Daily readings

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Tuesday of the 28th week of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationTuesday of the 28th week of Ordinary Time

TypeWeekday

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

Galatians 5:1-6

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.

1Stand fast, and be not held again under the yoke of bondage.

2Look, I Paul tell you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

3And I testify again to every man circumcising himself, that he is a debtor to the whole law.

4You are made void of Christ, you who are justified in the law: you are fallen from grace.

5For we in spirit, by faith, wait for the hope of righteousness.

6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision: but faith that works by charity.

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Psalm

Psalm 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48

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.

41Let your mercy also come upon me, OH Lord: your salvation according to your word.

43And take not you the word of truth utterly out of my mouth: for in your words have I hoped exceedingly.

44So shall I always keep your law, forever and ever.

45And I walked at large: because I have sought after your commands.

47I meditated also on your commands, which I loved.

48And I lifted up my hands to your commands, which I loved: and I was exercised in your commands. ZAIN

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Gospel

Luke 11:37-41

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.

37And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him, that he would dine with him. And he going in, sat down to eat.

38And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner.

39And the Lord said to him: Now you Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inside is full of rapine and sin.

40You fools, did not he that made that which is without, make also that which is within?

41But yet that which remaineth, give charity; and look, all things are clean to you.

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.