Vatican daily Bible reading features 2 Kings and Matthew 7 passages

The Vatican released a daily Bible reading that includes verses from the Second Book of Kings describing King Sennacherib’s threat to Hezekiah and the divine intervention that spared Jerusalem. The reading also contains a Gospel excerpt from Matthew 7, emphasizing the Golden Rule and the metaphor of the narrow gate to salvation.

The same set of passages was posted by uCatholic as the official Mass readings for June 23, 2026, presenting the Old Testament account and the New Testament teaching side by side for liturgical use.