A Catholic guide for saints, prayer, and practical devotional reading.
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.
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.
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.
Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22
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.
Full on-site text is not available for this reference yet, so use the reference above and the official link below.
Psalm 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
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.
1Praise the Lord, you children: praise you the name of the Lord.
2Blessed be the name of the Lord, from now on now and forever.
3From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, the name of the Lord is worthy of praise.
4The Lord is high above all nations; and his glory above the heavens.
5Who is as the Lord our God, who dwells on high:
6and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth?
Matthew 18:15-20
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.
15But if your brother shall offend against you, go, and rebuke him between you and him alone. If he shall hear you, you shall gain your brother.
16And if he will not hear you, take with you one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three people giving testimony every word may stand.
17And if he will not hear them: tell the church. And if he will not hear the church, let him be to you as the nations and tax collector.
18Amen I say to you, whatever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven; and whatever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven.
19Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent upon earth, concerning any thing whatever they shall ask, it shall be done to them by my Father who is in heaven.
20For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
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.