Readings

First Reading Deuteronomy 26:4-10 (JB) A reading from the book of Deuteronomy The confession of faith of the elect. Moses said to the people: ‘The priest shall take the pannier from your hand and lay it before the altar of the Lord your God. Then, in the sight of the Lord your God, you must…

First Reading Sirach 27:4-7 (JB) A reading from the book of Ecclesiasticus Do not praise someone before they have spoken. In a shaken sieve the rubbish is left behind, so too the defects of a man appear in his talk. The kiln tests the work of the potter, the test of a man is in…

First Reading 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 (JB) A reading the first book of Samuel The Lord has put you in my power, but I will not raise my hand against you. Saul set off and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand men chosen from Israel to search for…

First Reading Jeremiah 17:5-8 (JB) A reading from the prophet Jeremiah A curse on those who trust in humanity; a blessing on those who trust in the Lord. The Lord says this: ‘A curse on the man who puts his trust in man, who relies on things of flesh, whose heart turns from the Lord.…

First Reading Isaiah 6:1-8 (JB) A reading from the prophet Isaiah Here am I! Send me. In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord seated on a high throne; his train filled the sanctuary; above him stood seraphs, each one with six wings. And they cried out one to another in this…

First Reading Malachi 3:1-4 (JB) A reading from the prophet Malachi The Lord whom you seek will come to his temple. The Lord God says this: Look, I am going to send my messenger to prepare a way before me. And the Lord you are seeking will suddenly enter his temple; and the angel of…

First Reading Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10 (JB) A reading from the book of Nehemiah They read from the book of Law and they understood what was read. Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, consisting of men, women, and children old enough to understand. This was the first day of the seventh month. On…

First Reading Isaiah 62:1-5 (JB) A reading from the prophet Isaiah As the bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so will your God rejoice in you. About Zion I will not be silent, about Jerusalem I will not grow weary, until her integrity shines out like the dawn and her salvation flames like a torch. The…

First Reading Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 (Year C) (JB) A reading from the prophet Isaiah The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it. ‘Console my people, console them,’ says your God. ‘Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and call to her that her time of service is ended, that her…

First Reading Isaiah 60:1-6 (JB) A reading from the prophet Isaiah The glory of the Lord shines upon you. Arise, shine out Jerusalem, for your light has come, the glory of the Lord is rising on you, though night still covers the earth and darkness the peoples. Above you the Lord now rises and above…