2nd Day after the Octave of Christmas

Official Translation

Reading 1 – 1 John 2.29-3.6

If you know that God is righteous,
you know that everyone who practices righteousness
has been born of him.
See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us,
that we should be called children of God!
The world does not know us for this reason:
because it did not know him.
Beloved, now we are children of God,
and it is not yet revealed what we shall be.
But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him;
for we will see him as he is.
Everyone who has this hope set on him
purifies themself even as he is pure.

Everyone who sins commits lawlessness.
Sin is lawlessness.
You know that he was revealed
to take away our sins,
and in him there is no sin.
Whoever remains in him does not sin.
Whoever sins has not seen him nor knows him.

Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 3cd-4, 5-6 Resp. 3cd

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand, and his holy arm,
have worked salvation for him.

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Sing praise to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the melodious voice.
With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn,
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Gospel – John 1.29-34

John the Baptist saw Jesus coming to him, and said,
“Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world!
This is he of whom I said,
‘After me comes a man
who is ranked before me, for he existed before me.’
I did not know him,
but for this reason I came baptizing in water:
that he would be revealed to Israel.”

John testified, saying,
“I have seen the Spirit
descending like a dove out of heaven,
and it remained on him.
I did not recognize him,
but he who sent me to baptize with water,
he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see
the Spirit descending, and remaining on him,
that one is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
I have seen and have testified
that this is the Son of God.”