Readings
Proper readings
First Reading
Hos 2:16bc, 17cd, 21-22
I will espouse you to me forever.
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Hosea
Thus says the LORD:
I will lead her into the desert
and speak to her heart.
She shall respond there as in the days of her youth,
when she came up from the land of Egypt.
I will espouse you to me forever
I will espouse you in right and in justice,
in love and in mercy;
I will espouse you in fidelity,
and you shall know the LORD.
The word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17
R. :
℟. (11) Listen to me, daughter, see and bend your ear.
or:
℟. The bridegroom is here; let us go out to meet Christ the Lord.
Hear, O daughter, and see; turn your ear,
forget your people and your father’s house.
So shall the king desire your beauty;
for he is your lord, and you must worship him.
℟. Listen to me, daughter, see and bend your ear.
or:
℟. The bridegroom is here; let us go out to meet Christ the Lord.
All glorious is the king’s daughter as she enters;
her raiment is threaded with spun gold.
In embroidered apparel she is borne in to the king;
behind her the virgins of her train are brought to you.
℟. Listen to me, daughter, see and bend your ear.
or:
℟. The bridegroom is here; let us go out to meet Christ the Lord.
They are borne in with gladness and joy;
they enter the palace of the king.
The place of your fathers your sons shall have;
you shall make them princes through all the land.
℟. Listen to me, daughter, see and bend your ear.
or:
℟. The bridegroom is here; let us go out to meet Christ the Lord.
Acclamation before the Gospel
℟. Alleluia, alleluia.
This is the wise breidesmaid, whom the Lord found waiting;
at his coming, she went in with him to the wedding feast.
℟. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Mt 25:1-13
Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!
✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew
Jesus told his disciples this parable:
“The Kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins
who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps,
brought no oil with them,
but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.
Since the bridegroom was long delayed,
they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
At midnight, there was a cry,
‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
The foolish ones said to the wise,
‘Give us some of your oil,
for our lamps are going out.’
But the wise ones replied,
‘No, for there may not be enough for us and you.
Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’
While they went off to buy it,
the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him.
Then the door was locked.
Afterwards the other virgins came and said,
‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’
But he said in reply,
‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’
Therefore, stay awake,
for you know neither the day nor the hour.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
All reply:
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Then he kisses the book, saying quietly:
Through the words of the Gospel
may our sins be wiped away.
Weekday readings
First Reading
Rv 10:8-11
I took the small scroll and swallowed it.
A reading from the Book of Revelation
I, John, heard a voice from heaven speak to me.
Then the voice spoke to me and said:
“Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel
who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
So I went up to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll.
He said to me, “Take and swallow it.
It will turn your stomach sour,
but in your mouth it will taste as sweet as honey.”
I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and swallowed it.
In my mouth it was like sweet honey,
but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.
Then someone said to me, “You must prophesy again
about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.”
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131
R. :
℟. (103a) How sweet to my taste is your promise!
In the way of your decrees I rejoice,
as much as in all riches.
℟. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
Yes, your decrees are my delight;
they are my counselors.
℟. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
The law of your mouth is to me more precious
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
℟. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
How sweet to my palate are your promises,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
℟. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
Your decrees are my inheritance forever;
the joy of my heart they are.
℟. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
I gasp with open mouth
in my yearning for your commands.
℟. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
Acclamation before the Gospel
Jn 10:27
℟. Alleluia, alleluia.
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me.
℟. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Lk 19:45-48
You have made it a den of thieves.
✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out
those who were selling things, saying to them,
“It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer,
but you have made it a den of thieves.”
And every day he was teaching in the temple area.
The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile,
were seeking to put him to death,
but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose
because all the people were hanging on his words.
At the end of the Gospel, the Deacon, or the Priest, acclaims:
The Gospel of the Lord.
All reply:
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Then he kisses the book, saying quietly:
Through the words of the Gospel
may our sins be wiped away.
