Daily readings

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationSaint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church

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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.

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.

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First Reading

1 Corinthians 3:18-23

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.

18Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness.

20And again: The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

21Let no man therefore glory in men.

22For all things are yours, whether it be Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to some; for all are yours;

23And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

2

Psalm

Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6

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.

5He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God his Saviour.

6This is the generation of them that seek him, of them that seek the face of the God of Jacob.

3

Gospel

Luke 5:1-11

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.

1And it happened, that when the crowds pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Genesareth,

2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

3And going into one of the ships that was Simon's, he desired him to draw back a little from the land. And sitting he taught the crowds out of the ship.

4Now when he had ceased to speak, he said to Simon: Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

5And Simon answering said to him: Master, we have labored all the night, and have taken nothing: but at your word I will let down the net.

6And when they had done this, they enclosed a very great crowd of fishes, and their net broke.

7And they beckoned to their partners that were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and satisfied both the ships, so that they were almost sinking.

8Which when Simon Peter saw, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying: Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, OH Lord.

9For he was wholly astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken.

10And so were also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. And Jesus says to Simon: Fear not: from now on you shall catch men.

11And having brought their ships to land, leaving all things, they followed him.

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.