5 June 2026 (Friday) | Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr on Friday of week 9 in Ordinary Time | Memorial of Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr | Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr Obligatory Memorial

5 June 2026 (Friday)

Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr on Friday of week 9 in Ordinary Time.

Memorial of Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr.
Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr Obligatory Memorial.

Readings from the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church:

First Reading: 2 Timothy 3: 10-17
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 118(119):157,160‐161,165‐166,168
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia: John 14: 23
Gospel: Mark 12: 35-37
Liturgical year 2026 (Cycle A/II)
Liturgical color: Red.

First Reading : 2 Timothy 3:10‐17

(Reader) A reading from the second Letter of Paul to Timothy.

You know what I have taught, how I have lived, what I have aimed at; you know my faith, my patience and my love; my constancy and the persecutions and hardships that came to me in places like Antioch, Iconium and Lystra – all the persecutions I have endured; and the Lord has rescued me from every one of them. You are well aware, then, that anybody who tries to live in devotion to Christ is certain to be attacked; while these wicked impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and deceived themselves.
  You must keep to what you have been taught and know to be true; remember who your teachers were, and how, ever since you were a child, you have known the holy scriptures – from these you can learn the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and can profitably be used for teaching, for refuting error, for guiding people’s lives and teaching them to be holy. This is how the man who is dedicated to God becomes fully equipped and ready for any good work.

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

Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 118(119):157,160‐161,165‐166,168

The lovers of your law have great peace.
Though my foes and oppressors are countless
  I have not swerved from your will.
Your word is founded on truth,
  your decrees are eternal.
The lovers of your law have great peace.
Though princes oppress me without cause
  I stand in awe of your word.
The lovers of your law have great peace;
  they never stumble.
The lovers of your law have great peace.
I await your saving help, O Lord,
  I fulfil your commands.
I obey your precepts and your will;
  all that I do is before you.
The lovers of your law have great peace.

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia: John 14: 23
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
23 Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we will come to him.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
In the Catholic faith, God is viewed not just as loving, but as Love itself. This unconditional, self-sacrificial love is most famously demonstrated in the Bible. Catholics understand this love through the Sacraments, the Mass, and scripture, relying on Jesus’ life and the guidance of the Church to experience and share it.

Gospel : Mark 12:35‐37

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

At that time while teaching in the Temple, Jesus said, ‘How can the scribes maintain that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, moved by the Holy Spirit, said:
The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit at my right hand
and I will put your enemies
under your feet.
David himself calls him Lord, in what way then can he be his son?’ And the great majority of the people heard this with delight.

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

For our reflection today:

The words of the Popes.

It is painful to recall that in this very moment, there are many Christians in various parts of the world who are suffering from persecution, and we must hope and pray that their trials will soon end. They are many: today’s martyrs outnumber the martyrs of the first centuries. Let us express our closeness to these brothers and sisters. We are a single body and these Christians are the bleeding limbs of the body of Christ who is the Church. If God grants us the grace to be more like the Crucified Christ and joined to his Passion, then exclusion and persecution are the manifestation of new life. This life is the same as the life of Christ who was “despised and rejected” for us men and women and for our salvation” (cf. Is 53:3; Acts 8:30-35). Welcoming his Spirit can lead us to have so much love in our heart as to offer our life for the world without making compromises with its deceit and accepting its rejection.

Compromises with the world are dangerous: Christians are always tempted to make compromises with the world, with the spirit of the world. This — rejecting compromises and journeying on the way of Jesus Christ — is the life of the Kingdom of Heaven, the greatest joy and true happiness. And, in persecutions there is always the presence of Jesus who accompanies us, the presence of Jesus who comforts us and the strength of the Holy Spirit that helps us to go forward. Let us not be discouraged when a life that is faithful to the Gospel draws persecution from people. There is the Holy Spirit who sustains us in this journey. (Pope Francis, General Audience, 29 April 2020)

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)