Daily readings

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Saturday of the 5th week of Easter. Eastertide. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationSaturday of the 5th week of Easter

TypeWeekday

SeasonEastertide

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

Plain mode helps modern readers follow the text more easily.

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.

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First Reading

Acts 16:1-10

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.

1And he came to Derbe and Lystra. And look, there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman that believed; but his father was a Gentile.

2To this man the brothers and sisters that were in Lystra and Iconium, gave a good teaching.

3Him Paul would have to go along with him: and taking him he circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those places. For they all knew that his father was a Gentile.

4And as they passed through the cities, they gave to them the commands for to keep, that were decreed by the apostles and leaders who were at Jerusalem.

5And the churches were confirmed in faith, and increased in number daily.

6And when they had passed through Phrygia, and the country of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia.

7And when they were come into Mysia, they attempted to go into Bythynia, and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not.

8And when they had passed through Mysia, they went down to Troas.

9And a vision was showed to Paul in the night, which was a man of Macedonia standing and beseeching him, and saying: Pass over into Macedonia, and help us.

10And as soon as he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, being assured that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

2

Psalm

Psalm 100:1b-2, 3, 5

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.

3Know you that the Lord he is God: he made us, and not we ourselves. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

5for the Lord is sweet, his mercy lasts forever, and his truth to generation and generation.

3

Gospel

John 15:18-21

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.

18If the world hate you, know you, that it has hated me before you.

19If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

20Remember my word that I said to you: The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.

21But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake: because they know not him who sent me.

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.