Daily readings

Monday, February 9, 2026

Monday of the 5th week of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationMonday of the 5th week of Ordinary Time

TypeWeekday

SeasonOrdinary Time

Year2026 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

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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

First Reading

1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13

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.

1Then all the leaders of Israel with the leaders of the tribes, and the heads of the families of the children of Israel were assembled to king Solomon in Jerusalem: that they might carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, that is, out of Sion.

2And all Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon on the festival day in the month of Ethanim, the same is the seventh month.

3And all the leaders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark,

4And carried the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the covenant, and all the containers of the sanctuary, that were in the tabernacle: and the priests and the Levites carried them.

5And king Solomon, and all the crowd of Israel, that were assembled to him went with him before the ark, and they sacrificed sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered.

6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, into the oracle of the temple, into the holy of holies under the wings of the cherubim.

7For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and covered the art, and the staves thereof above.

9Now in the ark there was nothing else but the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

10And it happened, when the priests were come out of the sanctuary, that a cloud satisfied the house of the Lord,

11And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had satisfied the house of the Lord.

12Then Solomon said: The Lord said that he would dwell in a cloud.

13Building I have built a house for your dwelling, to be your most firm throne forever.

2

Psalm

Psalm 132:6-7, 8-10

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.

Full on-site text is not available for this reference yet, so use the reference above and the official link below.

3

Gospel

Mark 6:53-56

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.

53And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Genezareth, and set to the shore.

54And when they were gone out of the ship, immediately they knew him:

55And running through that whole country, they began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

56And whithersoever he entered, into towns or into villages or cities, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch but the hem of his clothing: and as many as touched him were made whole.

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.