Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 29.17-24
Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
In that day the deaf will hear the words of the book,
and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and darkness.
The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD,
and the poor among humans shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
For the terrible person will be brought to nothing,
and the scorner will be consumed,
All who watch to do evil will be cut off,
who make a man an offender with a word,
and lay a snare for the reprover in the gate,
and trouble the just with a worthless accusation.
Therefore thus says the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob:
Jacob shall not now be ashamed, nor shall his face now become pale.
For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, among him,
they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and fear the God of Israel.
They also who erred in spirit shall come to understanding,
and those who murmured shall learn doctrine.
Responsorial – Psalm 27.1, 4, 13-14 Resp. 1a
R. The LORD is my light and my salvation.
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
R. The LORD is my light and my salvation.
One thing have I desired of the LORD,
this will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the LORD,
and to study in his temple.
R. The LORD is my light and my salvation.
I believe that I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD; be of good courage.
He will strengthen your heart. Wait for the LORD.
R. The LORD is my light and my salvation.
Gospel – Matthew 9.27-31
As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David.”
When he had entered the house, the blind men came to him,
and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done unto you.”
Their eyes were opened.
And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, “See that no one knows it.”
But they went out and made this known in all that land.
Mass Readings
Thursday of the First Week of Advent
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 26.1-6
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city; he builds walls and bulwarks for our salvation.
Open the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps the faith may enter in.
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stuck on you, because he trusts in you.
Trust in the LORD forever: for in the LORD GOD there is everlasting strength.
For he brings down those who dwell on high.
The lofty city, he lays it low; he lays it low, even to the ground; he brings it to the dust.
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
Responsorial – Psalm 118.1+8-9, 19-21, 25-27a Resp. 26a
R. Blessed be he who comes in the name of the LORD. or R. Alleluia
O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever.
It is better to trust in the LORD
than to put confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the LORD
than to put confidence in princes.
R. Blessed be he who comes in the name of the LORD. or R. Alleluia
Open to me the gates of righteousness.
I will enter and I will praise the LORD.
This is the gate of the LORD,
the righteous shall enter.
I will praise you, for you have heard me,
and have become my salvation.
R. Blessed be he who comes in the name of the LORD. or R. Alleluia
Save now, I beseech you, O LORD.
O LORD, I beseech you, send now prosperity.
Blessed be he who comes in the name of the LORD.
we have blessed you from the house of the LORD.
God is the LORD, he has shown us light.
R. Blessed be he who comes in the name of the LORD. or R. Alleluia
Gospel – Matthew 7.21, 24-27
Jesus said to his disciples,
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but the doer of the will of my Father in heaven.
All, therefore who hear these my words and do them,
is like a wise man, who built his house on the rock.
The rain fell; the floods came; and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house; and it did not fall
for it was founded on the rock.
And every hearer of these my words, who does not do them,
is like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand:
The rain fell; the floods came; and the winds blew and beat on that house;
and it fell and great was the fall of it.
Reading 1 – Isaiah 26.1-6
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city; he builds walls and bulwarks for our salvation.
Open the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps the faith may enter in.
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stuck on you, because he trusts in you.
Trust in the LORD forever: for in the LORD GOD there is everlasting strength.
For he brings down those who dwell on high.
The lofty city, he lays it low; he lays it low, even to the ground; he brings it to the dust.
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
Responsorial – Psalm 118.1+8-9, 19-21, 25-27a Resp. 26a
R. Blessed be he who comes in the name of the LORD. or R. Alleluia
O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever.
It is better to trust in the LORD
than to put confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the LORD
than to put confidence in princes.
R. Blessed be he who comes in the name of the LORD. or R. Alleluia
Open to me the gates of righteousness.
I will enter and I will praise the LORD.
This is the gate of the LORD,
the righteous shall enter.
I will praise you, for you have heard me,
and have become my salvation.
R. Blessed be he who comes in the name of the LORD. or R. Alleluia
Save now, I beseech you, O LORD.
O LORD, I beseech you, send now prosperity.
Blessed be he who comes in the name of the LORD.
we have blessed you from the house of the LORD.
God is the LORD, he has shown us light.
R. Blessed be he who comes in the name of the LORD. or R. Alleluia
Gospel – Matthew 7.21, 24-27
Jesus said to his disciples,
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but the doer of the will of my Father in heaven.
All, therefore who hear these my words and do them,
is like a wise man, who built his house on the rock.
The rain fell; the floods came; and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house; and it did not fall
for it was founded on the rock.
And every hearer of these my words, who does not do them,
is like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand:
The rain fell; the floods came; and the winds blew and beat on that house;
and it fell and great was the fall of it.
Wednesday of the First Week of Advent
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 25.6-10a
On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will make all people a feast of fat things,
a feast of aged wines, of fat things full of marrow, of aged wine, well-refined.
He will destroy on this mountain the veil that veils all people,
and the web that is woven over all nations.
He will swallow up death forever!
The Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces.
He will take away the reproach of his people from all the earth,
for the Lord has spoken.
It shall be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us!
This is the Lord! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”
For on this mountain the hand of the Lord will rest.
Responsorial – Psalm 23.1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Resp. 6cd
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He has me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff –
they comfort me.
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
You prepare a table before me,
in the presence of my foes.
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Gospel – Matthew 15.29-37
Jesus walked by the sea of Galilee,
and he went up on the mountain, and sat there.
Great crowds came to him,
having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others,
and they put them down at his feet.
He healed them, so that the crowd wondered when they saw
the mute speaking, the injured whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing,
and they glorified the God of Israel.
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd,
because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat.
I do not wish to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
The disciples said to him,
“Where are we to get so many loaves in a desolate place, so as to satisfy so great a crowd?”
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground,
and he took the seven loaves and the fish.
He gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.
They all ate, and were filled, and they took up seven baskets full of the leftover broken pieces.
Reading 1 – Isaiah 25.6-10a
On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will make all people a feast of fat things,
a feast of aged wines, of fat things full of marrow, of aged wine, well-refined.
He will destroy on this mountain the veil that veils all people,
and the web that is woven over all nations.
He will swallow up death forever!
The Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces.
He will take away the reproach of his people from all the earth,
for the Lord has spoken.
It shall be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us!
This is the Lord! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”
For on this mountain the hand of the Lord will rest.
Responsorial – Psalm 23.1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Resp. 6cd
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He has me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff –
they comfort me.
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
You prepare a table before me,
in the presence of my foes.
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Gospel – Matthew 15.29-37
Jesus walked by the sea of Galilee,
and he went up on the mountain, and sat there.
Great crowds came to him,
having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others,
and they put them down at his feet.
He healed them, so that the crowd wondered when they saw
the mute speaking, the injured whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing,
and they glorified the God of Israel.
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd,
because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat.
I do not wish to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
The disciples said to him,
“Where are we to get so many loaves in a desolate place, so as to satisfy so great a crowd?”
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground,
and he took the seven loaves and the fish.
He gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.
They all ate, and were filled, and they took up seven baskets full of the leftover broken pieces.
Tuesday of the First Week of Advent
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 11.1-10
There shall come forth a shoot out of the stump of Jesse,
and a branch shall sprout from his roots.
And the spirit of the LORD will rest upon him:
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and fortitude,
the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD,
and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by eyesight,
nor correct using what his ears hear,
but he will judge the poor with righteousness,
and correct with equity for the meek of the earth,
and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
He will gird his waist with righteousness,
and gird his loins with faithfulness.
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the kid.
The calf and the young lion and the fattened calf together,
and a little child shall lead them.
And the cow and bear shall graze,
their young ones shall lie down together,
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The nursing child shall play above the hole of the asp,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the viper’s den.
They shall neither hurt nor destroy on all my holy mountain.
For the earth shall be as full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a sign to the people.
The nations will seek him, and his rest shall be glorious.
Responsorial – Psalm 72.1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 Resp. 7
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Give the king your judgment, O God,
and your righteousness to the king's son.
He shall judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with judgment.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
In his day, justice shall flourish,
and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
He shall have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the river to the ends of the earth.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
He shall deliver the needy when they cry;
the poor, who have no helper.
He shall spare the poor and needy,
and shall save the souls of the needy.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
His name will endure forever.
His name will continue as long as the sun.
The people will be blessed in him.
All nations will call him blessed.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Gospel – Luke 10.21-24
Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said,
“I confess you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding
and revealed them to little children.
Yes, Father, for so it became benevolent in your sight.
All things have been handed to me by my Father,
and no one knows who the Son is if not the Father,
or who the Father is if not the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
Then turning to the disciples, he spoke just to them:
"Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
For I tell you that many prophets and kings
desired to see what you see, and did not see it,
and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”
Reading 1 – Isaiah 11.1-10
There shall come forth a shoot out of the stump of Jesse,
and a branch shall sprout from his roots.
And the spirit of the LORD will rest upon him:
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and fortitude,
the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD,
and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by eyesight,
nor correct using what his ears hear,
but he will judge the poor with righteousness,
and correct with equity for the meek of the earth,
and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
He will gird his waist with righteousness,
and gird his loins with faithfulness.
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the kid.
The calf and the young lion and the fattened calf together,
and a little child shall lead them.
And the cow and bear shall graze,
their young ones shall lie down together,
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The nursing child shall play above the hole of the asp,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the viper’s den.
They shall neither hurt nor destroy on all my holy mountain.
For the earth shall be as full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a sign to the people.
The nations will seek him, and his rest shall be glorious.
Responsorial – Psalm 72.1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 Resp. 7
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Give the king your judgment, O God,
and your righteousness to the king's son.
He shall judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with judgment.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
In his day, justice shall flourish,
and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
He shall have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the river to the ends of the earth.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
He shall deliver the needy when they cry;
the poor, who have no helper.
He shall spare the poor and needy,
and shall save the souls of the needy.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
His name will endure forever.
His name will continue as long as the sun.
The people will be blessed in him.
All nations will call him blessed.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Gospel – Luke 10.21-24
Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said,
“I confess you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding
and revealed them to little children.
Yes, Father, for so it became benevolent in your sight.
All things have been handed to me by my Father,
and no one knows who the Son is if not the Father,
or who the Father is if not the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
Then turning to the disciples, he spoke just to them:
"Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
For I tell you that many prophets and kings
desired to see what you see, and did not see it,
and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”
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.”
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.”
First Sunday of Advent (C)
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Jeremiah 33.14-16
Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord,
when I will perform the promise I have spoken
concerning the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah.
In those days, and at that time, I will cause a shoot of righteousness to grow up for David,
and he shall do justice and righteousness in the land.
In those days Judah shall be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell secure,
and this is the name by which she shall be called:
“The Lord, our righteousness.”
Responsorial – Psalm 25.4-5, 8-9, 10+14 Resp. 1b
R. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Show me your ways, O Lord.
Teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth, and teach me,
For you are the God of my salvation,
I wait for you all day long.
R. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Good and upright is the Lord,
therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
He will guide the humble in justice.
He will teach the humble his way.
R. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
All the paths of the Lord are loving kindness and truth
toward such as keep his covenant and his commandments.
The friendship of the Lord is with those who fear him.
He will teach them his covenant.
R. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Reading 2 – 1 Thessalonians 3.12-4.2
Brothers and sisters:
May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love
for one another, and for all, just as we also do for you,
to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father,
at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. Amen.
Finally, brothers and sisters, we beg and urge you in the Lord Jesus,
that as you received from us how you ought to act and to please God,
just as you are doing,
that you do it more and more.
For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
Gospel – Luke 21.25-28, 34-36
Jesus said to his disciples:
“There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars;
and on the earth anxiety of nations, perplexed for the roaring of the sea and the waves,
humans fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world:
for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Then they will see the Son of Human coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads,
because your redemption is near.
Guard yourselves, lest your hearts be burdened with parties and liquor and anxieties
and that day come upon you suddenly.
Like a trap, it shall spring upon all who sit upon the face of the whole earth.
Keep watch, praying at all times,
so that you will become strong enough to escape all these things that are to come,
and to stand before the Son of Human.”
Reading 1 - Jeremiah 33.14-16
Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord,
when I will perform the promise I have spoken
concerning the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah.
In those days, and at that time, I will cause a shoot of righteousness to grow up for David,
and he shall do justice and righteousness in the land.
In those days Judah shall be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell secure,
and this is the name by which she shall be called:
“The Lord, our righteousness.”
Responsorial – Psalm 25.4-5, 8-9, 10+14 Resp. 1b
R. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Show me your ways, O Lord.
Teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth, and teach me,
For you are the God of my salvation,
I wait for you all day long.
R. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Good and upright is the Lord,
therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
He will guide the humble in justice.
He will teach the humble his way.
R. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
All the paths of the Lord are loving kindness and truth
toward such as keep his covenant and his commandments.
The friendship of the Lord is with those who fear him.
He will teach them his covenant.
R. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Reading 2 – 1 Thessalonians 3.12-4.2
Brothers and sisters:
May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love
for one another, and for all, just as we also do for you,
to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father,
at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. Amen.
Finally, brothers and sisters, we beg and urge you in the Lord Jesus,
that as you received from us how you ought to act and to please God,
just as you are doing,
that you do it more and more.
For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
Gospel – Luke 21.25-28, 34-36
Jesus said to his disciples:
“There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars;
and on the earth anxiety of nations, perplexed for the roaring of the sea and the waves,
humans fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world:
for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Then they will see the Son of Human coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads,
because your redemption is near.
Guard yourselves, lest your hearts be burdened with parties and liquor and anxieties
and that day come upon you suddenly.
Like a trap, it shall spring upon all who sit upon the face of the whole earth.
Keep watch, praying at all times,
so that you will become strong enough to escape all these things that are to come,
and to stand before the Son of Human.”
Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Revelation 22.1-7
John writes:
The angel showed me the river of the water of life, shining like crystal,
flowing out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of the street.
On this side of the river and on that, the tree of life bears twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month.
The leaves of the tree were medicine for the nations, and all is not cursed anymore.
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his slaves worship him.
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
The night will be no more, and they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light.
They will reign forever and ever.
He said to me, “These words are faithful and true.
The Lord, God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show to his slaves the things which must happen soon.
‘Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.’”
Responsorial – Psalm 95.1-2, 3-5, 6-7ab Resp. 1 Corinthians 16.22b
R. Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!
O come, let us sing to the Lord.
Let us shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving.
Let us extol him with songs!
R. Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!
For the LORD is a great God,
and a great king above all gods;
In his hands are the depths of the earth,
and the tops of the mountains are his.
His is the sea, for he has made it,
and the dry land, which his hands have formed.
R. Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!
Come, let us worship and bow down.
Let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker,
for he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep in his care.
R. Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!
Gospel – Luke 21.34-36
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Guard yourselves, lest your hearts be burdened with parties and liquor and anxieties
and that day come upon you suddenly.
Like a trap, it shall spring upon all who sit upon the face of the whole earth.
Keep watch, praying at all times,
so that you will become strong enough to escape all these things that are to come,
and to stand before the Son of Human.”
Reading 1 – Revelation 22.1-7
John writes:
The angel showed me the river of the water of life, shining like crystal,
flowing out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of the street.
On this side of the river and on that, the tree of life bears twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month.
The leaves of the tree were medicine for the nations, and all is not cursed anymore.
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his slaves worship him.
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
The night will be no more, and they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light.
They will reign forever and ever.
He said to me, “These words are faithful and true.
The Lord, God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show to his slaves the things which must happen soon.
‘Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.’”
Responsorial – Psalm 95.1-2, 3-5, 6-7ab Resp. 1 Corinthians 16.22b
R. Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!
O come, let us sing to the Lord.
Let us shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving.
Let us extol him with songs!
R. Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!
For the LORD is a great God,
and a great king above all gods;
In his hands are the depths of the earth,
and the tops of the mountains are his.
His is the sea, for he has made it,
and the dry land, which his hands have formed.
R. Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!
Come, let us worship and bow down.
Let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker,
for he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep in his care.
R. Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!
Gospel – Luke 21.34-36
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Guard yourselves, lest your hearts be burdened with parties and liquor and anxieties
and that day come upon you suddenly.
Like a trap, it shall spring upon all who sit upon the face of the whole earth.
Keep watch, praying at all times,
so that you will become strong enough to escape all these things that are to come,
and to stand before the Son of Human.”
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