Daily readings

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor. Ordinary Time. Read the day's readings in one place for prayer, preparation, or quiet reflection.

CelebrationSaint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor

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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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What are the Mass readings for Saturday June 27, 2026?

The Catholic Mass readings for Saturday June 27, 2026 are gathered on this page in their proper order: first reading Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19, psalm Psalm 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21, no second reading is appointed for this Mass,and Gospel Matthew 8:5-17.

What is the Gospel for Saturday June 27, 2026?

The Gospel for Saturday June 27, 2026 is Matthew 8:5-17. It appears below with the rest of the day's Catholic readings.

What is the Psalm for Saturday June 27, 2026?

The psalm for Saturday June 27, 2026 is Psalm 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21. It is included below in the same reading order used at Mass, between the first reading and the Gospel.

Are these the USCCB daily readings for Saturday June 27, 2026?

The same day's Catholic readings are gathered here on-site, with the official readings link available below in the source note.

1

First Reading

Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19

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.

2:2Beth. The Lord has cast down headlong, and has not spared, all that was beautiful in Jacob: he has destroyed in his wrath the strong holds of the virgin of Juda, and brought them down to the ground: he has made the kingdom unclean, and the leaders thereof.

10Jod. The leaders of the daughter of Sion sit upon the ground, they have held their peace: they have sprinkled their heads with dust, they are girded with haircloth, the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

11Caph. My eyes have failed with weeping, my bowels are troubled: my liver is poured out upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people, when the children, and the sucklings, fainted away in the streets of the city.

12Lamed. They said to their mothers: Where is corn and wine? when they fainted away as the wounded in the streets of the city: when they breathed out their souls in the bosoms of their mothers.

13Mem. To what shall I compare you? or to what shall I liken you, O daughter of Jerusalem? to what shall I equal you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Sion? for great as the sea is your destruction: who shall heal you?

14Nun. Your prophets have seen false and foolish things for you: and they have not laid open your sin, to excite you to penance: but they have seen for you false revelations and banishments.

18Sade. Their heart cried to the Lord upon the walls of the daughter of Sion: Let tears run down like a torrent day and night: give yourself no rest, and let not the apple of your eye cease.

19Coph. Arise, give praise in the night, in the beginning of the watches: pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up your hands to him for the life of your little children, that have fainted for hunger at the top of all the streets.

2

Psalm

Psalm 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21

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.

74:1Understanding for Asaph. O God, why have you cast us off to the end: why is your wrath enkindled against the sheep of your pasture?

2Remember your congregation, which you have had from the start. The sceptre of your gift which you have redeemed: mount Sion in which you have dwelt.

3Lift up your hands against their pride to the end; see what things the enemy has done wickedly in the sanctuary.

4And those who hate you have made their boasts, in the midst of your solemnity. They have set up their ensigns for signs,

5and they knew not both in the going out and on the highest top. As with axes in a wood of trees,

6they have cut down at once the gates thereof, with axe and hatchet they have brought it down.

7They have set fire to your sanctuary: they have defiled the dwelling place of your name on the earth.

20Have regard to your covenant: for those who are the obscure of the earth have been satisfied with dwellings of sin.

21Let not the humble be turned away with confusion: the poor and needy shall praise your name.

3

Gospel

Matthew 8:5-17

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.

8:5And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,

6And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grieviously tormented.

7And Jesus says to him: I will come and heal him.

8And the centurion making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

9For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

10And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.

11And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven:

12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as you have believed, so be it done to you. And the servant was healed at the same hour.

14And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying, and sick of a fever:

15And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and ministered to them.

16And when evening was come, they brought to him many that were had with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word: and all that were sick he healed:

17That it might be fulfilled, which was said by the prophet Isaias, saying: He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

How the readings move through Mass today

The Liturgy of the Word normally moves from the first reading to the psalm, then to the second reading when one is appointed, then to the Gospel, and then into the homily. On weekday Masses, the second reading is often omitted, so the Church moves from the psalm directly to the Gospel.

1

First Reading

Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19

The first reading is usually taken from the Old Testament. It prepares the heart to hear how God has been acting through his covenant and promises.

2

Psalm

Psalm 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21

The psalm is the Church’s prayerful response to the first reading. It helps the congregation answer God’s word with trust, praise, repentance, or hope.

3

Second Reading

Usually omitted today

There is no second reading at many weekday Masses. On days like this, the liturgy moves from the psalm directly to the Gospel.

4

Gospel

Matthew 8:5-17

The Gospel is the high point of the Liturgy of the Word. Catholics stand because Christ himself speaks to his people in a special way through the Gospel proclamation.

5

Homily

After the Gospel

The homily follows the Gospel. It should gather the day’s readings together, explain the mystery being celebrated, and help people carry the word of God into ordinary life.

What the homily usually draws together

A Catholic homily usually gathers the first reading, the psalm, and the Gospel into one spiritual movement. It may explain how the Old Testament prepares for Christ, how the apostles witness to the risen Lord, how the psalm teaches the Church to pray, and how the Gospel calls for faith and conversion now.

If you are preparing before Mass, try to carry one sentence, one image, or one invitation from the readings with you. That usually makes the homily easier to follow because you already know what part of God's word has stayed with you.

What about the Prayers of the Faithful for Saturday June 27, 2026?

The Prayers of the Faithful are usually written locally by a parish, diocese, or celebrant, so there is not always one universal text for this exact day. The scriptural readings above are the stable part the whole Church receives, and they usually shape the petitions that follow at Mass.

Source note

The day's references and liturgical celebration data come from the Catholic Readings API, while the on-site scripture text is rendered from public-domain Douay-Rheims sources so the day's readings can be read directly on the page.