Daily readings

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Saint Philip Neri, Priest. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationSaint Philip Neri, Priest

TypeMemorial

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

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.

1

First Reading

1 Peter 1:10-16

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.

10Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and diligently searched, who prophesied of the grace to come in you.

11Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did signify: when it foretold those sufferings that are in Christ, and the glories that should follow:

12To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you they ministered those things which are now told to you by them that have preached the gospel to you, the Holy Ghost being sent down from heaven, on whom the angels desire to look.

13Therefore having the loins of your mind girt up, being sober, trust perfectly in the grace which is offered you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

14As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance:

15But according to him that has called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy:

16Because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy.

2

Psalm

Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4

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.

1A psalm for David himself. Sing you to the Lord anew canticle: because he has done wonderful things. His right hand has wrought for him salvation, and his arm is holy.

3

Gospel

Mark 10:28-31

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.

28And Peter began to say to him: Look, we have left all things, and have followed you.

29Jesus answering, said: Amen I say to you, there is no man who has left house or brothers and sisters, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the gospel,

30Who shall not receive an hundred times as much, now in this time; houses, and brothers and sisters, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions: and in the world to come life eternal.

31But many that are first, shall be last: and the last, first.

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.