Ferial Day in Ordinary Time

    That year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah,
in the fourth year, in the fifth month,
the prophet Hananiah, son of Azzur, from Gibeon,
said to me in the house of the Lord,
in the presence of the priests and all the people:
    “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon!
    In two years, to the day,
I will bring back to this place
all the vessels of the house of the Lord
that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, took away
to take to Babylon.
    I will bring back here Jeconiah, son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah,
with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon
—oracle of the Lord—,
for I am going to break the yoke of the king of Babylon!”
    The prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah
in the presence of the priests and all the people,
who were standing in the house of the Lord.
    He said to him:
“Amen! May the Lord do so,
may the Lord fulfill your prophecy:
may he bring back from Babylon
the vessels of the house of the Lord and all the exiles.
    However, listen well to this word
that I am about to speak to you,
to you and to all the people:
    The prophets who have preceded us, you and me,
for a long time,
have prophesied against many countries and great kingdoms
war, disaster, and plague.
    The prophet who announces peace
is only recognized as a true prophet sent by the Lord
if his word comes to pass.”
    Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke
that the prophet Jeremiah had put on his neck,
and he broke it.
    And Hananiah declared in the presence of all the people:
“Thus says the Lord:
In the same way, in two years, to the day,
I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon,
to deliver all these nations.”
Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

    The word of the Lord was addressed to Jeremiah
after the prophet Hananiah
had broken the yoke that was on his neck.
    “Go say to Hananiah:
Thus says the Lord:
You have broken a wooden yoke,
but in its place you will make an iron yoke.
    For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
it is an iron yoke
that I put on the neck of all these nations,
so that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
And they will serve him.
I have even given him the wild animals.”
    Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah:
“Listen well, Hananiah: the Lord did not send you,
and you reassure this people with a lie.
    Therefore, thus says the Lord:
I am removing you from the face of the earth;
you will die this year,
for it is rebellion that you have preached against the Lord.”
    The prophet Hananiah died that same year,
in the seventh month.

            – The word of the Lord.

Turn me away from the path of falsehood;
grant me the favor of your law.
Do not take the word of truth from my mouth,
for I hope in your judgments.

Let those who fear you turn to me,
those who know your commands.
May I have an upright heart by your commandments:
then I will not be put to shame.

The wicked plot my downfall:
as for me, I ponder your commands.
I do not want to stray from your judgments,
for it is you who teach me.

2026 - Year A

Jesus had fed the crowd in the wilderness.
    Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat
and go ahead of him to the other shore,
while he dismissed the crowds.
    When he had dismissed them,
he went up the mountain by himself to pray.
When evening came, he was there, alone.
    The boat was already a good distance from land,
it was being battered by the waves,
because the wind was against them.

    Toward the end of the night, Jesus came toward them
walking on the sea.
    When they saw him walking on the sea,
the disciples were shaken.
They said:
“It’s a ghost.”
Filled with fear, they began to cry out.
    But immediately Jesus spoke to them:
“Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid!”
    Peter then spoke:
“Lord, if it is really you,
command me to come to you on the water.”
    Jesus said to him:
“Come!”
Peter got out of the boat
and walked on the water to go toward Jesus.
    But, seeing the strength of the wind, he was afraid
and as he began to sink, he cried out:
“Lord, save me!”
    Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, caught him
and said to him:
“You of little faith,
why did you doubt?”
    And when they got into the boat,
the wind died down.
    Then those in the boat
bowed down before him, and said to him:
“Truly, you are the Son of God!”

    After crossing over, they arrived at Gennesaret.
    The people of that place recognized Jesus;
they sent word throughout the region,
and they brought to him all who were sick.
    They begged him to allow them just
to touch the fringe of his cloak,
and all who touched it were healed.

            – Let us acclaim the Word of God.

[or for Year B and C, see below]

Year B -  and C

At that time,
    when Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist,
he withdrew by boat
to a deserted place, apart.
The crowds heard about it
and, leaving their towns, they followed on foot.
    When he disembarked, he saw a large crowd;
he was moved with compassion for them and healed their sick.

    When evening came,
the disciples came to him and said:
“The place is deserted and the hour is already late.
Send the crowd away:
let them go into the villages to buy food for themselves!”
    But Jesus said to them:
“They do not need to go away.
Give them something to eat yourselves.”
    They said to him:
“We have only five loaves and two fish here.”
    Jesus said:
“Bring them here to me.”
    Then, ordering the crowd to sit down on the grass,
he took the five loaves and the two fish,
and, raising his eyes to heaven,
he pronounced the blessing;
he broke the loaves,
gave them to the disciples,
and the disciples gave them to the crowd.
    They all ate and were satisfied.
They collected the pieces that were left over:
it filled twelve baskets.
    Those who had eaten were about five thousand men,
not counting the women and children.

            – Let us acclaim the Word of God.