Showing posts with label Psalm 122. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psalm 122. Show all posts

Monday of the First Week of Advent

Official Translation

Reading 1 – Isaiah 2.1-5

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

It shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the LORD's house
shall be established as the highest of mountains and shall be exalted above the hills,
and all nations shall flow to it.

Many people shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.”

For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more.

O house of Jacob, come! Let us walk in the light of the LORD.

Responsorial – Psalm 122.1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9 Resp. see 1

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

Jerusalem is built as a city
that is compact together.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

According to the covenant of Israel,
to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
For there are set thrones of judgment,
the thrones of the house of David.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
They shall prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls,
and prosperity within your ramparts.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

For the sake of my family and companions,
I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
Because of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your good.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

Gospel – Matthew 8.5-11

As Jesus entered into Capernaum,
a centurion came to him, petitioning him and saying,
“Lord, my servant lies paralyzed at home, grievously tormented.”
He said to him, “I will come to heal him.”
The centurion answered saying,
“Lord, I am not worthy that you enter under my roof,
but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
For I, a human, am under authority.
I have soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes;
and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

Hearing this, Jesus marveled, and said to those who followed,
“Amen I say unto you: I have not found such faith. Not in Israel.
I say to you, many shall come from the east and west,
and shall sit down to eat with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.”

Saturday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time (II)

Official Translation

Reading 1 – Ephesians 4.7-16

Brothers and sisters:
But to each one of us was the grace given
according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Therefore it says,
“When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”
Now this, “He ascended”,
what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens,
that he might fill all things.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets;
and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving,
to the building up of the body of Christ;
until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
to a full-grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
that we may no longer be infants,
tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine,
by the trickery of humans, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
but speaking truth in love,
we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;
from whom the whole body,
being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies,
according to the working in measure of each individual part,
makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

Responsorial – Psalm 122.1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 Resp. 1

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

Jerusalem is built as a city
that is compact together.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

According to the covenant of Israel,
to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
For there are set thrones of judgment,
the thrones of the house of David.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

Gospel – Luke 13.1-9

Now there were some present at that time who told him
about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
Jesus answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans
were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things?
I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them,
do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?
I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”

He spoke this parable.
“Someone had a fig tree planted in his vineyard,
and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.
He said to the vine dresser,
‘Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none.
Cut it down. Why should it waste the soil?’
He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also,
until I dig around it, and fertilize it.
If it bears fruit, fine, but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter

Official Translation

Reading 1 – Acts 15.1-6

Some who came down from Judea
taught the brothers,
“Unless you are circumcised
after the custom of Moses,
you cannot be saved.”
So when Paul and Barnabas
had no small discord and discussion with them,
they appointed Paul and Barnabas,
and some others of them,
to go up to Jerusalem
to the Apostles and presbyters
about this question.

They, being sent on their way by the Church,
passed through Phoenicia and Samaria,
announcing the conversion of the Gentiles.
They caused great joy to all the brothers.

When they had come to Jerusalem,
they were received by the Church
and the Apostles and the presbyters,
and they reported all things
that God had done with them.
But some of the sect of
the Pharisees who believed
rose up, saying,
“It is necessary to circumcise them
and to command them
to keep the law of Moses.”

The Apostles and the presbyters
gathered together to see about this matter.

Responsorial – Psalm 122.1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 Resp. 1

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord. or R. Alleluia!

I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord. or R. Alleluia!

Jerusalem is built as a city
that is compact together.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord. or R. Alleluia!

According to the covenant of Israel,
to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
For there are set thrones of judgment,
the thrones of the house of David.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord. or R. Alleluia!

Gospel – John 15.1-8

Jesus said to his disciples:
“I am the true vine,
and my Father is the farmer.
Every branch in me
that does not bear fruit,
he takes away.
Every branch that bears fruit,
he prunes,
so that it may bear more fruit.

You are already pruned
because of the word
which I have spoken to you.
Remain on me, as I remain on you.
As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself,
unless it remains on the vine,
so neither can you,
unless you remain on me.

I am the vine. You are the branches.
They who remain on me, and I on them,
bear much fruit,
for apart from me
you can do nothing.

If someone does not remain on me,
they are thrown out as a branch and wither,
and they gather them,
throw them into the fire,
and they are burned.
If you remain on me,
and my words remain on you,
you will ask whatever you desire,
and it will be done for you.

In this is my Father glorified:
that you bear much fruit;
and so you will be my disciples.”

Monday of the First Week of Advent

Official Translation

Reading 1 – Isaiah 2.1-5

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

It shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the LORD's house
shall be established as the highest of mountains and shall be exalted above the hills,
and all nations shall flow to it.

Many people shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.”

For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more.

O house of Jacob, come! Let us walk in the light of the LORD.

Responsorial – Psalm 122.1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9 Resp. see 1

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

Jerusalem is built as a city
that is compact together.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

According to the covenant of Israel,
to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
For there are set thrones of judgment,
the thrones of the house of David.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
They shall prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls,
and prosperity within your ramparts.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

For the sake of my family and companions,
I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
Because of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your good.

R. Let us gladly go to the house of the Lord.

Gospel – Matthew 8.5-11

As Jesus entered into Capernaum,
a centurion came to him, petitioning him and saying,
“Lord, my servant lies paralyzed at home, grievously tormented.”
He said to him, “I will come to heal him.”
The centurion answered saying,
“Lord, I am not worthy that you enter under my roof,
but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
For I, a human, am under authority.
I have soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes;
and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

Hearing this, Jesus marveled, and said to those who followed,
“Amen I say unto you: I have not found such faith. Not in Israel.
I say to you, many shall come from the east and west,
and shall sit down to eat with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.”