A Catholic guide for saints, prayer, and practical devotional reading.
John XXIII. 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.
Joel 4:12-21
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 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12
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.
1For the same David, when his land was restored again to him. The Lord has reigned, let the earth rejoice: let many islands be glad.
2Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the establishment of his throne.
5The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
6The heavens told his righteousness: and all people saw his glory.
11Light is risen to the righteous, and joy to the right of heart.
12Rejoice, you righteous, in the Lord: and give praise to the remembrance of his holiness.
Luke 11:27-28
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.
27And it happened, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the paps that gave you suck.
28But he said: Yea rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.
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.