Mass Readings

Friday, June 5, 2026

Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr

Memorial · Ordinary Time · Cycle A · Year II · Red

Reading I

Acts 26:19-23

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not incredulous to the heavenly vision.

But to them first that are at Damascus and at Jerusalem, and unto all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles did I preach, that they should do penance and turn to God, doing works worthy of penance.

For this cause, the Jews, when I was in the temple, having apprehended me, went about to kill me.

But being aided by the help of God, I stand unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other thing than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come to pass:

That Christ should suffer and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead and should shew light to the people and to the Gentiles.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 117:1bc, 2

O Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever.

Gospel

John 10:11-16

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.

But the hireling and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf casteth and scattereth the sheep,

And the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling: and he hath no care for the sheep.

I am the good shepherd: and I know mine, and mine know me.

As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep.

And other sheep I have that are not of this fold: them also I must bring. And they shall hear my voice: And there shall be one fold and one shepherd.

About These Readings

Scripture text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision, 1899), which is in the public domain. The Mass readings appointed for today follow the Lectionary for Mass approved for the dioceses of the United States.

Psalm verses follow the Vulgate numbering in the Douay-Rheims, which may differ by one chapter and a few verses from the Hebrew numbering used by the modern Lectionary. The substance of each Psalm is the same.

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