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If the Lord does not watch over the city, in vain does the watchman keep vigil.Ps 127:1

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, Martyr

Memorial · Ordinary Time, Week 21 · Red

The Gospel

Matthew 25:14-30

The weekday Gospel. A memorial keeps the weekday reading; the proper, Mark 6:17-29, is not taken.

The readings at Mass

The whole of the day's readings, at the bodies that hold the text.

The Liturgy of the Hours

The eight hours of the Office, in the order they are prayed, and the hour at hand where you are.

  1. Invitatory Invitatorium before the first hour
  2. Office of Readings Officium lectionis 4 am to 6 amor at any hour
  3. Morning Prayer Laudes matutinae 6 am to 9 am
  4. Midmorning Prayer Tertia 9 am to 11:30 am
  5. Midday Prayer Sexta 11:30 am to 2 pm
  6. Midafternoon Prayer Nona 2 pm to 5 pm
  7. Evening Prayer Vesperae 5 pm to 9 pm
  8. Night Prayer Completorium 9 pm to 4 am

Mass today

Churches around the world, with the hours of Mass where they are recorded.

Find a Mass On the hours of Mass

The celebration is named from the General Roman Calendar as kept in the United States. The season, week and colour are computed for any date. Citations are given here; the texts are read where they are kept. The whole day, as data: /api/liturgical-today.