Readings of the day

Mass readings

1. First reading Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17

   ⁴This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. ⁵No plant of the field was yet on the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground, ⁶but a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground. ⁷The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. ⁸The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed. ⁹Out of the ground the LORD God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. ¹⁵The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. ¹⁶The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; ¹⁷but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

   Some verses are read only in part; the whole verse is shown.

   Text from WEB (not in your edition). WEB · World English Bible (WEB). Public Domain. "World English Bible" is a trademark of eBible.org. Read in context: Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17

2. Responsorial Psalm Psalms 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30

   ¹Bless the LORD, my soul. The LORD, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty. ²He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. ²⁷These all wait for you, that you may give them their food in due season. ²⁸You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good. ²⁹You hide your face; they are troubled. You take away their breath; they die and return to the dust. ³⁰You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground.

   Some verses are read only in part; the whole verse is shown.

   WEB-C · World English Bible (Catholic). Public Domain. Source: eBible.org. Read in context: Psalms 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30

3. Gospel acclamation John 17:17b, 17a

4. Gospel Mark 7:14-23

   ¹⁴He called all the multitude to himself and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. ¹⁵There is nothing from outside of the man that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. ¹⁶If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!” ¹⁷When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable. ¹⁸He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him, ¹⁹because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?” ²⁰He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. ²¹For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, ²²covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness. ²³All these evil things come from within and defile the man.”

   WEB-C · World English Bible (Catholic). Public Domain. Source: eBible.org. Read in context: Mark 7:14-23