Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, June 1 2026

Monday of the Ninth week in Ordinary Time

second Letter of Peter

may grace and peace be yours in abundance through knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
His divine power has bestowed on us everything that makes for life and devotion, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and power.
Through these, he has bestowed on us the precious and very great promises, so that through them you may come to share in the divinenature, after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, virtue with knowledge,
knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with devotion,
devotion with mutual affection, mutual affection with love.

Psalms

You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
Say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
Because he clings to me, I will deliver him;
I will set him on high because he acknowledges my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in distress.  
I will deliver him and glorify him;
With length of days I will gratify him
And will show him my salvation.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

Jesus began to speak to the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and left on a journey.
At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants to obtain from them some of the produce of the vineyard.
But they seized him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
Again he sent them another servant. And that one they beat over the head and treated shamefully.
He sent yet another whom they killed. So, too, many others; some they beat, others they killed.
He had one other to send, a beloved son. He sent him to them last of all, thinking, 'They will respect my son.'
But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
So they seized him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
What (then) will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come, put the tenants to death, and give the vineyard to others.
Have you not read this scripture passage: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes'?"
They were seeking to arrest him, but they feared the crowd, for they realized that he had addressed the parable to them. So they left him and went away.

St. Justin(Martyr († c. 165) - Memorial)

SAINT JUSTIN Martyr ( c. 165) St. Justin was born circa 103 AD to a pagan family in Neapolis, Samaria. He was well-educated and studied philosophy to learn the knowledge of God. Justin sought divine knowledge among contending schools, but always in vain, until at last God appeased his thirst. One day, Justin walked by the seashore meditating on the thought of God. An old man met him and questioned him on the subject of his doubts. After Justin confessed that the philosophers taught nothing certain about God, the old man told him about Jesus Christ and Sacred Scripture, and bade him seek light and understanding through prayer. By praying, reading Holy Scripture and witnessing the constancy of Christian martyrs, Justin was led from the darkness of ideology to the light of faith. In his zeal for the faith, he travelled to Greece, Egypt and Italy - gaining many to Christ. At Rome, Justin sealed his testimony with his blood. "Do you think," the prefect said to Justin, "that by dying you will enter Heaven and be rewarded by God?" "I do not think," the Saint answered, "I know."

St. Pamphilus(Priest & Martyr († 308))

SAINT PAMPHILUS Priest and Martyr ( 308) St. Pamphilus came from a wealthy family Berytus, modern-day Lebanon. The city was a prosperous Roman colony renown for its education system. Pamphilus excelled at the sciences and was immediately employed by the magistracy after graduating. After encountering Christ, Pamphilus relished no other study than that of salvation. Hence, he aside his privileges to study Holy Scripture. Although he was a magistrate and a master of sciences, he became the scholar of Pierius, Origen's successor, at the great catechetical school of Alexandria. Pamphilus established residency in Cæsarea, Palestine. At his private expense, he collected a great library and gifted it to the Church. He also established a public school of sacred literature. The Church is further indebted to him for a correct edition of the Holy Bible, which he transcribed with infinite care. Nothing was more remarkable than Pamphilus' humility. Toward his slaves and domestics, he behaved like a brother or a tender father. He led an austere life, sequestered from the world and its company, and was indefatigable in labor. Eventually, he dissolved his estate and distributed it among the poor. Pamphilus' humility and virtues made him accept martyrdom. In the year 307, Urbanus, the governor of Palestine, arrested and tortured Pamphilus. The iron hooks tearing Pamphilus' sides did not shake his faith, which puzzled the judge. Afterward, Pamphilus was imprisoned for two years. Urbanus was then beheaded by an order of Emperor Maximinus and replaced by Firmilian. After several persecutions, Firmilian summoned Pamphilus and sentenced him to death. Pamphilus' flesh was torn off to the very bone, and his bowels were exposed to view. The torments were continued without interruption, but Pamphilus never once cried out. His martyrdom finished with immolation over a slow fire. He now reigns forever with Jesus Christ, the Son of God and King of Kings.

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