USCCB Daily Readings

USCCB Daily Readings

Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth,vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!What profit has man from all the laborwhich he toils at under the sun?One generation passes and another comes,but the world forever stays.The sun rises and the sun goes down;then it presses on to the place where it rises.Blowing now toward the south, then toward the north,the wind turns again and again, resuming its rounds.All rivers go to the sea,yet never does the sea become full.To the place where they go,the rivers keep on going.All speech is labored;there is nothing one can say.The eye is not satisfied with seeingnor is the ear satisfied with hearing.What has been, that will be;what has been done, that will be done.Nothing is new under the sun.Even the thing of which we say, “See, this is new!”has already existed in the ages that preceded us.There is no remembrance of the men of old;nor of those to come will there be any remembranceamong

Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest Reading 1 Proverbs 30:5-9 Every word of God is tested;he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.Add nothing to his words,lest he reprove you, and you will be exposed as a deceiver.Two things I ask of you,deny them not to me before I die:Put falsehood and lying far from me,give me neither poverty nor riches;provide me only with the food I need;Lest, being full, I deny you,saying, "Who is the LORD?"Or, being in want, I steal,and profane the name of my God. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163 R. (105) Your word, O Lord, is a lamp for my feet.Remove from me the way of falsehood,and favor me with your law.R. Your word, O Lord, is a lamp for my feet.The law of your mouth is to me more preciousthan thousands of gold and silver pieces.R. Your word, O Lord, is a lamp for my feet.Your word, O LORD, endures forever;it is firm as the heavens.R. Your word, O Lord,

Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13 Like a stream is the king’s heart in the hand of the LORD;wherever it pleases him, he directs it.All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes,but it is the LORD who proves hearts.To do what is right and justis more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.Haughty eyes and a proud heart–the tillage of the wicked is sin.The plans of the diligent are sure of profit,but all rash haste leads certainly to poverty.Whoever makes a fortune by a lying tongueis chasing a bubble over deadly snares.The soul of the wicked man desires evil;his neighbor finds no pity in his eyes.When the arrogant man is punished, the simple are the wiser;when the wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.The just man appraises the house of the wicked:there is one who brings down the wicked to ruin.He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poorwill himself also call and not be heard. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44

Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and evangelist

Reading 1 Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 Brothers and sisters:I, a prisoner for the Lord,urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received,with all humility and gentleness, with patience,bearing with one another through love,striving to preserve the unity of the Spiritthrough the bond of peace:one Body and one Spirit,as you were also called to the one hope of your call;one Lord, one faith, one baptism;one God and Father of all,who is over all and through all and in all.But grace was given to each of usaccording to the measure of Christ's gift. And he gave some as Apostles, others as prophets,others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry,for building up the Body of Christ,until we all attain to the unity of faithand knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,to the extent of the full stature of Christ. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5 R. (5) Their message goes out

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Isaiah 55:6-9 Seek the LORD while he may be found,call him while he is near.Let the scoundrel forsake his way,and the wicked his thoughts;let him turn to the LORD for mercy;to our God, who is generous in forgiving.For my thoughts are not your thoughts,nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD.As high as the heavens are above the earth,so high are my ways above your waysand my thoughts above your thoughts. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 R. (18a) The Lord is near to all who call upon him.Every day will I bless you,and I will praise your name forever and ever.Great is the LORD and highly to be praised;his greatness is unsearchable.R. The Lord is near to all who call upon him.The LORD is gracious and merciful,slow to anger and of great kindness.The LORD is good to alland compassionate toward all his works.R. The Lord is near to all who call upon him.The LORD is just in all his waysand holy in all his works.The LORD is near to

Saturday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49 Brothers and sisters:Someone may say, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come back?”You fool!What you sow is not brought to life unless it dies.And what you sow is not the body that is to bebut a bare kernel of wheat, perhaps, or of some other kind.So also is the resurrection of the dead.It is sown corruptible; it is raised incorruptible.It is sown dishonorable; it is raised glorious.It is sown weak; it is raised powerful.It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual one.So, too, it is written,“The first man, Adam, became a living being,”the last Adam a life-giving spirit.But the spiritual was not first;rather the natural and then the spiritual.The first man was from the earth, earthly;the second man, from heaven.As was the earthly one, so also are the earthly,and as is the heavenly one, so also are the heavenl

Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Brothers and sisters:If Christ is preached as raised from the dead,how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead?If there is no resurrection of the dead,then neither has Christ been raised.And if Christ has not been raised, then empty too is our preaching;empty, too, your faith.Then we are also false witnesses to God,because we testified against God that he raised Christ,whom he did not raise if in fact the dead are not raised.For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised,and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain;you are still in your sins.Then those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.If for this life only we have hoped in Christ,we are the most pitiable people of all.But now Christ has been raised from the dead,the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 17:1bcd, 6-7, 8b, 15 R. (15b) Lord, when your glory appears, my joy wil

Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 I am reminding you, brothers and sisters,of the Gospel I preached to you,which you indeed received and in which you also stand.Through it you are also being saved,if you hold fast to the word I preached to you,unless you believed in vain.For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received:that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures;that he was buried;that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures;that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve.After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once,most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.After that he appeared to James,then to all the Apostles.Last of all, as to one born abnormally,he appeared to me.For I am the least of the Apostles,not fit to be called an Apostle,because I persecuted the Church of God.But by the grace of God I am what I am,and his grace to me has not been ineffective.Indeed, I

Memorial of Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Cornelius, Pope and Martyr, and Saint Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr Reading 1 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 Brothers and sisters:Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts.But I shall show you a still more excellent way.If I speak in human and angelic tonguesbut do not have love,I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal.And if I have the gift of prophecyand comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge;if I have all faith so as to move mountains,but do not have love, I am nothing.If I give away everything I own,and if I hand my body over so that I may boastbut do not have love, I gain nothing.Love is patient, love is kind.It is not jealous, love is not pompous,it is not inflated, it is not rude,it does not seek its own interests,it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury,it does not rejoice over wrongdoingbut rejoices with the truth.It bears all things, believes all things,hopes all things, endures all things.Love never fa

Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows

Readings for the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows Reading 1 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31a Brothers and sisters:As a body is one though it has many parts,and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body,so also Christ.For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one Body,whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons,and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.Now the body is not a single part, but many.Now you are Christ’s Body, and individually parts of it.Some people God has designated in the Churchto be, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers;then, mighty deeds;then gifts of healing, assistance, administration,and varieties of tongues.Are all Apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers?Do all work mighty deeds? Do all have gifts of healing?Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 R. (3) We are his peopl

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