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Today in the Church

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time in the Ordinary Time season.

Liturgical day

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Current season

Ordinary Time

Rank

Sunday

Saint or feast

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Liturgical color

Green

Daily readings

References only. Read the full Mass readings at the official source.

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2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42 (97) Pss I

Liturgical information should be verified with your diocese or official calendar for local observances.

Suggested prayer

Begin in prayer

Offer the day to the Lord and ask for grace to live faithfully.

Suggested devotion

Pray with the Church

Open the official readings and keep one phrase with you today.

Seasonal practice

Grow in virtue

Practice one concrete act of humility, patience, or charity.

Fasting and abstinence

Verify local observances

Fasting, abstinence, and obligation details can vary by date, country, and local calendar.

Upcoming holy days

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Aug 15

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Holy Day

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, observed in the liturgical calendar for the United States.

When this solemnity falls on a Saturday or Monday, the obligation is abrogated in the United States.

Based on the USCCB Liturgical Calendar PDFs for the Dioceses of the United States of America. Verify local observances with your diocese.

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Nov 1

All Saints

Holy Day

All Saints, observed in the liturgical calendar for the United States.

Verify obligation status with your diocese.

Based on the USCCB Liturgical Calendar PDFs for the Dioceses of the United States of America. Verify local observances with your diocese.

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Dec 25

The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)

Holy Day

The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas), observed in the liturgical calendar for the United States.

Christmas is a holy day of obligation in the United States.

Based on the USCCB Liturgical Calendar PDFs for the Dioceses of the United States of America. Verify local observances with your diocese.

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Dec 29

Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord

Holy Day

Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord in the Christmas season.

Christmas is a holy day of obligation in the United States.

Based on the USCCB Liturgical Calendar PDFs for the Dioceses of the United States of America. Verify local observances with your diocese.

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Family prayer idea

Pray with today's observance

Name one grace from today's liturgical day and ask the Lord to help your home receive it.

Works of mercy

Choose one work of mercy

Let today's prayer become one concrete act of charity.

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