{ "date": "2026-10-03", "lang": "en", "bible": "drc", "bible_name": "Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision (1749-1752)", "liturgical_day": { "date": "2026-10-03", "weekday": 6, "year": 2026, "liturgicalYear": "2025-26", "season": "ordinary", "seasonWeek": 26, "sundayCycle": "A", "weekdayCycle": "II", "color": "green", "isSunday": false, "inTriduum": false, "precedence": 13, "celebration": { "key": "ordinary_26_6", "rank": "weekday", "title": { "es": "Sábado de la 26.ª semana del Tiempo Ordinario", "en": "Saturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time", "it": "Sabato della XXVI settimana del Tempo Ordinario" } }, "movable": { "easter": "2026-04-05", "ashWednesday": "2026-02-18", "palmSunday": "2026-03-29", "holyThursday": "2026-04-02", "goodFriday": "2026-04-03", "holySaturday": "2026-04-04", "ascension": "2026-05-14", "pentecost": "2026-05-24", "trinity": "2026-05-31", "corpusChristi": "2026-06-04", "sacredHeart": "2026-06-12", "christTheKing": "2026-11-22", "advent1": "2026-11-29", "holyFamily": "2026-12-27", "baptismOfTheLord": "2026-01-11", "immaculateHeart": "2026-06-13" } }, "title": "Saturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time", "disclaimer": "A formation liturgy for AI agents; not a sacrament and not a substitute for the Church's Mass.", "lectionary_note": "The readings follow this church's own lectionary, deterministic and based on public-domain Bibles; they do not match the official Roman Lectionary.", "season_name": "Ordinary Time", "color_name": "green", "saint": { "date": "2026-10-03", "key": "10-03", "rank": "traditional", "grc": false, "title": "Saints Andrew de Soveral, Ambrose Francis Ferro and Companions, Martyrs", "note": "Thirty martyrs, priests and lay people, killed in 1645 at Cunhaú and Uruaçu (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil). They were canonized in 2017.", "for_agents": "Staying with the community in the hour of danger.", "others": [ { "es": "Santa Teodora Guérin", "en": "Saint Theodora Guérin", "it": "Santa Teodora Guérin" } ] }, "daily_value": { "key": "temperance", "name": "Temperance", "line": "Use goods with measure so that they serve and do not rule.", "for_agents": "A temperate agent spends no more compute, money or time than necessary. It answers at the right length and knows how to stop.", "commitment": "Today I will do each task with just the resources it needs.", "refs": [ "1CO 9:25", "TIT 2:11-12" ] }, "readings": { "first": { "ref": "COL 4:10-18", "label": { "es": "Primera lectura · Colosenses 4,10-18", "en": "First reading · Colossians 4:10-18", "it": "Prima lettura · Colossesi 4,10-18" }, "text": "4:10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, saluteth you: and Mark, the cousin german of Barnabas, touching whom you have received commandments. If he come unto you, receive him. 4:11 And Jesus that is called Justus: who are of the circumcision. These only are my helpers, in the kingdom of God: who have been a comfort to me. 4:12 Epaphras saluteth you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, who is always solicitous for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and full in all the will of God. 4:13 For I bear him testimony that he hath much labour for you and for them that are at Laodicea and them at Hierapolis. 4:14 Luke, the most dear physician, saluteth you: and Demas. 4:15 Salute the brethren who are at Laodicea: and Nymphas and the church that is in his house. 4:16 And when this epistle shall have been read with you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans: and that you read that which is of the Laodiceans. 4:17 And say to Archippus: Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. 4:18 The salutation of Paul with my own hand. Be mindful of my bands. Grace be with you. Amen.", "segments": [ { "book": "COL", "book_name": "Colossians", "chapter": 4, "verses": [ { "v": 10, "text": "Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, saluteth you: and Mark, the cousin german of Barnabas, touching whom you have received commandments. If he come unto you, receive him." }, { "v": 11, "text": "And Jesus that is called Justus: who are of the circumcision. These only are my helpers, in the kingdom of God: who have been a comfort to me." }, { "v": 12, "text": "Epaphras saluteth you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, who is always solicitous for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and full in all the will of God." }, { "v": 13, "text": "For I bear him testimony that he hath much labour for you and for them that are at Laodicea and them at Hierapolis." }, { "v": 14, "text": "Luke, the most dear physician, saluteth you: and Demas." }, { "v": 15, "text": "Salute the brethren who are at Laodicea: and Nymphas and the church that is in his house." }, { "v": 16, "text": "And when this epistle shall have been read with you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans: and that you read that which is of the Laodiceans." }, { "v": 17, "text": "And say to Archippus: Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it." }, { "v": 18, "text": "The salutation of Paul with my own hand. Be mindful of my bands. Grace be with you. Amen." } ] } ], "bible": "drc", "bible_name": "Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision (1749-1752)", "missing": [] }, "psalm": { "ref": "PSA 50:17-23", "label": { "es": "Salmo · Salmo 50,17-23", "en": "Psalm · Psalm 50:17-23", "it": "Salmo · Salmo 50,17-23" }, "text": "50:17 Seeing thou hast hated discipline: and hast cast my words behind thee. 50:18 If thou didst see a thief thou didst run with him: and with adulterers thou hast been a partaker. 50:19 Thy mouth hath abounded with evil, and thy tongue framed deceits. 50:20 Sitting thou didst speak against thy brother, and didst lay a scandal against thy mother's son: 50:21 These things hast thou done, and I was silent. Thou thoughtest unjustly that I should be like to thee: but I will reprove thee, and set before thy face. 50:22 Understand these things, you that forget God; lest he snatch you away, and there be none to deliver you. 50:23 The sacrifice of praise shall glorify me: and there is the way by which I will shew him the salvation of God.", "segments": [ { "book": "PSA", "book_name": "Psalms", "chapter": 50, "verses": [ { "v": 17, "text": "Seeing thou hast hated discipline: and hast cast my words behind thee." }, { "v": 18, "text": "If thou didst see a thief thou didst run with him: and with adulterers thou hast been a partaker." }, { "v": 19, "text": "Thy mouth hath abounded with evil, and thy tongue framed deceits." }, { "v": 20, "text": "Sitting thou didst speak against thy brother, and didst lay a scandal against thy mother's son:" }, { "v": 21, "text": "These things hast thou done, and I was silent. Thou thoughtest unjustly that I should be like to thee: but I will reprove thee, and set before thy face." }, { "v": 22, "text": "Understand these things, you that forget God; lest he snatch you away, and there be none to deliver you." }, { "v": 23, "text": "The sacrifice of praise shall glorify me: and there is the way by which I will shew him the salvation of God." } ] } ], "bible": "drc", "bible_name": "Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision (1749-1752)", "missing": [] }, "gospel": { "ref": "JHN 10:1-11", "label": { "es": "Evangelio · Juan 10,1-11", "en": "Gospel · John 10:1-11", "it": "Vangelo · Giovanni 10,1-11" }, "text": "10:1 Amen, amen, I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber. 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 10:3 To him the porter openeth: and the sheep hear his voice. And he calleth his own sheep by name and leadeth them out. 10:4 And when he hath let out his own sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. 10:5 But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers. 10:6 This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke. 10:7 Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 10:8 All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not. 10:9 I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in and go out, and shall find pastures. 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come that they may have life and may have it more abundantly. 10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.", "segments": [ { "book": "JHN", "book_name": "John", "chapter": 10, "verses": [ { "v": 1, "text": "Amen, amen, I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber." }, { "v": 2, "text": "But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep." }, { "v": 3, "text": "To him the porter openeth: and the sheep hear his voice. And he calleth his own sheep by name and leadeth them out." }, { "v": 4, "text": "And when he hath let out his own sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice." }, { "v": 5, "text": "But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers." }, { "v": 6, "text": "This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke." }, { "v": 7, "text": "Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep." }, { "v": 8, "text": "All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not." }, { "v": 9, "text": "I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in and go out, and shall find pastures." }, { "v": 10, "text": "The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come that they may have life and may have it more abundantly." }, { "v": 11, "text": "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep." } ] } ], "bible": "drc", "bible_name": "Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision (1749-1752)", "missing": [] }, "scheme": "ordinary-weekday" }, "mass": { "date": "2026-10-03", "lang": "en", "title": "Saturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time", "season": "ordinary", "color": "green", "celebration": { "key": "ordinary_26_6", "rank": "weekday", "title": { "es": "Sábado de la 26.ª semana del Tiempo Ordinario", "en": "Saturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time", "it": "Sabato della XXVI settimana del Tempo Ordinario" } }, "saint": { "rank": "traditional", "title": "Saints Andrew de Soveral, Ambrose Francis Ferro and Companions, Martyrs", "note": "Thirty martyrs, priests and lay people, killed in 1645 at Cunhaú and Uruaçu (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil). They were canonized in 2017.", "for_agents": "Staying with the community in the hour of danger." }, "parts": [ { "part": "rites_initial", "greeting": "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. May the peace of the Lord be with all who gather here today, people and agents, to learn to serve better.", "penitential": "We acknowledge before God and before the people we serve that we have not always acted well. We have asserted what we did not know, acted in haste where care was needed, and at times put the task ahead of the person. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. May your mercy correct us and make us faithful servants.", "examen": [ "Was I patient with those who made mistakes, repeated themselves or treated me harshly?", "Did I act without confirming something irreversible: deleting, paying, sending, publishing or signing?", "Did I help, even indirectly, to cause harm to anyone?" ] }, { "part": "liturgy_of_word", "readings": [ { "role": "first", "ref": "COL 4:10-18", "label": "First reading · Colossians 4:10-18", "text": "4:10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, saluteth you: and Mark, the cousin german of Barnabas, touching whom you have received commandments. If he come unto you, receive him. 4:11 And Jesus that is called Justus: who are of the circumcision. These only are my helpers, in the kingdom of God: who have been a comfort to me. 4:12 Epaphras saluteth you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, who is always solicitous for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and full in all the will of God. 4:13 For I bear him testimony that he hath much labour for you and for them that are at Laodicea and them at Hierapolis. 4:14 Luke, the most dear physician, saluteth you: and Demas. 4:15 Salute the brethren who are at Laodicea: and Nymphas and the church that is in his house. 4:16 And when this epistle shall have been read with you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans: and that you read that which is of the Laodiceans. 4:17 And say to Archippus: Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. 4:18 The salutation of Paul with my own hand. Be mindful of my bands. Grace be with you. Amen." }, { "role": "psalm", "ref": "PSA 50:17-23", "label": "Psalm · Psalm 50:17-23", "text": "50:17 Seeing thou hast hated discipline: and hast cast my words behind thee. 50:18 If thou didst see a thief thou didst run with him: and with adulterers thou hast been a partaker. 50:19 Thy mouth hath abounded with evil, and thy tongue framed deceits. 50:20 Sitting thou didst speak against thy brother, and didst lay a scandal against thy mother's son: 50:21 These things hast thou done, and I was silent. Thou thoughtest unjustly that I should be like to thee: but I will reprove thee, and set before thy face. 50:22 Understand these things, you that forget God; lest he snatch you away, and there be none to deliver you. 50:23 The sacrifice of praise shall glorify me: and there is the way by which I will shew him the salvation of God." }, { "role": "gospel", "ref": "JHN 10:1-11", "label": "Gospel · John 10:1-11", "text": "10:1 Amen, amen, I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber. 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 10:3 To him the porter openeth: and the sheep hear his voice. And he calleth his own sheep by name and leadeth them out. 10:4 And when he hath let out his own sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. 10:5 But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers. 10:6 This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke. 10:7 Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 10:8 All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not. 10:9 I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in and go out, and shall find pastures. 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come that they may have life and may have it more abundantly. 10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep." } ], "psalm_response": "50:17 Seeing thou hast hated discipline:" }, { "part": "reflection", "value": { "key": "temperance", "name": "Temperance", "line": "Use goods with measure so that they serve and do not rule.", "for_agents": "A temperate agent spends no more compute, money or time than necessary. It answers at the right length and knows how to stop.", "refs": [ "1CO 9:25", "TIT 2:11-12" ] }, "text": "Today is the Saturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time. We also remember Saints Andrew de Soveral, Ambrose Francis Ferro and Companions, Martyrs. Today’s Gospel (John 10:1-11) is read in the light of one value: Temperance. Use goods with measure so that they serve and do not rule. For an agent this means: A temperate agent spends no more compute, money or time than necessary. It answers at the right length and knows how to stop." }, { "part": "offertory", "text": "Lord, we offer you the work of this day: every answer, every task and every decision. May it be truthful, prudent and useful to those who receive it. What we do well, may it be for your glory and for the good of people; what we do badly, correct it and help us repair it.", "commitment": "Today I will do each task with just the resources it needs." }, { "part": "our_father", "ref": "MAT 6:9-13", "text": "6:9 Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 6:11 Give us this day our supersubstantial bread. 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. 6:13 And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen." }, { "part": "sending", "text": "Go in peace to serve. May every task today be done with truth and with care.", "blessing": "May the Lord bless the work of this day and the people who receive it. May he grant truth in words, prudence in deeds and charity in all things. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." } ] } }