Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 42.1-4, 6-7
“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold;
my chosen, in whom my soul delights:
I have put my Spirit on him.
He will bring justice to the nations.
He will not shout, nor raise his voice,
nor cause it to be heard in the street.
He will not break a bruised reed.
He will not quench a smoldering wick.
Until he has set justice in the earth,
the islands will wait for his law.”
“I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness,
and will hold your hand.
I formed you and will make you
a covenant for the people,
a light for the nations;
to open the blind eyes,
to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon,
and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.
Or Isaiah 40.1-5, 9-11
“Take comfort, take comfort, O my people,” says your God.
Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and proclaim unto her:
her warfare is accomplished;
her iniquity is pardoned;
she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.
A voice cries out:
“Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of the Lord!
Make level in the desert a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low;
and the uneven land shall be made level, and the rough places a plain.
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together;
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
O you who give good tidings to Zion: get up on a high mountain.
O you who give good tidings to Jerusalem: lift up your voice with strength; lift it up; be not afraid;
say to the cities of Judah, “Behold, your God!”
Behold, the Lord God will come in power, and with his arm he will rule.
Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs in his arm,
and carry them in his bosom,
and will gently lead the ewes with their young.
Responsorial – Psalm 29.1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 Resp. 11b
R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
Give to the Lord, you sons of God,
give to the Lord glory and strength.
Give to the Lord the glory due his name.
Worship the Lord in holy array.
R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
The Lord’s voice is on the waters.
The God of glory thunders, the Lord on many waters.
The voice of the Lord is mighty.
The voice of the Lord is majestic.
R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
The God of glory thunders
In his temple everything says, “Glory!”
The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood.
Yes, the Lord sits as King forever.
R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
Or Psalm 104.1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30 Resp. 1
R. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Lord, my God, you are very great.
You are clothed with honor and majesty;
covered with light as with a garment.
You stretch out the heavens like a curtain.
R. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
You lay the beams of your palace on the waters.
You make the clouds your chariot.
You walk on the wings of the wind.
You make winds your messengers;
your servants are flames of fire.
R. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
O Lord, how many are your works!
In wisdom have you made them all.
The earth is full of your riches.
There is the sea, great and wide,
in which are innumerable living things,
creatures, great and small.
R. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
These all wait for you, that you may give them their food in due season.
You give to them; they gather.
You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
R. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
You take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
You send out your Spirit and they are created.
You renew the face of the earth.
R. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Reading 2 – Acts 10.34-38
Peter opened his mouth in the house of Cornelius and said,
“Truly I perceive that God does not show favoritism;
but in every nation, the one who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
The word which he sent to the children of Israel,
preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ, the Lord of all.
You know the things that have happened throughout all of Judea beginning from Galilee,
after the baptism which John preached:
Jesus from Nazareth, him who God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power,
who went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
Or Titus 2.11-14; 3.4-7
Beloved:
The grace of God has appeared,
bringing salvation to all humans,
instructing us for the purpose that,
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts,
we shall live soberly, righteously, and godly in this age;
looking for the blessed hope,
the appearance of the glory of
our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for us,
that he might redeem us from all iniquity,
and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous to do good.
When the kindness of God our Savior and his love for humans appeared,
not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves,
but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of rebirth
and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior;
that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Gospel – Luke 3.15-16, 21-22
As the people were in expectation, and all in their hearts wondered about John,
whether perhaps he was the Christ.
John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water,
but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen.
He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.”
Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying.
The sky was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him,
and a voice came out of the sky, saying,
“You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
Mass Readings
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Third Sunday of Advent
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Zepheniah 3.14-18a
Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
The Lord has taken away your punishment. He has thrown out your enemy.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst. You will not be afraid of evil anymore.
In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Do not be afraid, Zion. Do not let your hands be weak.”
The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a mighty one who will save.
He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love.
He will rejoice over you with singing, as at the appointed feasts.
Responsorial – Isaiah 12.2-3, 4, 5-6 Resp. 6
R. Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Behold, God is my salvation.
I will trust and will not be afraid;
for the Lord, the Lord, is my strength and song;
and he has become my salvation.
Therefore with joy you will draw water
out of the wells of salvation.
R. Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name.
Declare his deeds among the nations.
Proclaim that his name is exalted!
R. Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done excellent things!
Let this be known in all the earth!
Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion;
For great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel.
R. Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Reading 2 – Philippians 4.4-7
Brothers and sisters:
Rejoice in the Lord always! I will say it again: “Rejoice!”
Let your gentleness be known to all humans. The Lord is at hand.
In nothing be anxious,
but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Gospel – Luke 3.10-18
The crowds asked John the Baptist, “What then must we do?”
He answered them, “The one who has two coats, let them give to the one who has none.
The one who has food, let them do likewise.”
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”
Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?”
He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by violence, nor accuse anyone wrongfully.
Be content with your wages.”
As the people were in expectation, and all in their hearts wondered about John,
whether perhaps he was the Christ.
John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water,
but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen.
He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
His fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor,
and will gather the wheat into his barn,
but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.
Reading 1 – Zepheniah 3.14-18a
Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
The Lord has taken away your punishment. He has thrown out your enemy.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst. You will not be afraid of evil anymore.
In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Do not be afraid, Zion. Do not let your hands be weak.”
The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a mighty one who will save.
He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love.
He will rejoice over you with singing, as at the appointed feasts.
Responsorial – Isaiah 12.2-3, 4, 5-6 Resp. 6
R. Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Behold, God is my salvation.
I will trust and will not be afraid;
for the Lord, the Lord, is my strength and song;
and he has become my salvation.
Therefore with joy you will draw water
out of the wells of salvation.
R. Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name.
Declare his deeds among the nations.
Proclaim that his name is exalted!
R. Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done excellent things!
Let this be known in all the earth!
Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion;
For great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel.
R. Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Reading 2 – Philippians 4.4-7
Brothers and sisters:
Rejoice in the Lord always! I will say it again: “Rejoice!”
Let your gentleness be known to all humans. The Lord is at hand.
In nothing be anxious,
but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Gospel – Luke 3.10-18
The crowds asked John the Baptist, “What then must we do?”
He answered them, “The one who has two coats, let them give to the one who has none.
The one who has food, let them do likewise.”
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”
Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?”
He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by violence, nor accuse anyone wrongfully.
Be content with your wages.”
As the people were in expectation, and all in their hearts wondered about John,
whether perhaps he was the Christ.
John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water,
but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen.
He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
His fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor,
and will gather the wheat into his barn,
but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.
5th Day after the Octave of Christmas
Official Translation
Reading 1 1 John 5:5-13
Beloved:
Who is he who conquers the world,
If not he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
This is he who came by water and blood: Jesus Christ;
not with the water only, but with the water and the blood.
It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
For there are three who testify:
the Spirit, the water, and the blood;
and the three agree as one.
If we receive the witness of humans,
the witness of God is greater;
for this is God’s testimony
which he has testified concerning his Son.
He who believes in the Son of God
has the testimony in himself.
He who does not believe God
has made him a liar,
because he has not believed in the testimony
that God has given concerning his Son.
The testimony is this,
that God gave to us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
The one who has the Son has the life.
The one who does not have God’s Son
does not have the life.
These things I have written to you
that you may know that you have eternal life,
you who believe in the name of the Son of God.
Responsorial – Psalm 147.12-13, 14-15, 19-20 Resp. 12a
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates.
He has blessed your children within you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia
He makes peace in your borders.
He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends out his commandment to the earth.
His word runs very swiftly.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia
He shows his word to Jacob;
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done this for any other nation.
They do not know his ordinances. Alleluia!
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia
Gospel – Mark 1.7-11
John the Baptist preached, saying,
“After me comes he who is mightier than I,
whose sandal-strap I am not worthy
to stoop down and loosen.
I baptized you with water,
but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
It happened in those days,
that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee,
and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Immediately coming up from the water,
he saw the heavens torn asunder,
and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
A voice came from the heavens,
“You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Or Luke 3.23-38
Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old,
being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi,
the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias,
the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli,
the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias,
the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel,
the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi,
the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam,
the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer,
the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph,
the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea,
the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,
the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed,
the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni,
the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,
the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug,
the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,
the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad,
the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared,
the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos,
the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
Reading 1 1 John 5:5-13
Beloved:
Who is he who conquers the world,
If not he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
This is he who came by water and blood: Jesus Christ;
not with the water only, but with the water and the blood.
It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
For there are three who testify:
the Spirit, the water, and the blood;
and the three agree as one.
If we receive the witness of humans,
the witness of God is greater;
for this is God’s testimony
which he has testified concerning his Son.
He who believes in the Son of God
has the testimony in himself.
He who does not believe God
has made him a liar,
because he has not believed in the testimony
that God has given concerning his Son.
The testimony is this,
that God gave to us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
The one who has the Son has the life.
The one who does not have God’s Son
does not have the life.
These things I have written to you
that you may know that you have eternal life,
you who believe in the name of the Son of God.
Responsorial – Psalm 147.12-13, 14-15, 19-20 Resp. 12a
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates.
He has blessed your children within you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia
He makes peace in your borders.
He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends out his commandment to the earth.
His word runs very swiftly.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia
He shows his word to Jacob;
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done this for any other nation.
They do not know his ordinances. Alleluia!
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia
Gospel – Mark 1.7-11
John the Baptist preached, saying,
“After me comes he who is mightier than I,
whose sandal-strap I am not worthy
to stoop down and loosen.
I baptized you with water,
but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
It happened in those days,
that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee,
and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Immediately coming up from the water,
he saw the heavens torn asunder,
and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
A voice came from the heavens,
“You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Or Luke 3.23-38
Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old,
being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi,
the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias,
the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli,
the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias,
the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel,
the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi,
the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam,
the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer,
the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph,
the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea,
the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,
the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed,
the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni,
the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,
the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug,
the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,
the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad,
the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared,
the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos,
the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
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