Daily readings

Friday, November 27, 2026

Friday of the 34th week of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationFriday of the 34th 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 20:1-4, 11—21:2

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.

1And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.

2And he laid hold on the dragon the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

3And he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should no more seduce the nations, till the thousand years be finished. And after that, he must be loosed a little time.

4And I saw seats; and they sat upon them; and judgment was given to them; and the souls of them that were beheaded for the teaching of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not adored the beast nor his image, nor received his character on their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

2

Psalm

Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6a, 8a

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.

3my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God.

4For the sparrow has found herself a house, and the turtle a nest for herself where she may lay her young ones: Your altars, OH Lord of hosts, my king and my God.

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Gospel

Luke 21:29-33

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.

29And he spoke to them in a similitude. See the fig tree, and all the trees:

30When they now shoot forth their fruit, you know that summer is nigh;

31So you also, when you shall see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is at hand.

32Amen, I say to you, this generation shall not pass away, till all things be fulfilled.

33Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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.