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At Mass this weekend, we heard part of Proverbs 31 which is nice and all. But my wife always complains that, "they always talk about how wives should act, they should say something about how husbands should act for once."
Are there any Mass readings during the 3 year cycle (or even the 2 year weekday cycle) that talk about how men should act. I can't think of any other than "Husbands love your wives".
It appears that 21st Sunday of the Year [B Cycle] has at least part of what you are looking for, as Ephesians 5:21-32 has this from the KJV:
21Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
For the rest you can look through http://catholic-resources.org/Lectionary/1998USL-OrdinaryA.htm and http://catholic-resources.org/Lectionary/1998USL-OrdinaryC.htm but these links don't include the readings from the daily mass, which may have some of the verses mentioned that talk about husbands.
The Bible tell husbands that they should try to understand, try is the key word I think, so seems like this is keep her happy. It also says to do the hard and manly things for your wife because she is not as strong, which isn't always the case these days. Respect your wife is in there as well, seems pretty important. The Bible also tells you to do your husbandly duty and do it well. Last passage I found says he should provide for his family.
"A man should try to understand what his wife needs, rather than being bitter toward her. He will not expect her to do heavy work since she is not as strong. And he will respect her as being of equal spiritual value with himself."
1 Peter 3:7 (NIV)
"A husband also shows love by expressing affection and fulfilling the wife's sexual needs."
1 Corinthians 7:3-5 (NIV)
"As the head of the family, a man should provide, not just for himself, but for his whole household."
1 Timothy 5:8 (NIV)
