6 June 2026 (Saturday)
Saturday of week 9 in Ordinary Time or Saint Norbert, Bishop or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Saturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time.
Ordinary Weekday/ Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary/ Saint Norbert, Bishop, Religious Founder.
Readings from the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church:
First Reading: 2 Timothy 4: 1-8
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 71:8-9, 14-15ab, 16-17, 22 ℟. 15ab
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia: Matthew 5: 3
Gospel: Mark 12: 38-44
Liturgical year 2026 (Cycle A/II)
Liturgical color: Green.
First Reading : 2 Timothy 4:1‐8
(Reader) A reading from the second Letter of Paul to Timothy.
Before God and before Christ Jesus who is to be judge of the living and the dead, I put this duty to you, in the name of his Appearing and of his kingdom: proclaim the message and, welcome or unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, call to obedience – but do all with patience and with the intention of teaching. The time is sure to come when, far from being content with sound teaching, people will be avid for the latest novelty and collect themselves a whole series of teachers according to their own tastes; and then, instead of listening to the truth, they will turn to myths. Be careful always to choose the right course; be brave under trials; make the preaching of the Good News your life’s work, in thoroughgoing service.
As for me, my life is already being poured away as a libation, and the time has come for me to be gone. I have fought the good fight to the end; I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith; all there is to come now is the crown of righteousness reserved for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that Day; and not only to me but to all those who have longed for his Appearing.
(Reader) The Word of the Lord.
(All) Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 71:8-9, 14-15ab, 16-17, 22 ℟. 15ab
My lips will tell of your justice, O Lord.
My lips are filled with your praise,
with your glory all the day long.
Do not reject me now that I am old;
when my strength fails do not forsake me.
My lips will tell of your justice, O Lord.
But as for me, I will always hope
and praise you more and more.
My lips will tell of your justice
and day by day of your help
(though I can never tell it all).
My lips will tell of your justice, O Lord.
I will declare the Lord’s mighty deeds
proclaiming your justice, yours alone.
O God, you have taught me from my youth
and I proclaim your wonders still.
My lips will tell of your justice, O Lord.
So I will give you thanks on the lyre
for your faithful love, my God.
To you will I sing with the harp,
to you, the Holy One of Israel.
My lips will tell of your justice, O Lord.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia: Matthew 5: 3
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
In Catholic theology, the Kingdom of God is the active presence and reign of God’s love, justice, and truth on earth. The term "Blessed" (or Beatitude) refers to those who embody this kingdom's values. Catholics believe the kingdom exists now through grace but will reach its fullness in eternal life.
Gospel : Mark 12:38‐44
(Reader) A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark.
(All) Glory to you, O Lord.
In his teaching Jesus said, ‘Beware of the scribes who like to walk about in long robes, to be greeted obsequiously in the market squares, to take the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets; these are the men who swallow the property of widows, while making a show of lengthy prayers. The more severe will be the sentence they receive.’
He sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the treasury, and many of the rich put in a great deal. A poor widow came and put in two small coins, the equivalent of a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, ‘I tell you solemnly, this poor widow has put more in than all who have contributed to the treasury; for they have all put in money they had over, but she from the little she had has put in everything she possessed, all she had to live on.’
(Reader) The Gospel of the Lord.
(All) Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
For our reflection today:
The words of the Popes.
The scene is set in the temple of Jerusalem, precisely in the place where people are tossing coins as offerings. There are many rich people putting in large sums, and there is a poor woman, a widow, who contributes only two bits, two small coins. Jesus observes the woman carefully and calls the disciples’ attention to the sharp contrast of the scene. The wealthy contributed with great ostentation what for them was superfluous, while the widow, Jesus says, “put in everything she had, her whole living” (v. 44). For this reason, Jesus says, she gave the most of all. Because of her extreme poverty, she could have offered a single coin to the temple and kept the other for herself. But she did not want to give just half to God; she divested herself of everything. In her poverty she understood that in having God, she had everything; she felt completely loved by him and in turn loved him completely. What a beautiful example this little old woman offers us! Today Jesus also tells us that the benchmark is not quantity but fullness. There is a difference between quantity and fullness. You can have a lot of money and still be empty. There is no fullness in your heart. This week, think about the difference there is between quantity and fullness. It is not a matter of the wallet, but of the heart. (Pope Francis, Angelus, 8 November 2015)
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)
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