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September 24, 2026

Thursday, Week 25 in Ordinary Time

Readings at Mass
Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).

https://universalis.com/australia.maitland/20260924/mass.htm

First reading

Ecclesiastes 1:2-11

Nothing is new and all is vanity

Vanity of vanities, the Preacher says. Vanity of vanities. All is vanity! For all his toil, his toil under the sun, what does man gain by it?
A generation goes, a generation comes, yet the earth stands firm for ever. The sun rises, the sun sets; then to its place it speeds and there it rises. Southward goes the wind, then turns to the north; it turns and turns again; back then to its circling goes the wind. Into the sea all the rivers go, and yet the sea is never filled, and still to their goal the rivers go. All things are wearisome. No man can say that eyes have not had enough of seeing, ears their fill of hearing. What was will be again; what has been done will be done again; and there is nothing new under the sun. Take anything of which it may be said,

‘Look now, this is new.’

Already, long before our time, it existed. Only no memory remains of earlier times, just as in times to come next year itself will not be remembered.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅.
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒐𝒅

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 89(90):3-6,12-14,17

In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.

You turn men back to dust
and say:

‘Go back, sons of men.’

To your eyes a thousand years
are like yesterday, come and gone,
no more than a watch in the night.

In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.

You sweep men away like a dream,
like the grass which springs up in the morning.
In the morning it springs up and flowers:
by evening it withers and fades.

In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.

Make us know the shortness of our life
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Lord, relent! Is your anger for ever?
Show pity to your servants.

In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.

In the morning, fill us with your love;
we shall exult and rejoice all our days.
Let the favour of the Lord be upon us:
give success to the work of our hands.

In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.

Gospel Acclamation

Jn14:16

Alleluia, alleluia!
I am the way, the truth, and the life, says the Lord;
no one comes to the Father except through me.
Alleluia!

Gospel

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖.
𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕.

𝑨 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒚 𝑮𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐

Luke 9:7-9

𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑶 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅.

'John? I beheaded him; so who is this?'

Herod the tetrarch had heard about all that was being done by Jesus; and he was puzzled, because some people were saying that John had risen from the dead, others that Elijah had reappeared, still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. But Herod said,

‘John? I beheaded him. So who is this I hear such reports about?’ And he was anxious to see Jesus.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅.
𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕

Happy Feast Day, Padre Pio! Please pray for us! 🙏

September 23 | Happy Feast Day, Padre Pio! 🙏

Morning Prayer. 🙏

+In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Heavenly Father, on this blessed Feast of Padre Pio, we thank You for his life of faith, humility, and love for Christ. Through his intercession, guide us today to trust You more deeply, remain faithful in prayer, and follow Christ’s teachings with a loving and humble heart. Bless our families, protect us from harm, and give us strength to face every challenge with peace and courage. May we follow Padre Pio’s example and always seek Your holy will, keeping Christ at the center of our lives. Amen.

Gospel of the Day (Luke 8,19-21)

The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd.
He was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you."
He said to them in reply, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it."

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2026/09/22.html