A Catholic guide for saints, prayer, and practical devotional reading.
Presentation of Mary. 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 4:36-37, 52-59
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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1 Chronicles 29:10bcd, 11abc, 11d-12a, 12bcd
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.
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Luke 19:45-48
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.
45And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold in it, and them that bought.
46Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves.
47And he was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the teachers of the law and the rulers of the people sought to destroy him:
48And they found not what to do to him: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
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.