August 29 2025: Memorial of the Passion of St John the Baptist – Catholic Daily Mass Readings – Lectionary: 429/634
| Catholic Daily Mass Readings for August 29 2025, Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist | |
|---|---|
| 1st Reading | 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 |
| Responsorial Psalm | Psalms 97:1 AND 2B, 5-6, 10, 11-12 |
| Alleluia | Matthew 5:10 |
| Gospel | Mark 6:17-29 |
Catholic Daily Mass Readings for August 29 2024, Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist
1st Reading – 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
Brothers and sisters,
1 Therefore, concerning other things, we ask and beg you, in the Lord Jesus, that, just as you have received from us the way in which you ought to walk and to please God, so also may you walk, in order that you may abound all the more.
2 For you know what precepts I have given to you through the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from fornication,
4 that each one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor,
5 not in passions of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God,
6 and that no one should overwhelm or circumvent his brother in business. For the Lord is the vindicator of all these things, just as we have preached and testified to you.
7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to sanctification.
8 And so, whoever despises these teachings, does not despise man, but God, who has even provided his Holy Spirit within us.
Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 97:1 AND 2B, 5-6, 10, 11-12
R. (12a) Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
1 The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice; let the many isles be glad.
2B Justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the LORD of all the earth.
6 The heavens proclaim his justice, and all peoples see his glory.
R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
10 The LORD loves those who hate evil; he guards the lives of his faithful ones; from the hand of the wicked he delivers them.
R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
11 Light dawns for the just; and gladness, for the upright of heart.
12 Be glad in the LORD, you just, and give thanks to his holy name.
R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
Alleluia – Matthew 5:10
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel – Mark 6:17-29
17 Herod was the one who had John the Baptist arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married.
18 John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
19 Herodias harbored a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so.
20 Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.
21 She had an opportunity one day when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his courtiers, his military officers, and the leading men of Galilee.
22 Herodias’ own daughter came in and performed a dance that delighted Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you.”
23 He even swore many things to her, “I will grant you whatever you ask of me, even to half of my kingdom.”
24 She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” She replied, “The head of John the Baptist.”
25 The girl hurried back to the king’s presence and made her request, “I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
26 The king was deeply distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests
he did not wish to break his word to her.
27 So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison.
28 He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl. The girl, in turn, gave it to her mother.
29 When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
Catholic Daily Homily – August 29 2025, Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist
August 29 2025 – Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist Homily Theme: Give Me on a Platter the Head of John the Baptist – Matthew 14:1-12, Mark 6:14-29, Luke 9:7-9
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