Daily readings

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Thursday of the 8th week of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationThursday of the 8th 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

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

1 Peter 2:2-5, 9-12

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.

2As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that by that you may grow to salvation:

3If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.

4To whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and made honourable by God:

5Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

9But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

10Who in time past were not a people: but are now the people of God. Who had not obtained mercy; but now have obtained mercy.

11Dearly beloved, I urge you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul,

12Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works, which they shall look in you, glorify God in the day of visitation.

2

Psalm

Psalm 100:2, 3, 4, 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.

2Sing joyfully to God, all the earth: serve you the Lord with gladness. Come in before his presence with exceeding great joy.

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.

4Go you into his gates with praise, into his courts with hymns: and give glory to him. Praise you his name:

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

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Gospel

Mark 10:46-52

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.

46And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho, with his disciples, and a very great crowd, Bartimeus the blind man, the son of Timeus, sat by the way side begging.

47Who when he had heard, that it was Jesus of Nazareth, began to cry out, and to say: Jesus son of David, have mercy on me.

48And many rebuked him, that he might hold his peace; but he cried a great deal the more: Son of David, have mercy on me.

49And Jesus, standing still, commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him: Be of better comfort: arise, he calls you.

50Who casting off his clothing leaped up, and came to him.

51And Jesus answering, said to him: What will you that I should do to you? And the blind man said to him: Rabboni, that I may see.

52And Jesus says to him: Go your way, your faith has made you whole. And immediately he saw, and followed him in the way.

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.