Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Weekday

Ordinary Time (from “ordinal,” counted weeks) follows the public life and teaching of Jesus, week by week.

On Saturdays in Ordinary Time without an obligatory memorial, the Church may honor the Blessed Virgin Mary (optional memorial).

Readings of the day

Joyful Mysteries

Fifth Mystery: The Finding in the Temple

“Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”Luke 2:49

After three days of sorrowful searching, Mary and Joseph find the twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

Fruit of the mystery: Piety · joy in finding Jesus

The Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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This day’s five mysteries (Joyful Mysteries)

The Annunciation
The Visitation
The Nativity
The Presentation
The Finding in the Temple

Coming up

First Sunday of AdventSun, Dec 2 · Sunday
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin MarySat, Dec 8 · Solemnity
Our Lady of GuadalupeWed, Dec 12 · Feast
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)Tue, Dec 25 · Solemnity
Saint Stephen, the First MartyrWed, Dec 26 · Feast

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Liturgical calendar for the dioceses of the USA (General Roman Calendar and U.S. proper), checked against the USCCB liturgical calendar. Readings: citations from the U.S. Lectionary for Mass, text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain).

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