A Catholic guide for saints, prayer, and practical devotional reading.
Monday after Epiphany. Christmas. 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 John 3:22–4:6
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 2:7bc-8, 10-12a
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.
Full on-site text is not available for this reference yet, so use the reference above and the official link below.
Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25
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.
12And when Jesus had heard that John was rescued up, he retired into Galilee:
13And leaving the city Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capharnaum on the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim;
14That it might be fulfilled which was said by Isaias the prophet:
15Land of Zabulon and land of Nephthalim, the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:
16The people that sat in darkness, has seen great light: and to them that sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up.
17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
23And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom: and healing all manner of sickness and every infirmity, among the people.
24And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were had by devils, and lunatics, and those that had palsy, and he cured them:
25And much people followed him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
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.