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
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 Peters 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.
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
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.
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

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

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.
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

everything
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 Gods chosen race

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 Pauls weaknesses and

strengths
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.
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
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!
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.
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!
Lk 7:31-35 Christs 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!
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!
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
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.
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
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.
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

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

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
and 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
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

elders
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

City
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 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 Nehemiahs heart

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