2 June 2026 (Tuesday) | Tuesday of week 9 in Ordinary Time or Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs | Ordinary Weekday | Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter, Martyrs | Tuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time

2 June 2026 (Tuesday)

Tuesday of week 9 in Ordinary Time or Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs.

Ordinary Weekday/ Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter, Martyrs.
Tuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time.

Readings from the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church:

First Reading: 2 Peter 3:11‐15,17‐18
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 90:2, 3-4, 10, 14 and 16 ℟. 1
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia: Ephesians 1: 17-18
Gospel: Mark 12: 13-17
Liturgical year 2026 (Cycle A/II)
Liturgical color: Green.

Psalm 90:2, 3-4, 10, 14 and 16 ℟. 1

First Reading : 2 Peter 3:11‐15,17‐18

(Reader) A reading from the second Letter of Saint Peter.

You should be living holy and saintly lives while you wait and long for the Day of God to come, when the sky will dissolve in flames and the elements melt in the heat. What we are waiting for is what he promised: the new heavens and new earth, the place where righteousness will be at home. So then, my friends, while you are waiting, do your best to live lives without spot or stain so that he will find you at peace. Think of our Lord’s patience as your opportunity to be saved. You have been warned about this, my friends; be careful not to get carried away by the errors of unprincipled people, from the firm ground that you are standing on. Instead, go on growing in the grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory, in time and in eternity. Amen.

(Reader) The Word of the Lord.
(All) Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 90:2, 3-4, 10, 14 and 16 ℟. 1

O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next.
Before the mountains were born
  or the earth or the world brought forth,
  you are God, without beginning or end.
O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next.
You turn men back to dust
  and say: ‘Go back, sons of men.’
To your eyes a thousand years
  are like yesterday, come and gone,
  no more than a watch in the night.
O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next.
Our span is seventy years,
  or eighty for those who are strong.
And most of these are emptiness and pain.
  They pass swiftly and we are gone.
O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next.
In the morning, fill us with your love;
  we shall exult and rejoice all our days.
Show forth your work to your servants;
  let your glory shine on their children.
O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next.

Alleluia: Ephesians 1: 17-18
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
17-18 May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our hearts, that we may know what is the hope that belongs to his call.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
44. Every tree can be told by its own fruit: people do not pick figs from thorns, nor gather grapes from brambles. 45. Good people draw what is good from the store of goodness in their hearts; bad people draw what is bad from the store of badness. For the words of the mouth flow out of what fills the heart (Luke 6:44-45).

Gospel : Mark 12:13‐17

(Reader) A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark.
(All) Glory to you, O Lord.

The chief priests and the scribes and the elders sent to Jesus some Pharisees and some Herodians to catch him out in what he said. These came and said to him, ‘Master, we know you are an honest man, that you are not afraid of anyone, because a man’s rank means nothing to you, and that you teach the way of God in all honesty. Is it permissible to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay, yes or no?’ Seeing through their hypocrisy he said to them, ‘Why do you set this trap for me? Hand me a denarius and let me see it.’ They handed him one and he said, ‘Whose head is this? Whose name?’ ‘Caesar’s’ they told him. Jesus said to them, ‘Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar – and to God what belongs to God.’ This reply took them completely by surprise.

(Reader) The Gospel of the Lord.
(All) Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

For our reflection today:

The words of the Popes.

From the question posed to him by the Pharisees, Jesus draws a more radical and vital question for each of us, a question we can ask ourselves: to whom do I belong? To family, to the city, to friends, to work, to politics, to the State? Yes, of course. But first and foremost — Jesus reminds us — you belong to God. This is the fundamental belonging. It is He who has given you all that you are and have. And therefore, day by day, we can and must live our life in recognition of this fundamental belonging and in heartfelt gratitude toward our Father, who creates each one of us individually, unrepeatable, but always according to the image of his beloved Son, Jesus. It is a wondrous mystery.

Christians are called to commit themselves concretely in the human and social spheres without comparing “God” and “Caesar”; comparing God and Caesar would be a fundamentalist approach. Christians are called to commit themselves concretely in earthly realities, but illuminating them with the light that comes from God. The primary entrustment to God and hope in him do not imply an escape from reality, but rather the diligent rendering to God that which belongs to him. This is why a believer looks to the future reality, that of God, so as to live earthly life to the fullest, and to meet its challenges with courage. (Pope Francis, Angelus, 22 October 2017)

Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Pelayan Atasan Tertinggi / Most High Servant,
Yesus, Maria, Yusuf Pelayanan Kasih / Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love 
(Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)

My vocation is Blessed and Saints.

"I am the most humble of all the Saints in Heaven" Mary, Mother of God."

"I am the handmaid of the Lord, said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me."

Mother Mary is the most humble Saint in Heaven and she is also the Mother of God for us all
(Luke 1:38)