Readings for the Memorial of Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, BishopReading 1 1 Kings 12:26-32; 13:33-34Jeroboam thought to himself:"The kingdom will return to David's house.If now this people go up to offer sacrificesin the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem,the hearts of this people will return to
Reading 1 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19Jeroboam left Jerusalem,and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road.The two were alone in the area,and the prophet was wearing a new cloak.Ahijah took off his new cloak,tore it into twelve pieces, and said to Jeroboam:“Take ten pieces for yourself;the L
Reading 1 1 Kings 11:4-13When Solomon was old his wives had turned his heart to strange gods,and his heart was not entirely with the LORD, his God,as the heart of his father David had been.By adoring Astarte, the goddess of the Sidonians,and Milcom, the idol of the Ammonites,Solomon did evil in the
Reading 1 1 Kings 10:1-10The queen of Sheba, having heard of Solomon's fame,came to test him with subtle questions.She arrived in Jerusalem with a very numerous retinue,and with camels bearing spices,a large amount of gold, and precious stones.She came to Solomon and questioned him on every subject
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Scholastica, VirginReading 1 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30Solomon stood before the altar of the LORDin the presence of the whole community of Israel,and stretching forth his hands toward heaven,he said, “LORD, God of Israel,there is no God like you in heaven above or on
Reading I 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13The elders of Israel and all the leaders of the tribes,the princes in the ancestral houses of the children of Israel,came to King Solomon in Jerusalem,to bring up the ark of the LORD’s covenantfrom the City of David, which is Zion.All the people of Israel assembled befor
Reading 1 Isaiah 58:7-10Thus says the LORD:Share your bread with the hungry,shelter the oppressed and the homeless;clothe the naked when you see them,and do not turn your back on your own.Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,and your wound shall quickly be healed;your vindication shall g
Reading 1 1 Kings 3:4-13Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice there,because that was the most renowned high place.Upon its altar Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings.In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night.God said, “Ask something of me and I will give it to you.”Solomon answ
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Paul Miki, Priest and Martyr, and his Companions, MartyrsReading I Sirach 47:2-11Like the choice fat of the sacred offerings, so was David in Israel.He made sport of lions as though they were kids, and of bears, like lambs of the flock.As a yo
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Agatha, Virgin and MartyrReading 1 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12When the time of David's death drew near,he gave these instructions to his son Solomon:"I am going the way of all flesh.Take courage and be a man.Keep the mandate of the LORD, your God, following his waysand o