catholic mass readings today

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH 2026. FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME | YEAR II. FIRST READING“You will cry out because of your king, but the Lord will not answer you.” A reading from the first Book of Samuel (1 SAMUEL 8: 4 – 7, 10 – 22a) In those days: All the elders of Israel gathered together … Read more

THURSDAY JANUARY 15TH 2026 1ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME II FIRST READING A reading from the book of First Samuel (1 SAMUEL 4: 1 – 11) It happened that in those days Israel went out to battle against the Philistines; they encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. The Philistines drew up in … Read more

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14TH 2026 FIRST READING A reading from the book of First Samuel (1 SAMUEL 3: 1 – 10, 19 – 20) In those days: The boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. At that time … Read more

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH 2026. FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME | YEAR II. FIRST READINGThe Lord remembered Hannah, and she gave birth to Samuel. A reading from the first Book of Samuel (1 SAMUEL 1: 9 – 20) In those days: After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was … Read more

MONDAY, JANUARY 12TH 2026. FIRST WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME | YEAR A. FIRST READINGHer rival used to provoke Hannah sorely, because the Lord had closed her womb. The beginning of the first Book of Samuel (1 SAMUEL 1: 1-8) There was a certain man of Ramathaim- zophim of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name … Read more

SUNDAY JANUARY 11TH 2026 THE FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD FIRST READINGBehold my servant, my chosen one, in whom my soul delights A reading from the book of Isaiah. (Isaiah 42: 1 – 4, 6 – 7) Thus says the Lord: Behold my servant, whom I uphold, chosen, in whom my soul delights; … Read more

JANUARY 10TH 2026. SATURDAY AFTER EPIPHANY | YEAR A. FIRST READING    “He hears us in whatever we ask.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint John (1 JOHN 5: 14 – 21) Beloved: This is the confidence which we have in the Son of God, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears … Read more

JANUARY 9TH 2026. FRIDAY AFTER EPIPHANY | YEAR A. FIRST READING‘’The Spirit, the water, and the blood. ” A reading from the first Letter of Saint John (1 JOHN 5: 5 – 13) Beloved: Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he who … Read more

JANUARY 8TH 2026. THURSDAY AFTER EPIPHANY | YEAR A. FIRST READING“He who loves God should love his brother also. ” A reading from the first Letter of Saint John (1 JOHN 4: 19 – 5: 4) Beloved: We love God, because he first loved us. If any one says, “I love God” and hates his … Read more

JANUARY 7TH 2026. WEDNESDAY AFTER EPIPHANY | YEAR A. FIRST READING    “If we love one another, God abides in us. A reading from the first Letter of Saint John (1 JOHN 4: 11 – 18) Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No man has ever seen God; if we … Read more