Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Readings)

Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Readings)

July 26, 2026 9:00 am  · Jesus Christ

Gospel, Readings, Ordinary Time

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Sirach 44:1, 10-15 Psalm 132:11, 13-14, 17-18 Matthew 13:16-17

Reading 1
Sirach 44:1, 10-15
Now will I praise those godly men,
our ancestors, each in his own time:
These were godly men
whose virtues have not been forgotten;
Their wealth remains in their families,
their heritage with their descendants;
Through God's covenant with them their family endures,
their posterity for their sake.

And for all time their progeny will endure,
their glory will never be blotted out;
Their bodies are peacefully laid away,
but their name lives on and on.
At gatherings their wisdom is retold,
and the assembly proclaims their praise.

Gospel
Matthew 13:16-17
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Blessed are your eyes, because they see,
and your ears, because they hear.
Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people
longed to see what you see but did not see it,
and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."