Daily readings

Saturday, December 5, 2026

Saturday of the 1st week of Advent. Advent. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationSaturday of the 1st week of Advent

TypeWeekday

SeasonAdvent

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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

Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26

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.

19For the people of Sion shall dwell in Jerusalem: weeping you shall not weep, he will surely have pity on you: at the voice of your cry, se soon as he shell hear, he will answer you.

20And the Lord will give you spare bread, and short water: and will not cause your teacher to flee away from you any more, and your eyes shall see your teacher.

21And your ears shall hear the word of one admonishing you behind your back: This is the way, walk you in it: and go not aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

23And rain shall be given to your offspring, wheresoever you shall sow in the land: and the bread of the corn of the land shall be most plentiful, and fat. The lamb in that day shall feed at large in your possession:

24And your oxen, and the ass colts that till the ground, shall eat mingled pro vender as it was winnowed in the floor.

25And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every elevated hill rivers of running waters in the day of the slaughter of many, when the tower shall fall.

26And the light of the moon shall be se the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days: in the day when the Lord shall bind up the wound of his people, and shall heal the stroke of their wound.

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Psalm

Psalm 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

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.

1Alleluia, of Aggeus and Zacharias.

2Praise the Lord, OH my soul, in my life I will praise the Lord: I will sing to my God as long as I shall be. Put not your trust in leaders:

3in the people, in whom there is no salvation.

4His spirit shall go forth, and he shall return into his earth: in that day all their thoughts shall perish.

5Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his helper, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are in them.

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Gospel

Matthew 9:35–10:1, 5a, 6-8

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.

6But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the man sick of palsy,) Arise, take up your bed, and go into your house.

7And he arose, and went into his house.

8And the crowd seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men.

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.