Daily readings

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Saint Benedict of Nursia, Abbot, Patron of Europe. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationSaint Benedict of Nursia, Abbot, Patron of Europe

TypeMemorial

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

Isaiah 6:1-8

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.

1In the year that king Ozias died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and elevated: and his train satisfied the temple.

2Upon it stood the seraphims: the one had six wings, and the other had six wings: with two they covered his face, and with two they covered his feet, and with two they hew.

3And they cried one to another, and said: Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God of hosts, all the earth is full of his glory.

4And the lintels of the doors were moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was satisfied with smoke.

5And I said: Sorrow is me, because I have held my peace; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people that has unclean lips, and I have seen with my eyes the King the Lord of hosts.

6And one of the seraphims flew to me, and in his hand was a live coal, which he had taken with the tongs off the altar.

7And he touched my mouth, and said: Look this has touched your lips, and your sins shall be taken away, and your sin shall be cleansed.

8And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: Whom shall I send? and who shall go for us? And I said: Lo, here am I, send me.

2

Psalm

Psalm 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5

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.

5Your teachings are become exceedingly credible: holiness becometh your house, OH Lord, to length of days.

3

Gospel

Matthew 10:24-33

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.

24The disciple is not above the master, nor the servant above his lord.

25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the goodman of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household?

26Therefore fear them not. For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed: nor hid, that shall not be known.

27That which I tell you in the dark, speak you in the light: and that which you hear in the ear, preach you upon the housetops.

28And fear you not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body in hell.

29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.

30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31Fear not therefore: better are you than many sparrows.

32Every one therefore that shall confess me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.

33But the one who will deny me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.

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.