Catholic Mass Readings and Reflection June 05, 2026
Friday – 9th Week in Ordinary Time
05th June 2026 (Friday)
Psalter: Week 1
Readings of the Day
First Reading: 2 Timothy 3:10-17
Beloved: You have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra-which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Psalm 119:157, 160, 161, 165, 166, 168
R/. The lovers of your law have great peace, Lord
Gospel Acclamation
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, says the Lord; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him.
R/. Alleluia
Gospel: Mark 12:35-37
At that time: As Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, “The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet. David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?” And the great throng heard him gladly.
Daily Gospel Reflection
Friday – 9th Week in Ordinary Time
Main Point: The crowds were happy to call Jesus the son of David, a great man from a great line. But Jesus pushes them further. He is not only David’s son. He is David’s Lord.
1. It is easy to admire someone from a safe distance. We praise a great teacher, a kind leader, a wise man, and feel we have said enough. But admiration is not the same as surrender. In today’s Gospel, Jesus refuses to let the crowd stop at admiration.
2. He raises a puzzle as He teaches in the temple. The scribes say the Messiah is the son of David. True enough. But then Jesus quotes David himself, who calls the Messiah “my Lord.” So He asks, how can the Messiah be David’s son and David’s Lord at the same time?
3. It is not a trick. It is an opening. Jesus is gently breaking apart the small picture they have. They expected a national hero, a warrior king in David’s line. But the Messiah standing before them is far greater than that. He is not just David’s descendant. He is David’s God.
4. This is the question that still hangs in the air for us. Who do we really think Jesus is? Many of us are comfortable calling Him a good teacher, a wise man, a fine example. But that is keeping Him at arm’s length. It costs us nothing.
5. The crowd, we are told, heard Him gladly. They enjoyed the teaching. But enjoying Jesus is not the same as bowing to Him. We can sit in church, nod at the readings, even feel moved, and still never let Him be Lord of our actual lives.
6. That is the quiet danger. A Jesus who is only a good man can be praised and then ignored. But a Jesus who is Lord must be obeyed. The moment we call Him Lord, He has a claim on our money, our habits, our grudges, and our plans.
7. Paul tells Timothy in the first reading that everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ will be persecuted. Why? Because a Christ who is only admired offends no one, but a Christ who is obeyed will always clash with a world that wants to stay in charge of itself.
8. Paul then gives Timothy his anchor. “All Scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching.” When the world pushes back, Timothy is told to hold fast to the word he has known since childhood. The Lord we obey has not left us guessing. He speaks to us still.
9. Saint Boniface knew this Jesus as Lord, not merely as teacher. He travelled into hostile lands, and famously felled a great oak that the people worshipped, to show that Christ alone is Lord. He was killed with the Gospel book raised over his head as a shield. He died obeying, not just admiring.
My Practice: Today, ask yourself the question Jesus is really pressing. Is He just a good man you respect, or is He the Lord you obey? Pick the one area of your life where you have kept Him at a polite distance, your money, your temper, your private sins, and hand Him the keys. Stop merely admiring Jesus. Start obeying Him, today.
