Daily readings

Monday, September 29, 2025

Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationMichael, Gabriel, and Raphael

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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.

Reading mode

Plain mode helps modern readers follow the text more easily.

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.

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First Reading

Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

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.

9I saw till thrones were placed, and the Ancient of days sat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like clean wool: his throne like flames of fire: the wheels of it like a burning fire.

10A swift stream of fire issued forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times a hundred thousand stood before him: the judgment sat, and the books were opened.

13I saw therefore in the vision of the night, and lo, one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven, and he came even to the Ancient of days: and they presented him before him.

14And he gave him power, and glory, and a kingdom: and all peoples, tribes and tongues shall serve him: his power is an eternal power that shall not be taken away: and his kingdom that shall not be destroyed.

2

Psalm

Psalm 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5

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.

4How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a strange land?

5If I forget you, OH Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.

3

Gospel

John 1:47-51

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.

47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him: and he says of him: Look an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile.

48Nathanael says to him: Whence know you me? Jesus answered, and said to him: Before that Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.

49Nathanael answered him, and said: Teacher, you art the Son of God, you art the King of Israel.

50Jesus answered, and said to him: Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, you believest: greater things than these shall you see.

51And he says to him: Truly, truly I say to you, you shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.

Source note

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.