Daily readings

Thursday, July 2, 2026

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

CelebrationThursday of the 13th 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

Amos 7:10-17

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.

10And Amasias the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: Amos has rebelled against you in the midst of the people of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

11For thus says Amos: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall be carried away captive out of their own land.

12And Amasias said to Amos: You seer, go, flee away into the land of Juda: and eat bread there, and prophesy there.

13But prophesy not again any more in Bethel: because it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.

14And Amos answered and said to Amasias: I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet: but I am a herdsman plucking wild figs.

15And the Lord took me when I followed the flock, and the Lord said to me: Go, prophesy to my people Israel.

16And now hear you the word of the Lord: You sayest, you shall not prophesy against Israel, and you shall not drop your word upon the house of the idol.

17Therefore thus says the Lord: Your wife shall play the harlot in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be measured by a line: and you shall die in a polluted land, and Israel shall go into captivity out of their land.

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Psalm

Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11

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.

8The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the teaching of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones.

9The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: the command of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes.

10The reverence for the Lord is holy, enduring forever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.

11More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.

3

Gospel

Matthew 9:1-8

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.

1And entering into a boat, he passed over the water and came into his own city.

2And look they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, your sins are forgiven you.

3And look some of the teachers of the law said within themselves: He blasphemeth.

4And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: Why do you think evil in your hearts?

5Whether is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you: or to say, Arise, and walk?

6But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the man sick of palsy,) Arise, take up your bed, and go into your house.

7And he arose, and went into his house.

8And the crowd seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men.

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.