Official Translation
Reading 1 – Jeremiah 1.4-5, 17-19
The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.
Before you were born, I dedicated you.
I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
“You, gird your loins, arise,
and say to them all that I command you.
Be not dismayed because of them,
as though I would leave you dismayed before them.
For, behold, I have made you today a fortified city,
an iron pillar, and bronze walls,
against the whole land,
against the kings of Judah,
against its princes, against its priests,
and against the people of the land.
They will fight against you,
but they will not prevail against you;
for I am with you”, says the Lord, “to rescue you.”
Responsorial – Psalm 71.1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17 Resp. 15ab
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
In you, Lord, I take refuge.
Never let me be disappointed.
Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.
Turn your ear to me, and save me.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
Be to me a rock of refuge,
a safe stronghold.
You are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
For you are my hope, O Lord;
my confidence from my youth.
I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
and of your salvation all day,
God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 12.31-13.13
Brothers and sisters:
Earnestly strive through imitation for the greater charisms.
And I will show you a way still beyond:
If I speak with the tongues of humans and angels, but do not have love,
I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
And if I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I have all faith, so as to move mountains,
but do not have love, I am nothing.
And if I donate all my possessions, and if I give my body to be burned,
but do not have love, it gains me nothing.
Love is patient; Love is kind;
Love is not jealous, nor bragging, nor proud, nor rude,
It does not seek its own way, nor is provoked to anger, nor counts up evils;
nor rejoices in unrighteousness, but rejoices together with the truth.
It bears all; believes all; hopes all; endures all.
Love never fails.
If there are prophecies, they will cease.
If tongues, they will stop.
If knowledge, it will cease.
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;
but when the goal comes, the in part will cease.
When I was immature, I spoke immaturely,
I thought immaturely, I reasoned immaturely.
Since I have become a man, the immaturity has ceased.
For now we see in a mirror, enigmatically, but then face to face.
Now I know in part, but then I will acknowledge, just as I am acknowledged.
Now faith, hope, and love remain, these three,
and the greatest of these is love.
Gospel - Luke 4.21-30
Jesus began speaking in the synagogue, saying:
“Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
All witnessed to him
and wondered at the gracious words
which proceeded out of his mouth,
and they asked, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
He said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this parable:
‘Physician, heal thyself!
What we have heard was done at Capernaum,
do also here in your hometown.’”
Jesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth:
“Amen I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
Truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel
in the days of Elijah when the sky was shut up three and a half years,
when a great famine came over all the land.
Elijah was sent to none of them, but rather to Zarephath,
in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
And there were many lepers in Israel
in the time of Elisha the prophet,
yet not one of them was cleansed,
but rather Naaman, the Syrian.”
Those in the synagogue were all filled with wrath
when they heard these things.
They rose up, threw him out of the city
and led him to the brow of the hill
that their city was built on,
that they might throw him off the cliff.
But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way.
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December 19
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Judges 13.2-7, 24-25a
There was a certain man of Zorah,
of the family of the Danites,
whose name was Manoah,
and his wife was barren, and did not bear children.
The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman,
and said to her, “See now, you are barren, and do not bear,
but you shall conceive, and bear a son.
Now therefore please beware,
and drink no wine or strong drink,
and do not eat any unclean thing,
for, behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son,
and no razor shall come on his head,
for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb,
and he shall begin to save Israel
out of the hand of the Philistines.”
Then the woman went and told her husband,
saying, “A man of God came to me,
and his face was like
the face of the angel of God, very awesome.
I did not ask him where he was from,
nor did he tell me his name,
but he said to me,
‘Behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son,
and now drink no wine or strong drink,
and do not eat any unclean thing;
for the child shall be a Nazarite to God
from the womb to the day of his death.’”
The woman bore a son, and named him Samson,
and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
The Spirit of the Lord began to move him.
Responsorial – Psalm 71.3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 Resp. 8, 23
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
Be to me a rock of refuge.
Give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
For you are my hope, O the Lord,
my confidence from my youth.
I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord.
I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
Gospel – Luke 1.5-25
There was in the days
of Herod, the king of Judea,
a certain priest named Zachariah,
of the priestly division of Abijah.
He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron,
and her name was Elizabeth.
They were both righteous before God,
walking blamelessly in all the commandments
and ordinances of the Lord.
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren,
and they both were well advanced in years.
Now it happened, while he fulfilled the priestly office
before God according to his division,
according to the custom of the priestly office,
it was his lot
to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
The whole multitude of the people
were praying outside at the hour of incense.
An angel of the Lord appeared to him,
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Zachariah was troubled when he saw him,
and fear fell upon him.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zachariah,
because your request has been heard.
Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son,
and you shall name him John.
You will have joy and gladness;
and many will rejoice at his birth.
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord.
He will drink no wine nor strong drink.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit,
even from his mother’s womb.
He will turn many of the children of Israel
to the Lord, their God.
He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah,
‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children,’
and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just;
to prepare a people ready for the Lord.”
Zachariah said to the angel,
“How can I know this?
For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
The angel answered him,
“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God.
I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak,
until the day that these things will happen,
because you did not believe my words,
which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
The people were waiting for Zachariah,
and they wondered why he was delayed in the temple.
When he came out, he could not speak to them,
and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple.
He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled,
he departed to his house.
After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived,
and she hid herself five months, saying,
“Thus has the Lord done to me
in the days in which he looked at me,
to take away my reproach among humans.”
Reading 1 – Judges 13.2-7, 24-25a
There was a certain man of Zorah,
of the family of the Danites,
whose name was Manoah,
and his wife was barren, and did not bear children.
The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman,
and said to her, “See now, you are barren, and do not bear,
but you shall conceive, and bear a son.
Now therefore please beware,
and drink no wine or strong drink,
and do not eat any unclean thing,
for, behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son,
and no razor shall come on his head,
for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb,
and he shall begin to save Israel
out of the hand of the Philistines.”
Then the woman went and told her husband,
saying, “A man of God came to me,
and his face was like
the face of the angel of God, very awesome.
I did not ask him where he was from,
nor did he tell me his name,
but he said to me,
‘Behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son,
and now drink no wine or strong drink,
and do not eat any unclean thing;
for the child shall be a Nazarite to God
from the womb to the day of his death.’”
The woman bore a son, and named him Samson,
and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
The Spirit of the Lord began to move him.
Responsorial – Psalm 71.3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 Resp. 8, 23
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
Be to me a rock of refuge.
Give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
For you are my hope, O the Lord,
my confidence from my youth.
I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord.
I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
Gospel – Luke 1.5-25
There was in the days
of Herod, the king of Judea,
a certain priest named Zachariah,
of the priestly division of Abijah.
He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron,
and her name was Elizabeth.
They were both righteous before God,
walking blamelessly in all the commandments
and ordinances of the Lord.
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren,
and they both were well advanced in years.
Now it happened, while he fulfilled the priestly office
before God according to his division,
according to the custom of the priestly office,
it was his lot
to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
The whole multitude of the people
were praying outside at the hour of incense.
An angel of the Lord appeared to him,
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Zachariah was troubled when he saw him,
and fear fell upon him.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zachariah,
because your request has been heard.
Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son,
and you shall name him John.
You will have joy and gladness;
and many will rejoice at his birth.
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord.
He will drink no wine nor strong drink.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit,
even from his mother’s womb.
He will turn many of the children of Israel
to the Lord, their God.
He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah,
‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children,’
and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just;
to prepare a people ready for the Lord.”
Zachariah said to the angel,
“How can I know this?
For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
The angel answered him,
“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God.
I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak,
until the day that these things will happen,
because you did not believe my words,
which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
The people were waiting for Zachariah,
and they wondered why he was delayed in the temple.
When he came out, he could not speak to them,
and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple.
He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled,
he departed to his house.
After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived,
and she hid herself five months, saying,
“Thus has the Lord done to me
in the days in which he looked at me,
to take away my reproach among humans.”
The Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist
Official Translation
Jeremiah 1:17-19
The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“You, gird your loins, arise,
and say to them all that I command you.
Be not dismayed because of them,
as though I would leave you dismayed before them.
For, behold, I have made you today a fortified city,
an iron pillar, and bronze walls,
against the whole land,
against the kings of Judah,
against its princes, against its priests,
and against the people of the land.
They will fight against you,
but they will not prevail against you;
for I am with you”, says the Lord, “to rescue you.”
Responsorial – Psalm 71.1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17 Resp. 15ab
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
In you, Lord, I take refuge.
Never let me be disappointed.
Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.
Turn your ear to me, and save me.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
Be to me a rock of refuge,
a safe stronghold.
You are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
For you are my hope, O Lord;
my confidence from my youth.
I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
and of your salvation all day,
God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
Gospel – Mark 6.17-29
For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John,
and bound him in prison
for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
for he had married her.
For John said to Herod,
“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
Herodias set herself against him,
and desired to kill him, but she could not,
for Herod feared John,
knowing that he was a righteous and holy man,
and kept him safe.
When he heard him, he was confused but he heard him gladly.
Then a day of opportunity came,
when Herod on his birthday made a feast for his nobles,
the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
When Herod’s own daughter came in and danced,
she pleased Herod and those sitting with him.
The king said to the young lady,
“Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”
He swore to her, “Whatever you shall ask of me,
I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”
She went out, and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?”
She said, “The head of John the Baptist.”
She came in immediately with haste to the king,
and asked, “I want you to give me right now
the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
The king was exceedingly sorry,
but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests,
he did not wish to refuse her.
Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard,
and commanded him to bring John’s head,
and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
and brought his head on a platter,
and gave it to the young lady;
and the young lady gave it to her mother.
When his disciples heard this,
they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Jeremiah 1:17-19
The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“You, gird your loins, arise,
and say to them all that I command you.
Be not dismayed because of them,
as though I would leave you dismayed before them.
For, behold, I have made you today a fortified city,
an iron pillar, and bronze walls,
against the whole land,
against the kings of Judah,
against its princes, against its priests,
and against the people of the land.
They will fight against you,
but they will not prevail against you;
for I am with you”, says the Lord, “to rescue you.”
Responsorial – Psalm 71.1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17 Resp. 15ab
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
In you, Lord, I take refuge.
Never let me be disappointed.
Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.
Turn your ear to me, and save me.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
Be to me a rock of refuge,
a safe stronghold.
You are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
For you are my hope, O Lord;
my confidence from my youth.
I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
and of your salvation all day,
God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
Gospel – Mark 6.17-29
For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John,
and bound him in prison
for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
for he had married her.
For John said to Herod,
“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
Herodias set herself against him,
and desired to kill him, but she could not,
for Herod feared John,
knowing that he was a righteous and holy man,
and kept him safe.
When he heard him, he was confused but he heard him gladly.
Then a day of opportunity came,
when Herod on his birthday made a feast for his nobles,
the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
When Herod’s own daughter came in and danced,
she pleased Herod and those sitting with him.
The king said to the young lady,
“Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”
He swore to her, “Whatever you shall ask of me,
I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”
She went out, and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?”
She said, “The head of John the Baptist.”
She came in immediately with haste to the king,
and asked, “I want you to give me right now
the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
The king was exceedingly sorry,
but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests,
he did not wish to refuse her.
Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard,
and commanded him to bring John’s head,
and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
and brought his head on a platter,
and gave it to the young lady;
and the young lady gave it to her mother.
When his disciples heard this,
they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist at the Vigil Mass
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Jeremiah 1.4-10
In the days of King Josiah,
the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.
Before you were born, I dedicated you.
I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
hen I said, “Ah, Lord. O Lord! Behold,
I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am too young’
for you must go to whomever I send you,
and you must say whatever I command you.
Do not be afraid because of them,
for I am with you to rescue you,” says the Lord.
Then the Lord stretched out his hand
and touched my mouth.
Then the Lord said to me,
“Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
Behold, I have this day
set you over the nations
and over the kingdoms,
to uproot and to tear down,
to destroy and to overthrow,
to build and to plant.”
Responsorial – Psalm 71.1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17 Resp. 6
R. You are my strong refuge, since my mother’s womb.
In you, the Lord, I take refuge.
Never let me be disappointed.
Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.
Turn your ear to me, and save me.
R. You are my strong refuge, since my mother’s womb.
Be to me a rock of refuge,
a safe stronghold.
You are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
R. You are my strong refuge, since my mother’s womb.
For you are my hope, O Lord;
my confidence from my youth.
I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
R. You are my strong refuge, since my mother’s womb.
My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
and of your salvation all day,
God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
R. You are my strong refuge, since my mother’s womb.
Reading 2 – 1 Peter 1.8-12
Beloved:
Not having known him, you love;
though now you do not see him,
yet believing, you rejoice greatly
with joy unspeakable and full of glory
receiving the result of your faith,
the salvation of your souls.
Concerning this salvation,
the prophets sought and searched diligently,
those who prophesied
of the grace that would come to you,
searching for who or what kind of time
the Spirit of Christ in them pointed to,
when it predicted the sufferings of Christ,
and the glories that would follow them.
To them it was revealed,
that not to themselves, but to you,
they ministered these things,
which now have been announced to you
through those who preached the Gospel to you
by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven;
which things angels desire to look into.
Gospel – Luke 1.5-17
There was in the days
of Herod, the king of Judea,
a certain priest named Zachariah,
of the priestly division of Abijah.
He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron,
and her name was Elizabeth.
They were both righteous before God,
walking blamelessly in all the commandments
and ordinances of the Lord.
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren,
and they both were well advanced in years.
Now it happened, while he fulfilled the priestly office
before God according to his division,
according to the custom of the priestly office,
it was his lot
to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
The whole multitude of the people
were praying outside at the hour of incense.
An angel of the Lord appeared to him,
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Zachariah was troubled when he saw him,
and fear fell upon him.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zachariah,
because your request has been heard.
Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son,
and you shall name him John.
You will have joy and gladness;
and many will rejoice at his birth.
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord.
He will drink no wine nor strong drink.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit,
even from his mother’s womb.
He will turn many of the children of Israel
to the Lord, their God.
He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah,
‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children,’
and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just;
to prepare a people ready for the Lord.”
Reading 1 – Jeremiah 1.4-10
In the days of King Josiah,
the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.
Before you were born, I dedicated you.
I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
hen I said, “Ah, Lord. O Lord! Behold,
I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am too young’
for you must go to whomever I send you,
and you must say whatever I command you.
Do not be afraid because of them,
for I am with you to rescue you,” says the Lord.
Then the Lord stretched out his hand
and touched my mouth.
Then the Lord said to me,
“Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
Behold, I have this day
set you over the nations
and over the kingdoms,
to uproot and to tear down,
to destroy and to overthrow,
to build and to plant.”
Responsorial – Psalm 71.1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17 Resp. 6
R. You are my strong refuge, since my mother’s womb.
In you, the Lord, I take refuge.
Never let me be disappointed.
Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.
Turn your ear to me, and save me.
R. You are my strong refuge, since my mother’s womb.
Be to me a rock of refuge,
a safe stronghold.
You are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
R. You are my strong refuge, since my mother’s womb.
For you are my hope, O Lord;
my confidence from my youth.
I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
R. You are my strong refuge, since my mother’s womb.
My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
and of your salvation all day,
God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
R. You are my strong refuge, since my mother’s womb.
Reading 2 – 1 Peter 1.8-12
Beloved:
Not having known him, you love;
though now you do not see him,
yet believing, you rejoice greatly
with joy unspeakable and full of glory
receiving the result of your faith,
the salvation of your souls.
Concerning this salvation,
the prophets sought and searched diligently,
those who prophesied
of the grace that would come to you,
searching for who or what kind of time
the Spirit of Christ in them pointed to,
when it predicted the sufferings of Christ,
and the glories that would follow them.
To them it was revealed,
that not to themselves, but to you,
they ministered these things,
which now have been announced to you
through those who preached the Gospel to you
by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven;
which things angels desire to look into.
Gospel – Luke 1.5-17
There was in the days
of Herod, the king of Judea,
a certain priest named Zachariah,
of the priestly division of Abijah.
He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron,
and her name was Elizabeth.
They were both righteous before God,
walking blamelessly in all the commandments
and ordinances of the Lord.
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren,
and they both were well advanced in years.
Now it happened, while he fulfilled the priestly office
before God according to his division,
according to the custom of the priestly office,
it was his lot
to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
The whole multitude of the people
were praying outside at the hour of incense.
An angel of the Lord appeared to him,
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Zachariah was troubled when he saw him,
and fear fell upon him.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zachariah,
because your request has been heard.
Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son,
and you shall name him John.
You will have joy and gladness;
and many will rejoice at his birth.
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord.
He will drink no wine nor strong drink.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit,
even from his mother’s womb.
He will turn many of the children of Israel
to the Lord, their God.
He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah,
‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children,’
and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just;
to prepare a people ready for the Lord.”
Tuesday of the Holy Week
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 49.1-6
Listen, islands, to me;
and listen, you far off peoples:
the Lord has called me from the womb;
from the inner place of my mother
has he called me by name:
and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword;
in the shadow of his hand, he has hidden me:
and he has made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver has he kept me close:
and he said to me,
“You are my servant; Israel,
in whom I will be glorified.”
Though I said, “I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength in vain for nothing”,
yet surely the justice due to me is with the Lord,
and my reward with my God.
Now the Lord,
he who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
says to bring Jacob again to him,
and that Israel be gathered to him.
I am honorable in the eyes of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength.
Indeed, he says,
“It is too light a thing that
you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob,
and to restore the preserved of Israel.
I will also make you a light to the nations,
that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
Responsorial – Psalm 71.1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15+17 Resp. 15ab
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
In you, O Lord, I take refuge.
Never let me be disappointed.
Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.
Turn your ear to me, and save me.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
Be to me a rock of refuge.
Give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
For you are my hope, O the Lord,
my confidence from my youth.
I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
and of your salvation all day,
God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
R. I will sing of your salvation.
Gospel – John 13.21-33, 36-38
Reclining at table with his disciples,
Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified,
“Amen I say to you that one of you will betray me.”
The disciples looked at one another,
perplexed about whom he spoke.
One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was at the table,
leaning against Jesus’ breast.
Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him,
“Tell us who it is of whom he speaks.”
He, leaning back, as he was, on Jesus’ breast,
asked him, “Lord, who is it?”
Jesus therefore answered,
“It is he to whom I will give this piece of bread
when I have dipped it.”
So when he had dipped the piece of bread,
he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
After the piece of bread, Satan entered into him.
Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”
Now no man at the table knew why he said this to him.
For some thought, because Judas had the money box,
that Jesus said to him, “Buy what things we need for the feast,”
or that he should give something to the poor.
Therefore having received that morsel,
he went out immediately. It was night.
When he had gone out, Jesus said,
“Now the Son of Man has been glorified,
and God has been glorified in him.
If God has been glorified in him,
God will also glorify him in himself,
and he will glorify him immediately.
Little children, I will be with you a little while longer.
You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I tell you:
where I am going, you cannot come.
Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?”
Jesus answered, “Where I am going,
you cannot follow now,
but you will follow afterwards.”
Peter said to him,
“Lord, why can I not follow you now?
I will lay down my life for you.”
Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for me?
Amen, amen, I say to you,
the rooster will not crow
until you have denied me three times.”
Reading 1 – Isaiah 49.1-6
Listen, islands, to me;
and listen, you far off peoples:
the Lord has called me from the womb;
from the inner place of my mother
has he called me by name:
and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword;
in the shadow of his hand, he has hidden me:
and he has made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver has he kept me close:
and he said to me,
“You are my servant; Israel,
in whom I will be glorified.”
Though I said, “I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength in vain for nothing”,
yet surely the justice due to me is with the Lord,
and my reward with my God.
Now the Lord,
he who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
says to bring Jacob again to him,
and that Israel be gathered to him.
I am honorable in the eyes of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength.
Indeed, he says,
“It is too light a thing that
you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob,
and to restore the preserved of Israel.
I will also make you a light to the nations,
that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
Responsorial – Psalm 71.1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15+17 Resp. 15ab
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
In you, O Lord, I take refuge.
Never let me be disappointed.
Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.
Turn your ear to me, and save me.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
Be to me a rock of refuge.
Give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
For you are my hope, O the Lord,
my confidence from my youth.
I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
R. My mouth will tell of your salvation.
My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
and of your salvation all day,
God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
R. I will sing of your salvation.
Gospel – John 13.21-33, 36-38
Reclining at table with his disciples,
Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified,
“Amen I say to you that one of you will betray me.”
The disciples looked at one another,
perplexed about whom he spoke.
One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was at the table,
leaning against Jesus’ breast.
Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him,
“Tell us who it is of whom he speaks.”
He, leaning back, as he was, on Jesus’ breast,
asked him, “Lord, who is it?”
Jesus therefore answered,
“It is he to whom I will give this piece of bread
when I have dipped it.”
So when he had dipped the piece of bread,
he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
After the piece of bread, Satan entered into him.
Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”
Now no man at the table knew why he said this to him.
For some thought, because Judas had the money box,
that Jesus said to him, “Buy what things we need for the feast,”
or that he should give something to the poor.
Therefore having received that morsel,
he went out immediately. It was night.
When he had gone out, Jesus said,
“Now the Son of Man has been glorified,
and God has been glorified in him.
If God has been glorified in him,
God will also glorify him in himself,
and he will glorify him immediately.
Little children, I will be with you a little while longer.
You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I tell you:
where I am going, you cannot come.
Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?”
Jesus answered, “Where I am going,
you cannot follow now,
but you will follow afterwards.”
Peter said to him,
“Lord, why can I not follow you now?
I will lay down my life for you.”
Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for me?
Amen, amen, I say to you,
the rooster will not crow
until you have denied me three times.”
December 19
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Judges 13.2-7, 24-25a
There was a certain man of Zorah,
of the family of the Danites,
whose name was Manoah,
and his wife was barren, and did not bear children.
The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman,
and said to her, “See now, you are barren, and do not bear,
but you shall conceive, and bear a son.
Now therefore please beware,
and drink no wine or strong drink,
and do not eat any unclean thing,
for, behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son,
and no razor shall come on his head,
for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb,
and he shall begin to save Israel
out of the hand of the Philistines.”
Then the woman went and told her husband,
saying, “A man of God came to me,
and his face was like
the face of the angel of God, very awesome.
I did not ask him where he was from,
nor did he tell me his name,
but he said to me,
‘Behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son,
and now drink no wine or strong drink,
and do not eat any unclean thing;
for the child shall be a Nazarite to God
from the womb to the day of his death.’”
The woman bore a son, and named him Samson,
and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
The Spirit of the Lord began to move him.
Responsorial – Psalm 71.3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 Resp. 8, 23
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
Be to me a rock of refuge.
Give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
For you are my hope, O the Lord,
my confidence from my youth.
I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord.
I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
Gospel – Luke 1.5-25
There was in the days
of Herod, the king of Judea,
a certain priest named Zachariah,
of the priestly division of Abijah.
He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron,
and her name was Elizabeth.
They were both righteous before God,
walking blamelessly in all the commandments
and ordinances of the Lord.
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren,
and they both were well advanced in years.
Now it happened, while he fulfilled the priestly office
before God according to his division,
according to the custom of the priestly office,
it was his lot
to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
The whole multitude of the people
were praying outside at the hour of incense.
An angel of the Lord appeared to him,
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Zachariah was troubled when he saw him,
and fear fell upon him.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zachariah,
because your request has been heard.
Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son,
and you shall name him John.
You will have joy and gladness;
and many will rejoice at his birth.
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord.
He will drink no wine nor strong drink.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit,
even from his mother’s womb.
He will turn many of the children of Israel
to the Lord, their God.
He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah,
‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children,’
and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just;
to prepare a people ready for the Lord.”
Zachariah said to the angel,
“How can I know this?
For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
The angel answered him,
“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God.
I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak,
until the day that these things will happen,
because you did not believe my words,
which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
The people were waiting for Zachariah,
and they wondered why he was delayed in the temple.
When he came out, he could not speak to them,
and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple.
He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled,
he departed to his house.
After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived,
and she hid herself five months, saying,
“Thus has the Lord done to me
in the days in which he looked at me,
to take away my reproach among humans.”
Reading 1 – Judges 13.2-7, 24-25a
There was a certain man of Zorah,
of the family of the Danites,
whose name was Manoah,
and his wife was barren, and did not bear children.
The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman,
and said to her, “See now, you are barren, and do not bear,
but you shall conceive, and bear a son.
Now therefore please beware,
and drink no wine or strong drink,
and do not eat any unclean thing,
for, behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son,
and no razor shall come on his head,
for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb,
and he shall begin to save Israel
out of the hand of the Philistines.”
Then the woman went and told her husband,
saying, “A man of God came to me,
and his face was like
the face of the angel of God, very awesome.
I did not ask him where he was from,
nor did he tell me his name,
but he said to me,
‘Behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son,
and now drink no wine or strong drink,
and do not eat any unclean thing;
for the child shall be a Nazarite to God
from the womb to the day of his death.’”
The woman bore a son, and named him Samson,
and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
The Spirit of the Lord began to move him.
Responsorial – Psalm 71.3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 Resp. 8, 23
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
Be to me a rock of refuge.
Give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
For you are my hope, O the Lord,
my confidence from my youth.
I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord.
I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
R. My mouth shall be filled with your praise; my soul sings praises to you.
Gospel – Luke 1.5-25
There was in the days
of Herod, the king of Judea,
a certain priest named Zachariah,
of the priestly division of Abijah.
He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron,
and her name was Elizabeth.
They were both righteous before God,
walking blamelessly in all the commandments
and ordinances of the Lord.
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren,
and they both were well advanced in years.
Now it happened, while he fulfilled the priestly office
before God according to his division,
according to the custom of the priestly office,
it was his lot
to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
The whole multitude of the people
were praying outside at the hour of incense.
An angel of the Lord appeared to him,
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Zachariah was troubled when he saw him,
and fear fell upon him.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zachariah,
because your request has been heard.
Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son,
and you shall name him John.
You will have joy and gladness;
and many will rejoice at his birth.
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord.
He will drink no wine nor strong drink.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit,
even from his mother’s womb.
He will turn many of the children of Israel
to the Lord, their God.
He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah,
‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children,’
and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just;
to prepare a people ready for the Lord.”
Zachariah said to the angel,
“How can I know this?
For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
The angel answered him,
“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God.
I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak,
until the day that these things will happen,
because you did not believe my words,
which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
The people were waiting for Zachariah,
and they wondered why he was delayed in the temple.
When he came out, he could not speak to them,
and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple.
He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled,
he departed to his house.
After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived,
and she hid herself five months, saying,
“Thus has the Lord done to me
in the days in which he looked at me,
to take away my reproach among humans.”
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