Daily Mass Readings

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Wednesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

First Reading
Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22

1 Slaughter of the Idolaters. Then he cried aloud for me to hear: Come, you scourges of the city!
2 And there were six men coming from the direction of the upper gate which faces north, each with a weapon of destruction in his hand. In their midst was a man dressed in linen, with a scribe's case at his waist. They entered and stood beside the bronze altar.
3 Then the glory of the God of Israel moved off the cherub and went up to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man dressed in linen with the scribe's case at his waist,
4 and the Lord said to him: Pass through the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and mark an X on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the abominations practiced within it.
5 To the others he said in my hearing: Pass through the city after him and strike! Do not let your eyes spare; do not take pity.
6 Old and young, male and female, women and children-wipe them out! But do not touch anyone marked with the X. Begin at my sanctuary. So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
7 Defile the temple, he said to them, fill its courts with the slain. Then go out and strike in the city.

18 Then the glory of the Lord left the threshold of the temple and took its place upon the cherubim.
19 The cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the earth before my eyes as they departed with the wheels beside them. They stopped at the entrance of the eastern gate of the Lord's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was up above them.
20 These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the river Chebar. Now I knew they were cherubim.
21 Each of them had four faces and four wings, and something like human hands under their wings.
22 Their faces looked just like the faces I had seen by the river Chebar; and each one went straight ahead.

Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

1 Hallelujah! I Praise, you servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.
2 Blessed be the name of the Lord both now and forever.

3 From the rising of the sun to its setting let the name of the Lord be praised.
4 High above all nations is the Lord; above the heavens his glory.

5 Who is like the Lord our God, enthroned on high,
6 looking down on heaven and earth?

Gospel
Matthew 18:15-22

15 "If your brother sins , go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother.
16 If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that 'every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.'
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector.
18 Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.
21 Then Peter approaching asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?"
22 Jesus answered, "I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

First Reading
Ezekiel 12:1-12

1 Acts Symbolic of the Exile. The word of the Lord came to me:
2 Son of man, you live in the midst of a rebellious house; they have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear. They are such a rebellious house!
3 Now, son of man, during the day while they watch, pack a bag for exile, and again while they watch, go into exile from your place to another place; perhaps they will see that they are a rebellious house.
4 During the day, while they watch, bring out your bag, an exile's bag. In the evening, again while they watch, go out as if into exile.
5 While they watch, dig a hole through the wall and go out through it.
6 While they watch, shoulder your load and go out in darkness. Cover your face so you cannot see the land, for I am making you a sign for the house of Israel!
7 I did just as I was commanded. During the day I brought out my bag, an exile's bag. In the evening while they watched, I dug a hole through the wall with my hands and set out in darkness, shouldering my load.
8 In the morning, the word of the Lord came to me:
9 Son of man, did not the house of Israel, that house of rebels, say, "What are you doing?"
10 Tell them: Thus says the Lord God: This load is the prince in Jerusalem and the whole house of Israel within it.
11 Say, I am a sign for you: just as I have done, so it shall be done to them; into exile, as captives they shall go.
12 The prince among them shall shoulder his load in darkness and go out through the hole they dug in the wall to bring him out. His face shall be covered so that he cannot even see the ground.

Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 78:56-57, 58-59, 61-62

56 But they tested and rebelled against God Most High, his decrees they did not observe.
57 They turned disloyal, faithless like their ancestors; they proved false like a slack bow.

58 They enraged him with their high places, and with their idols provoked him to jealous anger. C
59 God heard and grew angry; he rejected Israel completely.

61 He gave up his might into captivity, his glorious ark into the hands of the foe.
62 God delivered his people to the sword; he was enraged against his heritage.

Gospel
Matthew 18:21-19:1

21 Then Peter approaching asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?"
22 Jesus answered, "I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.
23 That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants.
24 When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount.
25 Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt.
26 At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.'
27 Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan.
28 When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount. He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, 'Pay back what you owe.'
29 Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'
30 But he refused. Instead, he had him put in prison until he paid back the debt.
31 Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the whole affair.
32 His master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to.
33 Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?'
34 Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt.
35 So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart." VI. Ministry in Judea and Jerusalem Chapter 19

1 Marriage and Divorce. When Jesus finished these words, he left Galilee and went to the district of Judea across the Jordan.

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Friday, August 14, 2026

Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

First Reading
Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63�or�16:59-63

1 A Parable of Infidelity. The word of the Lord came to me:
2 Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations.
3 You shall say, Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: By origin and birth you belong to the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite, your mother a Hittite.
4 As for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut; you were not washed with water or anointed; you were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in swaddling clothes.
5 No eye looked on you with pity or compassion to do any of these things for you. Rather, on the day you were born you were left out in the field, rejected.

6 Then I passed by and saw you struggling in your blood, and I said to you in your blood, "Live!"
7 I helped you grow up like a field plant, so that you grew, maturing into a woman with breasts developed and hair grown; but still you were stark naked.
8 I passed by you again and saw that you were now old enough for love. So I spread the corner of my cloak over you to cover your nakedness; I swore an oath to you and entered into covenant with you-oracle of the Lord God-and you became mine.
9 Then I bathed you with water, washed away your blood, and anointed you with oil.
10 I clothed you with an embroidered gown, put leather sandals on your feet; I gave you a fine linen sash and silk robes to wear.
11 I adorned you with jewelry, putting bracelets on your arms, a necklace about your neck,
12 a ring in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
13 Thus you were adorned with gold and silver; your garments made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. Fine flour, honey, and olive oil were your food. You were very, very beautiful, fit for royalty.
14 You were renowned among the nations for your beauty, perfected by the splendor I showered on you-oracle of the Lord God.
15 But you trusted in your own beauty and used your renown to serve as a prostitute. You poured out your prostitution on every passerby-let it be his.

60 But I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were young; I will set up an everlasting covenant with you.

60 But I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were young; I will set up an everlasting covenant with you.

Responsorial Psalm
Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6

2 God indeed is my salvation; I am confident and unafraid. For the Lord is my strength and my might, and he has been my salvation.
3 With joy you will draw water from the fountains of salvation,

4 And you will say on that day: give thanks to the Lord, acclaim his name; Among the nations make known his deeds, proclaim how exalted is his name.

5 Sing praise to the Lord for he has done glorious things; let this be known throughout all the earth.
6 Shout with exultation, City of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel!

Gospel
Matthew 19:3-12

3 Some Pharisees approached him, and tested him, saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?"
4 He said in reply, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female'
5 and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?
6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no human being must separate."
7 They said to him, "Then why did Moses command that the man give the woman a bill of divorce and dismiss ?"
8 He said to them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
9 I say to you, whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery."
10 disciples said to him, "If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry."
11 He answered, "Not all can accept word, but only those to whom that is granted.
12 Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so; some, because they were made so by others; some, because they have renounced marriage for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Whoever can accept this ought to accept it." Blessing of the Children.

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Saturday, August 15, 2026

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Mass during the Day

First Reading
Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab


Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 45:10, 11, 12, 16


Second Reading
1 Corinthians 15:20-27


Gospel
Luke 1:39-56

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Sunday, August 16, 2026

Sunday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

First Reading
Isaiah 56:1, 6-7

1 Thus says the Lord: Observe what is right, do what is just, for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed.

6 And foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, To love the name of the Lord, to become his servants- All who keep the sabbath without profaning it and hold fast to my covenant,
7 Them I will bring to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer; Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.

Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8

2 May God be gracious to us and bless us; may his face shine upon us. Selah
3 So shall your way be known upon the earth, your victory among all the nations.

5 May the nations be glad and rejoice; for you judge the peoples with fairness, you guide the nations upon the earth. Selah

6 May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you!

8 May God bless us still; that the ends of the earth may revere him.

Second Reading
Romans 11:13-15, 29-32


Gospel
Matthew 15:21-28

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Monday, August 17, 2026

Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

First Reading
Ezekiel 24:15-23

15 Ezekiel as a Sign for the Exiles. The word of the Lord came to me:
16 Son of man, with a sudden blow I am taking away from you the delight of your eyes, but do not mourn or weep or shed any tears.
17 Groan, moan for the dead, but make no public lament; bind on your turban, put your sandals on your feet, but do not cover your beard or eat the bread of mourners.
18 I spoke to the people in the morning. In the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.
19 Then the people asked me, "Will you not tell us what all these things you are doing mean for us?"
20 I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me:
21 Say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: I will now desecrate my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the delight of your eyes, the concern of your soul. The sons and daughters you left behind shall fall by the sword.
22 Then you shall do as I have done, not covering your beards nor eating the bread of mourning.
23 Your turbans shall remain on your heads, your sandals on your feet. You shall not mourn or weep, but you shall waste away because of your sins and groan to one another.

Responsorial Psalm
Deuteronomy 32:18-19, 20, 21

18 You were unmindful of the Rock that begot you, you forgot the God who gave you birth.
19 The Lord saw and was filled with loathing, provoked by his sons and daughters.

20 He said, I will hide my face from them, and see what becomes of them. For they are a fickle generation, children with no loyalty in them!

21 Since they have incited me with a "no-god," and provoked me with their empty idols, I will incite them with a "no-people"; with a foolish nation I will provoke them.

Gospel
Matthew 19:16-22

16 Now someone approached him and said, "Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?"
17 He answered him, "Why do you ask me about the good? There is only One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments."
18 He asked him, "Which ones?" And Jesus replied, " 'You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness;
19 honor your father and your mother'; and 'you shall love your neighbor as yourself.'"
20 The young man said to him, "All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?"
21 Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
22 When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

First Reading
Ezekiel 28:1-10

1 The Prince of Tyre. The word of the Lord came to me:
2 Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus says the Lord God: Because you are haughty of heart, you say, "I am a god! I sit on a god's throne in the heart of the sea!" But you are a man, not a god; yet you pretend you are a god at heart!
3 Oh yes, you are wiser than Daniel, nothing secret is too obscure for you!
4 By your wisdom and intelligence you made yourself rich, filling your treasuries with gold and silver.
5 Through your great wisdom in trading you heaped up riches for yourself- your heart is haughty because of your riches.
6 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you pretend you are a god at heart,
7 Therefore, I will bring against you strangers, the most bloodthirsty of nations. They shall draw their swords against your splendid wisdom, and violate your radiance.
8 They shall thrust you down into the pit: you shall die a violent death in the heart of the sea.
9 Then, face to face with your killers, will you still say, "I am a god"? No, you are a man, not a god, handed over to those who slay you.
10 You shall die the death of the uncircumcised handed over to strangers, for I have spoken-oracle of the Lord God.

Responsorial Psalm
Deuteronomy 32:26-27ab, 27cd-28, 30, 35cd-36ab

26 I said: I will make an end of them and blot out their name from human memory,

27 Had I not feared the provocation by the enemy, that their foes might misunderstand, And say, "Our own hand won the victory; the Lord had nothing to do with any of it."

27 Had I not feared the provocation by the enemy, that their foes might misunderstand, And say, "Our own hand won the victory; the Lord had nothing to do with any of it."
28 For they are a nation devoid of reason, having no understanding.

30 "How could one rout a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, Unless it was because their Rock sold them, the Lord delivered them up?"

35 Vengeance is mine and recompense, for the time they lose their footing; Because the day of their disaster is at hand and their doom is rushing upon them!
36 Surely, the Lord will do justice for his people; on his servants he will have pity. When he sees their strength is gone, and neither bond nor free is left,

Gospel
Matthew 19:23-30

23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.
24 Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."
25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said, "Who then can be saved?"
26 Jesus looked at them and said, "For human beings this is impossible, but for God all things are possible."
27 Then Peter said to him in reply, "We have given up everything and followed you. What will there be for us?"
28 Jesus said to them, "Amen, I say to you that you who have followed me, in the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory, will yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life.
30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.

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