Daily readings

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Pope Saint John Paul II. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationPope Saint John Paul II

TypeOptional Memorial

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.

1

First Reading

Ephesians 3:14-21

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.

14For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15Of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named,

16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by his Spirit with might to the inward man,

17That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded in charity,

18You may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth, and length, and height, and depth:

19To know also the charity of Christ, which surpasseth all knowledge, that you may be satisfied to all the fulness of God.

20Now to him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that works in us;

21To him be glory in the church, and in Christ Jesus to all generations, world without end. Amen.

2

Psalm

Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19

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.

1A psalm for David. Rejoice in the Lord, OH you righteous: praise becometh the upright.

2Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

4For the word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done with faithfulness.

5He loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

11But the guidance of the Lord stands forever: the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: the people whom he has chosen for his gift.

18Look the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: and on them that hope in his mercy.

19To deliver their souls from death; and feed them in famine.

3

Gospel

Luke 12:49-53

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.

49I am come to cast fire on the earth; and what will I, but that it be kindled?

50And I have a baptism with what I am to be baptized: and how am I straitened until it be accomplished?

51Think you, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.

52For there shall be from now on five in one house divided: three against two, and two against three.

53The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against his father, the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother, the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

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.