Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time · Weekday
Mass Readings for Friday, October 23, 2026
On Friday, October 23, 2026, the Church in the United States keeps Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time (Cycle II); the liturgical color is green. The Gospel is Luke 12:54-59.
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Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
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Ordinary Time · Week 29
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Cycle II
Mass readings US
First ReadingEphesians 4:1-6
1And so, as a prisoner in the Lord, I beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the vocation to which you have been called:
2with all humility and meekness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.
3Be anxious to preserve the unity of the Spirit within the bonds of peace.
4One body and one Spirit: to this you have been called by the one hope of your calling:
5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.
54And he also said to the crowds: “When you see a cloud rising from the setting of the sun, immediately you say, ‘A rain cloud is coming.’ And so it does.
55And when a south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It will be hot.’ And so it is.
56You hypocrites! You discern the face of the heavens, and of the earth, yet how is it that you do not discern this time?
57And why do you not, even among yourselves, judge what is just?
58So, when you are going with your adversary to the ruler, while you are on the way, make an effort to be freed from him, lest perhaps he may lead you to the judge, and the judge may deliver you to the officer, and the officer may cast you into prison.
59I tell you, you will not depart from there, until you have paid the very last coin.”
Citations as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar.
In US parishes the readings are proclaimed from the NABRE; the text shown here is the Catholic Public Domain Version.
Old Testament readings and the psalm are listed with a link to their chapter: the US Lectionary numbers some of their verses differently from the CPDV, so their text is not printed here. Psalm citations keep the Lectionary’s Hebrew numbering; the CPDV numbers the Psalms as the Vulgate does.
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