Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, June 2 2026

Tuesday of the Ninth week in Ordinary Time

second Letter of Peter

Beloved: Wait for and hasten the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved in flames and the elements melted by fire.
But according to his promise we await new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Therefore, beloved, since you await these things, be eager to be found without spot or blemish before him, at peace.
And consider the patience of our Lord as salvation, as our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, also wrote to you,
Therefore, beloved, since you are forewarned, be on your guard not to be led into the error of the unprincipled and to fall from your own stability.
But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory now and to the day of eternity. (Amen.)

Psalms

Before the mountains were begotten
And the earth and the world were brought forth,
From everlasting to everlasting you are God.
You turn man back to dust,
Saying, "Return, O children of men."
For a thousand years in your sight
are as yesterday, now that it is past,
or as a watch of the night.
Seventy is the sum of our years,
Or eighty, if we are strong,
And most of them are fruitless toil,
For they pass quickly and we drift away.
Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,
that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
Let your work be seen by your servants
And your glory by their children.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

Some Pharisees and Herodians were sent to Jesus to ensnare him in his speech.
They came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you are not concerned with anyone's opinion. You do not regard a person's status but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?"
Knowing their hypocrisy he said to them, "Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius to look at."
They brought one to him and he said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" They replied to him, "Caesar's."
So Jesus said to them, "Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." They were utterly amazed at him.

Sts. Peter & Marcellinus(Martyrs († c. 304))

SAINTS MARCELLINUS, PETER Martyrs ( c. 304) Amidst Diocletian's savage persecution, Pope Damasus was informed about Marcellinus' and Peter's martyrdom. He was told by their executioner, who beheaded them. Marcellinus and Peter received the beatific vision and joined the Church Triumphant in Heaven.The saints are happy in heaven because they followed Christ.They rejoice with him for ever because they shed their blood for love of him.(Entrance antiphon)

Sts. Pothinus Sanctus Attalus Blandina & Others(Martyrs († 177))

SAINTS POTHINUS, Bishop, SANCTUS, ATTALUS, BLANDINA, and the Martyrs of Lyons ( 177) After the miraculous victory obtained through the prayers of Christians under Marcus Aurelius in 174, the Church enjoyed a kind of peace, which was often disturbed by popular commotions or the superstitious fury of certain governors. A violent persecution was raised in Vienne and Lyons three years after the aforesaid victory, with St. Pothinus being bishop of Lyons and St. Irenæus, who had been sent there by St. Polycarp out of Asia, being a priest. Many Christians were brought before the Roman governor. Among them was a slave, Blandina, and her mistress, also a Christian. They were tormented a whole day, but bore everything with unshakeable fortitude. At last, the executioners confessed themselves outdone and martyred the women. Red-hot plates were held to the sides of Sanctus, a deacon of Vienne, until his body became one great sore, and he looked no longer like a man. The narrator Alban Butler writes his version of Sanctus' triumph: "In the midst of his tortures, he was bedewed and strengthened by the stream of heavenly water which flows from the side of Christ." Many confessors were imprisoned, along with those who had been terrified into apostasy. The pagans marked the joyfulness and courage of Christian martyrs and also the misery of apostates. The faithful confessors brought back many who had fallen away, and the Church rejoiced when she saw her children live again in Christ. Some Christians died in prison and the rest were executed. St. Blandina was martyred last of all. She was executed after encouraging her younger brother, whom she saw martyred.

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