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The Catholic Lectionary for Mass
(1981 Latin & 1998 USA Editions)
compiled by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.
The books of Judith, Tobit, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus (Sirach), and Baruch, along with some "Additions to Daniel" (chaps. 13-14) and "Additions to Esther" (C), are found in the Septuagint Bible (the ancient Greek translation and expansion of the Hebrew Bible), but not in the Hebrew Bible itself. They are considered "canonical" (biblical scriptures) by Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians, but not by Jews or most Protestant Christians.
| First Reading | Lect # - Year | Sunday or Feast | Lectionary Heading |
| 2 Macc 7:1-2, 9-14 | 156-C | 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time | "The King of the world will raise us up to live again forever." |
| Baruch 3:9-15, 32—4:4 | 41-ABC | Easter Vigil (6th Reading) | "Walk toward the splendor of the Lord." |
| Baruch 5:1-9 | 6-C | 2nd Sunday of Advent | "Jerusalem, God will show your splendor." |
| Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 | 98-B | 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time | "By the envy of the devil, death entered the world." |
| Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 | 134-B | 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time | "Let us condemn him to a shameful death." |
| Wisdom 6:12-16 | 154-A | 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time | "Wisdom is found by those who seek her." |
| Wisdom 7:7-11 | 143-B | 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time | "I deemed riches nothing in comparison to wisdom." |
| Wisdom 9:13-18b | 129-C | 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time | "Who can conceive what the Lord intends?" |
| Wisdom 11:22—12:2 | 153-C | 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time | "You have mercy on all because you love all things that are." |
| Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 | 106-A | 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time | "You give repentance for sins." |
| Wisdom 18:6-9 | 117-C | 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time | "Just as you punished our adversaries, you glorified us whom you had summoned." |
| Sirach 3:3-7, 14-17a (2-7, 12-14) | 17-ABC | Sunday in Octave of Christmas: Holy Family | "Those who fear the Lord honor their parents." |
| Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 | 126-C | 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time | "Humble yourself and you will find favor with God." |
| Sirach 15:16-21 (15-20) | 76-A | 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time | "No one does he command to act unjustly." |
| Sirach 24:1-4, 12-16 (1-2, 8-12) | 19-ABC | 2nd Sunday after Christmas | "The wisdom of God lives in his people." |
| Sirach 27:5-8 (4-7) | 84-C | 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time | "Praise no one before he speaks." |
| Sirach 27:30—28:7 (28:9) | 130-A | 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time | "Forgive your neighbor's injustice; then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven." |
| Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 | 150-C | 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time | "The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds." |
| First Readings | Lec.# | Year | Weekday | Lectionary Heading |
| Tobit 1:3; 2:1a-8 | 353 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 9, Mon | "Tobit walked on the paths of truth and righteousness." |
| Tobit 2:9-14 | 354 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 9, Tues | "I was deprived of eyesight." |
| Tobit 3:1-11a, 16-17a | 355 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 9, Wed | "The prayer of these two petitioners was heard in the glorious presence of Almighty God." |
| Tobit 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a | 356 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 9, Thurs | "Call down your mercy on me and her and allow us to live together to a happy old age." |
| Tobit 11:5-17 | 357 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 9, Fri | "God himself scourged me and behold, I now see my son Tobiah." |
| Tobit 12:1, 5-15, 20 | 358 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 9, Sat | "So now praise God. Behold, I am about to ascend to him who sent me." |
| Tobit 13:2, 3-4a, 6, 7, 10 [Vulg.] - responsorial | 451 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 25, Wed | "Blessed be God, who lives for ever." |
| Tobit 13:2, 6, 7, 10 [Vulg.] - responsorial | 358 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 9, Sat | "Blessed be God, who lives for ever." |
| Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-25 | 227 | 1+2 | Lent, Week 1, Thurs | "I have no protector other than you, Lord." |
| 1 Macc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63 | 497 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 33, Mon | "Terrible affliction was upon Israel." |
| 1 Macc 2:15-29 | 500 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 33, Thurs | "We will keep to the covenant of our ancestors." |
| 1 Macc 4:36-37, 52-59 | 501 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 33, Fri | "They celebrated the dedication of the altar and joyfully offered burnt offerings." |
| 1 Macc 6:1-13 | 502 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 33, Sat | "On account of the evils I did in Jerusalem, I am dying in bitter grief." |
| 2 Macc 6:18-31 | 498 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 33, Tues | "I will leave to the young a noble example of how to die
willingly and generously for the revered and holy laws." |
| 2 Macc 7:1, 20-31 | 499 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 33, Wed | "The creator of the universe will give you back both breath and life." |
| Wisdom 1:1-7 | 491 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 32, Mon | "Wisdom is a kindly spirit, the Spirit of the Lord fills the world." |
| Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22 | 248 | 1+2 | Lent, Week 4, Fri | "Let us condemn him to a shameful death." |
| Wisdom 2:23—3:9 | 492 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 32, Tues | "In the view of the foolish they seemed to be dead, but they are in peace." |
| Wisdom 6:1-11 | 493 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 32, Wed | "Hear, kings, that you may learn wisdom." |
| Wisdom 7:22b—8:1 | 494 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 32, Thurs | "For wisdom is the refulgence of eternal light, the spotless mirror of the power of God." |
| Wisdom 13:1-9 | 495 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 32, Fri | "For if they so far succeeded in knowledge that they could speculate about the world, how did they not more quickly find the Lord?" |
| Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9 | 496 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 32, Sat | "Out of the Red Sea and unimpeded road appeared and they bounded about like lambs." |
| Sirach 1:1-10 | 341 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 7, Mon | "Before all things else wisdom was created." |
| Sirach 2:1-11 (1-13) | 342 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 7, Tues | "Prepare yourself for trials." |
| Sirach 4:11-19 (12-22) | 343 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 7, Wed | "Those who love her the Lord loves." |
| Sirach 5:1-8 (1-10) | 344 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 7, Thurs | "Delay not your conversion to the Lord." |
| Sirach 6:5-17 | 345 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 7, Fri | "Faithful friends are beyond price." |
| Sirach 17:1-15 (1-13) | 346 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 7, Sat | "In his own image the Lord made them." |
| Sirach 17:20-24 (20-28) | 347 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 8, Mon | "Turn again to the Most High, and learn the judgments of God." |
| Sirach 35:1-12 (1-15) | 348 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 8, Tues | "To keep the law is a great oblation." |
| Sirach 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17 (1-2a, 5-6, 13-19) | 349 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 8, Wed | "The nations will know that there is no God but you." |
| Sirach 42:15-25 (15-26) | 350 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 8, Thurs | "The glory of the Lord fills all his works." |
| Sirach 44:1, 9-13 | 351 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 8, Fri | "Our ancestors were merciful, and their name will live for generations." |
| Sirach 47:2-11 (2-13) | 327 | 2 | Ord. Time, Week 4, Fri | "With his every deed David offered thanks to God Most High; in words of praise he loved his Maker." |
| Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11 | 186 | 1+2 | Advent, Week 2, Sat | "Elijah was enveloped in a whirlwind." |
| Sirach 48:1-14 (1-15) | 368 | 2 | Ord. Time, Week 11, Thurs | "Elijah was enveloped in a whirlwind, and Elisha was filled with the twofold portion of his spirit." |
| Sirach 51:12cd-20 (17-27) | 352 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 8, Sat | "Give me wisdom and I will give you glory." |
| Baruch 1:15-22 | 459 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 26, Fri | "We have sinned in the Lord's sight and disobeyed him." |
| Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29 | 460 | 1 | Ord. Time, Week 26, Sat | "He who brought disaster upon you will bring you back enduring joy." |
| Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [or 13:41c-62] | 251 | 1+2 | Lent, Week 5, Mon | "Here I am about to die, though I have done none of the things charged against me." |
| Readings | Lec.# | Mass Occasion | Lectionary Heading |
| Tobit 7:6-14 | 801.4 | Ritual Masses: Marriage | "May the Lord of heaven prosper you both. May he grant you mercy and peace." |
| Tobit 8:4b-8 | 737.7 801.5 |
Common of Holy Men and Women Ritual Masses: Marriage |
"Allow us to live together to a happy old age." |
| Tobit 12:6-13 (or 14a) | 529 737.8 |
Feb. 8: St. Jerome Emiliani, priest (opt.mem.) Common of Holy Men and Women: |
"Prayer and fasting are good, but better than either is almsgiving accompanied by righteousness." |
| Judith 8:2-8 | 737.9 | Common of Holy Men and Women: For Widows | "She was a very God-fearing woman." |
| Judith 13:8-9 (Responsorial) | 531 613 690A 709.2 1002 |
Feb. 11: Our Lady of Lourdes Aug. 5: Dedication of Basilica of Mary Major in Rome Dec. 12: Our Lady of Guadalupe Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday after Pentecost: BVM, Mother of the Church |
"You are the highest honor of our race." |
| Esther 4:17b-17e, 17i-17l (C1-4, 8-10) | 877.1 882.6 938.1 |
Various: For the Holy Church: For Persecuted Christians Various: For Public Needs: For the Country, etc. Various Public Circumstances: In Time of Earthquake, etc. |
"Spare your people; some are bent on destroying our inheritance." "Turn our sorrow into joy." "Turn our sorrow into joy." |
| Esther 4:17b-17g, 17l (C1-7, 10) | 737.10 | Common of Holy Men and Women | "I acted as I did so as not to place the honor of man above that of God." |
| 1 Macc 2:49-52, 57-64 | 877.2 | Various: For the Holy Church: For Persecuted Christians | "None who hope in the Lord shall fail in strength." |
| 1 Macc 4:52-59 | 817.3 | Rituals: Dedication of an Altar | "They celebrated the dedication of the altar and there was great joy among the people." |
| 2 Macc 6:18, 21, 24-31 | 713.2 | Common of Martyrs | "I am suffering it with joy in my soul because of my devotion to him." |
| 2 Macc 7:1-2, 9-14 | 576 713.3 |
June 3: St. Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs Common of Martyrs |
"We are ready to die rather than transgress the laws of our ancestors." |
| 2 Macc 7:1, 20-23, 27b-29 | 713.4 | Common of Martyrs | "This most admirable mother bore it courageously because of her hope in the Lord." |
| 2 Macc 12:43-46 | 1011.1 | Masses for the Dead | "He acted in an excellent and noble way as he had the resurrection of the dead in view." |
| Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22 | 969.2 | Votive Masses: Holy Cross | "Let us condemn him to a shameful death." |
| Wisdom 3:1-9 (or 3:1-6, 9) | 615 644 713.5 1011.3 |
Aug. 7:
St. Sixtus II and companions, martyrs Sept. 26: Sts. Cosmas and Damian, martyrs Common of Martyrs Masses for the Dead |
"As sacrificial offerings he took them to himself." |
| Wisdom 4:7-15 | 1011.4 | Masses for the Dead | "An unsullied life, the attainment of old age." |
| Wisdom 7:7-10, 15-16 | 522 641 725.2 |
Jan. 28: St. Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church Sept. 17: St. Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor of the Church Common of Doctors of the Church |
"Beyond health and comeliness I loved her." |
| Wisdom 9:9-11, 13-18 | 790.6 | Ritual Masses: Anointing of the Sick | "Who ever knew your counsel, except you had given Wisdom?" |
| Sirach 2:7-13 | 616 737.12 |
Aug. 7: St. Cajetan, priest Common of Holy Men and Women |
"You who fear the Lord, believe in him, hope in him, love him." |
| Sirach 3:19-26 (17-24) | 737.13 | Common of Holy Men and Women | "Humble yourself and you will find favor with God." |
| Sirach 15:1-6 | 625 675 725.3 |
Aug. 20: St. Bernard, abbot and doctor of the Church Nov. 15: St. Albert the Great, bishop and doctor of the Church Common of Doctors of the Church |
"He will be filled with the spirit of wisdom and understanding." "She will fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding." "She will fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding." |
| Sirach 24:1-2, 5-7, 12-16, 26-30 Sirach 24:1-2, 3-4, 8-12, 18-21) |
707.6 | Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary | "Mary, seat of Wisdom." |
| Sirach 26:1-4, 16-21 (1-4, 13-16) | 632 658 737.14 801.8 |
Aug. 27:
St. Monica Oct. 16: St. Hedwig, religious Common of Holy Men and Women Ritual Masses: Marriage |
"Like the sun rising in the Lord's heavens, the beauty of a virtuous wife is the radiance of her home." |
| Sirach 39:1b, 5-8 | 775 | Ritual Masses: Admission to Candidacy for Diaconate and Priesthood | "He will give his heart early to the Lord, his maker." |
| Sirach 39:8-14 (39:6e-10) | 672 725.4 |
Nov. 10: St. Leo the Great,
pope and doctor of the Church Common of Doctors of the Church |
"He who studies the law of the Most High will be filled with the spirit of understanding." |
| Sirach 44:1, 10-15 | 606 | July 26: Sts. Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary | "Their name lives on and on." |
| Sirach 50:24-26 (50:22-24) | 943.2 | Various Public Circumstances: In Thanksgiving to God | "God has done wondrous things on earth." |
| Sirach 51:1-12 (51:1-8) | 713.6 | Common of Martyrs | "You redeemed me, true to the greatness of your mercy and of your name." |
| Sirach 51:11-17 (51:8-11) | 983.2 | Votive Masses: The Most Holy Name of Jesus | "I will ever praise your name and be constant in my prayers to you." |
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