For convenience the Sundays in Ordinary Time are displayed over 5 pages.
The Sundays on this page fall between September and Christ the King.
Sunday between 18 – 24 September
Year A | ||
Reading 1 | Isa 55:6-9 | My thoughts are not your thoughts. |
Psalm | Ps 144:2-3. 8-9. 17-18 r.18 | The Lord is close to all who call him. |
Reading 2 | Phil 1:20-24, 27 | Life to me is Christ. |
Gospel Acclamation | Luke 19: 38 | Blessings of the King who comes, in the name of the Lord! Peace be in heaven and glory in the highest heaven. |
Gospel Acclamation | cf. Acts 16:14 | Open our hearts, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son |
Gospel | Matt 20:1-16a | Why be envious because I am generous? |
Year B | ||
Reading 1 | Wis 2:12, 17-20 | Let us condemn him to a shameful death. |
Psalm | Ps 53: 3-6. 8 r.6 | The Lord upholds my life. |
Reading 2 | Jas 3:16—4:3 | Peacemakers, when they work for peace, sow the seeds which will bear fruit in holiness. |
Gospel Acclamation | John 8:12 | I am the light of the world, says the Lord, anyone who follows me will have the light of life. |
cf. 2 Thess 2:14 | Through the Good News God called us to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. | |
Gospel | Mark 9:30-37 | The Son of Man will be delivered. If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself servant of all. |
Year C | ||
Reading 1 | Amos 8:4-7 | Against those who ‘buy up the poor for money.’ |
Psalm | Ps 112: 1-2. 4-8 r.1. 7 | Praise the Lord, who raises the poor. Or Alleluia! |
Reading 2 | 1 Tim 2:1-8 | There should be prayers offered for everyone to God, who wants everyone to be saved. |
Gospel Acclamation | cf. Acts 16:14 | Open our hearts, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son |
2 Cor 8:9 | Jesus Christ was rich, but he became poor for your sake, to make you rich out of his poverty. | |
Gospel | Luke 16:1-13 | You cannot be the slave both of God and of money. |
shorter | Luke 16:10-13 | You cannot be the slave both of God and of money. |
Sunday between 25 September – 1 October
Year A | ||
Reading 1 | Ezek 18:25-28 | When the sinner renounces sin, he shall certainly live. |
Psalm | Ps 24:4-9 r.6 | Remember your mercy, Lord. |
Reading 2 | Phil 2:1-11 | In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus. |
shorter | Phil 2:1-5 | In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus. |
Gospel Acclamation | John 14:23 | If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. |
John 10:27 | The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice, says the Lord, I know them and they follow me. | |
Gospel | Matt 21:28-32 | He thought better of it and went. Tax collectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you. |
Year B | ||
Reading 1 | Num 11:25-29 | Are you jealous on my account? If only the whole people of the Lord were prophets! |
Psalm | Ps 18:8, 10, 12-14 r.9 | The precepts of the Lord gladden the heart. |
Reading 2 | Jas 5:1-6 | Your wealth is all rotting. |
Gospel Acclamation | cf. John 17: 17 | Your word is truth, O Lord, consecrate us in the truth. |
Gospel | Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 | Anyone who is not against us is for us. If your hand should cause you to sin, cut it off. |
Year C | ||
Reading 1 | Amos 6:1, 4-7 | Those who sprawl and those who bawl will be exiled. |
Psalm | Ps 145:7-10 r.2 | My soul, give praise to the Lord. Or Alleluia! |
Reading 2 | 1 Tim 6:11-16 | Do all that you have been told until the Appearing of the Lord. |
Gospel Acclamation | John 10:27 | The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice, says the Lord, I know them and they follow me. |
2 Cor 8:9 | Jesus Christ was rich, but he became poor for your sake, to make you rich out of his poverty. | |
Gospel | Luke 16:19-31 | Good things came your way, just as bad things came the way of Lazarus. Now he is being comforted here while you are in agony. |
Sunday between 2 – 8 October
Year A | ||
Reading 1 | Isa 5:1-7 | The vineyard of the Lord God of hosts is the House of Israel. |
Psalm | Ps 79:9. 12-16, 19-20 r. Is 5:7 | The vineyard of the Lord is the House of Israel. |
Reading 2 | Phil 4:6-9 | The God of peace will be with you. |
Gospel Acclamation | John 15:15 | I call you friends, says the Lord, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. |
cf. John 15:16 | I chose you from the world to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last, says the Lord. | |
Gospel | Matt 21:33-43 | He will lease the vineyard to other tenants. |
Year B | ||
Reading 1 | Gen 2:18-24 | They become one body. |
Psalm | Ps 127 r.5 | May the Lord bless us all the days of our life. |
Reading 2 | Heb 2:9-11 | The one who sacrifices, and the ones who are sanctified, are they of the same stock. |
Gospel Acclamation | cf. John 17: 17 | Your word is truth, O Lord, consecrate us in the truth. |
1 John 4:12 | As long as we love one another God will live in us and his love will be complete in us. | |
Gospel | Mark 10:2-16 | What God has united, man must not divide.. |
shorter | Mark 10:2-12 | What God has united, man must not divide.. |
Year C | ||
Reading 1 | Habb 1:2-3, 2:2-4 | The upright man will live by his faithfulness. |
Psalm | Ps 94: 1-2. 6-9 r.9 | O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts. |
Reading 2 | 2 Tim 1:6-8, 13-14 | Never be ashamed of witnessing the Lord. |
Gospel Acclamation | 1 Sam 3:9; John 6:68 | Speak, Lord, your servant is listening: you have the message of eternal life. |
1 Peter 1:25 | The word of the Lord remains for ever: What is this word? It is the Good News that has been brought to you. | |
Gospel | Luke 17:5-10 | If only you had faith! |
Sunday between 9 – 15 October
Year A | ||
Reading 1 | Isa 25:6-10 | The Lord will prepare a banquet, and will wipe away tears from every cheek. |
Psalm | Ps 22 r.6 | In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever. |
Reading 2 | Phil 4:12-14, 19-20 | There is nothing I cannot master with the help of the One who gives me strength. |
Gospel Acclamation | John 1:12.14 | The Word was made flesh and lived among us; to all who did accept him he gave power to become children of God. |
cf. Eph 1:17.18 | May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our mind, so that we can see what hope his call holds for us. | |
Gospel | Matt 22:1-14 | Invite everyone you can find to the wedding. |
shorter | Matt 22:1-10 | Invite everyone you can find to the wedding. |
Year B | ||
Reading 1 | Wis 7:7-11 | Compared with wisdom, I held riches as nothing. |
Psalm | Ps 89: 12-18 r.14 | Fill us with your love that we may rejoice. |
Reading 2 | Heb 4:12-13 | The word of God can judge secret emotions and thoughts. |
Gospel Acclamation | cf. Matt 11:25 | Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. |
Matt 5:3 | How happy are the poor in spirit; theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | |
Gospel | Mark 10:17-30 | Go and sell everything you own and follow me. |
shorter | Mark 10:17-27 | Go and sell everything you own and follow me. |
Year C | ||
Reading 1 | 2 Kgs 5:14-17 | Naaman returned to Elisha and acknowledged the Lord. |
Psalm | Ps 97:1-4 r.2 | The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations. |
Reading 2 | 2 Tim 2:8-13 | If we hold firm we shall reign with Christ. |
Gospel Acclamation | cf John 6:63.68 | Your words are spirit, Lord and they are life: you have the message of eternal life. |
1 Thess 5:18 | For all things give thanks, because this is what God expects you to do in Christ Jesus. | |
Gospel | Luke 17:11-19 | No one has come back to give praise to God, except this foreigner. |
Sunday between 16 – 22 October
Year A | ||
Reading 1 | Isa 45:1, 4-6 | I have taken Cyrus by his right hand to subdue nations before him. |
Psalm | Ps 95:1. 3-5. 7-10 r.7 | Give the Lord glory and power. |
Reading 2 | 1 Thess 1:1-5 | We constantly remember your faith, your love and your hope. |
Gospel Acclamation | John 17:17 | Your word is truth, O Lord, consecrate us in the truth. |
Phil 2:15-16 | You will shine in the world like bright stars because you are offering it the word of life. | |
Gospel | Matt 22:15-21 | Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar—and to God what belongs to God. |
Year B | ||
Reading 1 | Isa 53:10-11 | If he offers his life in atonement, he shall see his heirs, he shall have a long life. |
Psalm | Ps 32:4-5, 18-20. 22 r.22 | May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you. |
Reading 2 | Heb 4:14-16 | Let us be confident in approaching the throne of grace. |
Gospel Acclamation | John 14:6 | I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, says the Lord; no one can come to the Father except through me. |
Mark 10:45 | The Son of Man came to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. | |
Gospel | Mark 10:35-45 | The Son of Man came to give his life as a ransom for many. |
shorter | Mark 10:42-45 | The Son of Man came to give his life as a ransom for many. |
Year C | ||
Reading 1 | Exod 17:8-13 | As long as Moses kept his arms raised, Israel had the advantage. |
Psalm | Ps 120 r.2 | Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth. |
Reading 2 | 2 Tim 3:14–4:2 | The man who is dedicated to God becomes fully equipped and ready for any good work. |
Gospel Acclamation | cf. Eph 1:17.18 | May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our mind, so that we can see what hope his call holds for us. |
Heb 4:12 | The word of God is something alive and active; it can judge secret emotions and thoughts. | |
Gospel | Luke 18:1-8 | God will see justice done to his chosen who cry to him. |
Sunday between 23 – 29 October
Year A | ||
Reading 1 | Exod 22:20-26 | If you are harsh with the widow, the orphan, my anger will flare against you. |
Psalm | Ps 17:2-4. 47. 51. R.2 | I love you, Lord, my strength. |
Reading 2 | 1 Thess 1:5-10 | You broke with idolotry and became servants of God; you are waiting for his Son. |
Gospel Acclamation | cf. Acts 16:14 | Open our hearts, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son |
John 14:23 | If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. | |
Gospel | Matt 22:34-40 | You must love the Lord your God and your neighbour as yourself. |
Year B | ||
Reading 1 | Jer 31:7-9 | I will comfort the blind and the lame as I lead them back. |
Psalm | Ps 125 r.3 | What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad. |
Reading 2 | Heb 5:1-6 | You are a priest of the order of Melchizedek, and for ever. |
Gospel Acclamation | John 8:12 | I am the light of the world, says the Lord, anyone who follows me will have the light of life. |
cf. 2 Tim 1.10 | Our Saviour Christ Jesus abolished death, and he has proclaimed life through the Good News. | |
Gospel | Mark 10:46-52 | Master, let me see again. |
Year C | ||
Reading 1 | Ecclesiasticus 35:12-14, 16-19 | The humble man’s prayer pierces the clouds. |
Psalm | Ps 33:2-3. 17-19.23 r.7 | This poor man called; the Lord heard him. |
Reading 2 | 2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18 | All there us to come now is the crown of righteousness reserved for me. |
Gospel Acclamation | cf. Matt 11:25 | Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. |
2 Cor 5:19 | God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself, and he has entrusted to us that they are reconciled. | |
Gospel | Luke 18:9-14 | The publican went home at rights with God; the pharisee did not. |
Sunday between 30 October – 5 November
Year A | ||
Reading 1 | Mal 1:14–2:2. 8-10 | You have strayed from the way, you have caused many to stumble by your teaching. |
Psalm | Ps 130 | Keep my soul in peace before you, O Lord. |
Reading 2 | 1 Thess 2:7-9, 13 | We were eager to hand over to you not only the Good News but our lives as well. |
Gospel Acclamation | 1 Sam 3:9; John 6:68 | Speak, Lord, your servant is listening: you have the message of eternal life. |
Matt 23:9. 10 | You have only ine Father, and he is in heaven; you have only one Teacher, the Christ! | |
Gospel | Matt 23:1-12 | They do not practise what they preach. |
Year B | ||
Reading 1 | Deut 6:2-6 | Listen, Israel: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart. |
Psalm | Ps 17:2-4. 47. 51. R.2 | I love you, Lord, my strength. |
Reading 2 | Heb 7:23-28 | Because he remains for ever, Christ can never lose his priesthood. |
Gospel Acclamation | cf John 6:63.68 | Your words are spirit, Lord and they are life: you have the message of eternal life. |
John 14:23 | If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. | |
Gospel | Mark 12:28-34 | This is the first commandment. The second is like it. |
Year C | ||
Reading 1 | Wis 11:22-12:2 | You are merciful to all because you love all that exists. |
Psalm | Ps 144:1-2. 8-11. 13-14 r.1 | I will bless your name for ever, O God my King. |
Reading 2 | 2 Thess 1:11–2:2 | The name of Christ will be glorified in you and you in him. |
Gospel Acclamation | Luke 19: 38 | Blessings on the King who comes, in the name of the Lord! Peace be in heaven and glory in the highest heaven! |
John 3:16 | God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. | |
Gospel | Luke 19:1-10 | The Son of Man has come to seek out and save what was lost. |
Sunday between 6 – 12 November
Year A | ||
Reading 1 | Wis 6:12-16 | Wisdom is found by those who look for her. |
Psalm | Ps 62:2-8 r.2 | For you my soul is thirsting, O God my God. |
Reading 2 | 1 Thess 4:13-18 | God will bring with him those who have died in Jesus. |
shorter | 1 Thess 4:13-14 | God will bring with him those who have died in Jesus. |
Gospel Acclamation | Matt 24:42.44 | Stay awake and stand ready, because you do not know the hour when the Son of Man is coming. |
Gospel | Matt 25:1-13 | The bridegroom is here! Go out and meet him. |
Year B | ||
Reading 1 | 1 Kgs 17:10-16 | The widow made a little scone from her meal and brought it to Elijah. |
Psalm | Ps 145:7-10 r.2 | My soul, give praise to the Lord. Or Alleluia! |
Reading 2 | Heb 9:24-28 | Christ offers himself only once to take the faults of many on himslef. |
Gospel Acclamation | Apoc 2:10 | Even if you have to die, says the Lord, keep faithful, and I will give you the crown of life. |
Matt 5:3 | How happy are the poor in spirit; theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | |
Gospel | Mark 12:38-44 | This poor widow has put in more than all. |
shorter | Mark 12:41-44 | This poor widow has put in more than all. |
Year C | ||
Reading 1 | 2 Macc 7:1-2, 9-14 | The King of world will raise us up to live again for ever. |
Psalm | Ps 16:1. 5-6. 8. 15 r.15 | I shall be filled, when I awake, with the sight of your glory, O Lord. |
Reading 2 | 2 Thess 2:16—3:5 | May the Lord strengthen you in everything good that you do or say. |
Gospel Acclamation | Luke 21:36 | Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to stand with confidence before the Son of Man. |
Apoc 1:5. 6 | Jesus Christ is the First-born from the dead; to him be glory and power for ever and ever. | |
Gospel | Luke 20:27-38 | He is God, not of the dead, but of the living. |
shorter | Luke 20:27, 34-38 | He is God, not of the dead, but of the living. |
Sunday between 13 – 19 November
Year A | ||
Reading 1 | Prov 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 | A perfect wife—who can find her? |
Psalm | Ps 127:1-5 r.1 | O blessed are those who fear the Lord. |
Reading 2 | 1 Thess 5:1-6 | Let not the Day of the Lord overtake you like a thief. |
Gospel Acclamation | Apoc 2:10 | Even if you have to die, says the Lord, keep faithful, and I will give you the crown of life. |
John 15:4. 5 | Make your home in me, as I make mine in you, says the Lord. Whoever remains in me bears fruit in me. | |
Gospel | Matt 25:14-30 | You have been faithful in small things; come and join in your master’s happiness. |
shorter | Matt 25:14-15, 19-21 | You have been faithful in small things; come and jon in your master’s happiness. |
Year B | ||
Reading 1 | Dan 12:1-3 | When the times comes your own people will be spared. |
Psalm | Ps 15:5. 8-11 r.1 | Preserve me, God, I take refuge in you. |
Reading 2 | Heb 10:11-14, 18 | By virtue of one single offering, he has achieved the eternal perfection of all whom he is sanctifying. |
Gospel Acclamation | Matt 24:42.44 | Stay awake and stand ready, because you do not know the hour when the Son of Man is coming. |
Luke 21:36 | Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to stand with confidence before the Son of Man. | |
Gospel | Mark 13:24-32 | He will gather his chosen from the four winds. |
Year C | ||
Reading 1 | Mal 3:19-20 | For you the sun of righteousness will shine out. |
Psalm | Ps 97: 5-9 r.9 | The Lord comes to rule the peoples with fairness. |
Reading 2 | 2 Thess 3:7-12 | Do not let anyone have food if he refuses to work. |
Gospel Acclamation | Luke 21:36 | Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to stand with confidence before the Son of Man. |
Luke 21:28 | Stand erect, hold your heads high, because your liberation is near at hand. | |
Gospel | Luke 21:5-19 | Your endurance will win you your lives. |
Sunday between 20 – 26 November
Year A | ||
Reading 1 | Ezek 34:11-12, 15-17 | As for you, my sheep, I will judge between sheep and sheep. |
Psalm | Ps 22:1-3. 5-6 r.1 | The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. |
Reading 2 | 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28 | He will hand over the kingdom to God the Father, so that God may be all in all. |
Gospel Acclamation | Mark 11:10 | Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessings on the coming kingdom of our father David! |
Gospel | Matt 25:31-46 | He will take his seat on his throne of glory, and he will separate men one from another. |
Year B | ||
Reading 1 | Dan 7:13-14 | His sovereignty is an eternal sovereignity. |
Psalm | Ps 92:1-2. 5 r.1 | The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed. |
Reading 2 | Rev 1:5-8 | Rulers of the kings of the earth… he made us a line of kings, priests to serve his God. |
Gospel Acclamation | Mark 11:9. 10 | Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessings on the coming kingdom of our father David! |
Gospel | John 18:33-37 | It is you who say that I am a king. |
Year C | ||
Reading 1 | 2 Sam 5:1-3 | They anointed David king of Israel. |
Psalm | Ps 121:1-5 r.2 | I rejoiced when I heard them say: ‘Let us go to God’s house.’ |
Reading 2 | Col 1:12-20 | He has created a place for us in the kingdom of the Son that he loves. |
Gospel Acclamation | Mark 11:9. 10 | Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessings on the coming kingdom of our father David! |
Gospel | Luke 23:35-43 | Lord remember me when you come into your kingdom. |