Catholic verse of the day
One passage of Catholic Sacred Scripture, drawn from the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (RSV-CE), with a brief reflection grounded in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, canonized saints, and papal documents. The page is recomputed daily.
Today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
Today's verse
Matthew 28:19-20
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.
Catholic reflection: The Great Commission and the Catholic trinitarian baptismal formula. Vatican II's Ad Gentes (1965) grounds the missionary nature of the Church in this verse.
Paired with today's saint
Saint Jude Thaddeus
The feast of St Jude falls today. Read the full Catholic biography and the Catholic tradition's prayers for the saint's intercession.
Yesterday, tomorrow, the day after
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John 20:28
Tue, Oct 27
My Lord and my God!
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Acts 2:4
Thu, Oct 29
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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John 14:6
Fri, Oct 30
I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.
How the Catholic verse of the day is chosen
The Daily Ordo verse of the day draws from a curated set of 40 Catholic Scripture passages. Each verse is cited to the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition, the Catholic Bible translation most commonly quoted in Vatican and USCCB documents. Each reflection names the Catholic source behind the Church's reading of the verse: a Catechism paragraph, a canonized saint, or a papal document. The rotation is stable (today's verse will be the same for anyone reading the page today), and the pattern completes several times per year, giving long-term readers repeated exposure to the Catholic tradition's most devotionally significant Scripture passages.
Which Bible translation does the Catholic Church use?
The Catholic Church approves several English translations for public liturgical use and for private devotional reading. The Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (RSV-CE) is the translation Pope Benedict XVI quoted most frequently in his encyclicals and homilies and is a common choice for Catholic academic citation. The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE) is the translation used in the Catholic Mass lectionary in the United States. The Douay-Rheims is the historic English translation of the Latin Vulgate, still beloved in the traditional Latin Rite. All three translations include the seven Catholic deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees) that Protestant translations omit.
Why pair Scripture with the Catholic tradition
The Catholic Church reads Scripture within the living Tradition of the Church, not in isolation from it. The Second Vatican Council's Dei Verbum (1965, paragraph 10) teaches that Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition form "one sacred deposit of the Word of God", interpreted authoritatively by the Church's Magisterium. A Catholic verse of the day without the Catholic tradition's reading of the verse is Scripture extracted from the context in which the Catholic Church receives it. The reflections on this page name the Catholic source (Catechism, canonized saint, or papal document) so that the reader meets the verse as the Church has prayed it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the verse of the day for Catholics today?
Today (Wednesday, October 28, 2026), the Catholic verse of the day is Matthew 28:19-20, printed in full at the top of this page. The verse is drawn from the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition.
Is there a Catholic daily Bible reading?
Yes. In addition to this single verse of the day, the Catholic Church publishes the daily Mass readings for every day of the liturgical year: a reading from the Old Testament, a Responsorial Psalm, a reading from the New Testament letters, and the day's Gospel. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops publishes these at bible.usccb.org, and the universal Church calendar is at vatican.va. See the Catholic liturgical calendar for today's liturgical date.
How does this verse of the day differ from the daily Mass readings?
The daily Mass readings are the Catholic Church's official liturgical Scripture proclamation for each day. The verse of the day here is a devotional selection drawn from a curated Catholic set, pairing one short passage with a reflection grounded in the Catholic tradition. The two serve complementary purposes: the Mass readings for liturgical participation, the verse of the day for a brief Catholic meditation outside of Mass.
Can I subscribe to the Catholic verse of the day by email?
The Daily Ordo saint-of-the-day email includes the day's saint and the day's Scripture context. See the saint-of-the-day signup on today's Catholic saint or the home page.
Where should I begin reading the Catholic Bible?
For a Catholic adult coming to the Bible for the first time or returning after a long absence, the traditional Catholic order is: begin with the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John), then the Acts of the Apostles, then the Letters of Saint Paul (beginning with Romans), then the Psalms, then Genesis and Exodus, then the Catholic Wisdom books (Proverbs, Wisdom, Sirach), then the prophets, then the remaining New Testament letters, then the Catholic deuterocanonical histories (Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees), and finally the Revelation to Saint John. Pope Benedict XVI's Verbum Domini (2010) commends a slow, prayerful reading (lectio divina) over a rushed completionist approach.
Related Catholic daily resources
For today's Catholic saint of the day, with a biography cited to primary sources. For today's Catholic prayer, drawn from the Catholic devotional tradition's day-of-week rhythm. For today's Catholic novena, the nine-day prayer that can begin today. For the Catholic liturgical calendar, the full annual rhythm of feasts and seasons.