Daily readings

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationSaint Elizabeth of Portugal

TypeOptional Memorial

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.

1

First Reading

Amos 9:11-15

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.

11In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, that is fallen: and I will close up the breaches of the walls thereof, and repair what was fallen: and I will rebuild it as in the days of old.

12That they may have the remnant of Edom, and all nations, because my name is invoked upon them: says the Lord that does these things.

13Look the days come, says the Lord, when the ploughman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth offspring: and the mountains shall drop sweetness, and every hill shall be tilled.

14And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel: and they shall build the abandoned cities, and inhabit them: and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine of them: and shall make gardens, and eat the fruits of them. And I will plant them upon their own land: and I will no more pluck them out of their land which I have given them, says the Lord your God.

2

Psalm

Psalm 85:9 and 10, 11-12, 13-14

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.

11Mercy and truth have met each other: righteousness and peace have kissed.

12Truth is sprung out of the earth: and righteousness has looked down from heaven.

13For the Lord will give goodness: and our earth shall yield her fruit.

14Righteousness shall walk before him: and shall set his steps in the way.

3

Gospel

Matthew 9:14-17

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.

14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?

15And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

16And nobody putteth a piece of raw cloth to an old clothing. For it takes away the fullness thereof from the clothing, and there is made a greater rent.

17Neither do they put new wine into old bottles. Otherwise the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish. But new wine they put into new bottles: and both are preserved.

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.