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Thanksgiving Day · Weekday

Mass Readings for Thursday, November 26, 2026

On Thursday, November 26, 2026, the Church in the United States keeps Thanksgiving Day (Cycle II); the liturgical color is green. The Gospel is Luke 21:20-28.

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The liturgical day

Liturgical color

Green

Celebration
Thanksgiving Day
Season
Ordinary Time · Week 34
Rank
Weekday
Sunday cycle
Year A
Weekday cycle
Cycle II

Mass readings US

The Mass for Thanksgiving Day may be celebrated instead of the weekday’s; its color is white.

Readings of the weekday

First Reading Revelation 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a

  • 1And after these things, I saw another Angel, descending from heaven, having great authority. And the earth was illuminated by his glory.

  • 2And he cried out with strength, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great. And she has become the habitation of demons, and the keepsake of every unclean spirit, and the possession of every unclean and hateful flying thing.

  • Some verses are not read.

  • 21And a certain strong Angel took up a stone, similar to a great millstone, and he cast it into the sea, saying: “With this force shall Babylon, that great city, be cast down. And she shall never be found again.

  • 22And the sound of singers, and musicians, and flute and trumpet players shall not be heard in you again. And every artisan of every art shall not be found in you again. And the sound of the mill shall not be heard in you again.

  • 23And the light of the lamp shall not shine in you again. And the voice of the groom and of the bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the leaders of the earth. For all the nations were led astray by your drugs.

  • 19:1After these things, I heard something like the voice of many multitudes in heaven, saying: “Alleluia! Praise and glory and power is for our God.

  • 2For true and just are his judgments, he who has judged the great harlot that corrupted the earth by her prostitution. And he has vindicated the blood of his servants from her hands.”

  • 3And again, they said: “Alleluia! For her smoke ascends forever and ever.”

  • Some verses are not read.

  • 9And he said to me: “Write: Blessed are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These words of God are true.”

Catholic Public Domain Version · part-verses shown as whole verses

Read in the CPDV: The whole of Revelation 18The whole of Revelation 19

Gospel Luke 21:20-28

  • 20Then, when you will have seen Jerusalem encircled by an army, know then that its desolation has drawn near.

  • 21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and those who are in its midst withdraw, and those who are in the countryside not enter into it.

  • 22For these are the days of retribution, so that all things may be fulfilled, which have been written.

  • 23Then woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days. For there will be great distress upon the land and great wrath upon this people.

  • 24And they will fall by the edge of the sword. And they will be led away as captives into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles, until the times of the nations are fulfilled.

  • 25And there will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars. And there will be, on earth, distress among the Gentiles, out of confusion at the roaring of the sea and of the waves:

  • 26men withering away out of fear and out of apprehension over the things that will overwhelm the whole world. For the powers of the heavens will be moved.

  • 27And then they will see the Son of man coming on a cloud, with great power and majesty.

  • 28But when these things begin to happen, lift up your heads and look around you, because your redemption draws near.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Read in the CPDV: The whole of Luke 21

Mass for Thanksgiving Day

First Reading Sirach 50:22-24

Read in the CPDV: Sirach 50

Second Reading 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

  • 3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 4I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.

  • 5By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.

  • 6And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.

  • 7In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 8And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 9God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Read in the CPDV: The whole of 1 Corinthians 1

Gospel Luke 17:11-19

  • 11And it happened that, while he was traveling to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

  • 12And as he was entering a certain town, ten leprous men met him, and they stood at a distance.

  • 13And they lifted up their voice, saying, “Jesus, Teacher, take pity on us.”

  • 14And when he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that, as they were going, they were cleansed.

  • 15And one of them, when he saw that he was cleansed, returned, magnifying God with a loud voice.

  • 16And he fell face down before his feet, giving thanks. And this one was a Samaritan.

  • 17And in response, Jesus said: “Were not ten made clean? And so where are the nine?

  • 18Was no one found who would return and give glory to God, except this foreigner?”

  • 19And he said to him: “Rise up, go forth. For your faith has saved you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Read in the CPDV: The whole of Luke 17

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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Saint of the day

St. Leonard of Port Maurice

Priest · Remembered on November 26

Patron of parish missions

Read about St. Leonard of Port Maurice

The day’s Mass is of the weekday, or the Mass for Thanksgiving Day.

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