Daily readings

Friday, May 29, 2026

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

CelebrationFriday of the 8th week of Ordinary Time

TypeWeekday

SeasonOrdinary Time

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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.

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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 Peter 4:7-13

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.

7But the end of all is at hand. Be prudent therefore, and watch in prayers.

8But before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covereth a crowd of sins.

9Using hospitality one towards another, without murmuring,

10As every man has received grace, ministering the same one to another: as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

11If any man speak, let him speak, as the words of God. If any man minister, let him do it, as of the power, which God administereth: that in all things God may be honoured through Jesus Christ: to whom is glory and empire forever and ever. Amen.

12Dearly beloved, think not strange the burning heat which is to try you, as if some new thing happened to you;

13But if you partake of the sufferings of Christ, rejoice that when his glory shall be revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.

2

Psalm

Psalm 96:10, 11-12, 13

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.

10Say you among the Gentiles, the Lord has reigned. For he has corrected the world, which shall not be moved: he will judge the people with righteousness.

11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, let the sea be moved, and the fulness thereof:

12the fields and all things that are in them shall be joyful. Then shall all the trees of the woods rejoice

13before the face of the Lord, because he comes: because he comes to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

3

Gospel

Mark 11:11-26

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.

11And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple: and having viewed all things round about, when now the eventide was come, he went out to Bethania with the twelve.

12And the next day when they came out from Bethania, he was hungry.

13And when he had seen afar off a fig tree having leaves, he came if perhaps he might find any thing on it. And when he was come to it, he found nothing but leaves. For it was not the time for figs.

14And answering he said to it: May no man hereafter eat fruit of you any more forever. And his disciples heard it.

15And they came to Jerusalem. And when he was entered into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the chairs of them that sold doves.

16And he suffered not that any man should carry a container through the temple;

17And he taught, saying to them: Is it not written, My house shall be called the house of prayer to all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves.

18Which when the chief priests and the teachers of the law had heard, they sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because the whole crowd was in admiration at his teaching.

19And when evening was come, he went forth out of the city.

20And when they passed by in the morning they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

21And Peter remembering, said to him: Teacher, look the fig tree, which you did curse, is withered away.

22And Jesus answering, says to them: Have the faith of God.

23Amen I say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be you removed and be cast into the sea, and shall not stagger in his heart, but believe, that whatever he says shall be done; it shall be done to him.

24Therefore I say to you, all things, whatever you ask when you pray, believe that you shall receive; and they shall come to you.

25And when you shall stand to pray, forgive, if you have aught against any man; that your Father also, who is in heaven, may forgive you your sins.

26But if you will not forgive, neither will your Father that is in heaven, forgive you your sins.

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.