Daily readings

22 October 2026

Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time (Opt. Mem. St. John Paul II)

First reading

Ephesians 3:14–21

Paul kneels before the Father and prays that we may know the breadth, length, height and depth of Christ’s love.

Responsorial psalm

Gospel

Jesus has come to set the earth on fire.

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