--- title: "Mass Readings for October 4, 2027: St. Francis of Assisi" url: https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/04/ description: "October 4, 2027: St. Francis of Assisi, Year B, Cycle I, white. Jonah 1:1—2:1-2, 11; Jonah 2:3, 4, 5, 8; Luke 10:25-37. Gospel in the CPDV." updated: 2026-10-20 --- St. Francis of Assisi · Memorial # Mass Readings *for Monday, October 4, 2027* On Monday, October 4, 2027, the Church in the United States celebrates the memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi (Cycle I); the liturgical color is white. The Gospel is Luke 10:25-37. Updated October 20, 2026 ## The liturgical day Liturgical color White - **Celebration**: St. Francis of Assisi - **Season**: Ordinary Time · Week 27 - **Rank**: Memorial - **Sunday cycle**: Year B - **Weekday cycle**: Cycle I ## Mass readings (US) ### First Reading: Jonah 1:1—2:1-2, 11 Read in the CPDV: [Jonah 1](https://blessbible.app/bible/jonah/1/) [Jonah 2](https://blessbible.app/bible/jonah/2/) ### Responsorial Psalm: Jonah 2:3, 4, 5, 8 Read in the CPDV: [Jonah 2](https://blessbible.app/bible/jonah/2/) ### Alleluia: John 13:34 Read in the CPDV: [John 13](https://blessbible.app/bible/john/13/) ### Gospel: Luke 10:25-37 - 25 And behold, a certain expert in the law rose up, testing him and saying, “Teacher, what must I do to possess eternal life?” - 26 But he said to him: “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” - 27 In response, he said: “You shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart, and from your whole soul, and from all your strength, and from all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” - 28 And he said to him: “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.” - 29 But since he wanted to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” - 30 Then Jesus, taking this up, said: “A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he happened upon robbers, who now also plundered him. And inflicting him with wounds, they went away, leaving him behind, half-alive. - 31 And it happened that a certain priest was descending along the same way. And seeing him, he passed by. - 32 And similarly a Levite, when he was near the place, also saw him, and he passed by. - 33 But a certain Samaritan, being on a journey, came near him. And seeing him, he was moved by mercy. - 34 And approaching him, he bound up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. And setting him on his pack animal, he brought him to an inn, and he took care of him. - 35 And the next day, he took out two denarii, and he gave them to the proprietor, and he said: ‘Take care of him. And whatever extra you will have spent, I will repay to you at my return.’ - 36 Which of these three, does it seem to you, was a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?” - 37 Then he said, “The one who acted with mercy toward him.” And Jesus said to him, “Go, and act similarly.” Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of Luke 10](https://blessbible.app/bible/luke/10/) 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. Francis of Assisi](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-of-assisi/) Religious · Feast day October 4 Patron of animals, ecology, and Italy [Read about St. Francis of Assisi](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-of-assisi/) [October 2027, day by day](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/) [Liturgical calendar 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/) [Today in the Church](https://blessbible.app/today/) [Previous day Sun, Oct 3](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/03/) [Next day Tue, Oct 5](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/05/)