Daily readings

Friday, November 20, 2026

Friday of the 33rd week of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationFriday of the 33rd 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

Revelation 10:8-11

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.

8And I heard a voice from heaven again speaking to me, and saying: Go, and take the book that is open, from the hand of the angel who stands upon the sea, and upon the earth.

9And I went to the angel, saying to him, that he should give me the book. And he said to me: Take the book, and eat it up: and it shall make your belly bitter, but in your mouth it shall be sweet as honey.

10And I took the book from the hand of the angel, and ate it up: and it was in my mouth, sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

11And he said to me: You must prophesy again to many nations, and peoples, and tongues, and kings.

2

Psalm

Psalm 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131

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.

14I have been delighted in the way of your teachings, as in all riches.

24For your teachings are my meditation: and your commands my guidance. DALETH

72The law of your mouth is good to me, above thousands of gold and silver. JOD

103How sweet are your words to my palate! more than honey to my mouth.

111I have purchased your teachings for an gift forever: because they are a joy to my heart.

131I opened my mouth and panted: because I longed for your commands.

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Gospel

Luke 19:45-48

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.

45And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold in it, and them that bought.

46Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves.

47And he was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the teachers of the law and the rulers of the people sought to destroy him:

48And they found not what to do to him: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

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.