. Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;[1] O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! [2] Sing to the LOR

Today is Wednesday, December 30th, weekday in Christmas =============================================A reading from the First Letter of Saint John [1 Jn 2: 12-17]============================================= [12] I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his sake. [13] I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. [14] I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one. [15] Do not love the world or the things in the world. If any one loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. [16] For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world. [17] And the world passes away, and the lust of it; b

Today is Tuesday, December 29th, Memorial of Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr ========================================A reading from the First Letter of John [1 Jn 2: 3-11]======================================== [3] And by this we may be sure that we know him, if we keep his commandments. [4] He who says “I know him” but disobeys his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him; [5] but whoever keeps his word, in him truly love for God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we are in him: [6] he who says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. [7] Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. [8] Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. [9] He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness still. [10] He who loves his brother abi

Today is Monday, December 28th, Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs ===============================================A reading from the First Letter of Saint John [1 Jn 1: 5 – 2: 2]=============================================== [5] This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. [6] If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; [7] but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. [8] If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. [9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. [10] If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. [2:1] My little children, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an advocate with th

Today is Sunday, December 27th, Feast of the Holy Family =================================================A reading from the First Book of Samuel [1 Sm 1: 20-22. 24-28]================================================= [20] and in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, "I have asked him of the LORD." [21] And the man Elka'nah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and to pay his vow. [22] But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, that he may appear in the presence of the LORD, and abide there for ever." [24] And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine; and she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh; and the child was young. [25] Then they slew the bull, and they brought the child to Eli. [26] And she said, "Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in