--- title: "Mass Readings for July 22, 2027: St. Mary Magdalene · Bless" url: https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/22/ description: "July 22, 2027: St. Mary Magdalene, Year B, Cycle I, white. Song of Songs 3:1-4b; Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; John 20:1-2, 11-18. Gospel in the CPDV." updated: 2026-10-20 --- St. Mary Magdalene · Feast # Mass Readings *for Thursday, July 22, 2027* On Thursday, July 22, 2027, the Church in the United States celebrates the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene; the liturgical color is white. The Gospel is John 20:1-2, 11-18. Updated October 20, 2026 ## The liturgical day Liturgical color White - **Celebration**: St. Mary Magdalene - **Season**: Ordinary Time · Week 16 - **Rank**: Feast - **Sunday cycle**: Year B - **Weekday cycle**: Cycle I ## Mass readings (US) ### First Reading: Song of Songs 3:1-4b or 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 Read in the CPDV: [Song of Songs 3](https://blessbible.app/bible/song-of-songs/3/) [2 Corinthians 5](https://blessbible.app/bible/2-corinthians/5/) ### Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Read in the CPDV: [Psalm 63 (62 in the Vulgate)](https://blessbible.app/bible/psalms/62/) ### Gospel: John 20:1-2, 11-18 - 1 Then on the first Sabbath, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and she saw that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb. - 2 Therefore, she ran and went to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and she said to them, “They have taken the Lord away from the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” - 11 But Mary was standing outside the tomb, weeping. Then, while she was weeping, she bowed down and gazed into the tomb. - 12 And she saw two Angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been placed, one at the head, and one at the feet. - 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have placed him.” - 14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. - 15 Jesus said to her: “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you seeking?” Considering that it was the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have moved him, tell me where you have placed him, and I will take him away.” - 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” And turning, she said to him, “Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher). - 17 Jesus said to her: “Do not touch me. For I have not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brothers and tell them: ‘I am ascending to my Father and to your Father, to my God and to your God.’” - 18 Mary Magdalene went, announcing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord, and these are the things that he said to me.” Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of John 20](https://blessbible.app/bible/john/20/) 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. Mary Magdalene](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-mary-magdalene/) Apostle to the Apostles · Feast day July 22 Patron of penitents and perfumers [Read about St. Mary Magdalene](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-mary-magdalene/) [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 Wed, Jul 21](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/21/) [Next day Fri, Jul 23](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/23/)