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13 July 2026 Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time St. Henry Catholic Church - Nashville, Tennessee Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 1:10-17Take your wrongdoing out of my sightHear the word of the Lord,you rulers of Sodom;listen to the command of our God,you people of Gomorrah.‘What are your endless sacrifices to me?says the Lord.I am sick of holocausts of ramsand the fat of calves.The blood of bulls and of goats revolts me.When you come to present yourselves before me,who asked you to trample over my courts?Bring me your worthless offerings no more,the smoke of them fills...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said to his Apostles: “Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s enemies will be those of his household.” Matthew 10:34–36At first glance, this Gospel sounds like a mistake. Did Jesus really say this? He certainly did. Understanding this passage requires a deep and clear awareness of Christ’s mission. He came to bring the true and...

12 July 2026 15th Sunday in Ordinary TimeVallombrosa Abbey, Tuscany, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 55:10-11The word that goes out from my mouth does not return to me emptyThus says the Lord: ‘As the rain and the snow come down from the heavens and do not return without watering the earth, making it yield and giving growth to provide seed for the sower and bread for the eating, so the word that goes from my mouth does not return to me empty, without carrying out my will and succeeding in what it was sent to...

Daily Readings from the USCCBFifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time“A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up…” Matthew 13:3–4In today’s Gospel, the Parable of the Sower is delivered from a boat, as Jesus addresses a large crowd along the shoreline. Jesus uses the natural acoustics of the water to carry His voice to the eager multitude who came to hear Him. Their earnestness offers us an opportunity for self-examination: Am I among that crowd, attentively listening as God speaks to me today? Do I go out...

By Dr. John BergsmaOrdinary Time focuses on the growth of the Church. I would prefer we called it “Extraordinary Time,” because there is nothing ordinary about the Second Person of the Divinity becoming en-fleshed in our presence through the Sacrament. Be that as it may, the Readings for this Lord’s Day are clearly united by the motif of sowing the seed of God’s Word. 1. The First Reading (Isaiah 55:10-11) is one of the earliest passages in Scripture where an explicit analogy is drawn between the natural cycles of agriculture and the fertility of God’s Word: Reading 1: Isaiah 55:10-11Thus...

11 July 2026 Saint Benedict, Abbot on Saturday of week 14 in Ordinary Time St. Benedict Church, Ridgely MDReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingIsaiah 6:1-8Isaiah's lips cleansed with a burning coalIn the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord of Hosts seated on a high throne; his train filled the sanctuary; above him stood seraphs, each one with six wings: two to cover its face, two to cover its feet, and two for flying. And they cried out to one another in this...

Daily Readings from the USCCBMemorial of Saint Benedict, AbbotJesus said to his Apostles: “No disciple is above his teacher, no slave above his master. It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that he become like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!” Matthew 10:24–25In Old Testament times, disciples learned from rabbis, often becoming teachers themselves who would pass on and further develop the traditions they received. But in today’s Gospel, Jesus profoundly redefines this relationship. Unlike the other rabbis, Jesus...

10 July 2026 Friday of week 14 in Ordinary Time St Canutes Cathedral, Odense, DenmarkReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingHosea 14:2-10A call to conversion and promise of safetyThe Lord says this:Israel, come back to the Lord your God;your iniquity was the cause of your downfall.Provide yourself with wordsand come back to the Lord.Say to him, ‘Take all iniquity awayso that we may have happiness againand offer you our words of praise.Assyria cannot save us,we will not ride horses any more,or say, “Our God!” to what our own hands have made,for you are the one in whom orphans...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said to his Apostles: “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans.” Matthew 10:16–18No one is naturally drawn to persecution. We flee from it. We are made for communion with one another. In Heaven, and in the New Heavens and New Earth at the...

9 July 2026 Thursday of week 14 in Ordinary Time Church of St. Nicholas, BrusselsReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingHosea 11:1-4,8-9I am the Holy One in your midst and have no wish to destroyThus says the Lord:When Israel was a child I loved him,and I called my son out of Egypt.But the more I called to them, the further they went from me;they have offered sacrifice to the Baalsand set their offerings smoking before the idols.I myself taught Ephraim to walk,I took them in my arms;yet they have not understood that I was the one looking after...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said to his Apostles: “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.” Matthew 10:7–8And they were off! After choosing Twelve of His disciples and naming them Apostles—that is, those who are sent—Jesus sends them out, two by two, into the towns and villages of Israel, places where He Himself would later come. They go before Him, preparing hearts to receive the fullness of the Gospel when the...

8 July 2026 Wednesday of week 14 in Ordinary Time Saint Kilian's Church, Heilbronn, GermanyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingHosea 10:1-3,7-8,12Seek integrity and reap a harvest of kindnessIsrael was a luxuriant vineyielding plenty of fruit.The more his fruit increased,the more altars he built;the richer his land became,the richer he made the sacred stones.Their heart is a divided heart;very well, they must pay for it:the Lord is going to break their altars downand destroy their sacred stones.Then they will say,‘We have no kingbecause we have not feared the Lord.’But what can a king do for us?Samaria has had...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the Twelve Apostles are these… Matthew 10:1–2Imagine being one of the Twelve. When each of them first encountered our Lord, he could never have imagined what would unfold. Eleven of them would become the foundation upon which the Messiah built His Church. Their words and actions have been recorded and proclaimed throughout the world and will continue to be until the end of time. By God’s will, they preached...

7 July 2026 Tuesday of week 14 in Ordinary TimeSt. Maelruan's Font, Tallaght, IrelandReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingHosea 8:4-7,11-13They have sown the wind; they will reap the whirlwindThus says the Lord:They have set up kings, but not with my consent,and appointed princes, but without my knowledge.Out of their own silver and gold they have made idols,which are doomed to destruction.I spurn your calf, Samaria,my anger blazes against it.(How long will it be before they purge themselves of this,the sons of Israel?)A workman made the thing,this cannot be God!Yes, the calf of Samaria shall go up in...

Daily Readings from the USCCBA demoniac who could not speak was brought to Jesus, and when the demon was driven out the mute man spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”Matthew 9:32–33Imagine being unable to speak. You could not tell your loved ones about your day, share your hopes, joys, or sorrows. The result would be deep isolation and loneliness, the plague afflicting this demoniac. Metaphorically speaking, this demoniac symbolizes us when we do not have the words to properly express ourselves to another or to God. Our “muteness” is often...

6 July 2026 Monday of week 14 in Ordinary Time St Maria Goretti Catholic Church - Long Beach (California) Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingHosea 2:16,17-18,21-22I will betroth you to myself and you will come to know the name of the LordIt is the Lord who speaks:I am going to lure herand lead her out into the wildernessand speak to her heart.There she will respond to me as she did when she was young,as she did when she came out of the land of Egypt.When that day comes – it is the Lord who speaks –she will...

Daily Readings from the USCCBWhile Jesus was speaking, an official came forward, knelt down before him, and said, “My daughter has just died. But come, lay your hand on her, and she will live.” Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples. A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel on his cloak. She said to herself, “If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured.” Matthew 9:18–21Call to mind one of the most painful and difficult moments in your life. Perhaps you endured a serious illness or the...

5 July 2026 14th Sunday in Ordinary TimeAntonio Maria Zaccaria church, Rio de JaneiroReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingZechariah 9:9-10See now, your king comes humbly to youThe Lord says this:Rejoice heart and soul, daughter of Zion!Shout with gladness, daughter of Jerusalem!See now, your king comes to you;he is victorious, he is triumphant,humble and riding on a donkey,on a colt, the foal of a donkey.He will banish chariots from Ephraimand horses from Jerusalem;the bow of war will be banished.He will proclaim peace for the nations.His empire shall stretch from sea to sea,from the River to the ends of...

Daily Readings from the USCCBFourteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeAt that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.” Matthew 11:25–27This passage beautifully summarizes the entire Christian life—the life...

4 July 2026 Saturday of week 13 in Ordinary Time St. Elizabeth of Portugal Church, Sacramento, CA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingAmos 9:11-15I will restore the fortunes of my people IsraelIt is the Lord who speaks:‘That day I will re-erect the tottering hut of David,make good the gaps in it, restore its ruinsand rebuild it as it was in the days of old,so that they can conquer the remnant of Edomand all the nations that belonged to me.’It is the Lord who speaks, and he will carry this out.‘The days are coming now – it is the...