Catholic Mass Readings for Sunday, July 5th 2025
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
FIRST READING
“Behold, your king comes to you, humble.”
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Zechariah (ZECHARIAH 9: 9 – 10)
Thus says the Lord: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt the foal of a donkey. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
The Word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Taken from Psalm 145: 1 – 2, 8 – 9, 10 – 11, 13cd – 14 (Response.) 1
And the response is;
Response/. I will bless your name forever, my king and my God.
Or:
Alleluia.
I will extol you, my God and king,
and bless your name forever and ever.
I will bless you day after day,
And praise your name forever and ever. Response/.
All your works shall thank you, O Lord,
and all your faithful ones bless you.
They shall speak of the glory of your reign,
and declare your mighty deeds. Response/.
The Lord is faithful in all his words,
The holy in all his deeds.
The Lord supports all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down. Response/.
SECOND READING
“If by the spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.“
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans (ROMAN 8: 9, 11 – 13)
Brethren: you are not in the flesh, you are in the spirit, if the spirit of God really dwells in you. Any one who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his spirit who dwells in you. So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh – for if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.
The Word of the Lord.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Matthew 11: 25
Alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL
“I am gentle and lowly of heart.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (MATTHEW 11: 25 – 30)
At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will all things have been delivered to me by my father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
The Gospel of the Lord.