Memorial of Our Lady, Mother of the Church

Send us Fan MailMonday, 9 June 2025Memorial of Our Lady, Mother of the Church Special readings have been assigned to this memorialFirst Reading: Acts 1:12-14After Jesus had been taken up to heaven,the Apostles returned to Jerusalemfrom the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem,a sabbath day’s journey away. When they entered the citythey went to the upper room where they were staying,Peter and John and James and Andrew,Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew,James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot,and Judas son of James.All these devoted themselves with one accord to prayer,together with some women,and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.Responsorial psalm:​​Psalm 87:1-2, 3 and 5, 6-7R/. Glorious things are told of you, O city of God.His foundation upon the holy mountains  the Lord loves:The gates of Zion,  more than any dwelling of Jacob.Glorious things are said of you,  O city of God!And of Zion they shall say: “One and all were born in her;And he who has established her  is the Most High Lord.”They shall note, when the peoples are enrolled:  “This man was born there.”And all shall sing, in their festive dance:  “My home is within you.”R/. Glorious things are told of you, O city of God.Gospel: John 19:25-34At that time: Standing by the cross of Jesus were his motherand his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,and Mary of Magdala.When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved,he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”Then he said to the disciple,“Behold, your mother.”And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.After this, aware that everything was now finished,in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled,Jesus said, “I thirst.”There was a vessel filled with common wine.So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssopand put it up to his mouth.When Jesus had taken the wine, he said,“It is finished.”And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. Now since it was preparation day,in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the  sabbath,for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one,the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be brokenand they be taken down.So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the firstand then of the other one who wascrucified with Jesus.But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead,they did not break his legs,but one soldier thrust his lance into his side,and immediately Blood and water flowed out.