A Catholic guide for saints, prayer, and practical devotional reading.
Elizabeth of Hungary. 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 Maccabees 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63
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.
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Psalm 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158
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.
53A fainting has taken hold of me, because of the evil that leave your law.
61The cords of the evil have encompassed me: but I have not forgotten your law.
134Redeem me from the calumnies of men: that I may keep your commands.
150Those who persecute me have drawn nigh to sin; but they are gone far off from the law.
155Salvation is far from sinners; because they have not sought your commands.
158I saw the transgressors, and I pined away; because they kept not your word.
Luke 18:35-43
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.
35Now it happened, when he drew nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way side, begging.
36And when he heard the crowd passing by, he asked what this meant.
37And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
38And he cried out, saying: Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.
39And those who went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out much more: Son of David, have mercy on me.
40And Jesus standing, commanded him to be brought to him. And when he was come near, he asked him,
41Saying: What will you that I do to you? But he said: Lord, that I may see.
42And Jesus said to him: Receive your sight: your faith has made you whole.
43And immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
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.