Lectio Div Catholic Gospel

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke “My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.” In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the well-known parable of the prodigal son, explaining to the scribes and Pharisees how tax collectors and sinners were comi...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus said to them, “Therefore, I say to you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.” In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the chief priests and the elders of the people a parable about a landowner who planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, and leased it to tenants. When the landowner sen...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke Thus says the LORD: More tortuous than all else is the human heart, beyond remedy; who can understand it? I, the LORD, alone probe the mind and test the heart, To reward everyone according to his ways, according to the merit of his deeds. In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable about a rich man who ignored the needs of a poor man named Lazarus, who...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus said, “Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” As Jesus goes toward Jerusalem with the Twelve disciples, he tells them that he will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, condemned to death, mocked, scourged, and crucified, and then raised on the third day. Abo...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” These words from today’s Gospel follow Jesus’ denunciation of the scribes and Pharisees. Although not rejecting them altogether as he says do and observe what t...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” In today’s reading, Jesus speaks not to the scribes and Pharisees but to his disciples. He speaks privately to them about mercy, forgiveness, and generosity. He tells them to stop judging and stop condemning, which echoes the proscriptions of the Ten Commandments, such as “...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew While [Peter] was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and do not be af...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. In toda...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” In today’s Gospel according to Matthew, Jesus tells his disciples about the necessity...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus said to his disciples: “Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asked for a loaf of bread, or a snake when he asked for a fish? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.” Jesus relates to the disciples the need to pray...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.” In today’s Gospel, Jesus refers to the first reading from Jonah, who traveled throughout Nineveh, announcing that in forty days the city would be...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus said to his disciples: “If you forgive men their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.” In today’s Gospel reading from Matthew, Jesus follows his teaching on almsgiving by showing the disciples how to pray. The Our Father, the perfect praye...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus said to his disciples: “Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.” In today’s Gospe...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.” He said in reply, “It is written: One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.” In today’s Gospel, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the desert for the purpose of being tempted by the...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus said to them in reply, “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners.” In today’s Gospel, Jesus calls Levi, a tax collector, to follo...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.” Jesus responds to the disciples of John and t...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke Jesus said to his disciples: “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?” In today’s Gospel, Jesus presents hi...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus said to his disciples: “But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.” In today’s Gospel reading for Ash Wednesday, Jesus tells his disciples three key things that are vital for Lent: give alms, pray, and fast. In giving alms, he says, give sec...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” After hearing Jesus tell them that “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, the disciples discuss who is the greatest among them as they begin a journey through Galilee. Jesus’ response...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark Jesus, on seeing a crowd rapidly gathering, rebuked the unclean spirit and said to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you: come out of him and never enter him again!” Today’s Gospel follows immediately after the Transfiguration and takes place as Jesus came down from the mountain with Peter, James, John. A man brings his possessed son to Jesus’ di...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus said to his disciples: “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.” In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus continues to speak to the disciples about the Old Testament...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; then from the cloud came a voice, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” In today’s Gospel, Mark relates the story of the Transfiguration of Jesus as he is present with Peter, James, and John. During the Transfiguration, Jesus’ clothes become dazzling white and then Elijah and Moses appear to Jesus, c...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark Jesus summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the Gospel will save it.” Speaking to the disciples as well as to the crowds, Jesus addresses all who...

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and rise after three days. He spoke this openly. Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan....

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark Putting spittle on his eyes Jesus laid his hands on the man and asked, “Do you see anything?” Looking up the man replied, “I see people looking like trees and walking.” The people in Bethsaida bring to Jesus a blind man and beg Jesus to touch him. Jesus leads him outside the village to cure him. At first, the man sees only indistinctly. Then Jesus l...