Daily readings

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Guardian Angels. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationGuardian Angels

TypeMemorial

SeasonOrdinary Time

Year2025 archive

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.

First Reading

Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12

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.

5And Esdras opened the book before all the people: for he was above all the people: and when he had opened it, all the people stood.

6And Esdras blessed the Lord the great God: and all the people answered, Truly, truly: lifting up their hands: and they bowed down, and adored God with their faces to the ground.

Psalm

Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11

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.

8The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the teaching of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones.

9The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: the command of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes.

10The reverence for the Lord is holy, enduring forever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.

11More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.

Gospel

Matthew 18:1-5, 10

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.

1At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who thinkest you is the greater in the kingdom of heaven?

2And Jesus calling to him a little child, set him in the midst of them,

3And said: Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

4Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven.

5And the one who will receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.

10See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

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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.