Daily readings

Thursday, October 23, 2025

John of Capistrano. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationJohn of Capistrano

TypeOptional Memorial

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.

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First Reading

Romans 6:19-23

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.

19I speak an human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness and sin, to sin; so now yield your members to serve righteousness, to sanctification.

20For when you were the servants of sin, you were free men to righteousness.

21What fruit therefore had you then in those things, of which you are now ashamed? For the end of them is death.

22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit to sanctification, and the end life eternal.

23For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life eternal, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Psalm

Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6

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.

1Blessed is the man who has not walked in the guidance of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence.

2But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.

3And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whoever he shall do shall prosper.

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Gospel

Luke 12:49-53

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.

49I am come to cast fire on the earth; and what will I, but that it be kindled?

50And I have a baptism with what I am to be baptized: and how am I straitened until it be accomplished?

51Think you, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.

52For there shall be from now on five in one house divided: three against two, and two against three.

53The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against his father, the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother, the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

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.