Daily readings

Friday, July 24, 2026

Saint Charbel Makhlouf, Priest and Hermit. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationSaint Charbel Makhlouf, Priest and Hermit

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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.

First Reading

Jeremiah 3:14-17

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.

14Return, OH you revolting children, says the Lord: for I am your husband: and I will take you, one of a city, and two of a kindred, and will bring you into Sion.

15And I will give you pastors according to my own heart, and they shall feed you with knowledge and teaching.

16And when you shall be multiplied, and increase in the land in those days, says the Lord, they shall say no more: The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come upon the heart, neither shall they remember it, neither shall it be visited, neither shall that be done any more.

17At that time Jerusalem shall be called the thrown of the Lord: and all the nations shall be gathered together to it, in the name of the Lord to Jerusalem, and they shall not walk after the perversity of their most evil heart.

Psalm

Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13

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.

10Hear the word of the Lord, OH you nations, and declare it in the islands that are afar off, and say: He that scattered Israel will gather him: and he will keep him as the shepherd does his flock.

13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, the young men and old men together: and I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them joyful after their sorrow.

Gospel

Matthew 13:18-23

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.

18Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.

19When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there comes the evil one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he that received the offspring by the way side.

20And he that received the offspring upon stony ground, is he that hears the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy.

21Yet has he not root in himself, but is only for a time: and when there ariseth trouble and persecution because of the word, he is presently scandalized.

22And he that received the offspring among thorns, is he that hears the word, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choketh up the word, and he becometh fruitless.

23But he that received the offspring upon good ground, is he that hears the word, and understandeth, and beareth fruit, and yieldeth the one an hundredfold, and another sixty, and another thirty.

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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.