St. Patrick, Bishop (Memorial)

Saints

• St. Patrick of Ireland

Daily Readings:

• First Reading

  Daniel 9:4-10
  

  4I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and terrible God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

  5we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from thy commandments and ordinances;

  6we have not listened to thy servants the prophets, who spoke in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

  7To thee, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us confusion of face, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those that are near and those that are far away, in all the lands to which thou hast driven them, because of the treachery which they have committed against thee.

  8To us, O Lord, belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

  9To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness; because we have rebelled against him,

  10and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God by following his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

• Responsorial Psalm

  Psalms 79:8-9, 11, 13
  

  8Do not remember against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let thy compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.

  9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name’s sake!

  11Let the groans of the prisoners come before thee; according to thy great power preserve those doomed to die!

  13Then we thy people, the flock of thy pasture, will give thanks to thee for ever; from generation to generation we will recount thy praise.

• Gospel

  Luke 6:36-38
  

  36Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

  37“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

  38give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.”