--- title: "Mass Readings for August 28, 2027: St. Augustine · Bless" url: https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/08/28/ description: "August 28, 2027: St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, Year B, Cycle I, white. 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11; Matthew 25:14-30. Gospel in the CPDV." updated: 2026-10-20 --- St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church · Memorial # Mass Readings *for Saturday, August 28, 2027* On Saturday, August 28, 2027, the Church in the United States celebrates the memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Cycle I); the liturgical color is white. The Gospel is Matthew 25:14-30. Updated October 20, 2026 ## The liturgical day Liturgical color White - **Celebration**: St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church - **Season**: Ordinary Time · Week 21 - **Rank**: Memorial - **Sunday cycle**: Year B - **Weekday cycle**: Cycle I ## Mass readings (US) ### First Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11 - 9 But concerning the charity of brotherhood, we have no need to write to you. For you yourselves have learned from God that you should love one another. - 10 For indeed, you act in this way with all the brothers in all of Macedonia. But we petition you, brothers, so that you may abound all the more, - 11 to choose work that allows you to be tranquil, and to carry out your business and to do your work with your own hands, just as we have instructed you, Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of 1 Thessalonians 4](https://blessbible.app/bible/1-thessalonians/4/) ### Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 98:1, 7-8, 9 Read in the CPDV: [Psalm 98 (97 in the Vulgate)](https://blessbible.app/bible/psalms/97/) ### Alleluia: John 13:34 Read in the CPDV: [John 13](https://blessbible.app/bible/john/13/) ### Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30 - 14 For it is like a man setting out on a long journey, who called his servants and delivered to them his goods. - 15 And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, yet to another he gave one, to each according to his own ability. And promptly, he set out. - 16 Then he who had received five talents went out, and he made use of these, and he gained another five. - 17 And similarly, he who had received two gained another two. - 18 But he who had received one, going out, dug into the earth, and he hid the money of his lord. - 19 Yet truly, after a long time, the lord of those servants returned and he settled accounts with them. - 20 And when he who had received five talents approached, he brought another five talents, saying: ‘Lord, you delivered five talents to me. Behold, I have increased it by another five.’ - 21 His lord said to him: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful over a few things, I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the gladness of your lord.’ - 22 Then he who had received two talents also approached, and he said: ‘Lord, you delivered two talents to me. Behold, I have gained another two.’ - 23 His lord said to him: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful over a few things, I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the gladness of your lord.’ - 24 Then he who had received one talent, approaching, said: ‘Lord, I know that you are a hard man. You reap where you have not sown, and gather where you have not scattered. - 25 And so, being afraid, I went out and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’ - 26 But his lord said to him in response: ‘You evil and lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered. - 27 Therefore, you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and then, at my arrival, at least I would have received what is mine with interest. - 28 And so, take the talent away from him and give it to the one who has ten talents. - 29 For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he shall have in abundance. But from him who has not, even what he seems to have, shall be taken away. - 30 And cast that useless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of Matthew 25](https://blessbible.app/bible/matthew/25/) 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? 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