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Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest

Ordinary Time · White

Readings for the universal ChurchGeneral Roman Calendar, used by Catholics worldwide

First Reading

Proverbs 30:5-9

5Every word of God is fire tried: he is a buckler to them that hope in him. 6Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved, and found a liar: 7Two things I have asked of thee, deny them not to me before I die. 8Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life: 9Lest perhaps being filled, I should be tempted to deny, and say: Who is the Lord? or being compelled by poverty, I should steal, and forswear the name of my God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163

29Remove from me the way of iniquity: and out of thy law have mercy on me.

72The law of thy mouth is good to me, above thousands of gold and silver.

89LAMED. For ever, O Lord, thy word standeth firm in heaven.

101I have restrained my feet from every evil way: that I may keep thy words.

104By thy commandments I have had understanding: therefore have I hated every way of iniquity.

163I have hated and abhorred iniquity; but I have loved thy law.

Gospel

Luke 9:1-6

1Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 3And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey; neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats. 4And whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide there, and depart not from thence. 5And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet, for a testimony against them. 6And going out, they went about through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

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.