A Catholic guide for saints, prayer, and practical devotional reading.
Saint Mark the Evangelist. Eastertide. 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 Peter 5:5b-14
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 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17
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.
2The mercies of the Lord I will sing forever. I will show forth your truth with my mouth to generation and generation.
3For you have said: Mercy shall be built up forever in the heavens: your truth shall be prepared in them.
6The heavens shall confess your wonders, OH Lord: and your truth in the church of the saints.
7For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?
16blessed is the people that knows jubilation. They shall walk, OH Lord, in the light of your face:
17and in your name they shall rejoice all the day, and in your righteousness they shall be exalted.
Mark 16:15-20
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.
15And he said to them: Go you into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16He that believes and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believes not shall be condemned.
17And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name they shall cast out devils: they shall speak with new tongues.
18They shall take up serpents; and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: they shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they shall recover.
19And the Lord Jesus, after he had said to them, was taken up into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God.
20But they going forth preached every where: the Lord working withal, and confirming the word with signs that followed.
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.