Official Translation
Reading 1 – Zechariah 2.14-17
“Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion, for behold, I come to dwell within you,” says the Lord.
Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord on that day, and shall be my people,
and I will dwell among you, and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.
Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!
Or Revelation 11.19a; 12.1-6a, 10ab
God’s temple in heaven was opened,
and the Ark of the Lord’s covenant
was seen in his temple.
A great sign was seen in heaven:
a woman clothed with the sun,
and the moon under her feet,
and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
She was with child.
She cried out in pain, laboring to give birth.
Another sign was seen in heaven.
Behold, an enormous red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and on his heads seven crowns.
His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky,
and threw them to the earth.
The dragon stood before
the woman who was about to give birth,
so that when she gave birth
he might devour her child.
She gave birth to a son, a male child,
who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron.
Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.
The woman fled into the wilderness,
where she has a place prepared by God.
I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying,
“Now the salvation, the power,
and the Kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ has come.
Responsorial – Judith 13.18bcde, 19 Resp. 15:9d
R. You are the honor of our people.
Blessed are you, O daughter, by the Most High God,
above all women upon the earth.
Blessed be the Lord God
who made heaven and earth
R. You are the honor of our people.
Forever, your praise shall not depart out of the mouth of men
who are mindful of the power of the Lord
R. You are the honor of our people.
Gospel – Luke 1.26-38
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David.
The virgin’s name was Mary.
Having come, the angel said to her, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of greeting this might be.
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and give birth to a son, and will name him ‘Jesus.’
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High.
The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,
and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not have relations with a man?”
The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore also the one who is born from you will be called holy, the Son of God.
Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age;
and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
For God is not incapable of anything.”
Mary said, “Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.
Or Luke 1.39-47
Mary arose in those days
and went into the hill country with haste,
into a town of Judah,
and entered into the house of Zachariah
and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
the baby leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
She called out with a loud voice, and said,
“Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Why am I so favored,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For behold, when the voice of your greeting
came to my ears,
the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
Blessed is she who believed,
that there will be a fulfillment of the things
which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord. My spirit rejoices in God my Savior.”
Mass Readings
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Feast of Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael, archangels
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Daniel 7.9-10, 13-14
I watched until thrones were placed,
and the Ancient of Days sat down.
His garment was white as snow,
and the hair of his head like clean wool.
His throne was like flames of fire,
and the wheels of it like a burning fire.
A swift stream of fire issued forth from before him.
Thousands upon thousands ministered to him,
and a myriad of myriads stood before him.
The court sat in judgment,
and the books were opened.
I beheld therefore in the vision of the night,
and lo, one like a son of man came
with the clouds of heaven,
and he came even to the Ancient of Days,
and they presented him before him.
He gave him power, and glory, and a kingdom.
All peoples, tribes and tongues shall serve him.
His power is an everlasting power
that shall not be taken away,
and his kingdom shall not be destroyed.
Or Revelation 12.7-12ab
War broke out in heaven.
Michael and his angels made war on the dragon.
The dragon and his angels made war.
They did not prevail, nor was a place found for him in heaven anymore.
The great dragon was thrown down, the ancient serpent,
he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of all civilization.
He was thrown down to the land, and his angels were thrown down with him.
I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying,
“Now the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ have come to be,
for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down,
who accuses them before our God day and night.
They overcame him because of the Blood of the Lamb,
and because of the word of their witness.
They did not love their souls, even to death.
Therefore rejoice, heavens, and you who dwell in them.”
Responsorial – Psalm 138.1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5 Resp. 1
R. Before the angels I will sing your praise, Lord.
I will give you thanks with my whole heart.
for you have heard the words of my mouth
before the angels I will sing your praise.
I will bow down toward your holy temple,
and give thanks to your Name.
R. Before the angels I will sing your praise, Lord.
Because of your loving kindness and your truth,
for you have exalted above all
your Name and your Word.
In the day that I called, you answered me.
You encouraged me with strength in my soul.
R. Before the angels I will sing your praise, Lord.
All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, O Lord,
for they have heard the words of your mouth.
Yes, they will sing of the ways of the Lord:
“Great is the glory of the Lord.”
R. Before the angels I will sing your praise, Lord.
Gospel – John 1.47-51
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him,
“Behold, a true Israelite,in whom there is no deceit!”
Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?”
Jesus answered him,
“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
Jesus answered him,
“Do you believe because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ ?
You will see greater things than these!”
He said to him, “Amen, Amen, I say to you, hereafter you will see heaven opened,
and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Human.”
Reading 1 - Daniel 7.9-10, 13-14
I watched until thrones were placed,
and the Ancient of Days sat down.
His garment was white as snow,
and the hair of his head like clean wool.
His throne was like flames of fire,
and the wheels of it like a burning fire.
A swift stream of fire issued forth from before him.
Thousands upon thousands ministered to him,
and a myriad of myriads stood before him.
The court sat in judgment,
and the books were opened.
I beheld therefore in the vision of the night,
and lo, one like a son of man came
with the clouds of heaven,
and he came even to the Ancient of Days,
and they presented him before him.
He gave him power, and glory, and a kingdom.
All peoples, tribes and tongues shall serve him.
His power is an everlasting power
that shall not be taken away,
and his kingdom shall not be destroyed.
Or Revelation 12.7-12ab
War broke out in heaven.
Michael and his angels made war on the dragon.
The dragon and his angels made war.
They did not prevail, nor was a place found for him in heaven anymore.
The great dragon was thrown down, the ancient serpent,
he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of all civilization.
He was thrown down to the land, and his angels were thrown down with him.
I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying,
“Now the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ have come to be,
for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down,
who accuses them before our God day and night.
They overcame him because of the Blood of the Lamb,
and because of the word of their witness.
They did not love their souls, even to death.
Therefore rejoice, heavens, and you who dwell in them.”
Responsorial – Psalm 138.1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5 Resp. 1
R. Before the angels I will sing your praise, Lord.
I will give you thanks with my whole heart.
for you have heard the words of my mouth
before the angels I will sing your praise.
I will bow down toward your holy temple,
and give thanks to your Name.
R. Before the angels I will sing your praise, Lord.
Because of your loving kindness and your truth,
for you have exalted above all
your Name and your Word.
In the day that I called, you answered me.
You encouraged me with strength in my soul.
R. Before the angels I will sing your praise, Lord.
All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, O Lord,
for they have heard the words of your mouth.
Yes, they will sing of the ways of the Lord:
“Great is the glory of the Lord.”
R. Before the angels I will sing your praise, Lord.
Gospel – John 1.47-51
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him,
“Behold, a true Israelite,in whom there is no deceit!”
Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?”
Jesus answered him,
“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
Jesus answered him,
“Do you believe because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ ?
You will see greater things than these!”
He said to him, “Amen, Amen, I say to you, hereafter you will see heaven opened,
and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Human.”
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mass During The Day
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Revelation 11.19a; 12.1-6a, 10ab
God’s temple in heaven was opened,
and the Ark of the Lord’s covenant
was seen in his temple.
A great sign was seen in heaven:
a woman clothed with the sun,
and the moon under her feet,
and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
She was with child.
She cried out in pain, laboring to give birth.
Another sign was seen in heaven.
Behold, an enormous red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and on his heads seven crowns.
His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky,
and threw them to the earth.
The dragon stood before
the woman who was about to give birth,
so that when she gave birth
he might devour her child.
She gave birth to a son, a male child,
who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron.
Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.
The woman fled into the wilderness,
where she has a place prepared by God.
I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying,
“Now the salvation, the power,
and the Kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ has come.
Responsorial – Psalm 45.10, 11, 12, 16 Resp. 10bc
R. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
R. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear.
Forget your own people, and even your father’s house.
R. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
So will the king desire your beauty,
honor him, for he is your lord.
R. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led.
They shall enter into the king’s palace.
R. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 15.20-27
Brothers and Sisters:
Now Christ is risen from the dead,
and is the firstfruits of those who fell asleep.
For since through a human came death,
the resurrection of the dead also came through a human.
For as in Adam all die,
even so in Christ all will be made alive.
But each in their own order:
Christ the firstfruits.
Afterward, at his coming, those who are Christ’s.
Then comes the end,
when he will deliver the kingdom to his God and Father,
when he will tear down
all government and all authority and power.
For it is necessary that he reign,
until he has put all enemies under his feet.
The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
“For he subjected everything under his feet.”
Gospel – Luke 1.39-56
Mary arose in those days
and went into the hill country with haste,
into a town of Judah,
and entered into the house of Zachariah
and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
the baby leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
She called out with a loud voice, and said,
“Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Why am I so favored,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For behold, when the voice of your greeting
came to my ears,
the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
Blessed is she who believed,
that there will be a fulfillment of the things
which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
Mary said:
“My soul magnifies the Lord.
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked at the
humble state of his handmaid.
For behold, from now on,
all generations will call me blessed.
For the Almighty has done great things for me.
Holy is his name.
His mercy is for generations of generations
for those who fear him.
He has shown strength with his arm.
He has scattered the proud
in the imagination of their hearts.
He has put down princes from their thrones.
And has exalted the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things.
He has sent the rich away empty.
He has given help to Israel, his servant,
remembering his mercy,
as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months,
and then returned to her home.
Reading 1 – Revelation 11.19a; 12.1-6a, 10ab
God’s temple in heaven was opened,
and the Ark of the Lord’s covenant
was seen in his temple.
A great sign was seen in heaven:
a woman clothed with the sun,
and the moon under her feet,
and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
She was with child.
She cried out in pain, laboring to give birth.
Another sign was seen in heaven.
Behold, an enormous red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and on his heads seven crowns.
His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky,
and threw them to the earth.
The dragon stood before
the woman who was about to give birth,
so that when she gave birth
he might devour her child.
She gave birth to a son, a male child,
who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron.
Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.
The woman fled into the wilderness,
where she has a place prepared by God.
I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying,
“Now the salvation, the power,
and the Kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ has come.
Responsorial – Psalm 45.10, 11, 12, 16 Resp. 10bc
R. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
R. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear.
Forget your own people, and even your father’s house.
R. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
So will the king desire your beauty,
honor him, for he is your lord.
R. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led.
They shall enter into the king’s palace.
R. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 15.20-27
Brothers and Sisters:
Now Christ is risen from the dead,
and is the firstfruits of those who fell asleep.
For since through a human came death,
the resurrection of the dead also came through a human.
For as in Adam all die,
even so in Christ all will be made alive.
But each in their own order:
Christ the firstfruits.
Afterward, at his coming, those who are Christ’s.
Then comes the end,
when he will deliver the kingdom to his God and Father,
when he will tear down
all government and all authority and power.
For it is necessary that he reign,
until he has put all enemies under his feet.
The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
“For he subjected everything under his feet.”
Gospel – Luke 1.39-56
Mary arose in those days
and went into the hill country with haste,
into a town of Judah,
and entered into the house of Zachariah
and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
the baby leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
She called out with a loud voice, and said,
“Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Why am I so favored,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For behold, when the voice of your greeting
came to my ears,
the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
Blessed is she who believed,
that there will be a fulfillment of the things
which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
Mary said:
“My soul magnifies the Lord.
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked at the
humble state of his handmaid.
For behold, from now on,
all generations will call me blessed.
For the Almighty has done great things for me.
Holy is his name.
His mercy is for generations of generations
for those who fear him.
He has shown strength with his arm.
He has scattered the proud
in the imagination of their hearts.
He has put down princes from their thrones.
And has exalted the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things.
He has sent the rich away empty.
He has given help to Israel, his servant,
remembering his mercy,
as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months,
and then returned to her home.
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