Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time · Weekday

Mass Readings for Friday, February 18, 2028

On Friday, February 18, 2028, the Church in the United States keeps Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time (Cycle II); the liturgical color is green. The Gospel is Mark 8:34—9:1.

Updated October 20, 2026

Liturgical color

Green

Celebration: Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
Season: Ordinary Time · Week 6
Rank: Weekday
Sunday cycle: Year C
Weekday cycle: Cycle II

Mass readings US

First Reading James 2:14-24, 26

14My brothers, what benefit is there if someone claims to have faith, but he does not have works? How would faith be able to save him?
15So if a brother or sister is naked and daily in need of food,
16and if anyone of you were to say to them: “Go in peace, keep warm and nourished,” and yet not give them the things that are necessary for the body, of what benefit is this?
17Thus even faith, if it does not have works, is dead, in and of itself.
18Now someone may say: “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works! But I will show you my faith by means of works.
19You believe that there is one God. You do well. But the demons also believe, and they tremble greatly.
20So then, are you willing to understand, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?
21Was not our father Abraham justified by means of works, by offering his son Isaac upon the altar?
22Do you see that faith was cooperating with his works, and that by means of works faith was brought to fulfillment?
23And so the Scripture was fulfilled which says: “Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.” And so he was called the friend of God.
24Do you see that a man is justified by means of works, and not by faith alone?
Some verses are not read.
26For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Read in the CPDV: The whole of James 2

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

Read in the CPDV: Psalm 112 (111 in the Vulgate)

Alleluia John 15:15b

Read in the CPDV: John 15

Gospel Mark 8:34—9:1

34And calling together the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone chooses to follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35For whoever will have chosen to save his life, will lose it. But whoever will have lost his life, for my sake and for the Gospel, shall save it.
36For how does it benefit a man, if he gains the whole world, and yet causes harm to his soul?
37Or, what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
38For whoever has been ashamed of me and of my words, among this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also will be ashamed of him, when he will arrive in the glory of his Father, with the holy Angels.”
39And he said to them, “Amen I say to you, that there are some among those standing here who shall not taste death until they see the kingdom of God arriving in power.”

Catholic Public Domain Version · in the CPDV this is Mark 8:34–39

Read in the CPDV: The whole of Mark 8

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. Flavian of Constantinople

Bishop and Martyr · Remembered on February 18

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