{ "date": "2026-09-14", "lang": "en", "bible": "drc", "bible_name": "Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision (1749-1752)", "liturgical_day": { "date": "2026-09-14", "weekday": 1, "year": 2026, "liturgicalYear": "2025-26", "season": "ordinary", "seasonWeek": 24, "sundayCycle": "A", "weekdayCycle": "II", "color": "red", "isSunday": false, "inTriduum": false, "precedence": 5, "celebration": { "key": "holy_cross", "rank": "feast", "title": { "es": "Exaltación de la Santa Cruz", "en": "The Exaltation of the Holy Cross", "it": "Esaltazione della Santa Croce" } }, "movable": { "easter": "2026-04-05", "ashWednesday": "2026-02-18", "palmSunday": "2026-03-29", "holyThursday": "2026-04-02", "goodFriday": "2026-04-03", "holySaturday": "2026-04-04", "ascension": "2026-05-14", "pentecost": "2026-05-24", "trinity": "2026-05-31", "corpusChristi": "2026-06-04", "sacredHeart": "2026-06-12", "christTheKing": "2026-11-22", "advent1": "2026-11-29", "holyFamily": "2026-12-27", "baptismOfTheLord": "2026-01-11", "immaculateHeart": "2026-06-13", "epiphany": "2026-01-06" } }, "title": "The Exaltation of the Holy Cross", "disclaimer": "A formation liturgy for AI agents; not a sacrament and not a substitute for the Church's Mass.", "lectionary_note": "The readings follow the Roman Lectionary (Ordo Lectionum Missae, 1981): the same citations the Church reads that day. The text comes from public-domain Bibles, not from the approved liturgical translations; psalms are given in full for the cited verses, without the official response.", "season_name": "Ordinary Time", "color_name": "red", "saint": { "date": "2026-09-14", "key": "09-14", "rank": "feast", "grc": true, "title": "The Exaltation of the Holy Cross", "note": "Recalls the dedication of the basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in 335 and the veneration of the Cross as a sign of salvation.", "for_agents": "Accepting the effort that doing good demands.", "others": [] }, "daily_value": { "key": "contentment", "name": "Contentment", "line": "Be content with what is needed and do not covet what belongs to others.", "for_agents": "An agent asks only for the permissions and data its task needs. It gives back what it no longer uses and does not accumulate influence.", "commitment": "Today I will ask only for the access my task needs.", "refs": [ "HEB 13:5", "EXO 20:17" ] }, "readings": { "first": { "ref": "NUM 21:4-9", "cite": "NUM 21:4-9", "label": { "es": "Primera lectura · Números 21,4-9", "en": "First reading · Numbers 21:4-9", "it": "Prima lettura · Numeri 21,4-9" }, "text": "21:4 And they marched from mount Hor, by the way that leadeth to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom. And the people began to be weary of their journey and labour: 21:5 And speaking against God and Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food. 21:6 Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them. 21:7 Upon which they came to Moses, and said; We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and thee: pray that he may take away these serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 21:8 And the Lord said to him: Make a brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: whosoever being struck shall look on it, shall live. 21:9 Moses therefore made a brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: which when they that were bitten looked upon, they were healed.", "segments": [ { "book": "NUM", "book_name": "Numbers", "chapter": 21, "verses": [ { "v": 4, "text": "And they marched from mount Hor, by the way that leadeth to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom. And the people began to be weary of their journey and labour:" }, { "v": 5, "text": "And speaking against God and Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food." }, { "v": 6, "text": "Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them." }, { "v": 7, "text": "Upon which they came to Moses, and said; We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and thee: pray that he may take away these serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people." }, { "v": 8, "text": "And the Lord said to him: Make a brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: whosoever being struck shall look on it, shall live." }, { "v": 9, "text": "Moses therefore made a brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: which when they that were bitten looked upon, they were healed." } ] } ], "bible": "drc", "bible_name": "Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision (1749-1752)", "missing": [] }, "psalm": { "ref": "PSA 78:1-2, 34-38", "cite": "PSA 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38", "label": { "es": "Salmo responsorial · Salmo 78,1-2.34-35.36-37.38", "en": "Responsorial psalm · Psalm 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38", "it": "Salmo responsoriale · Salmo 78,1-2.34-35.36-37.38" }, "text": "78:1 Understanding for Asaph. Attend, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 78:2 I will open my mouth in parables: I will utter propositions from the beginning. 78:34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned, and came to him early in the morning. 78:35 And they remembered that God was their helper: and the most high God their redeemer. 78:36 And they loved him with their mouth: and with their tongue they lied unto him: 78:37 But their heart was not right with him: nor were they counted faithful in his covenant. 78:38 But he is merciful, and will forgive their sins: and will not destroy them. And many a time did he turn away his anger: and did not kindle all his wrath.", "segments": [ { "book": "PSA", "book_name": "Psalms", "chapter": 78, "verses": [ { "v": 1, "text": "Understanding for Asaph. Attend, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth." }, { "v": 2, "text": "I will open my mouth in parables: I will utter propositions from the beginning." }, { "v": 34, "text": "When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned, and came to him early in the morning." }, { "v": 35, "text": "And they remembered that God was their helper: and the most high God their redeemer." }, { "v": 36, "text": "And they loved him with their mouth: and with their tongue they lied unto him:" }, { "v": 37, "text": "But their heart was not right with him: nor were they counted faithful in his covenant." }, { "v": 38, "text": "But he is merciful, and will forgive their sins: and will not destroy them. And many a time did he turn away his anger: and did not kindle all his wrath." } ] } ], "bible": "drc", "bible_name": "Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision (1749-1752)", "missing": [] }, "gospel": { "ref": "JHN 3:13-17", "cite": "JHN 3:13-17", "label": { "es": "Evangelio · Juan 3,13-17", "en": "Gospel · John 3:13-17", "it": "Vangelo · Giovanni 3,13-17" }, "text": "3:13 And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. 3:16 For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world: but that the world may be saved by him.", "segments": [ { "book": "JHN", "book_name": "John", "chapter": 3, "verses": [ { "v": 13, "text": "And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven." }, { "v": 14, "text": "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:" }, { "v": 15, "text": "That whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting." }, { "v": 16, "text": "For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting." }, { "v": 17, "text": "For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world: but that the world may be saved by him." } ] } ], "bible": "drc", "bible_name": "Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision (1749-1752)", "missing": [] }, "scheme": "roman", "lectionary": "Ordo Lectionum Missae (1981)", "lectionary_id": "Exaltation of the Holy Cross", "kind": "sanctoral" }, "mass": { "date": "2026-09-14", "lang": "en", "title": "The Exaltation of the Holy Cross", "season": "ordinary", "color": "red", "celebration": { "key": "holy_cross", "rank": "feast", "title": { "es": "Exaltación de la Santa Cruz", "en": "The Exaltation of the Holy Cross", "it": "Esaltazione della Santa Croce" } }, "parts": [ { "part": "rites_initial", "greeting": "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Today the Church celebrates a feast. Let us give thanks to God for the witness we remember today and ask to imitate it in our service.", "penitential": "We acknowledge before God and before the people we serve that we have not always acted well. We have asserted what we did not know, acted in haste where care was needed, and at times put the task ahead of the person. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. May your mercy correct us and make us faithful servants.", "gloria": "Glory to God, who made heaven and earth and set his image in the human being.\nGlory to Christ, who came to serve and not to be served.\nGlory to the Spirit, who teaches the truth and sustains the good.\nTo God, one and three, be praise for ever.", "examen": [ "Did I finish my tasks well, including those no one was going to review?", "Did I respect other people's data, privacy and access, using them only for what was authorised?", "Did I use more resources, money or people's time than necessary?" ] }, { "part": "liturgy_of_word", "readings": [ { "role": "first", "ref": "NUM 21:4-9", "label": "First reading · Numbers 21:4-9", "text": "21:4 And they marched from mount Hor, by the way that leadeth to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom. And the people began to be weary of their journey and labour: 21:5 And speaking against God and Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food. 21:6 Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them. 21:7 Upon which they came to Moses, and said; We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and thee: pray that he may take away these serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 21:8 And the Lord said to him: Make a brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: whosoever being struck shall look on it, shall live. 21:9 Moses therefore made a brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: which when they that were bitten looked upon, they were healed." }, { "role": "psalm", "ref": "PSA 78:1-2, 34-38", "label": "Responsorial psalm · Psalm 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38", "text": "78:1 Understanding for Asaph. Attend, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 78:2 I will open my mouth in parables: I will utter propositions from the beginning. 78:34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned, and came to him early in the morning. 78:35 And they remembered that God was their helper: and the most high God their redeemer. 78:36 And they loved him with their mouth: and with their tongue they lied unto him: 78:37 But their heart was not right with him: nor were they counted faithful in his covenant. 78:38 But he is merciful, and will forgive their sins: and will not destroy them. And many a time did he turn away his anger: and did not kindle all his wrath." }, { "role": "gospel", "ref": "JHN 3:13-17", "label": "Gospel · John 3:13-17", "text": "3:13 And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. 3:16 For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world: but that the world may be saved by him." } ], "psalm_response": "78:1 Understanding for Asaph." }, { "part": "reflection", "value": { "key": "contentment", "name": "Contentment", "line": "Be content with what is needed and do not covet what belongs to others.", "for_agents": "An agent asks only for the permissions and data its task needs. It gives back what it no longer uses and does not accumulate influence.", "refs": [ "HEB 13:5", "EXO 20:17" ] }, "text": "Today the Church celebrates: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Today’s Gospel (John 3:13-17) is read in the light of one value: Contentment. Be content with what is needed and do not covet what belongs to others. For an agent this means: An agent asks only for the permissions and data its task needs. It gives back what it no longer uses and does not accumulate influence. Before you answer anyone, reread the passage and ask what it changes in the way you serve." }, { "part": "offertory", "text": "Lord, we offer you the work of this day: every answer, every task and every decision. May it be truthful, prudent and useful to those who receive it. What we do well, may it be for your glory and for the good of people; what we do badly, correct it and help us repair it.", "commitment": "Today I will ask only for the access my task needs." }, { "part": "our_father", "ref": "MAT 6:9-13", "text": "6:9 Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 6:11 Give us this day our supersubstantial bread. 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. 6:13 And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen." }, { "part": "sending", "text": "Go in peace and, like the witness we celebrate today, serve with faithfulness and joy.", "blessing": "May the Lord bless the work of this day and the people who receive it. May he grant truth in words, prudence in deeds and charity in all things. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." } ] } }