Catholic Daily Mass Readings for February 21 2024, Wednesday of the First Week of Lent – Daily Homily

Translate to your Language

Today is Monday, March 18, 2024

Catholic Daily Readings for February 21 2024: Wednesday of the First Week of Lent – Lectionary: 226

Catholic Daily Readings for February 21 2024, Wednesday of the First Week of Lent
1st Reading Jonah 3:1-10
Responsorial Psalm Psalms 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19
Verse Before the Gospel Joel 2:12-13
Gospel Luke 11:29-32

Daily Mass Readings for February 21 2024, Wednesday of the First Week of Lent

1st Reading – Jonah 3:1-10

1  The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:

2  “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you.”

3  So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s bidding. Now Nineveh was an enormously large city; it took three days to go through it.

4  Jonah began his journey through the city, and had gone but a single day’s walk announcing, “Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,”

5  when the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.

6  When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.

7  Then he had this proclaimed throughout Nineveh, by decree of the king and his nobles: “Neither man nor beast, neither cattle nor sheep, shall taste anything; they shall not eat, nor shall they drink water. 

8  Man and beast shall be covered with sackcloth and call loudly to God; every man shall turn from his evil way and from the violence he has in hand.

9  Who knows, God may relent and forgive, and withhold his blazing wrath, so that we shall not perish.”

10  When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.

Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19

R. (19b) A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.

3  Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.
4  Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.

12  A clean heart create for me, O God,
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
13  Cast me not out from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not from me.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.

18  For you are not pleased with sacrifices;
should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it.
19  My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit;
a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.

Verse Before The Gospel – Joel 2:12-13

12  Even now, says the LORD,
13  return to me with your whole heart
for I am gracious and merciful.

Gospel – Luke 11:29-32

29  While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. 

30  Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

31  At the judgment the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater than Solomon here.

32  At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.”

Tomorrow’s Catholic Daily Readings for February 22 2024, Thursday, Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle – Daily Homily

Catholic Daily Readings Homily – February 21 2024 – Wednesday of the First Week of Lent

February 21 2024 Daily Mass Readings Homily Theme: No Sign Will Be Given This generation, Except The Sign of Jonah – Luke 11:29-32, Matthew 12:38-42, Mark 8:11-13

Saints whose feast day is February 21 2024

Catholic Saint Feast Days in February

Catholic Saint Feast Days from January to December

List of Common Catholic Prayers

Catholic Saint of the Day

Bible Verse of the Day

Today’s Morning Prayer

Healing Prayer

Strength Prayer

Protection Prayer

Powered By SEO Experts


Share This Readings Using ...

Subscribe to Receive Catholic Daily Readings Via Email

Subscribe

* indicates required

Daily Catholic Readings App Download

About Laban Thua Gachie 10721 Articles
The founder of Catholicreadings.org is Laban Thua Gachie. I am a Commissioned Lector, a commissioned Liturgy Minister, and a Commissioned member of the Catholic Men Association. We at Catholic Daily Readings, operate the catholicreadings.org, a Catholic Church-related website and we pride ourself in providing you, on a daily basis the following; 1. Catholic Daily Mass Readings 2. Reflections on those Daily Readings 3. Daily prayers 4. Bible Verse of the Day 5. Saint of the Day