Catholic Mass Readings for Tuesday, September 29th 2026
THE TWENTY-SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II
FEAST OF SAINTS MICHAEL, GABRIEL & RAPHAEL, ARCHANGELS
FIRST READING
“Michael and his angels were fighting against the dragon.”
A reading from the Book of Revelation (REVELATION 12: 7 – 12)
War arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they were defeated and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world — he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Rejoice then, O heaven and you that dwell there in!”
The Word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Taken from Psalm 138: 1 – 2, 2 – 3, 4 – 5 (Response.) 1
And the response is;
Response/. In the presence of the angels I praise you, O Lord.
I thank you, Lord, with all my heart;
you have heard the words of my mouth.
In the presence of the angels I praise you.
I bow down towards your holy temple. Response/.
I give thanks to your name
for your merciful love and your faithfulness.
You have exalted your name and your promise overall.
On the day I called, you answered me;
you increased the strength of my soul. Response/.
All earth’s kings shall thank you, O Lord,
when they hear the words of your mouth.
They shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
How great is the glory of the Lord!” Response/.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Psalm 103: 21
Alleluia.
Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, his ministers that do his will.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL
“You will see the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (JOHN 1: 47 – 51)
At that time: Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these.” And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.”
The Gospel of the Lord.