Daily readings

Sunday, October 25, 2026

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

Celebration30th Sunday of Ordinary Time

TypeSunday

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

Exodus 22:20-26

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.

20He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord.

21You shall not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22You shall not hurt a widow or an orphan.

23If you hurt them they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:

24And my rage shall be enkindled, and I will strike you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

25If you lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwells with you, you shall not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries.

26If you take of your neighbour a clothing in pledge, you shall give it him again before sunset.

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Psalm

Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51

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.

2I will love you, OH Lord, my strength:

3The Lord is my firmament, my refuge, and my deliverer. My God is my helper, and in him will I put my trust. My protector and the horn of my salvation, and my support.

4Praising I will call upon the Lord: and I shall be saved from my enemies.

47The Lord liveth, and blessed be my God, and let the God of my salvation be exalted$1

51Giving great rescue to his king, and shewing mercy to David his anointed$1 and to his offspring forever.

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Second Reading

1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10

How to read it

This reading often teaches Christians how to live with steadiness, charity, and faith. Look for one clear encouragement or warning you can carry into the day.

Full on-site text is not available for this reference yet, so use the reference above and the official link below.

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Gospel

Matthew 22:34-40

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.

34But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together:

35And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him:

36Master, which is the greatest command in the law?

37Jesus said to him: You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind.

38This is the greatest and the first command.

39And the second is like to this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

40On these two commands dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

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.