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Tuesday, June 1, 2027

Saint Justin, Martyr

The liturgical day

Saint Justin, Martyr

Memorial
Ordinary Time
Liturgical color: Red

The Mass readings

First reading: Tobit 2:9-14
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 112:1-2, 7-8, 9
Gospel: Mark 12:13-17

Read today's Mass readings on the USCCB site

The readings open on the USCCB website. They follow the Lectionary for Mass approved for the United States, a different translation from the Douay-Rheims we use on this site. Desert Road Catholic is not affiliated with the USCCB.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 112:1-2, 7-8, 9

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 111:1-2, 7-9 (Psalm 112 at Mass)

¹Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments. ²His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.

⁷The just shall be in everlasting remembrance: he shall not fear the evil hearing. His heart is ready to hope in the Lord: ⁸His heart is strengthened, he shall not be moved until he look over his enemies. ⁹He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory.

Gospel: Mark 12:13-17

Douay-Rheims: Mark 12:13-17

¹³And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians; that they should catch him in his words. ¹⁴Who coming, say to him: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and carest not for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar; or shall we not give it? ¹⁵Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me? bring me a penny that I may see it. ¹⁶And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar’s. ¹⁷And Jesus answering, said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.

The same passages in the Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), the translation we use on this site. The words read at Mass come from the Lectionary for Mass and differ. Where a reading begins or ends partway through a verse, the whole verse is shown. For the official text, open the readings on the USCCB site.

June 2027

June 2027
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1, Saint Justin, Martyr, liturgical color red, this page	2, Wednesday of the ninth week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	3, Saints Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs, liturgical color red	4, The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, liturgical color white, Solemnity	5, The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, liturgical color white
6, Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	7, Monday of the tenth week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	8, Tuesday of the tenth week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	9, Wednesday of the tenth week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	10, Thursday of the tenth week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	11, Saint Barnabas, Apostle, liturgical color red	12, Saturday of the tenth week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green
13, Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	14, Monday of the eleventh week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	15, Tuesday of the eleventh week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	16, Wednesday of the eleventh week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	17, Thursday of the eleventh week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	18, Friday of the eleventh week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	19, Saturday of the eleventh week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green
20, Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	21, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious, liturgical color white	22, Tuesday of the twelfth week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	23, Wednesday of the twelfth week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	24, The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, liturgical color white, Solemnity	25, Friday of the twelfth week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	26, Saturday of the twelfth week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green
27, Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	28, Saint Irenaeus, Bishop, Martyr and Doctor of the Church, liturgical color red	29, Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, liturgical color red, Solemnity	30, Wednesday of the thirteenth week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green

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The dot shows the liturgical color of the day. Fridays outside Lent carry no marker.

Saint of the day

Saint Justin, MartyrMemorial. Died in 165.

A word for the day

For verily it is not deep words that make a man holy and upright; it is a good life which maketh a man dear to God.

Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Book 1, chapter 1. Translated by William Benham. Read it on Project Gutenberg.

The Rosary today

The Sorrowful Mysteries, prayed on Tuesday and Friday.

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