SATURDAY OF WEEK 13 IN ORDINARY TIME - 2026

DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS

The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice,
says the Lord,
I know them and they follow me. JN 10:27

AMOS 9:11-15

My Soul's Beloved,

Your promises are true. Your Covenant is everlasting. Lord, I believe that in the end all those who are grafted into Your Body, through Baptism, no matter how far they have drifted from home, You will bring back. You are the Good Shepherd, and not a single sheep will be lost except those who are determined to be lost.

Lord God, we know that Baptism seals us in the love of the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. While many live godly lives and do not stain their souls with grave sin, and even if they do, they repent and are forgiven in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, many keep wandering aimlessly. They seek comfort in the wrong places and mistake a false sense of spiritual well-being for that which comes from the one true God. It is easier to live a bovine existence than to live a Christlike life conformed to the will of God in all things. 

Thank You, Lord, for this hope that we have in You, that God hears all our prayers. In the end, You, who became man for our sake, were born, suffered, died, were buried, and rose again, will not abandon us to an eternal death. Too great a price was paid for our salvation. The Father sent You into the world not to condemn the world but to save it. In this is my hope. In this is my confidence. I believe, and because I believe, Your strong arm will save all those I love and pray for. 

It is the Lord who speaks:
‘That day I will re-erect the tottering hut of David,
make good the gaps in it, restore its ruins
and rebuild it as it was in the days of old,
so that they can conquer the remnant of Edom
and all the nations that belonged to me.’
It is the Lord who speaks, and he will carry this out.
‘The days are coming now – it is the Lord who speaks –
when harvest will follow directly after ploughing,
the treading of grapes soon after sowing,
when the mountains will run with new wine
and the hills all flow with it.
I mean to restore the fortunes of my people Israel;
they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them,
plant vineyards and drink their wine,
dig gardens and eat their produce.
I will plant them in their own country,
never to be rooted up again
out of the land I have given them,
says the Lord, your God.’

PSALM 84(85): 9,11-14

The Lord speaks peace to his people.

I will hear what the Lord God has to say,
a voice that speaks of peace,
peace for his people and his friends
and those who turn to him in their hearts.

Mercy and faithfulness have met;
justice and peace have embraced.
Faithfulness shall spring from the earth
and justice look down from heaven.

The Lord will make us prosper
and our earth shall yield its fruit.
Justice shall march before him
and peace shall follow his steps.

The Lord speaks peace to his people.

MATTHEW 9:14-17

TUESDAY OF WEEK 13 IN ORDINARY TIME - 2026

DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS

My soul is waiting for the Lord,
I count on his word. PS 129:5

AMOS 3:1-8,4:11-12

My Soul's Beloved,

Each of us who are baptized and grafted into Your Body is a child of God. You invite us to address Him as Abba; You have poured Your Holy Spirit into our souls through each of the Sacraments You instituted. We eat of the flesh and Blood of the Son of Man and the Son of God, and we receive You in Holy Communion, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity as often as we do it with a pure conscience. This is why we are called to a higher standard. Chosen from all the people in the world to be members of Your Church, we are given every grace, every spiritual advantage, and we have no excuse whatsoever to turn our backs and follow the world. This is why our judgment, our punishment, will be greater than those who have not received the fullness of grace and truth.

Beloved, the Vicar of Christ on earth and all the shepherds appointed to guard Your people constantly remind us of our identity and our response to God's choice that we be His people, in a singular manner. Grant us the wisdom, the grace, the humility to do as You desire us, O Lord, so we can truly be salt and light in the world. May our witness bring many to climb Mount Zion, the place where You dwell. It is a hard, steep climb, but those who are called will be given the grace they need. Thank You, Lord.

Listen, sons of Israel, to this oracle the Lord speaks against you, against the whole family I brought out of the land of Egypt:
You alone, of all the families of earth, have I acknowledged,
therefore it is for all your sins that I mean to punish you.
Do two men take the road together
if they have not planned to do so?
Does the lion roar in the jungle
if no prey has been found?
Does the young lion growl in his lair
if he has captured nothing?
Does the bird fall to the ground
if no trap has been set?
Does the snare spring up from the ground
if nothing has been caught?
Does the trumpet sound in the city
without the populace becoming alarmed?
Does misfortune come to a city
if the Lord has not sent it?
No more does the Lord do anything
without revealing his plans to his servants the prophets.
The lion roars: who can help feeling afraid?
The Lord speaks: who can refuse to prophesy?
I overthrew you as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
and you were like a brand snatched from the blaze;
and yet you never came back to me.
It is the Lord who speaks.
This therefore, Israel, is what I plan to do to you,
and because I am going to do this to you,
Israel, prepare to meet your God!

PSALM 5:5-8

Lead me, O Lord, in your justice.

You are no God who loves evil;
no sinner is your guest.
The boastful shall not stand their ground
before your face.

You hate all who do evil;
you destroy all who lie.
The deceitful and bloodthirsty man
the Lord detests.

But I through the greatness of your love
have access to your house.
I bow down before your holy temple,
filled with awe.

Lead me, O Lord, in your justice.

MATTHEW 8:23-27