Daily Mass Readings

First Reading

Sirach 17:1-15

¹God created man of the earth, and made him after his own image.

²And he turned him into it again, and clothed him with strength according to himself.

³He gave him the number of his days and time, and gave him power over all things that are upon the earth.

⁴He put the fear of him upon all flesh, and he had dominion over beasts and fowls.

⁵He created of him a helpmate like to himself: he gave them counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, and ears, and a heart to devise: and he filled them with the knowledge of understanding.

⁶He created in them the science of the spirit, he filled their heart with wisdom, and shewed them both good and evil.

⁷He set his eye upon their hearts to shew them the greatness of his works:

⁸That they might praise the name which he hath sanctified: and glory in his wondrous acts, that they might declare the glorious things of his works.

⁹Moreover he gave them instructions, and the law of life for an inheritance.

¹⁰He made an everlasting covenant with them, and he shewed them his justice and judgments.

¹¹And their eye saw the majesty of his glory. and their ears heard his glorious voice, and he said to them: Beware of all iniquity.

¹²And he gave to every one of them commandment concerning his neighbour.

¹³Their ways are always before him, they are not hidden from his eyes.

¹⁴Over every nation he set a ruler.

¹⁵And Israel was made the manifest portion of God.

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (Catholic canon)

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 103:13-14, 15-16, 17-18

¹³Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

¹⁴For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

¹⁵As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

¹⁶For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

¹⁷But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

¹⁸To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

Text shown in KJV (public domain).

Gospel

Mark 10:13-16

¹³And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

¹⁴But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them,Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

¹⁵Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

¹⁶And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Text shown in KJV (public domain).

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Verse text shown from public-domain translations (KJV; Douay-Rheims chain for deuterocanonical books). The text proclaimed at Mass in the United States is the NABRE Lectionary — read it at the USCCB link.