A Catholic guide for saints, prayer, and practical devotional reading.
Saturday 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.
Philippians 1:18b-26
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.
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Psalm 42:2, 3, 5cdef
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.
2As the hart panteth after the fountains of water; so my soul panteth after you, OH God.
3My soul has thirsted after the strong living God; when shall I come and appear before the face of God?
Luke 14:1, 7-11
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.
1And it happened, when Jesus went into the house of one of the chief of the Pharisees, on the sabbath day, to eat bread, that they watched him.
7And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:
8When you art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honourable than you be invited by him:
9And he that invited you and him, come and say to you, Give this man place: and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place.
10But when you art invited, go, sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited you, comes, he may say to you: Friend, go up higher. Then shall you have glory before them that sit at table with you.
11Because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
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.