--- title: "Mass Readings for July 18, 2027: 16th Sunday in OT · Bless" url: https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/18/ description: "July 18, 2027: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, green. Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2:13-18; Mark 6:30-34. Gospel in the CPDV." updated: 2026-10-20 --- Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time # Mass Readings *for Sunday, July 18, 2027* On Sunday, July 18, 2027, the Church in the United States celebrates the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B); the liturgical color is green. The Gospel is Mark 6:30-34. Updated October 20, 2026 ## The liturgical day Liturgical color Green - **Celebration**: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - **Season**: Ordinary Time · Week 16 - **Rank**: Sunday - **Sunday cycle**: Year B - **Weekday cycle**: Cycle I ## Mass readings (US) ### First Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Read in the CPDV: [Jeremiah 23](https://blessbible.app/bible/jeremiah/23/) ### Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6 Read in the CPDV: [Psalm 23 (22 in the Vulgate)](https://blessbible.app/bible/psalms/22/) ### Second Reading: Ephesians 2:13-18 - 13 But now, in Christ Jesus, you, who were in times past far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ. - 14 For he is our peace. He made the two into one, by dissolving the intermediate wall of separation, of opposition, by his flesh, - 15 emptying the law of commandments by decree, so that he might join these two, in himself, into one new man, making peace - 16 and reconciling both to God, in one body, through the cross, destroying this opposition in himself. - 17 And upon arriving, he evangelized peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near. - 18 For by him, we both have access, in the one Spirit, to the Father. Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of Ephesians 2](https://blessbible.app/bible/ephesians/2/) ### Alleluia: John 10:27 Read in the CPDV: [John 10](https://blessbible.app/bible/john/10/) ### Gospel: Mark 6:30-34 - 30 And the Apostles, returning to Jesus, reported to him everything that they had done and taught. - 31 And he said to them, “Go out alone, into a deserted place, and rest for a little while.” For there were so many who were coming and going, that they did not even have time to eat. - 32 And climbing into a boat, they went away to a deserted place alone. - 33 And they saw them going away, and many knew about it. And together they ran by foot from all the cities, and they arrived before them. - 34 And Jesus, going out, saw a great multitude. And he took pity on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things. Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of Mark 6](https://blessbible.app/bible/mark/6/) Computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish. 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. Camillus de Lellis](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-camillus-de-lellis/) Priest · Remembered on July 18 Patron of nurses, hospitals, and the sick [Read about St. Camillus de Lellis](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-camillus-de-lellis/) The day’s Mass celebrates the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. [July 2027, day by day](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/) [Liturgical calendar 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/) [Today in the Church](https://blessbible.app/today/) [Previous day Sat, Jul 17](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/17/) [Next day Mon, Jul 19](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/19/)