St. Lucy, Virgin, Martyr (Memorial)

Saints

• St. Lucy

Daily Readings:

• First Reading

  Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11
  

  1Then the prophet Eliʹjah arose like a fire, and his word burned like a torch.

  2He brought a famine upon them, and by his zeal he made them few in number.

  3By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens, and also three times brought down fire.

  4How glorious you were, O Eliʹjah, in your wondrous deeds! And who has the right to boast which you have?

  9You who were taken up by a whirlwind of fire, in a chariot with horses of fire;

  10you who are ready at the appointed time, it is written, to calm the wrath of God before it breaks out in fury, to turn the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.

  11Blessed are those who saw you, and those who have been adorned in love; for we also shall surely live.

• Responsorial Psalm

  Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19
  

  1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou who leadest Joseph like a flock! Thou who art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth

  2before Eʹphraim and Benjamin and Manasʹseh! Stir up thy might, and come to save us!

  14Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine,

  15the stock which thy right hand planted.

  17But let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, the son of man whom thou hast made strong for thyself!

  18Then we will never turn back from thee; give us life, and we will call on thy name!

• Gospel

  Matthew 17:10-13
  

  10And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Eliʹjah must come?”

  11He replied, “Eliʹjah does come, and he is to restore all things;

  12but I tell you that Eliʹjah has already come, and they did not know him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer at their hands.”

  13Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.

• First Reading

  2 Corinthians 10:17--11:2
  

  10

  17“Let him who boasts, boast of the Lord.”

  18For it is not the man who commends himself that is accepted, but the man whom the Lord commends.

  11

  1I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me!

  2I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.

• Responsorial Psalm

  Psalms 31:3-4, 6, 8, 16-17
  

  2Incline thy ear to me, rescue me speedily! Be thou a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!

  3Yea, thou art my rock and my fortress; for thy name’s sake lead me and guide me,

  5Into thy hand I commit my spirit; thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.

  7I will rejoice and be glad for thy steadfast love, because thou hast seen my affliction, thou hast taken heed of my adversities,

  15My times are in thy hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors!

  16Let thy face shine on thy servant; save me in thy steadfast love!

• Gospel

  Matthew 25:1-13
  

  1“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

  2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

  3For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them;

  4but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.

  5As the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

  6But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’

  7Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps.

  8And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

  9But the wise replied, ‘Perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’

  10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut.

  11Afterward the other maidens came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’

  12But he replied, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’

  13Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.