Daily Catholic Mass Readings for Saturday 20 August 2011

Ruth 2: 1 – 3, 8 – 11; 4: 13 – 17 1 Now Na’omi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a man of wealth, of the family of Elim’elech, whose name was Bo’az. 2 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Na’omi, “Let me go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” 3 So she set forth and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Bo’az, who was of the family of Elim’elech. 8 Then Bo’az said to Ruth, “Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my maidens

Daily Catholic Mass Readings for Friday 12 August 2011

Joshua 24: 1 – 13 1 Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, `Your fathers lived of old beyond the Euphra’tes, Terah, the father of Abraham and of Nahor; and they served other gods

Daily Mass Readings for Thursday 11 August 2011

Hosea 2: 16, 17, 21 – 22 16 “And in that day, says the LORD, you will call me, `My husband,’ and no longer will you call me, `My Ba’al.’ 17 For I will remove the names of the Ba’als from her mouth, and they shall be mentioned by name no more. 21 “And in that day, says the LORD, I will answer the heavens and they shall answer the earth; 22 and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel; Psalms 45: 11 – 12, 14 – 16 11 and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him; 12 the people of Tyre will sue your favor with gifts, the richest of the people 14 in many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions, her escort, in her train.

Daily Catholic Mass Readings for Wednesday 10 August 2011

2 Corinthians 9: 6 – 10 6 The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work.