Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Saint Angela Merici, Virgin
Readings for the universal ChurchGeneral Roman Calendar, used by Catholics worldwide
First Reading
12And it was told king David, that the Lord had blessed Obededom, and all that he had, because of the ark of God. So David went, and brought away the ark of God out of the house of Obededom into the city of David with joy. And there were with David seven choirs, and calves for victims. 13And when they that carried the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a ram: 14And David danced with all his might before the Lord: and David was girded with a linen ephod. 15And David and all the house of Israel brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord with joyful shouting, and with sound of trumpet.
17And they brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it: and David offered holocausts, and peace offerings before the Lord. 18And when he had made an end of offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. 19And he distributed to all the multitude of Israel both men and women, to every one, a cake of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and fine flour fried with oil: and all the people departed every one to his house.
Responsorial Psalm
7Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: and the King of Glory shall enter in.
8Who is this King of Glory? the Lord who is strong and mighty: the Lord mighty in battle.
9Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: and the King of Glory shall enter in.
10Who is this King of Glory? the Lord of hosts, he is the King of Glory.
Gospel
31And his mother and his brethren came; and standing without, sent unto him, calling him. 32And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 33And answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren? 34And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren. 35For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Same readings worldwide and in the United States.
Text: Douay-Rheims (public domain). Reading citations: cpbjr/catholic-readings-api (MIT license). The Lectionary text used at Mass in the United States is the NABRE, which you can read at USCCB.