Daily readings

Sunday, June 28, 2026

13th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

Celebration13th Sunday of Ordinary Time

TypeSunday

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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Psalm

Psalm 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19

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.

2The mercies of the Lord I will sing forever. I will show forth your truth with my mouth to generation and generation.

3For you have said: Mercy shall be built up forever in the heavens: your truth shall be prepared in them.

16blessed is the people that knows jubilation. They shall walk, OH Lord, in the light of your face:

17and in your name they shall rejoice all the day, and in your righteousness they shall be exalted.

18For you art the glory of their strength: and in your good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.

19For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king the holy one of Israel.

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Second Reading

Romans 6:3-4, 8-11

How to read it

This reading often teaches Christians how to live with steadiness, charity, and faith. Look for one clear encouragement or warning you can carry into the day.

3Know you not that all we, who are baptized in Christ Jesus, are baptized in his death?

4For we are buried together with him by baptism into death; that as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life.

8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall live also together with Christ:

9Knowing that Christ rising again from the dead, dieth now no more, death shall no more have dominion over him.

10For in that he died to sin, he died once; but in that he liveth, he liveth to God:

11So do you also reckon, that you are dead to sin, but alive to God, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Gospel

Matthew 10:37-42

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.

37He that loves father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loves son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.

38And he that takes not up his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me.

39He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and the one who will lose his life for me, shall find it.

40He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive the reward of a righteous man.

42And whoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

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.