A Catholic guide for saints, prayer, and practical devotional reading.
Thursday of the 34th week of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.
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Sirach 50:22-24
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 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11
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.
2My mercy, and my refuge: my support, and my deliverer: My protector, and I have hoped in him: who subdueth my people under me.
3Lord, what is man, that you art made known to him? or the Son of Man, that you makest account of him?
4Man is like to emptiness: his days pass away like a shadow.
5Lord, bow down your heavens and descend: touch the mountains and they shall smoke.
6Send forth lightning, and you shall scatter them: shoot out your arrows, and you shall trouble them.
7Put forth your hand from on high, take me out, and deliver me from many waters: from the hand of strange children:
8Whose mouth has said emptiness: and their right hand is the right hand of sin.
9To you, OH God, I will sing a new canticle: on the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings I will sing praises to you.
10Who givest salvation to kings: who have rescued your servant David from the malicious sword:
11Deliver me, And rescue me out of the hand of strange children; whose mouth has said emptiness: and their right hand is the right hand of sin:
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
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.
3Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Christ Jesus,
5That in all things you are made rich in him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
6As the teaching of Christ was confirmed in you,
7So that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8Who also will confirm you to the end without crime, in the day of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9God is faithful: by whom you are called to the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Luke 17:11-19
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.
11And it happened, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off;
13And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on us.
14Whom when he saw, he said: Go, show yourselves to the priests. And it happened, as they went, they were made clean.
15And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God.
16And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan.
17And Jesus answering, said, Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine?
18There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger.
19And he said to him: Arise, go your way; for your faith has made you whole.
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