A Catholic guide for saints, prayer, and practical devotional reading.
Tuesday of the 22nd week of Ordinary Time. 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.
1 Corinthians 2:10b-16
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.
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Psalm 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14
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.
8Whose mouth has said emptiness: and their right hand is the right hand of sin.
9To you, OH God, I will sing a new canticle: on the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings I will sing praises to you.
10Who givest salvation to kings: who have rescued your servant David from the malicious sword:
11Deliver me, And rescue me out of the hand of strange children; whose mouth has said emptiness: and their right hand is the right hand of sin:
Luke 4:31-37
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.
31And he went down into Capharnaum, a city of Galilee, and there he taught them on the sabbath days.
32And they were astonished at his teaching: for his speech was with power.
33And in the synagogue there was a man who had an unclean devil, and he cried out with a loud voice,
34Saying: Let us alone, what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? art you come to destroy us? I know you who you art, the holy one of God.
35And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Hold your peace, and go out of him. And when the devil had thrown him into the midst, he went out of him, and hurt him not at all.
36And there came fear upon all, and they talked among themselves, saying: What word is this, for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they go out?
37And the fame of him was published into every place of the country.
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