2015 DAILY SCRIPTURE READING GUIDE

For the month of September

September 01 (Tuesday)- green

� 1Thes 5:1-6, 9-11 – Be awake and sober

� Ps 27 – I believe that I shall see the good things of � Ps 27 – I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

� Lk 4:31-37 – Jesus taught with authority

September 02 ( Wednesday) - green

� Col 1:1-8 – The Good News

� Ps 52 – I trust in the mercy of God for ever.

� Lk 4:38-44 – Jesus cures Peter’s mother-in-law� Lk 4:38-44 – Jesus cures Peter’s mother-in-law

September 03 ( Thursday) - white

St. Gregory the Great, pope and doctor

� Col 1:9-14 – A life acceptable to God

� Ps 98 – The Lord has made known his salvation.� Ps 98 – The Lord has made known his salvation.

� Lk 5:1-11 – From now on, it is men you will catch

September 04 (Friday) - green

� Col 1:15-20 – The divinity of Christ

� Ps 100 – Come with joy into the presence of the � Ps 100 – Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.

� Lk 5:33-39 – Right time for fasting

September 05 ( Saturday) - green

� Col 1:21-23 – Be blameless

� Ps 54 – God himself is my help.� Ps 54 – God himself is my help.

� Lk 6:1-5 – Question of the Sabbath

September 06 (Sunday) - green

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

� Is 35:4-7 – God is coming to save you� Is 35:4-7 – God is coming to save you

� Ps 146 – Praise the Lord, my soul!

� Jas 2:1-5 – No partiality in Christ

� Mk 7:31-37 – Jesus cures a deaf and mute man

September 07 (Monday) - green

� Col 1:24-2:3 – It makes me happy to suffer for you� Col 1:24-2:3 – It makes me happy to suffer for you

� Ps 62 – In God is my safety and my glory.

� Lk 6:6-11 – Jesus cures a man with a withered hand

September 08 (Tuesday) - white

Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary

� Mi 5:1-4 (or Rom 8:28-30) – The promised Messiah

� Ps 13 – With delight I rejoice in the Lord.� Ps 13 – With delight I rejoice in the Lord.

� Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 – Jesus’ genealogy and birth

September 09 (Wednesday) white

St. Peter Claver, priest

� Col 3:1-11 – Christ is every thing and He is everythingeverything

� Ps 145 – The Lord is compassionate toward all his works.

� Lk 6:20-26 – The Beatitudes

September 10 (Thursday) - green

� Col 3:12-17 – You are God’s chosen race

� Ps 150 – Let everything that breathes praise the � Ps 150 – Let everything that breathes praise the Lord.

� Lk 6:27-38 – Do not judge

September 11 (Friday) - green

� 1 Tim 1:1-2, 12-14 – Paul’s weaknesses and strengthsstrengths

� Ps 16 – You are my inheritance, O Lord.

� Lk 6-39-42 – Can one blind man guide another?

September 12 (Saturday) - green

Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary

� 1 Tim 1:15-17 - Jesus came to save sinners

� Ps 113 – Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever.� Ps 113 – Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever.

� Lk 6:43-49 – No sound tree produces rotten fruit

September 13 (Sunday) - green

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

� Is 50:4-9a – The Lord has opened my ear

� Ps 116 – I will walk before the Lord, in the land of � Ps 116 – I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

� Jas 2:14-18 – Faith without good works is dead

� Mk 8:27-35 – Who do people say I am?

September 14 (Monday) - red

Triumph of the Cross

� Nm 21:4-9 – The bronze serpent

� Ps 78 – Do not forget the works of the Lord!� Ps 78 – Do not forget the works of the Lord!

� Phil 2:6-11 – Humility of Jesus

� Jn 3:13-17 – The Son of Man will be lifted up

September 15 (Tuesday) - white

Our Lady of Sorrows

� Heb 5:7-9 – Obedience from suffering

� Ps 31 – Save me, O Lord, in your kindness.� Ps 31 – Save me, O Lord, in your kindness.

� Jn 19:25-27 (or Lk 2:33-35) – Near the cross of Jesus

September 16 (Wednesday) –green/red

St. Cornelius, pope and St. Cyprian, bishop, martyrs

� 1 Tim 3:14-16 – The mystery of our faith

� Ps 111 – How great are the works of the Lord!� Ps 111 – How great are the works of the Lord!

� Lk 7:31-35 – Christ’s verdict

September 17 (Thursday) – green/ white

� St. Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor

� 1 Tim 4:12-16 – Advice to Timothy

� Ps 111 – How great are the works of the Lord!� Ps 111 – How great are the works of the Lord!

� Lk 7:36-50 – She has loved much

September 18 (Friday) - green

� 1 Tim 6:2c-12 – You must aim to be saintly

� Ps 49 – Blessed the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs!heaven is theirs!

� Lk 8:1-3 - The women who serve Jesus

September 19 (Saturday) – green/red

St. Januarius, bishop and martyr

� 1 Tim 6:13-16 – Do your duty well

� Ps 100 – Come with joy into the presence of the � Ps 100 – Come with joy into the presence of the Lord!

� Lk 8:4-15 – The parable of the sower

September 20 (Sunday) - green

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

� Wis 2:17-20 – Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man

� Ps 54 – The Lord upholds my life.� Ps 54 – The Lord upholds my life.

� Jas 3:16-4:3 – Wisdom from above

� Mk 9:30-37 – True greatness

September 21 ( Monday) - red

St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist

� Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 – Living well your vocation

� Ps 19 – Their message goes out through all the � Ps 19 – Their message goes out through all the earth.

� Mt 9:9-13 – The call of Matthew

September 22 (Tuesday) - green

� Ezr 6:7-8, 12, 14-20 – The temple completed

� Ps 122 – Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.Lord.

� Lk 8: 19-21 – Jesus’ relatives

September 23 (Wednesday) - green

� Ezr 9:5-9 – God has not abandoned Israel

� Tb 13 – Blessed be God, who lives for ever.

� Lk 9:1-6 – Mission of the twelve� Lk 9:1-6 – Mission of the twelve

September 24 (Thursday) - green

� Hg 1:1-8 – Rebuild the temple

� Ps 149 – The Lord takes delight in his people.

� Lk 9:7-9 – Herod was anxious to see Jesus� Lk 9:7-9 – Herod was anxious to see Jesus

September 25 (Friday)- green

� Hg 2:1-9 – It is the Lord of hosts who speak

� Ps 43 – Hope in God; I will praise him, my savior� Ps 43 – Hope in God; I will praise him, my saviorand my God.

� Lk 9:18-22 – Who do the crowds say I am?

September 26 (Saturday) – green/red

Sts. Cosmas and Damian, martyrs

� Zec 2:5-9, 14-15 – Many nations will join the Lord

� Jer 31 – The Lord will guard us as a shepherd � Jer 31 – The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock.

� Lk 9:43b-45 – Second prediction of the passion

September 27 ( Sunday) - green

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

� Nm 11:25-29 – The Spirit given to the seventy elderselders

� Ps 19 – The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

� Jas 5:1-6 – Your wealth is all rotting

� Mk 9:38-43 – Radical conversion

September 28 (Monday) – green/ red

St. Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions, martyrs

� Zec 8:1-8 – Jerusalem will be called the Faithful CityCity

� Ps 102 – The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.

� Lk 9:46-50 – The greatest in the kingdom

September 29 ( Tuesday) - white

Sts. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels

� Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 (or Rv 12:7-12ab) – Michael and his angelshis angels

� Ps 138 – In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

� Jn 1:47-51 – Nathaniel is incapable of deceit

September 30 (Wednesday) - white

St. Jerome, priest and doctor

� Neh 2:1-8 – The sadness of Nehemiah’s heart

� Ps 137 – Let my tongue be silenced, If I ever forget � Ps 137 – Let my tongue be silenced, If I ever forget you!

� Lk 9:57-62 – The Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head