Lectio Div Catholic Gospel

Feast of Saint John, Apostle and evangelist Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. Today’s Gospel reading from Saint John tells the story of the Resurrection, when Mary Magdalene ran to Peter and John to tell them that they had taken Jesus from the tomb. Both disciples ran to the tomb to discover that the burial cloths were placed...

FEAST OF SAINT STEPHEN, FIRST MARTYR Jesus said to his disciples: “When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.” In today’s reading from Matthew, Jesus speaks about the persecution that results from sharing the G...

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD Mass during the Day: A reading from the holy Gospel according to John And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth. Today a light shines in the darkness that had never existed before. The true light, Jesus Christ, who enlightens everyone, has come into the world as t...

SATURDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT Mass in the Morning: A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke Zechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying: “You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way, to give his people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins. In the tender compassion o...

FRIDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child, they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said in reply, “No. He will be called John.” But they answered her, “There is no one among your relatives who has this name.” So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called. He asked for a tablet and wr...

THURSDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT Mary said: “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. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him  in every generation.” Every line of the Magnificat spo...

WEDNESDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.  And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reac...

Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” And the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.” Today’s Gospel reading from Luke follows yesterday’s reading and tells very similar...

MONDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT “I am Gabriel, who stand before God. I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news.  But now you will be speechless and unable to talk until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.” In today’s Gospel reading from Luke, the angel Gabriel appears before Zechar...

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT “She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,  which means “God is with us.” In today’s Gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Matthew ec...

SATURDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan, the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. In today’s Gospel reading, Matthew relates the genealogy of Jesus. To read it is to be invited into Jesus’ family history. Many of the names are unfamiliar. Others...

FRIDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT Jesus said to the Jews: “The works that the Father gave me to accomplish, these works that I perform testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me.” In today’s Gospel reading from John, Jesus expresses an essential truth of his character. What he says the Father sent him to do he does. “If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony cannot be verified,” Jesu...

THURSDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT Jesus said to the crowds about John the Baptist, “Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom Scripture says: Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, he will prepare your way before you. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus has just answered the question the disciples of John the Bapt...

MEMORIAL OF SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH When the men came to the Lord, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’” At that time Jesus cured many of their diseases, sufferings, and evil spirits; he also granted sight to many who were blind. In today’s Gospel from Luke, Jesus responds to t...

Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr When John came to you in the way of righteousness, you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did. Yet even when you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him.” In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the chief priests and elders the parable of the two sons. The father said to the first: “Son, go out and work in the vineyard tod...

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. Today’s Gospel reading from Luke tells the story of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In it, we see Mary betrothed to Joseph, who is of the house of David. The angel Gabriel was sent....

SUNDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT Jesus said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them. And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me.” In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus responds to the disciples of John the Baptist who a...

SATURDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT “Elijah will indeed come and restore all things,” Jesus said, “but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased. So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands.” In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus speaks to his disciples as they come down from the mountain after the Transfiguration. By refer...

SATURDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT “Elijah will indeed come and restore all things,” Jesus said, “but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased. So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands.” In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus speaks to his disciples as they come down from the mountain after the Transfiguration. By refer...

FRIDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’” Today’s Gospel passage from Matthew show...

FRIDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’” Today’s Gospel passage from Matthew show...

SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY The angel Gabriel said to Mary: “Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end....

SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY The angel Gabriel said to Mary: “Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end....

MEMORIAL OF SAINT AMBROSE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Jesus said to the crowds: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites those who hear him to come to him for rest,...

MEMORIAL OF SAINT AMBROSE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Jesus said to the crowds: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites those who hear him to come to him for rest,...