A Catholic guide for saints, prayer, and practical devotional reading.
Januarius. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.
The Roman Catholic readings for this date are shown below on-site. Use plain reading mode if you want clearer modern wording, or switch back to the original Douay-Rheims wording at any time.
On-site scripture text: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition. Plain mode is a built-in reading aid that modernizes older wording for easier understanding while keeping the same Roman Catholic reading references for the day.
1 Timothy 6:2c-12
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.
Full on-site text is not available for this reference yet, so use the reference above and the official link below.
Psalm 49:6-7, 8-10, 17-18, 19-20
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.
6Why shall I fear in the evil day? the sin of my heel shall encompass me.
7Those who trust in their own strength, and glory in the crowd of their riches,
8No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: he shall not give to God his ransom,
9Nor the price of the rescue of his soul: and shall work forever,
10and shall still live to the end.
17Be not you afraid, when a man shall be made rich, and when the glory of his house shall be increased.
18For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.
19For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise you when you shall do well to him.
20He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light.
Luke 8:1-3
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.
1And it happened afterwards, that he travelled through the cities and towns, preaching and evangelizing the kingdom of God; and the twelve with him:
2And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities; Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth,
3And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered to him of their substance.
This page uses the Catholic Readings API for the day's references and liturgical celebration data, while the on-site scripture text is rendered from the public-domain Douay-Rheims Bible distributed through the Open Bibles project.