Gospel for Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Tuesday of the twenty-fifth week of Ordinary Time

Gospel for Tuesday, September 22, 2026

A reading from the Holy Gospel, Luke 8:19-21

Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. ²⁰And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. ²¹And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

First reading Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13

¹The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. ²Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. ³To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. ⁴An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. ⁵The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. ⁶The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. ¹⁰The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. ¹¹When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. ¹²The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. ¹³Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

Responsorial psalm Psalm 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44

Scripture quotations: King James Version (KJV), public domain. Mass readings: Roman Lectionary references.