Catholic Daily Readings

Daily Mass Readings For Saturday, July 19, 2025

Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading I: Exodus 12:37-42

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 136:1 and 23-24, 10-12, 13-15

Alleluia: 2 Corinthians 5:19

Gospel: Matthew 12:14-21

Liturgical vestments: Green

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Saturday, July 19, 2025: Readings & Responsorial Psalm & Gospel

Each day, the Mass readings invite us into a deeper encounter with God. Through Scripture, we hear His voice speaking to our hearts, guiding us, comforting us, and calling us to a life of holiness. The Word of God is not just a story from the past; it is alive, relevant, and transformative.

Every reading is an opportunity for grace. Some days, the words challenge us to grow; other days, they console us in our struggles. But always, they nourish our souls, strengthening our faith and drawing us closer to Christ.

Let us open our hearts to the Word of God daily. May we not just hear it but live it, allowing it to shape our actions and deepen our love for Him. Lord, speak to us today, and help us to follow You more faithfully. Amen.

Reading I

Exodus 12:37-42

The children of Israel set out from Rameses for Succoth,
about six hundred thousand men on foot,
not counting the little ones.
A crowd of mixed ancestry also went up with them,
besides their livestock, very numerous flocks and herds.
Since the dough they had brought out of Egypt was not leavened,
they baked it into unleavened loaves.
They had rushed out of Egypt and had no opportunity
even to prepare food for the journey.

The time the children of Israel had stayed in Egypt
was four hundred and thirty years.
At the end of four hundred and thirty years,
all the hosts of the LORD left the land of Egypt on this very date.
This was a night of vigil for the LORD,
as he led them out of the land of Egypt;
so on this same night
all the children of Israel must keep a vigil for the LORD
throughout their generations.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 136:1 and 23-24, 10-12, 13-15

R.   His mercy endures forever.
or:
R.   Alleluia.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
   for his mercy endures forever;
Who remembered us in our abjection,
   for his mercy endures forever;
And freed us from our foes,
   for his mercy endures forever.
R.   His mercy endures forever.
or:
R.   Alleluia.
Who smote the Egyptians in their first-born,
   for his mercy endures forever;
And brought out Israel from their midst,
   for his mercy endures forever;
With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm,
   for his mercy endures forever.
R.   His mercy endures forever.
or:
R.   Alleluia.
Who split the Red Sea in twain,
   for his mercy endures forever;
And led Israel through its midst,
   for his mercy endures forever;
But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,
   for his mercy endures forever.
R.   His mercy endures forever.
or:
R.   Alleluia.

Alleluia

2 Corinthians 5:19

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ,
and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Matthew 12:14-21

The Pharisees went out and took counsel against Jesus
to put him to death.

When Jesus realized this, he withdrew from that place.
Many people followed him, and he cured them all,
but he warned them not to make him known.
This was to fulfill what had been spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

   Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,
       my beloved in whom I delight;
   I shall place my Spirit upon him,
       and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
   He will not contend or cry out,
       nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
   A bruised reed he will not break,
       a smoldering wick he will not quench,
   until he brings justice to victory.
       And in his name the Gentiles will hope.

Reflection

“Men are hopeless creatures, and the less they concentrate on their own sins, the more interested they become in the sins of others. Unable to excuse themselves, they are ready to accuse others.” (Saint Augustine)

“Jesus, true God and true man, ‘stripped’ himself, emptied himself, assumed the likeness of men in all things save sin, so as to behave as a servant totally dedicated to serving others.” (Benedict XVI)

“The Messiah's characteristics are revealed above all in the ‘Servant songs’ (Cf. Isa 42:1-9) These songs proclaim the meaning of Jesus' Passion and show how he will pour out the Holy Spirit to give life to the many: not as an outsider, but by embracing our ‘form as slave’ (Phil 2:7). Taking our death upon himself, he can communicate to us his own Spirit of life.” (Catechism Of The Catholic Church, Nº 713)

Saint of the Day

St. Symmachus, Pope

When he was elected Pope in 498, Symmachus faced numerous challenges, including threats from the Ostrogothic King Theodoric, and a schism led by the antipope Laurentius. He is known for his charitable work, including freeing slaves. St Symmachus is said to have built the first palace on the Vatican.