Brothers and sisters:
Have among yourselves the same attitude
that is also yours in Christ Jesus,
Who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
something to be grasped.
Rather, he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
coming in human likeness;
and, found human in appearance,
he humbled himself,
becoming obedient to death,
even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
R. (26a) I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
I will fulfill my vows before those who fear him.
The lowly shall eat their fill;
they who seek the LORD shall praise him:
“May your hearts be ever merry!”
R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
All the ends of the earth
shall remember and turn to the LORD;
All the families of the nations
shall bow down before him.
R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
For dominion is the LORD’s,
and he rules the nations.
To him alone shall bow down
all who sleep in the earth.
R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
To him my soul shall live;
my descendants shall serve him.
Let the coming generation be told of the LORD
that they may proclaim to a people yet to be born
the justice he has shown.
R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
One of those at table with Jesus said to him,
“Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God.”
He replied to him,
“A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many.
When the time for the dinner came,
he dispatched his servant to say to those invited,
‘Come, everything is now ready.’
But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves.
The first said to him,
‘I have purchased a field and must go to examine it;
I ask you, consider me excused.’
And another said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen
and am on my way to evaluate them;
I ask you, consider me excused.’
And another said, ‘I have just married a woman,
and therefore I cannot come.’
The servant went and reported this to his master.
Then the master of the house in a rage commanded his servant,
‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town
and bring in here the poor and the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
The servant reported, ‘Sir, your orders have been carried out
and still there is room.’
The master then ordered the servant,
‘Go out to the highways and hedgerows
and make people come in that my home may be filled.
For, I tell you, none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.’”
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Brothers and sisters:
Have among yourselves the same attitude
that is also yours in Christ Jesus,
Who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
something to be grasped.
Rather, he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
coming in human likeness;
and, found human in appearance,
he humbled himself,
becoming obedient to death,
even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
R. (26a) I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
I will fulfill my vows before those who fear him.
The lowly shall eat their fill;
they who seek the LORD shall praise him:
“May your hearts be ever merry!”
R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
All the ends of the earth
shall remember and turn to the LORD;
All the families of the nations
shall bow down before him.
R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
For dominion is the LORD’s,
and he rules the nations.
To him alone shall bow down
all who sleep in the earth.
R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
To him my soul shall live;
my descendants shall serve him.
Let the coming generation be told of the LORD
that they may proclaim to a people yet to be born
the justice he has shown.
R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
\n
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
One of those at table with Jesus said to him,
“Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God.”
He replied to him,
“A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many.
When the time for the dinner came,
he dispatched his servant to say to those invited,
‘Come, everything is now ready.’
But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves.
The first said to him,
‘I have purchased a field and must go to examine it;
I ask you, consider me excused.’
And another said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen
and am on my way to evaluate them;
I ask you, consider me excused.’
And another said, ‘I have just married a woman,
and therefore I cannot come.’
The servant went and reported this to his master.
Then the master of the house in a rage commanded his servant,
‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town
and bring in here the poor and the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
The servant reported, ‘Sir, your orders have been carried out
and still there is room.’
The master then ordered the servant,
‘Go out to the highways and hedgerows
and make people come in that my home may be filled.
For, I tell you, none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.’”
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
" }, { "title": "The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed", "pubDate": "Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:30:00 EST", "link": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110226.cfm", "guid": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110226.cfm", "memorialsHtml": "", "sections": [ { "id": "reading1", "label": "Reading II", "type": "reading", "citation": "Romans 5:5-11", "citationUrl": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/5?5 ", "contentHtml": "Brothers and sisters:
\nHope does not disappoint,
\nbecause the love of God has been poured out into our hearts
\nthrough the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
\nFor Christ, while we were still helpless,
\ndied at the appointed time for the ungodly.
\nIndeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person,
\nthough perhaps for a good person
\none might even find courage to die.
\nBut God proves his love for us
\nin that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
\nHow much more then, since we are now justified by his Blood,
\nwill we be saved through him from the wrath.
\nIndeed, if, while we were enemies,
\nwe were reconciled to God through the death of his Son,
\nhow much more, once reconciled,
\nwill we be saved by his life.
\nNot only that,
\nbut we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
\nthrough whom we have now received reconciliation.
R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
\nor:
\nR. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
\nThe LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
\n In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
\nbeside restful waters he leads me;
\n he refreshes my soul.
\nR. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
\nor:
\nR. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
\nHe guides me in right paths
\n for his name’s sake.
\nEven though I walk in the dark valley
\n I fear no evil; for you are at my side
\nwith your rod and your staff
\n that give me courage.
\nR. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
\nor:
\nR. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
\nYou spread the table before me
\n in the sight of my foes;
\nYou anoint my head with oil;
\n my cup overflows.
\nR. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
\nor:
\nR. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
\nOnly goodness and kindness follow me
\n all the days of my life;
\nand I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
\n for years to come.
\nR. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
\nor:
\nR. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
Jesus said to the crowds:
\n“Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,
\nand I will not reject anyone who comes to me,
\nbecause I came down from heaven not to do my own will
\nbut the will of the one who sent me.
\nAnd this is the will of the one who sent me,
\nthat I should not lose anything of what he gave me,
\nbut that I should raise it on the last day.
\nFor this is the will of my Father,
\nthat everyone who sees the Son and believes in him
\nmay have eternal life,
\nand I shall raise him on the last day.”
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
\nCome, you who are blessed by my Father;
\ninherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
\nR. Alleluia, alleluia.
Brothers and sisters:
\nAre you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus
\nwere baptized into his death?
\nWe were indeed buried with him through baptism into death,
\nso that, just as Christ was raised from the dead
\nby the glory of the Father,
\nwe too might live in newness of life.
For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his,
\nwe shall also be united with him in the resurrection.
\nWe know that our old self was crucified with him,
\nso that our sinful body might be done away with,
\nthat we might no longer be in slavery to sin.
\nFor a dead person has been absolved from sin.
\nIf, then, we have died with Christ,
\nwe believe that we shall also live with him.
\nWe know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more;
\ndeath no longer has power over him.
The following are a selection of the readings that may be chosen for this day. The following are a selection of the readings that may be chosen for this day. Please see Lectionary number 668 for the full selection of approved options.
\nThe souls of the just are in the hand of God,
\n and no torment shall touch them.
\nThey seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;
\n and their passing away was thought an affliction
\n and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
\nBut they are in peace.
\nFor if before men, indeed, they be punished,
\n yet is their hope full of immortality;
\nchastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
\n because God tried them
\n and found them worthy of himself.
\nAs gold in the furnace, he proved them,
\n and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
\nIn the time of their visitation they shall shine,
\n and shall dart about as sparks through stubble;
\nthey shall judge nations and rule over peoples,
\n and the Lord shall be their King forever.
\nThose who trust in him shall understand truth,
\n and the faithful shall abide with him in love:
\nbecause grace and mercy are with his holy ones,
\n and his care is with his elect.
R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
\nor:
\nR. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
\nThe LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
\n In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
\nbeside restful waters he leads me;
\n he refreshes my soul.
\nR. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
\nor:
\nR. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
\nHe guides me in right paths
\n for his name’s sake.
\nEven though I walk in the dark valley
\n I fear no evil; for you are at my side
\nwith your rod and your staff
\n that give me courage.
\nR. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
\nor:
\nR. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
\nYou spread the table before me
\n in the sight of my foes;
\nYou anoint my head with oil;
\n my cup overflows.
\nR. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
\nor:
\nR. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
\nOnly goodness and kindness follow me
\n all the days of my life;
\nand I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
\n for years to come.
\nR. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
\nor:
\nR. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
Brothers and sisters:
\nHope does not disappoint,
\nbecause the love of God has been poured out into our hearts
\nthrough the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
\nFor Christ, while we were still helpless,
\ndied at the appointed time for the ungodly.
\nIndeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person,
\nthough perhaps for a good person
\none might even find courage to die.
\nBut God proves his love for us
\nin that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
\nHow much more then, since we are now justified by his Blood,
\nwill we be saved through him from the wrath.
\nIndeed, if, while we were enemies,
\nwe were reconciled to God through the death of his Son,
\nhow much more, once reconciled,
\nwill we be saved by his life.
\nNot only that,
\nbut we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
\nthrough whom we have now received reconciliation.
Brothers and sisters:
\nAre you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus
\nwere baptized into his death?
\nWe were indeed buried with him through baptism into death,
\nso that, just as Christ was raised from the dead
\nby the glory of the Father,
\nwe too might live in newness of life.
For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his,
\nwe shall also be united with him in the resurrection.
\nWe know that our old self was crucified with him,
\nso that our sinful body might be done away with,
\nthat we might no longer be in slavery to sin.
\nFor a dead person has been absolved from sin.
\nIf, then, we have died with Christ,
\nwe believe that we shall also live with him.
\nWe know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more;
\ndeath no longer has power over him.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
\nCome, you who are blessed by my Father;
\ninherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
\nR. Alleluia, alleluia.
Jesus said to the crowds:
\n“Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,
\nand I will not reject anyone who comes to me,
\nbecause I came down from heaven not to do my own will
\nbut the will of the one who sent me.
\nAnd this is the will of the one who sent me,
\nthat I should not lose anything of what he gave me,
\nbut that I should raise it on the last day.
\nFor this is the will of my Father,
\nthat everyone who sees the Son and believes in him
\nmay have eternal life,
\nand I shall raise him on the last day.”
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
" }, { "title": "Solemnity of All Saints", "pubDate": "Sun, 01 Nov 2026 04:30:00 EST", "link": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110126.cfm", "guid": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110126.cfm", "memorialsHtml": "", "sections": [ { "id": "reading1", "label": "Reading 1", "type": "reading", "citation": "Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14", "citationUrl": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/revelation/7?2 ", "contentHtml": "I, John, saw another angel come up from the East,
\nholding the seal of the living God.
\nHe cried out in a loud voice to the four angels
\nwho were given power to damage the land and the sea,
\n\"Do not damage the land or the sea or the trees
\nuntil we put the seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.\"
\nI heard the number of those who had been marked with the seal,
\none hundred and forty-four thousand marked
\nfrom every tribe of the children of Israel.
\n
\nAfter this I had a vision of a great multitude,
\nwhich no one could count,
\nfrom every nation, race, people, and tongue.
\nThey stood before the throne and before the Lamb,
\nwearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
\nThey cried out in a loud voice:
\n
\n\"Salvation comes from our God, who is seated on the throne,
\nand from the Lamb.\"
\n
\nAll the angels stood around the throne
\nand around the elders and the four living creatures.
\nThey prostrated themselves before the throne,
\nworshiped God, and exclaimed:
\n
\n\"Amen. Blessing and glory, wisdom and thanksgiving,
\nhonor, power, and might
\nbe to our God forever and ever. Amen.\"
\n
\nThen one of the elders spoke up and said to me,
\n\"Who are these wearing white robes, and where did they come from?\"
\nI said to him, \"My lord, you are the one who knows.\"
\nHe said to me,
\n\"These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress;
\nthey have washed their robes
\nand made them white in the Blood of the Lamb.\"
R. (see 6) Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
\nThe LORD's are the earth and its fullness;
\nthe world and those who dwell in it.
\nFor he founded it upon the seas
\nand established it upon the rivers.
\nR. Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
\nWho can ascend the mountain of the LORD?
\nor who may stand in his holy place?
\nOne whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
\nwho desires not what is vain.
\nR. Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
\nHe shall receive a blessing from the LORD,
\na reward from God his savior.
\nSuch is the race that seeks him,
\nthat seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
\nR. Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
Beloved:
\nSee what love the Father has bestowed on us
\nthat we may be called the children of God.
\nYet so we are.
\nThe reason the world does not know us
\nis that it did not know him.
\nBeloved, we are God's children now;
\nwhat we shall be has not yet been revealed.
\nWe do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him,
\nfor we shall see him as he is.
\nEveryone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure,
\nas he is pure.
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,
\nand after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
\nHe began to teach them, saying:
\n
\n\"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
\nfor theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
\nBlessed are they who mourn,
\nfor they will be comforted.
\nBlessed are the meek,
\nfor they will inherit the land.
\nBlessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
\nfor they will be satisfied.
\nBlessed are the merciful,
\nfor they will be shown mercy.
\nBlessed are the clean of heart,
\nfor they will see God.
\nBlessed are the peacemakers,
\nfor they will be called children of God.
\nBlessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
\nfor theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
\nBlessed are you when they insult you and persecute you
\nand utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.
\nRejoice and be glad,
\nfor your reward will be great in heaven.\"
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
I, John, saw another angel come up from the East,
\nholding the seal of the living God.
\nHe cried out in a loud voice to the four angels
\nwho were given power to damage the land and the sea,
\n\"Do not damage the land or the sea or the trees
\nuntil we put the seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.\"
\nI heard the number of those who had been marked with the seal,
\none hundred and forty-four thousand marked
\nfrom every tribe of the children of Israel.
\n
\nAfter this I had a vision of a great multitude,
\nwhich no one could count,
\nfrom every nation, race, people, and tongue.
\nThey stood before the throne and before the Lamb,
\nwearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
\nThey cried out in a loud voice:
\n
\n\"Salvation comes from our God, who is seated on the throne,
\nand from the Lamb.\"
\n
\nAll the angels stood around the throne
\nand around the elders and the four living creatures.
\nThey prostrated themselves before the throne,
\nworshiped God, and exclaimed:
\n
\n\"Amen. Blessing and glory, wisdom and thanksgiving,
\nhonor, power, and might
\nbe to our God forever and ever. Amen.\"
\n
\nThen one of the elders spoke up and said to me,
\n\"Who are these wearing white robes, and where did they come from?\"
\nI said to him, \"My lord, you are the one who knows.\"
\nHe said to me,
\n\"These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress;
\nthey have washed their robes
\nand made them white in the Blood of the Lamb.\"
R. (see 6) Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
\nThe LORD's are the earth and its fullness;
\nthe world and those who dwell in it.
\nFor he founded it upon the seas
\nand established it upon the rivers.
\nR. Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
\nWho can ascend the mountain of the LORD?
\nor who may stand in his holy place?
\nOne whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
\nwho desires not what is vain.
\nR. Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
\nHe shall receive a blessing from the LORD,
\na reward from God his savior.
\nSuch is the race that seeks him,
\nthat seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
\nR. Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
Beloved:
\nSee what love the Father has bestowed on us
\nthat we may be called the children of God.
\nYet so we are.
\nThe reason the world does not know us
\nis that it did not know him.
\nBeloved, we are God's children now;
\nwhat we shall be has not yet been revealed.
\nWe do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him,
\nfor we shall see him as he is.
\nEveryone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure,
\nas he is pure.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,
\nand after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
\nHe began to teach them, saying:
\n
\n\"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
\nfor theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
\nBlessed are they who mourn,
\nfor they will be comforted.
\nBlessed are the meek,
\nfor they will inherit the land.
\nBlessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
\nfor they will be satisfied.
\nBlessed are the merciful,
\nfor they will be shown mercy.
\nBlessed are the clean of heart,
\nfor they will see God.
\nBlessed are the peacemakers,
\nfor they will be called children of God.
\nBlessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
\nfor theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
\nBlessed are you when they insult you and persecute you
\nand utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.
\nRejoice and be glad,
\nfor your reward will be great in heaven.\"
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
" }, { "title": "Saturday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time", "pubDate": "Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:30:00 EDT", "link": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/103126.cfm", "guid": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/103126.cfm", "memorialsHtml": "", "sections": [ { "id": "reading1", "label": "Reading 1", "type": "reading", "citation": "Philippians 1:18b-26", "citationUrl": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/philippians/1?18 ", "contentHtml": "Brothers and sisters:
As long as in every way, whether in pretense or in truth,
Christ is being proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.
Indeed I shall continue to rejoice,
for I know that this will result in deliverance for me
through your prayers and support from the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
My eager expectation and hope
is that I shall not be put to shame in any way,
but that with all boldness, now as always,
Christ will be magnified in my body,
whether by life or by death.
For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.
If I go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me.
And I do not know which I shall choose.
I am caught between the two.
I long to depart this life and be with Christ,
for that is far better.
Yet that I remain in the flesh is more necessary for your benefit.
And this I know with confidence,
that I shall remain and continue in the service of all of you
for your progress and joy in the faith,
so that your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound on account of me
when I come to you again.
R. My soul is thirsting for the living God.
As the hind longs for the running waters,
so my soul longs for you, O God.
R. My soul is thirsting for the living God.
Athirst is my soul for God, the living God.
When shall I go and behold the face of God?
R. My soul is thirsting for the living God.
I went with the throng
and led them in procession to the house of God.
Amid loud cries of joy and thanksgiving,
with the multitude keeping festival.
R. My soul is thirsting for the living God.
On a sabbath Jesus went to dine
at the home of one of the leading Pharisees,
and the people there were observing him carefully.
He told a parable to those who had been invited,
noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.
“When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet,
do not recline at table in the place of honor.
A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him,
and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say,
‘Give your place to this man,’
and then you would proceed with embarrassment
to take the lowest place.
Rather, when you are invited,
go and take the lowest place
so that when the host comes to you he may say,
‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’
Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled,
but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Brothers and sisters:
As long as in every way, whether in pretense or in truth,
Christ is being proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.
Indeed I shall continue to rejoice,
for I know that this will result in deliverance for me
through your prayers and support from the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
My eager expectation and hope
is that I shall not be put to shame in any way,
but that with all boldness, now as always,
Christ will be magnified in my body,
whether by life or by death.
For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.
If I go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me.
And I do not know which I shall choose.
I am caught between the two.
I long to depart this life and be with Christ,
for that is far better.
Yet that I remain in the flesh is more necessary for your benefit.
And this I know with confidence,
that I shall remain and continue in the service of all of you
for your progress and joy in the faith,
so that your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound on account of me
when I come to you again.
R. My soul is thirsting for the living God.
As the hind longs for the running waters,
so my soul longs for you, O God.
R. My soul is thirsting for the living God.
Athirst is my soul for God, the living God.
When shall I go and behold the face of God?
R. My soul is thirsting for the living God.
I went with the throng
and led them in procession to the house of God.
Amid loud cries of joy and thanksgiving,
with the multitude keeping festival.
R. My soul is thirsting for the living God.
\n
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
On a sabbath Jesus went to dine
at the home of one of the leading Pharisees,
and the people there were observing him carefully.
He told a parable to those who had been invited,
noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.
“When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet,
do not recline at table in the place of honor.
A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him,
and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say,
‘Give your place to this man,’
and then you would proceed with embarrassment
to take the lowest place.
Rather, when you are invited,
go and take the lowest place
so that when the host comes to you he may say,
‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’
Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled,
but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
" }, { "title": "Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time", "pubDate": "Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:30:00 EDT", "link": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/103026.cfm", "guid": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/103026.cfm", "memorialsHtml": "", "sections": [ { "id": "reading1", "label": "Reading 1", "type": "reading", "citation": "Philippians 1:1-11", "citationUrl": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/philippians/1?1 ", "contentHtml": "Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus,
to all the holy ones in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi,
with the bishops and deacons:
grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God at every remembrance of you,
praying always with joy in my every prayer for all of you,
because of your partnership for the Gospel
from the first day until now.
I am confident of this,
that the one who began a good work in you
will continue to complete it
until the day of Christ Jesus.
It is right that I should think this way about all of you,
because I hold you in my heart,
you who are all partners with me in grace,
both in my imprisonment
and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel.
For God is my witness,
how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
And this is my prayer:
that your love may increase ever more and more
in knowledge and every kind of perception,
to discern what is of value,
so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
filled with the fruit of righteousness
that comes through Jesus Christ
for the glory and praise of God.
R. (2) How great are the works of the Lord!
or:
R. Alleluia.
I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart
in the company and assembly of the just.
Great are the works of the LORD,
exquisite in all their delights.
R. How great are the works of the Lord!
or:
R. Alleluia.
Majesty and glory are his work,
and his justice endures forever.
He has won renown for his wondrous deeds;
gracious and merciful is the LORD.
R. How great are the works of the Lord!
or:
R. Alleluia.
He has given food to those who fear him;
he will forever be mindful of his covenant.
He has made known to his people the power of his works,
giving them the inheritance of the nations.
R. How great are the works of the Lord!
or:
R. Alleluia.
On a sabbath Jesus went to dine
at the home of one of the leading Pharisees,
and the people there were observing him carefully.
In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy.
Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking,
“Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?”
But they kept silent; so he took the man and,
after he had healed him, dismissed him.
Then he said to them
“Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern,
would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?”
But they were unable to answer his question.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus,
to all the holy ones in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi,
with the bishops and deacons:
grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God at every remembrance of you,
praying always with joy in my every prayer for all of you,
because of your partnership for the Gospel
from the first day until now.
I am confident of this,
that the one who began a good work in you
will continue to complete it
until the day of Christ Jesus.
It is right that I should think this way about all of you,
because I hold you in my heart,
you who are all partners with me in grace,
both in my imprisonment
and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel.
For God is my witness,
how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
And this is my prayer:
that your love may increase ever more and more
in knowledge and every kind of perception,
to discern what is of value,
so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
filled with the fruit of righteousness
that comes through Jesus Christ
for the glory and praise of God.
R. (2) How great are the works of the Lord!
or:
R. Alleluia.
I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart
in the company and assembly of the just.
Great are the works of the LORD,
exquisite in all their delights.
R. How great are the works of the Lord!
or:
R. Alleluia.
Majesty and glory are his work,
and his justice endures forever.
He has won renown for his wondrous deeds;
gracious and merciful is the LORD.
R. How great are the works of the Lord!
or:
R. Alleluia.
He has given food to those who fear him;
he will forever be mindful of his covenant.
He has made known to his people the power of his works,
giving them the inheritance of the nations.
R. How great are the works of the Lord!
or:
R. Alleluia.
\n
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
On a sabbath Jesus went to dine
at the home of one of the leading Pharisees,
and the people there were observing him carefully.
In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy.
Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking,
“Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?”
But they kept silent; so he took the man and,
after he had healed him, dismissed him.
Then he said to them
“Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern,
would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?”
But they were unable to answer his question.
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
" }, { "title": "Thursday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time", "pubDate": "Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:30:00 EDT", "link": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102926.cfm", "guid": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102926.cfm", "memorialsHtml": "", "sections": [ { "id": "reading1", "label": "Reading 1", "type": "reading", "citation": "Ephesians 6:10-20", "citationUrl": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/6?10 ", "contentHtml": "Brothers and sisters:
Draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power.
Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm
against the tactics of the Devil.
For our struggle is not with flesh and blood
but with the principalities, with the powers,
with the world rulers of this present darkness,
with the evil spirits in the heavens.
Therefore, put on the armor of God,
that you may be able to resist on the evil day
and, having done everything, to hold your ground.
So stand fast with your loins girded in truth,
clothed with righteousness as a breastplate,
and your feet shod in readiness for the Gospel of peace.
In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield,
to quench all the flaming arrows of the Evil One.
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God.
With all prayer and supplication,
pray at every opportunity in the Spirit.
To that end, be watchful with all perseverance and supplication
for all the holy ones and also for me,
that speech may be given me to open my mouth,
to make known with boldness the mystery of the Gospel
for which I am an ambassador in chains,
so that I may have the courage to speak as I must.
R. (1b) Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
Blessed be the LORD, my rock,
who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for war.
R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
My mercy and my fortress,
my stronghold, my deliverer,
My shield, in whom I trust,
who subdues my people under me.
R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
O God, I will sing a new song to you;
with a ten-stringed lyre I will chant your praise,
You who give victory to kings,
and deliver David, your servant from the evil sword.
R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
Some Pharisees came to Jesus and said,
“Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you.”
He replied, “Go and tell that fox,
‘Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow,
and on the third day I accomplish my purpose.
Yet I must continue on my way today, tomorrow, and the following day,
for it is impossible that a prophet should die
outside of Jerusalem.’
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,
how many times I yearned to gather your children together
as a hen gathers her brood under her wings,
but you were unwilling!
Behold, your house will be abandoned.
But I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say,
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord.
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Brothers and sisters:
Draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power.
Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm
against the tactics of the Devil.
For our struggle is not with flesh and blood
but with the principalities, with the powers,
with the world rulers of this present darkness,
with the evil spirits in the heavens.
Therefore, put on the armor of God,
that you may be able to resist on the evil day
and, having done everything, to hold your ground.
So stand fast with your loins girded in truth,
clothed with righteousness as a breastplate,
and your feet shod in readiness for the Gospel of peace.
In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield,
to quench all the flaming arrows of the Evil One.
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God.
With all prayer and supplication,
pray at every opportunity in the Spirit.
To that end, be watchful with all perseverance and supplication
for all the holy ones and also for me,
that speech may be given me to open my mouth,
to make known with boldness the mystery of the Gospel
for which I am an ambassador in chains,
so that I may have the courage to speak as I must.
R. (1b) Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
Blessed be the LORD, my rock,
who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for war.
R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
My mercy and my fortress,
my stronghold, my deliverer,
My shield, in whom I trust,
who subdues my people under me.
R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
O God, I will sing a new song to you;
with a ten-stringed lyre I will chant your praise,
You who give victory to kings,
and deliver David, your servant from the evil sword.
R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
\n
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord.
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Some Pharisees came to Jesus and said,
“Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you.”
He replied, “Go and tell that fox,
‘Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow,
and on the third day I accomplish my purpose.
Yet I must continue on my way today, tomorrow, and the following day,
for it is impossible that a prophet should die
outside of Jerusalem.’
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,
how many times I yearned to gather your children together
as a hen gathers her brood under her wings,
but you were unwilling!
Behold, your house will be abandoned.
But I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say,
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
" }, { "title": "Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles", "pubDate": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:30:00 EDT", "link": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102826.cfm", "guid": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102826.cfm", "memorialsHtml": "", "sections": [ { "id": "reading1", "label": "Reading 1", "type": "reading", "citation": "Ephesians 2:19-22", "citationUrl": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/2?19 ", "contentHtml": "Brothers and sisters:
\nYou are no longer strangers and sojourners,
\nbut you are fellow citizens with the holy ones
\nand members of the household of God,
\nbuilt upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets,
\nwith Christ Jesus himself as the capstone.
\nThrough him the whole structure is held together
\nand grows into a temple sacred in the Lord;
\nin him you also are being built together
\ninto a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
R. (5a) Their message goes out through all the earth.
\nThe heavens declare the glory of God,
\nand the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
\nDay pours out the word to day,
\nand night to night imparts knowledge.
\nR. Their message goes out through all the earth.
\nNot a word nor a discourse
\nwhose voice is not heard;
\nThrough all the earth their voice resounds,
\nand to the ends of the world, their message.
\nR. Their message goes out through all the earth.
Jesus went up to the mountain to pray,
\nand he spent the night in prayer to God.
\nWhen day came, he called his disciples to himself,
\nand from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles:
\nSimon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew,
\nJames, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew,
\nThomas, James the son of Alphaeus,
\nSimon who was called a Zealot,
\nand Judas the son of James,
\nand Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
\nWe praise you, O God,
\nwe acclaim you as Lord;
\nthe glorious company of Apostles praise you.
\nR. Alleluia, alleluia.
Brothers and sisters:
\nYou are no longer strangers and sojourners,
\nbut you are fellow citizens with the holy ones
\nand members of the household of God,
\nbuilt upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets,
\nwith Christ Jesus himself as the capstone.
\nThrough him the whole structure is held together
\nand grows into a temple sacred in the Lord;
\nin him you also are being built together
\ninto a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
R. (5a) Their message goes out through all the earth.
\nThe heavens declare the glory of God,
\nand the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
\nDay pours out the word to day,
\nand night to night imparts knowledge.
\nR. Their message goes out through all the earth.
\nNot a word nor a discourse
\nwhose voice is not heard;
\nThrough all the earth their voice resounds,
\nand to the ends of the world, their message.
\nR. Their message goes out through all the earth.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
\nWe praise you, O God,
\nwe acclaim you as Lord;
\nthe glorious company of Apostles praise you.
\nR. Alleluia, alleluia.
Jesus went up to the mountain to pray,
\nand he spent the night in prayer to God.
\nWhen day came, he called his disciples to himself,
\nand from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles:
\nSimon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew,
\nJames, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew,
\nThomas, James the son of Alphaeus,
\nSimon who was called a Zealot,
\nand Judas the son of James,
\nand Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
" }, { "title": "Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time", "pubDate": "Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:30:00 EDT", "link": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102726.cfm", "guid": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102726.cfm", "memorialsHtml": "", "sections": [ { "id": "reading1", "label": "Reading 1", "type": "reading", "citation": "Ephesians 5:21-33", "citationUrl": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/5?21 ", "contentHtml": "Brothers and sisters:
Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.
For the husband is head of his wife
just as Christ is head of the Church,
he himself the savior of the Body.
As the Church is subordinate to Christ,
so wives should be subordinate to their husbands in everything.
Husbands, love your wives,
even as Christ loved the Church
and handed himself over for her to sanctify her,
cleansing her by the bath of water with the word,
that he might present to himself the Church in splendor,
without spot or wrinkle or any such thing,
that she might be holy and without blemish.
So also husbands should love their wives as their own bodies.
He who loves his wife loves himself.
For no one hates his own flesh
but rather nourishes and cherishes it,
even as Christ does the Church,
because we are members of his Body.
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh.
This is a great mystery,
but I speak in reference to Christ and the Church.
In any case, each one of you should love his wife as himself,
and the wife should respect her husband.
R. (1a) Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Blessed are you who fear the LORD,
who walk in his ways!
For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;
blessed shall you be, and favored.
R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
in the recesses of your home;
Your children like olive plants
around your table.
R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Behold, thus is the man blessed
who fears the LORD.
The LORD bless you from Zion:
may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.
R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like?
To what can I compare it?
It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden.
When it was fully grown, it became a large bush
and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.”
Again he said, “To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?
It is like yeast that a woman took
and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour
until the whole batch of dough was leavened.”
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
You have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Brothers and sisters:
Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.
For the husband is head of his wife
just as Christ is head of the Church,
he himself the savior of the Body.
As the Church is subordinate to Christ,
so wives should be subordinate to their husbands in everything.
Husbands, love your wives,
even as Christ loved the Church
and handed himself over for her to sanctify her,
cleansing her by the bath of water with the word,
that he might present to himself the Church in splendor,
without spot or wrinkle or any such thing,
that she might be holy and without blemish.
So also husbands should love their wives as their own bodies.
He who loves his wife loves himself.
For no one hates his own flesh
but rather nourishes and cherishes it,
even as Christ does the Church,
because we are members of his Body.
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh.
This is a great mystery,
but I speak in reference to Christ and the Church.
In any case, each one of you should love his wife as himself,
and the wife should respect her husband.
R. (1a) Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Blessed are you who fear the LORD,
who walk in his ways!
For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;
blessed shall you be, and favored.
R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
in the recesses of your home;
Your children like olive plants
around your table.
R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Behold, thus is the man blessed
who fears the LORD.
The LORD bless you from Zion:
may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.
R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
\n
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
You have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like?
To what can I compare it?
It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden.
When it was fully grown, it became a large bush
and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.”
Again he said, “To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?
It is like yeast that a woman took
and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour
until the whole batch of dough was leavened.”
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
" }, { "title": "Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time", "pubDate": "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 04:30:00 EDT", "link": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102626.cfm", "guid": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102626.cfm", "memorialsHtml": "", "sections": [ { "id": "reading1", "label": "Reading 1", "type": "reading", "citation": "Ephesians 4:32–5:8", "citationUrl": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/4?32 ", "contentHtml": "Brothers and sisters:
Be kind to one another, compassionate,
forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.
Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love,
as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us
as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.
Immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you,
as is fitting among holy ones,
no obscenity or silly or suggestive talk, which is out of place,
but instead, thanksgiving.
Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure or greedy person,
that is, an idolater,
has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and of God.
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments,
for because of these things
the wrath of God is coming upon the disobedient.
So do not be associated with them.
For you were once darkness,
but now you are light in the Lord.
Live as children of light.
R. (see Eph. 5:1) Behave like God as his very dear children.
Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night.
R. Behave like God as his very dear children.
He is like a tree
planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers.
R. Behave like God as his very dear children.
Not so the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes.
R. Behave like God as his very dear children.
Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath.
And a woman was there who for eighteen years
had been crippled by a spirit;
she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect.
When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said,
“Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.”
He laid his hands on her,
and she at once stood up straight and glorified God.
But the leader of the synagogue,
indignant that Jesus had cured on the sabbath,
said to the crowd in reply,
“There are six days when work should be done.
Come on those days to be cured, not on the sabbath day.”
The Lord said to him in reply, “Hypocrites!
Does not each one of you on the sabbath
untie his ox or his ass from the manger
and lead it out for watering?
This daughter of Abraham,
whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now,
ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day
from this bondage?”
When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated;
and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Your word, O Lord, is truth;
consecrate us in the truth.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Brothers and sisters:
Be kind to one another, compassionate,
forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.
Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love,
as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us
as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.
Immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you,
as is fitting among holy ones,
no obscenity or silly or suggestive talk, which is out of place,
but instead, thanksgiving.
Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure or greedy person,
that is, an idolater,
has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and of God.
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments,
for because of these things
the wrath of God is coming upon the disobedient.
So do not be associated with them.
For you were once darkness,
but now you are light in the Lord.
Live as children of light.
R. (see Eph. 5:1) Behave like God as his very dear children.
Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night.
R. Behave like God as his very dear children.
He is like a tree
planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers.
R. Behave like God as his very dear children.
Not so the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes.
R. Behave like God as his very dear children.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Your word, O Lord, is truth;
consecrate us in the truth.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath.
And a woman was there who for eighteen years
had been crippled by a spirit;
she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect.
When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said,
“Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.”
He laid his hands on her,
and she at once stood up straight and glorified God.
But the leader of the synagogue,
indignant that Jesus had cured on the sabbath,
said to the crowd in reply,
“There are six days when work should be done.
Come on those days to be cured, not on the sabbath day.”
The Lord said to him in reply, “Hypocrites!
Does not each one of you on the sabbath
untie his ox or his ass from the manger
and lead it out for watering?
This daughter of Abraham,
whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now,
ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day
from this bondage?”
When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated;
and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him.
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
" }, { "title": "Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time", "pubDate": "Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:30:00 EDT", "link": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102526.cfm", "guid": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102526.cfm", "memorialsHtml": "", "sections": [ { "id": "reading1", "label": "Reading 1", "type": "reading", "citation": "Exodus 22:20-26", "citationUrl": "https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/22?20 ", "contentHtml": "Thus says the LORD:
\"You shall not molest or oppress an alien,
for you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt.
You shall not wrong any widow or orphan.
If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me,
I will surely hear their cry.
My wrath will flare up, and I will kill you with the sword;
then your own wives will be widows, and your children orphans.
\"If you lend money to one of your poor neighbors among my people,
you shall not act like an extortioner toward him
by demanding interest from him.
If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge,
you shall return it to him before sunset;
for this cloak of his is the only covering he has for his body.
What else has he to sleep in?
If he cries out to me, I will hear him; for I am compassionate.\"
R. (2) I love you, Lord, my strength.
I love you, O LORD, my strength,
O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.
R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
My God, my rock of refuge,
my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold!
Praised be the LORD, I exclaim,
and I am safe from my enemies.
R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
The LORD lives and blessed be my rock!
Extolled be God my savior.
You who gave great victories to your king
and showed kindness to your anointed.
R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
Brothers and sisters:
You know what sort of people we were among you for your sake.
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord,
receiving the word in great affliction, with joy from the Holy Spirit,
so that you became a model for all the believers
in Macedonia and in Achaia.
For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth
not only in Macedonia and in Achaia,
but in every place your faith in God has gone forth,
so that we have no need to say anything.
For they themselves openly declare about us
what sort of reception we had among you,
and how you turned to God from idols
to serve the living and true God
and to await his Son from heaven,
whom he raised from the dead,
Jesus, who delivers us from the coming wrath.
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,
they gathered together, and one of them,
a scholar of the law tested him by asking,
\"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?\"
He said to him,
\"You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.\"
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord,
and my Father will love him and we will come to him.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Thus says the LORD:
\"You shall not molest or oppress an alien,
for you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt.
You shall not wrong any widow or orphan.
If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me,
I will surely hear their cry.
My wrath will flare up, and I will kill you with the sword;
then your own wives will be widows, and your children orphans.
\"If you lend money to one of your poor neighbors among my people,
you shall not act like an extortioner toward him
by demanding interest from him.
If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge,
you shall return it to him before sunset;
for this cloak of his is the only covering he has for his body.
What else has he to sleep in?
If he cries out to me, I will hear him; for I am compassionate.\"
R. (2) I love you, Lord, my strength.
I love you, O LORD, my strength,
O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.
R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
My God, my rock of refuge,
my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold!
Praised be the LORD, I exclaim,
and I am safe from my enemies.
R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
The LORD lives and blessed be my rock!
Extolled be God my savior.
You who gave great victories to your king
and showed kindness to your anointed.
R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
Brothers and sisters:
You know what sort of people we were among you for your sake.
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord,
receiving the word in great affliction, with joy from the Holy Spirit,
so that you became a model for all the believers
in Macedonia and in Achaia.
For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth
not only in Macedonia and in Achaia,
but in every place your faith in God has gone forth,
so that we have no need to say anything.
For they themselves openly declare about us
what sort of reception we had among you,
and how you turned to God from idols
to serve the living and true God
and to await his Son from heaven,
whom he raised from the dead,
Jesus, who delivers us from the coming wrath.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord,
and my Father will love him and we will come to him.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,
they gathered together, and one of them,
a scholar of the law tested him by asking,
\"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?\"
He said to him,
\"You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.\"
Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
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