---
title: "Mass Readings for May 20, 2027 (Thursday) · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/20/
description: "May 20, 2027: Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, Year B, Cycle I, green. Sirach 5:1-8; Psalm 1:1-4, 6; Mark 9:41-50. Gospel in the CPDV."
updated: 2026-10-20
---

Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time · Weekday

# Mass Readings *for Thursday, May 20, 2027*

On Thursday, May 20, 2027, the Church in the United States keeps Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time (Cycle I); the liturgical color is green. The Gospel is Mark 9:41-50.

Updated October 20, 2026

## The liturgical day

Liturgical color

Green

- **Celebration**: Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
- **Season**: Ordinary Time · Week 7
- **Rank**: Weekday
- **Sunday cycle**: Year B
- **Weekday cycle**: Cycle I

## Mass readings (US)

### First Reading: Sirach 5:1-8

Read in the CPDV: [Sirach 5](https://blessbible.app/bible/sirach/5/)

### Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 1:1-4, 6

Read in the CPDV: [Psalm 1](https://blessbible.app/bible/psalms/1/)

### Alleluia: 1 Thessalonians 2:13

Read in the CPDV: [1 Thessalonians 2](https://blessbible.app/bible/1-thessalonians/2/)

### Gospel: Mark 9:41-50

- 40 For whoever, in my name, will give you a cup of water to drink, because you belong to Christ: Amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.
- 41 And whoever will have scandalized one of these little ones who believe in me: it would be better for him if a great millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
- 42 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life disabled, than having two hands to go into Hell, into the unquenchable fire,
- 44 But if your foot causes you to sin, chop it off: it is better for you to enter into eternal life lame, than having two feet to be cast into the Hell of unquenchable fire,
- 46 But if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out: it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into the Hell of fire,
- 47 where their worm does not die, and the fire is not extinguished.
- 48 For all shall be salted with fire, and every victim shall be salted with salt.
- 49 Salt is good: but if the salt has become bland, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace among yourselves.”

Catholic Public Domain Version · in the CPDV this is Mark 9:40–42, 44, 46–49

Read in the CPDV: [The whole of Mark 9](https://blessbible.app/bible/mark/9/)

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.

Spotted a wrong date, color or citation? [Report an error](https://blessbible.app/support/#report) and we’ll fix it in the app and here.

## Saint of the day

[St. Bernardine of Siena](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bernardine-of-siena/)

Priest · Remembered on May 20

Patron of advertisers and communications

[Read about St. Bernardine of Siena](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bernardine-of-siena/)

The day’s Mass is of the weekday (Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time).

[May 2027, day by day](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/) [Liturgical calendar 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/) [Today in the Church](https://blessbible.app/today/)

[Previous day Wed, May 19](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/19/) [Next day Fri, May 21](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/21/)