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title: "Mass Readings for July 31, 2027: St. Ignatius of Loyola"
url: https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/31/
description: "July 31, 2027: St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest, Year B, Cycle I, white. Leviticus 25:1, 8-17; Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Matthew 14:1-12. Gospel in the CPDV."
updated: 2026-10-20
---

St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest · Memorial

# Mass Readings *for Saturday, July 31, 2027*

On Saturday, July 31, 2027, the Church in the United States celebrates the memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest (Cycle I); the liturgical color is white. The Gospel is Matthew 14:1-12.

Updated October 20, 2026

## The liturgical day

Liturgical color

White

- **Celebration**: St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest
- **Season**: Ordinary Time · Week 17
- **Rank**: Memorial
- **Sunday cycle**: Year B
- **Weekday cycle**: Cycle I

## Mass readings (US)

### First Reading: Leviticus 25:1, 8-17

Read in the CPDV: [Leviticus 25](https://blessbible.app/bible/leviticus/25/)

### Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 7-8

Read in the CPDV: [Psalm 67 (66 in the Vulgate)](https://blessbible.app/bible/psalms/66/)

### Alleluia: Matthew 5:10

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

### Gospel: Matthew 14:1-12

- 1 In that time, Herod the Tetrarch heard the news about Jesus.
- 2 And he said to his servants: “This is John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and that is why miracles are at work in him.”
- 3 For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him, and put him in prison, because of Herodias, the wife of his brother.
- 4 For John was telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
- 5 And though he wanted to kill him, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.
- 6 Then, on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced in their midst, and it pleased Herod.
- 7 And so he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask of him.
- 8 But, having been advised by her mother, she said, “Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the Baptist.”
- 9 And the king was greatly saddened. But because of his oath, and because of those who sat at table with him, he ordered it to be given.
- 10 And he sent and beheaded John in prison.
- 11 And his head was brought on a platter, and it was given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
- 12 And his disciples approached and took the body, and they buried it. And arriving, they reported it to Jesus.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Read in the CPDV: [The whole of Matthew 14](https://blessbible.app/bible/matthew/14/)

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.

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## Saint of the day

[St. Ignatius of Loyola](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ignatius-of-loyola/)

Priest · Feast day July 31

Patron of soldiers and retreats

[Read about St. Ignatius of Loyola](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ignatius-of-loyola/)

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