#573 Saturday following the Second Sunday after Pentecost

The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Memorial

The Gospel for this memorial is proper.

The first reading is either from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or:

 

Isaiah 61:9-11 - the thoughts of Mary

I rejoice heartily in the Lord, in my God is the joy of my soul,

for he has clothed me with a robe of salvation, and wrapped me in a mantle of justice,

Like a bridegroom adorned with a diadem, like a bride bedecked with her jewels.

 

Luke 2:41-51 - the Child Jesus is lost in the Temple

Mary’s astonishment

“Son, why have you done this to us?

Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.”

Her Son’s astonishment

“Why were you looking for me?   Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”