The daily Scripture readings during Ordinary Time provide Christians with the opportunity to get acquainted with the Bible. The word "ordinary" comes from "ordinal," as in "ordinal numbers," since ...

More than twenty percent (21%) of U.S. adults use apps or websites to help them read Scripture, according to Pew Research Center. Nearly ten percent (9%) of adults use these apps or websites daily ...

The Gospel readings on weekdays are the same in both cycles; it is the first reading that changes. As a result, Mark’s Gospel is always read on weekdays at the beginning of Ordinary Time.

The daily Scripture readings are readily available on the USCCB website, in apps such as iBreviary and, if you are lazy like me, ask Alexa to “Play Catholic Daily.” ...

Law over daily Bible readings in public schools was settled in the 1963 landmark Supreme Court case Abington School District vs. Schempp, which declared school-sponsored Bible readings and prayer ...