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1 CONTENTS Decree of the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, 1st Edition...7 Decree of the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship, 2nd Edition...8 Decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments...10 Decree of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops...11 INTRODUCTION: PREAMBLE Chapter One: General Principles for the Liturgical Celebration of the Word of God...13 FIRST PART: THE WORD OF GOD IN THE CELEBRATION OF MASS Chapter Two: The Celebration of the Liturgy of the Word at Mass...16 Chapter Three: Offices and Ministries in the Celebration of the Liturgy of the Word within Mass...20 SECOND PART: THE STRUCTURE OF THE ORDER OF READINGS FOR MASS Chapter Four: The General Arrangement of Readings for Mass...23 Chapter Five: Description of the Order of Readings...29 Chapter Six: Adaptations, Translations, and Format of the Order of Readings...33 TABLES Table I: Principal Celebrations of the Liturgical Year...36 Table II: Order of the First Reading for Weekdays in Ordinary Time...38 Table III: Abbreviations of the Books of the Bible...39 PROPER OF SEASONS WEEKDAY READINGS Season of Advent...43 Season of Christmas Season of Lent Holy Week Season of Easter

2 6 CONTENTS] Ordinary Time Alleluia Verses for Weekdays in Ordinary Time Common Texts for Sung Responsorial Psalms PROPER OF SAINTS January February March April May June July August September October November December COMMONS The Common of the Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church The Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Common of Martyrs The Common of Pastors The Common of Doctors of the Church The Common of Virgins The Common of Holy Men and Women APPENDICES Appendix I: Sequence Appendix II: Table of Readings Appendix III: Table of Responsorial Psalms and Canticles

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4 910 THIRTIETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME TUESDAY 480 TUESDAY FIRST READING Year II This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the Church. A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians 5:21-33 Brothers and sisters: Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is head of his wife just as Christ is head of the Church, he himself the savior of the Body. As the Church is subordinate to Christ, so wives should be subordinate to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the Church and handed himself over for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the bath of water with the word, that he might present to himself the Church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. So also husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one hates his own flesh but rather nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ does the Church, because we are members of his Body. For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the Church. In any case, each one of you should love his wife as himself, and the wife should respect her husband. The word of the Lord.

5 RESPONSORIAL PSALM 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 r (1a) Blessed are those who fear the Lord. Blessed are you who fear the LORD, who walk in his ways! For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork; blessed shall you be, and favored. r Blessed are those who fear the Lord. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the recesses of your home; Your children like olive plants around your table. THIRTIETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME TUESDAY 911 [480] r Blessed are those who fear the Lord. Behold, thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD. The LORD bless you from Zion: may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. r Blessed are those who fear the Lord. ALLELUIA See Matthew 11:25 Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom. GOSPEL Years I and II When it was fully grown, it became a large bush. = A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 13:18-21 Jesus said, What is the Kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden. When it was fully grown, it became a large bush and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches. Again he said, To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch of dough was leavened. The Gospel of the Lord.

6 1170 JULY 16 OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL [600] ALLELUIA Matthew 23:9b, 10b You have but one Father in heaven; you have one master, the Christ. GOSPEL The greatest among you must be your servant. = A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 23:8-12 Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples: Do not be called Rabbi. You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven. Do not be called Master ; you have but one master, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted. The Gospel of the Lord. 601 July 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel From the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 1399, FIRST READING OR: Rejoice, O daughter of Zion! See, I am coming. A reading from the Book of the Prophet Zechariah 2:14-17 Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the LORD. Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they shall be his people, and he will dwell among you, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. The LORD will possess Judah as his portion in the holy land, and he will again choose Jerusalem. Silence, all, in the presence of the LORD! for he stirs forth from his holy dwelling. The word of the Lord. RESPONSORIAL PSALM Luke 1:46-47, 48-49, 50-51, 52-53, r (49) The Almighty has done great My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

7 [601] JULY 16 OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 1171 From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children for ever. ALLELUIA Luke 11:28 Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it. GOSPEL Stretching out his hands toward his disciples, he said, Here are my mother and my brothers. = A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 12:46-50 While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him. Someone told him, Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you. But he said in reply to the one who told him, Who is my mother? Who are my brothers? And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother. The Gospel of the Lord.