Daily Mass Readings

First Reading

Sirach 42:15-25

¹⁵I will now remember the works of the Lord, and I will declare the things I have seen. By the words of the Lord are his works.

¹⁶The sun giving light hath looked upon all things, and full of the glory of the Lord is his work.

¹⁷Hath not the Lord made the saints to declare all his wonderful works, which the Lord Almighty hath firmly settled to be established for his glory?

¹⁸He hath searched out the deep, and the heart of men: and considered their crafty devices.

¹⁹For the Lord knoweth all knowledge, and hath beheld the signs of the world, he declareth the things that are past, and the things that are to come, and revealeth the traces of hidden things.

²⁰No thought escapeth him, and no word can hide itself from him.

²¹He hath beautified the glorious works of his wisdom: and he Is from eternity to eternity, and to him nothing may be added,

²²Nor can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor.

²³O how desirable are all his works, and what we can know is but as a spark!

²⁴All these things live, and remain for ever, and for every use all things obey him.

²⁵All things are double, one against another, and he hath made nothing defective.

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (Catholic canon)

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 33:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9

²Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

³Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

⁴For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.

⁵He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

⁶By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

⁷He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

⁸Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

⁹For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

Text shown in KJV (public domain).

Gospel

Mark 10:46-52

⁴⁶And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus, sat by the highway side begging.

⁴⁷And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

⁴⁸And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

⁴⁹And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

⁵⁰And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.

⁵¹And Jesus answered and said unto him,What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

⁵²And Jesus said unto him,Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

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.