Daily readings

Thursday, August 28, 2025

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What are the Mass readings for Thursday August 28, 2025?

The Catholic Mass readings for Thursday August 28, 2025 are gathered on this page in their proper order: first reading 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13, psalm Psalm 90:3-5a, 12-13, 14 and 17, no second reading is appointed for this Mass,and Gospel Matthew 24:42-51.

What is the Gospel for Thursday August 28, 2025?

The Gospel for Thursday August 28, 2025 is Matthew 24:42-51. It appears below with the rest of the day's Catholic readings.

What is the Psalm for Thursday August 28, 2025?

The psalm for Thursday August 28, 2025 is Psalm 90:3-5a, 12-13, 14 and 17. It is included below in the same reading order used at Mass, between the first reading and the Gospel.

Are these the USCCB daily readings for Thursday August 28, 2025?

The same day's Catholic readings are gathered here on-site, with the official readings link available below in the source note.

First Reading

1 Thessalonians 3:7-13

How to approach it

Read this as the first big movement of the day. Notice what God is doing, who is speaking, and what part of the story or teaching should stay with you.

3:7Therefore we were comforted, brothers and sisters, in you, in all our necessity and trouble, by your faith,

8Because now we live, if you stand in the Lord.

9For what thanks can we return to God for you, in all the joy with what we rejoice for you before our God,

10Night and day more abundantly praying that we may see your face, and may accomplish those things that are wanting to your faith?

11Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

12And may the Lord multiply you, and make you abound in charity towards one another, and towards all men: as we do also towards you,

13To confirm your hearts without blame, in holiness, before God and our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints. Amen.

Psalm

Psalm 90:3-5a, 12-13, 14 and 17

How to pray it

The psalm is meant to be prayed, not rushed. If the wording feels older, focus on the main movement of the prayer: trust, praise, sorrow, gratitude, or hope.

90:3Turn not man away to be brought low: and you have said: Be converted, O you people.

4For a thousand years in your sight are as yesterday, which is past. And as a watch in the night,

5things that are counted nothing, shall their years be.

12can number your wrath? So make your right hand known: and men learned in heart, in wisdom.

13Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated in favour of your servants.

14We are satisfied in the morning with your mercy: and we have rejoiced, and are delighted all our days.

17And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and direct you the works of our hands over us; yea, the work of our hands do you direct.

Gospel

Matthew 24:42-51

What to watch for

The Gospel is the center of the reading set. Pay close attention to what Jesus says, what Jesus does, and what response he is asking for.

24:42Watch you therefore, because you know not what hour your Lord will come.

43But know this you, that if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would certainly watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open.

44Therefore be you also ready, because at what hour you know not the Son of Man will come.

45Who, thinkest you, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has appointed over his family, to give them food in season.

46Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come he shall find so doing.

47Amen I say to you, he shall place him over all his goods.

48But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:

49And shall begin to strike his fellow servants, and shall eat and drink with drunkards:

50The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not, and at an hour that he knows not:

51And shall separate him, and appoint his share with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

How the readings move through Mass today

The Liturgy of the Word normally moves from the first reading to the psalm, then to the second reading when one is appointed, then to the Gospel, and then into the homily. On weekday Masses, the second reading is often omitted, so the Church moves from the psalm directly to the Gospel.

First Reading

1 Thessalonians 3:7-13

The first reading is usually taken from the Old Testament. It prepares the heart to hear how God has been acting through his covenant and promises.

Psalm

Psalm 90:3-5a, 12-13, 14 and 17

The psalm is the Church’s prayerful response to the first reading. It helps the congregation answer God’s word with trust, praise, repentance, or hope.

Second Reading

Usually omitted today

There is no second reading at many weekday Masses. On days like this, the liturgy moves from the psalm directly to the Gospel.

Gospel

Matthew 24:42-51

The Gospel is the high point of the Liturgy of the Word. Catholics stand because Christ himself speaks to his people in a special way through the Gospel proclamation.

Homily

After the Gospel

The homily follows the Gospel. It should gather the day’s readings together, explain the mystery being celebrated, and help people carry the word of God into ordinary life.

What the homily usually draws together

A Catholic homily usually gathers the first reading, the psalm, and the Gospel into one spiritual movement. It may explain how the Old Testament prepares for Christ, how the apostles witness to the risen Lord, how the psalm teaches the Church to pray, and how the Gospel calls for faith and conversion now.

If you are preparing before Mass, try to carry one sentence, one image, or one invitation from the readings with you. That usually makes the homily easier to follow because you already know what part of God's word has stayed with you.

What about the Prayers of the Faithful for Thursday August 28, 2025?

The Prayers of the Faithful are usually written locally by a parish, diocese, or celebrant, so there is not always one universal text for this exact day. The scriptural readings above are the stable part the whole Church receives, and they usually shape the petitions that follow at Mass.

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The day's references and liturgical celebration data come from the Catholic Readings API, while the on-site scripture text is rendered from public-domain Douay-Rheims sources so the day's readings can be read directly on the page.