THE WORD OF GOD, EVERY DAY
Read today’s Catholic Mass readings, including the First Reading, Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation and Gospel. Return each day for the readings of the Holy Mass, or browse previous dates below.
Today’s Catholic Mass Readings
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 20: 1 – 16
Catholic Mass Readings for Sunday, September 20th 2026 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A FIRST READING “My thoughts are not your thoughts.” A reading from the Book of Isaiah (ISAIAH 55: 6 – 9) Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man…
Previous Catholic Mass Readings
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 8: 4 – 15
Catholic Mass Readings for Saturday, September 19th 2026 THE TWENTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING “What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 15: 35 – 37, 42 – 49) Brethren: Someone will ask, “How are…
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 8: 1 – 3
Catholic Mass Readings for Friday, September 18th 2026 THE TWENTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 15: 12 – 20) Brethren: If Christ is preached as raised from the…
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 7: 36 – 50
Catholic Mass Readings for Thursday, September 17th 2026 THE TWENTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING “So we preached and so you believed.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 15: 1 – 11) I would remind you, brethren, in what terms I preached to you…
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 7: 31 – 35
Catholic Mass Readings for Wednesday, September 16th 2026 THE TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II THE MEMORIAL OF SAINTS CORNELIUS & CYPRIAN, BISHOPS & MARTYRS FIRST READING “So faith, hope, love abide, these three, but the greatest of these is love.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1…
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 19: 25 – 27
Catholic Mass Readings for Tuesday, September 15th 2026 THE TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II THE MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS FIRST READING “Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 12: 12 – 14,…
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 3: 13 – 17
Catholic Mass Readings for Monday, September 14th 2026 THE TWENTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II THE FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS FIRST READING “Every one who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.“ A reading from the Book of Numbers (NUMBERS 21: 4b – 9) In those days: The people…
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 18: 21 – 35
Catholic Mass Readings for Sunday, September 13th 2026 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A FIRST READING “Forgive your neighbor the wrong he has done, and then your sins will be forgiven when you pray.” A reading from the Book of Sirach (SIRACH 27: 30 – 28: 7) Anger and wrath, these also are abominations,…
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 6: 43 – 49
Catholic Mass Readings for Saturday, September 12th 2026 TWENTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING “We who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 10: 14 – 22) My beloved, shun the worship…
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 6: 39 – 42
Catholic Mass Readings for Friday, September 11th 2026 TWENTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING “I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 9: 16 – 19, 22b – 27) Brethren:…
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 6: 27 – 38
Catholic Mass Readings for Thursday, September 10th 2026 TWENTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING “Wounding the conscience of the brethren, you sin against Christ.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 8: 1b – 7, 11 – 13) Brethren: “Knowledge” puffs up, but love builds…
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 6: 20 – 26
Catholic Mass Readings for Wednesday, September 9th 2026 TWENTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING “Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marriage.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 7: 25…
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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 1: 1 – 16, 18 – 23)
Catholic Mass Readings for Tuesday, September 8th, 2026 TWENTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY FIRST READING “Those whom God foreknew he also predestined.” A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans (ROMANS 8: 28 – 30) Brethren: We know that in everything…
