OAD Lay: Our Lady of Consolation Chapter

OAD Lay: Our Lady of Consolation Chapter This is the Official Page of the Local Chapter of Our Lady of Consolation - Cebu North

We are a secular fraternity of the Discalced Augustinians.

A joyous birthday to our very own Sister-General, Sor Grace Gomez! πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰πŸŽˆMay Our Almighty Father continue to bless you and ...
20/08/2026

A joyous birthday to our very own Sister-General, Sor Grace Gomez! πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰πŸŽˆ
May Our Almighty Father continue to bless you and keep you all the days of your life. πŸ™

18/08/2026

First Reading
Ez 28:1-10

You are a mortal and not God, however you may think yourself like a god.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel

The word of the LORD came to me: Son of man,
say to the prince of Tyre:
Thus says the Lord GOD:

Because you are haughty of heart,
you say, β€œA god am I!
I occupy a godly throne
in the heart of the sea!”—
And yet you are a man, and not a god,
however you may think yourself like a god.
Oh yes, you are wiser than Daniel,
there is no secret that is beyond you.
By your wisdom and your intelligence
you have made riches for yourself;
You have put gold and silver
into your treasuries.
By your great wisdom applied to your trading
you have heaped up your riches;
your heart has grown haughty from your richesβ€”
therefore thus says the Lord GOD:
Because you have thought yourself
to have the mind of a god,
Therefore I will bring against you
foreigners, the most barbarous of nations.
They shall draw their swords
against your beauteous wisdom,
they shall run them through your splendid apparel.
They shall thrust you down to the pit, there to die
a bloodied co**se, in the heart of the sea.
Will you then say, β€œI am a god!”
when you face your murderers?
No, you are man, not a god,
handed over to those who will slay you.
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised
at the hands of foreigners,
for I have spoken, says the Lord GOD.

The word of the Lord.
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Responsorial Psalm
Deuteronomy 32:26-27ab, 27cd-28, 30, 35cd-36ab

β„Ÿ. (39c) It is I who deal death and give life.

β€œI would have said, β€˜I will make an end of them
and blot out their name from men’s memories,’
Had I not feared the insolence of their enemies,
feared that these foes would mistakenly boast.”

β„Ÿ. It is I who deal death and give life.

β€œβ€˜Our own hand won the victory;
the LORD had nothing to do with it.’”
For they are a people devoid of reason,
having no understanding.

β„Ÿ. It is I who deal death and give life.

β€œHow could one man rout a thousand,
or two men put ten thousand to flight,
Unless it was because their Rock sold them
and the LORD delivered them up?”

β„Ÿ. It is I who deal death and give life.

Close at hand is the day of their disaster,
and their doom is rushing upon them!
Surely, the LORD shall do justice for his people;
on his servants he shall have pity.

β„Ÿ. It is I who deal death and give life.

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Gospel
Mt 19:23-30

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God.

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Jesus said to his disciples,
β€œAmen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich
to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Again I say to you,
it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle
than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said,
β€œWho then can be saved?”
Jesus looked at them and said,
β€œFor human beings this is impossible,
but for God all things are possible.”
Then Peter said to him in reply,
β€œWe have given up everything and followed you.
What will there be for us?”
Jesus said to them, β€œAmen, I say to you
that you who have followed me, in the new age,
when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory,
will yourselves sit on twelve thrones,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters
or father or mother or children or lands
for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more,
and will inherit eternal life.
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

"π‘±π’π’šπ’‡π’–π’π’π’š π‘Ίπ’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰ 𝑰𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π‘Ίπ’‘π’Šπ’“π’Šπ’• 𝒐𝒇 π‘―π’–π’Žπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’š."

Double prayerful and joyful birthday greetings to our dearest Prioress and daughter, sors Chelo and Marylove. Watching y...
17/08/2026

Double prayerful and joyful birthday greetings to our dearest Prioress and daughter, sors Chelo and Marylove.
Watching you serve side-by-side with so much joy and faithfulness is such an inspiration. May God bless you both abundantly in this next year of life and ministry! Here’s to another year of faith, love, and serving God together. πŸŽ‚πŸŽˆπŸŽ‰πŸ™

Truly grateful for the opportunity given to the three OAD Lay communities to join the celebration of the Solemnity of th...
16/08/2026

Truly grateful for the opportunity given to the three OAD Lay communities to join the celebration of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The occasion also marked the renewal of Simple Profession and the welcome of the newly professed brothers of the OAD. Dinner was served, while the Middle Tabor brothers presented their respective offerings. | 8.15.26

14/08/2026

First Reading
Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or Ez 16:59-63

You are perfect because of my splendor which I bestowed on you; you became a harlot.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel

The word of the LORD came to me:
Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations.
Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem:
By origin and birth you are of the land of Canaan;
your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
As for your birth, the day you were born your navel cord was not cut;
you were neither washed with water nor anointed,
nor were you rubbed with salt, nor swathed in swaddling clothes.
No one looked on you with pity or compassion
to do any of these things for you.
Rather, you were thrown out on the ground as something loathsome,
the day you were born.

Then I passed by and saw you weltering in your blood.
I said to you: Live in your blood and grow like a plant in the field.
You grew and developed, you came to the age of puberty;
your breasts were formed, your hair had grown,
but you were still stark naked.
Again I passed by you and saw that you were now old enough for love.
So I spread the corner of my cloak over you to cover your nakedness;
I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you;
you became mine, says the Lord GOD.
Then I bathed you with water, washed away your blood,
and anointed you with oil.
I clothed you with an embroidered gown,
put sandals of fine leather on your feet;
I gave you a fine linen sash and silk robes to wear.
I adorned you with jewelry: I put bracelets on your arms,
a necklace about your neck, a ring in your nose,
pendants in your ears, and a glorious diadem upon your head.
Thus you were adorned with gold and silver;
your garments were of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth.
Fine flour, honey, and oil were your food.
You were exceedingly beautiful, with the dignity of a queen.
You were renowned among the nations for your beauty, perfect as it was,
because of my splendor which I had bestowed on you,
says the Lord GOD.

But you were captivated by your own beauty,
you used your renown to make yourself a harlot,
and you lavished your harlotry on every passer-by,
whose own you became.

Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were a girl,
and I will set up an everlasting covenant with you,
that you may remember and be covered with confusion,
and that you may be utterly silenced for shame
when I pardon you for all you have done, says the Lord GOD.

The word of the Lord.
____________________

Responsorial Psalm
Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6

β„Ÿ. (1c) You have turned from your anger.

God indeed is my savior;
I am confident and unafraid.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
With joy you will draw water
at the fountain of salvation.

β„Ÿ. You have turned from your anger.

Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name;
among the nations make known his deeds,
proclaim how exalted is his name.

β„Ÿ. You have turned from your anger.

Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievement;
let this be known throughout all the earth.
Shout with exultation, O city of Zion,
for great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel!

β„Ÿ. You have turned from your anger.
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Gospel
Mt 19:3-12

Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying,
β€œIs it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?”
He said in reply, β€œHave you not read that from the beginning
the Creator made them male and female and said,
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother
and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?
So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Therefore, what God has joined together, man must not separate.”
They said to him, β€œThen why did Moses command
that the man give the woman a bill of divorce and dismiss her?”
He said to them, β€œBecause of the hardness of your hearts
Moses allowed you to divorce your wives,
but from the beginning it was not so.
I say to you, whoever divorces his wife
(unless the marriage is unlawful)
and marries another commits adultery.”
His disciples said to him,
β€œIf that is the case of a man with his wife,
it is better not to marry.”
He answered, β€œNot all can accept this word,
but only those to whom that is granted.
Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so;
some, because they were made so by others;
some, because they have renounced marriage
for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven.
Whoever can accept this ought to accept it.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

"π‘±π’π’šπ’‡π’–π’π’π’š π‘Ίπ’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰ 𝑰𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π‘Ίπ’‘π’Šπ’“π’Šπ’• 𝒐𝒇 π‘―π’–π’Žπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’š."

12/08/2026

First Reading
Ez 12:1-12

You shall bring out your baggage like an exile in the daytime when they are looking on.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel

The word of the LORD came to me:
Son of man, you live in the midst of a rebellious house;
they have eyes to see but do not see,
and ears to hear but do not hear,
for they are a rebellious house.
Now, son of man, during the day while they are looking on,
prepare your baggage as though for exile,
and again while they are looking on,
migrate from where you live to another place;
perhaps they will see that they are a rebellious house.
You shall bring out your baggage like an exile in the daytime
while they are looking on;
in the evening, again while they are looking on,
you shall go out like one of those driven into exile;
while they look on, dig a hole in the wall and pass through it;
while they look on, shoulder the burden and set out in the darkness;
cover your face that you may not see the land,
for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel.

I did as I was told.
During the day I brought out my baggage
as though it were that of an exile,
and at evening I dug a hole through the wall with my hand
and, while they looked on, set out in the darkness,
shouldering my burden.

Then, in the morning, the word of the LORD came to me:
Son of man, did not the house of Israel, that rebellious house,
ask you what you were doing?
Tell them: Thus says the Lord GOD:
This oracle concerns Jerusalem
and the whole house of Israel within it.
I am a sign for you:
as I have done, so shall it be done to them;
as captives they shall go into exile.
The prince who is among them shall shoulder his burden
and set out in darkness,
going through a hole he has dug out in the wall,
and covering his face lest he be seen by anyone.

The word of the Lord.
_______________

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 78:56-57, 58-59, 61-62

β„Ÿ. (see 7b) Do not forget the works of the Lord!

They tempted and rebelled against God the Most High,
and kept not his decrees.
They turned back and were faithless like their fathers;
they recoiled like a treacherous bow.

β„Ÿ. Do not forget the works of the Lord!

They angered him with their high places
and with their idols roused his jealousy.
God heard and was enraged
and utterly rejected Israel.

β„Ÿ. Do not forget the works of the Lord!

And he surrendered his strength into captivity,
his glory in the hands of the foe.
He abandoned his people to the sword
and was enraged against his inheritance.

β„Ÿ. Do not forget the works of the Lord!
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Gospel
Mt 18:21–19:1

I say to you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Peter approached Jesus and asked him,
β€œLord, if my brother sins against me,
how often must I forgive him?
As many as seven times?”
Jesus answered, β€œI say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.
That is why the Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king
who decided to settle accounts with his servants.
When he began the accounting,
a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount.
Since he had no way of paying it back,
his master ordered him to be sold,
along with his wife, his children, and all his property,
in payment of the debt.
At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said,
β€˜Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.’
Moved with compassion the master of that servant
let him go and forgave him the loan.
When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants
who owed him a much smaller amount.
He seized him and started to choke him, demanding,
β€˜Pay back what you owe.’
Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him,
β€˜Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’
But he refused.
Instead, he had the fellow servant put in prison
until he paid back the debt.
Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened,
they were deeply disturbed,
and went to their master and reported the whole affair.
His master summoned him and said to him, β€˜You wicked servant!
I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to.
Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant,
as I had pity on you?’
Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers
until he should pay back the whole debt.
So will my heavenly Father do to you,
unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart.”

When Jesus finished these words, he left Galilee
and went to the district of Judea across the Jordan.

The Gospel of the Lord.

"π‘±π’π’šπ’‡π’–π’π’π’š π‘Ίπ’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰ 𝑰𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π‘Ίπ’‘π’Šπ’“π’Šπ’• 𝒐𝒇 π‘―π’–π’Žπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’š."

12/08/2026

First Reading
Ez 9:1-7; 10:18-22

Mark a β€œThau” on the foreheads of those who moan and groan over all the abominations in Jerusalem.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel

The LORD cried loud for me to hear: Come, you scourges of the city!
With that I saw six men coming from the direction
of the upper gate which faces the north,
each with a destroying weapon in his hand.
In their midst was a man dressed in linen,
with a writer’s case at his waist.
They entered and stood beside the bronze altar.
Then he called to the man dressed in linen
with the writer’s case at his waist, saying to him:
Pass through the city, through Jerusalem,
and mark a β€œThau” on the foreheads of those who moan and groan
over all the abominations that are practiced within it.
To the others I heard the LORD say:
Pass through the city after him and strike!
Do not look on them with pity nor show any mercy!
Old men, youths and maidens, women and children–wipe them out!
But do not touch any marked with the β€œThau”; begin at my sanctuary.
So they began with the men, the elders, who were in front of the temple.
Defile the temple, he said to them, and fill the courts with the slain;
then go out and strike in the city.

Then the glory of the LORD left the threshold of the temple
and rested upon the cherubim.
These lifted their wings, and I saw them rise from the earth,
the wheels rising along with them.
They stood at the entrance of the eastern gate of the LORD’s house,
and the glory of the God of Israel was up above them.
Then the cherubim lifted their wings, and the wheels went along with them,
while up above them was the glory of the God of Israel.

The word of the Lord.
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Responsorial Psalm
Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

β„Ÿ. (41) The glory of the Lord is higher than the skies.
or:
β„Ÿ. Alleluia.

Praise, you servants of the LORD,
praise the name of the LORD.
Blessed be the name of the LORD
both now and forever.

β„Ÿ. The glory of the Lord is higher than the skies.
or:
β„Ÿ. Alleluia.

From the rising to the setting of the sun
is the name of the LORD to be praised.
High above all nations is the LORD;
above the heavens is his glory.

β„Ÿ. The glory of the Lord is higher than the skies.
or:
β„Ÿ. Alleluia.

Who is like the LORD, our God, who is enthroned on high,
and looks upon the heavens and the earth below?

β„Ÿ. The glory of the Lord is higher than the skies.
or:
β„Ÿ. Alleluia.
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Gospel
Mt 18:15-20

If your brother listens to you, you have won him over.

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Jesus said to his disciples:
β€œIf your brother sins against you,
go and tell him his fault between you and him alone.
If he listens to you, you have won over your brother.
If he does not listen,
take one or two others along with you,
so that every fact may be established
on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
If he refuses to listen to them, tell the Church.
If he refuses to listen even to the Church,
then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector.
Amen, I say to you,
whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth
about anything for which they are to pray,
it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

"π‘±π’π’šπ’‡π’–π’π’π’š π‘Ίπ’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰ 𝑰𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π‘Ίπ’‘π’Šπ’“π’Šπ’• 𝒐𝒇 π‘―π’–π’Žπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’š."

11/08/2026

Saint Clare of Assisi, pray for us!❀️

06/08/2026

First Reading
Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7

Woe to the city of blood!

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Nahum

See, upon the mountains there advances
the bearer of good news,
announcing peace!
Celebrate your feasts, O Judah,
fulfill your vows!
For nevermore shall you be invaded
by the scoundrel; he is completely destroyed.
The LORD will restore the vine of Jacob,
the pride of Israel,
Though ravagers have ravaged them
and ruined the tendrils.

Woe to the bloody city, all lies,
full of plunder, whose looting never stops!
The crack of the whip, the rumbling sounds of wheels;
horses a-gallop, chariots bounding,
Cavalry charging, the flame of the sword, the flash of the spear,
the many slain, the heaping co**ses,
the endless bodies to stumble upon!
I will cast filth upon you,
disgrace you and put you to shame;
Till everyone who sees you runs from you, saying,
β€œNineveh is destroyed; who can pity her?
Where can one find any to console her?”

The word of the Lord.
____________________

Responsorial Psalm
Dt 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41

β„Ÿ. (39c) It is I who deal death and give life.

Close at hand is the day of their disaster
and their doom is rushing upon them!
Surely, the LORD shall do justice for his people;
on his servants he shall have pity.

β„Ÿ. It is I who deal death and give life.

β€œLearn then that I, I alone, am God,
and there is no god besides me.
It is I who bring both death and life,
I who inflict wounds and heal them.”

β„Ÿ. It is I who deal death and give life.

I will sharpen my flashing sword,
and my hand shall lay hold of my quiver.
β€œWith vengeance I will repay my foes
and requite those who hate me.”

β„Ÿ. It is I who deal death and give life.

___________________

Gospel
Mt 16:24-28

What can one give in exchange for one’s life?

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Jesus said to his disciples,
β€œWhoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,
take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world
and forfeit his life?
Or what can one give in exchange for his life?
For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory,
and then he will repay everyone according to his conduct.
Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here
who will not taste death
until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

"π‘±π’π’šπ’‡π’–π’π’π’š π‘Ίπ’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰ 𝑰𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π‘Ίπ’‘π’Šπ’“π’Šπ’• 𝒐𝒇 π‘―π’–π’Žπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’š."

The three OAD Lay Communities’ first Thursdate dedicated to our dear St. Rita is especially significant, as it is also t...
06/08/2026

The three OAD Lay Communities’ first Thursdate dedicated to our dear St. Rita is especially significant, as it is also the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.

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