A Catholic guide for saints, prayer, and practical devotional reading.
Monday of the 30th week of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.
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.
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.
Ephesians 4:32–5:8
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.
Full on-site text is not available for this reference yet, so use the reference above and the official link below.
Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6
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.
1Blessed is the man who has not walked in the guidance of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence.
2But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.
3And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whoever he shall do shall prosper.
4Not so the evil, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.
6For the Lord knows the way of the righteous: and the way of the evil shall perish.
Luke 13:10-17
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.
10And he was teaching in their synagogue on their sabbath.
11And look there was a woman, who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years: and she was bowed together, neither could she look upwards at all.
12Whom when Jesus saw, he called her to him, and said to her: Woman, you art rescued from your infirmity.
13And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
14And the ruler of the synagogue (being angry that Jesus had healed on the sabbath) answering, said to the crowd: Six days there are in which you ought to work. In them therefore come, and be healed; and not on the sabbath day.
15And the Lord answering him, said: You hypocrites, does not every one of you, on the sabbath day, loose his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead them to water?
16And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
17And when he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the things that were gloriously done by him.
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.