Daily readings

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Our Lady of Sorrows. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationOur Lady of Sorrows

TypeMemorial

SeasonOrdinary Time

Year2026 archive

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 12:12-14, 27-31a

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.

12For as the body is one, and has many members; and all the members of the body, whereas they are many, yet are one body, so also is Christ.

13For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free; and in one Spirit we have all been made to drink.

14For the body also is not one member, but many.

2

Psalm

Psalm 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5

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.

3Know you that the Lord he is God: he made us, and not we ourselves. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

4Go you into his gates with praise, into his courts with hymns: and give glory to him. Praise you his name:

5for the Lord is sweet, his mercy lasts forever, and his truth to generation and generation.

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Gospel

John 19:25-27

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.

25Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen.

26When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he says to his mother: Woman, look your son.

27After that, he says to the disciple: Look your mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.

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.