Daily readings

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationDedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major

TypeOptional Memorial

SeasonOrdinary Time

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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.

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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.

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First Reading

Jeremiah 31:1-7

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.

1At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of and they shall be my people.

2Thus says the Lord: The people were left and escaped from the sword, found grace in the desert: Israel shall to his rest.

3The Lord has appeared from afar to me. Yea I have loved you with eternal love, therefore have I drawn you, taking pity on you.

4And I will build you again, and you shall be built, 0 virgin of Israel: you shall again be adorned with your timbrels, and shall go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

5You shall yet plant vineyards in the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and they shall not gather the vintage before the time.

6For there shall be a day, in which the watchmen on mount Ephraim, shall cry: Arise, and let us go up to Sion to the Lord our God.

7For thus says the Lord: Rejoice you in the joy of Jacob, and neigh before the head of the Gentiles: shout you, and sing, and say: Save, OH Lord, your people, the remnant of Israel.

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Psalm

Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12ab, 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.

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Gospel

Matthew 15:21-28

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.

21And Jesus went from from there, and retired into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

22And look a woman of Canaan who came out of those coasts, crying out, said to him: Have mercy on me, OH Lord, you son of David: my daughter is grieviously troubled by the devil.

23Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she cries after us:

24And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the people of Israel.

25But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me.

26Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.

27But she said: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.

28Then Jesus answering, said to her: OH woman, great is your faith: be it done to you as you will: and her daughter was cured from that hour.

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.