Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 49.3, 5-6
The Lord said to me,
“You are my servant; Israel,
in whom I will be glorified.”
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 40.2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 R. 8a+9a
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
I waited patiently for the Lord.
He turned to me, and heard my cry.
And he put a new song into my mouth,
a hymn to our God.
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
Sacrifice and offering you did not desire.
You have opened my ears.
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
Then I said, “Behold, I have come.
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
It is written about me in the scroll:
“I delight to do your will, my God.
Yes, your law is within my heart.”
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
I have proclaimed glad news
of righteousness in the great assembly.
Behold, you know I will not seal my lips, O Lord.
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 1.1-3
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God,
and our brother Sosthenes,
to the Church of God at Corinth;
those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints,
with all who, in every place, call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
their Lord and ours.
Grace to you and peace,
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gospel – John 1.29-34
John the Baptist saw Jesus coming to him, and said,
“Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world!
This is he of whom I said,
‘After me comes a man
who is ranked before me, for he existed before me.’
I did not know him,
but for this reason I came baptizing in water:
that he would be revealed to Israel.”
John testified, saying,
“I have seen the Spirit
descending like a dove out of heaven,
and it remained on him.
I did not recognize him,
but he who sent me to baptize with water,
he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see
the Spirit descending, and remaining on him,
that one is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
I have seen and have testified
that this is the Son of God.”
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4th Day after the Octave of Christmas
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 John 3.11-21
Beloved:
This is the message
which you heard from the beginning:
that we should love one another;
unlike Cain, who was of the evil one,
and killed his brother.
Why did he kill him?
Because his works were evil,
and his brother’s righteous.
Do not be surprised, my brothers,
if the world hates you.
We know that we have passed
out of death into life,
because we love the brothers.
He who does not love his brother
remains in death.
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer,
and you know that no murderer
has eternal life remaining in him.
By this we know love:
he laid down his life for us.
So we ought to lay down our lives
for the brothers.
Whoever has the world’s goods,
and sees his brother in need,
and closes his heart of compassion against him,
how does the love of God remain in him?
My little children,
Let us not love in word only,
nor with the tongue only,
but in deed and truth.
By this we know that we are of the truth,
and persuade our hearts before him,
because if our heart condemns us,
God is greater than our heart,
and knows all things.
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence in God;
Responsorial – Psalm 100.1b-2, 3, 4, 5 Resp. 2a
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before his presence with singing.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who has made us, and we are his.
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
For the Lord is good.
His loving kindness endures forever,
his faithfulness to all generations.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Gospel – John 1.43-51
Jesus was determined to go out to Galilee,
and he found Philip.
Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
Now Philip was from Bethsaida,
the city of Andrew and Peter.
Philip found Nathanael, and said to him,
“We have found him of whom Moses in the law,
and the prophets, wrote:
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Nathanael said to him,
“Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”
Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
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 – 1 John 3.11-21
Beloved:
This is the message
which you heard from the beginning:
that we should love one another;
unlike Cain, who was of the evil one,
and killed his brother.
Why did he kill him?
Because his works were evil,
and his brother’s righteous.
Do not be surprised, my brothers,
if the world hates you.
We know that we have passed
out of death into life,
because we love the brothers.
He who does not love his brother
remains in death.
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer,
and you know that no murderer
has eternal life remaining in him.
By this we know love:
he laid down his life for us.
So we ought to lay down our lives
for the brothers.
Whoever has the world’s goods,
and sees his brother in need,
and closes his heart of compassion against him,
how does the love of God remain in him?
My little children,
Let us not love in word only,
nor with the tongue only,
but in deed and truth.
By this we know that we are of the truth,
and persuade our hearts before him,
because if our heart condemns us,
God is greater than our heart,
and knows all things.
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence in God;
Responsorial – Psalm 100.1b-2, 3, 4, 5 Resp. 2a
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before his presence with singing.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who has made us, and we are his.
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
For the Lord is good.
His loving kindness endures forever,
his faithfulness to all generations.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Gospel – John 1.43-51
Jesus was determined to go out to Galilee,
and he found Philip.
Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
Now Philip was from Bethsaida,
the city of Andrew and Peter.
Philip found Nathanael, and said to him,
“We have found him of whom Moses in the law,
and the prophets, wrote:
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Nathanael said to him,
“Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”
Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
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.”
3rd Day after the Octave of Christmas
Official Translation
Reading 1 - 1 John 3.7-10
Little children, let no one lead you astray.
He who does righteousness is righteous,
even as he is righteous.
He who sins is of the devil,
for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.
To this end the Son of God was revealed,
that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Whoever is born of God does not commit sin,
because his seed remains in him;
and he cannot sin, because he is begotten by God.
In this the children of God are revealed,
and the children of the devil.
Whoever does not do righteousness
is not of God,
nor they who do not love their brother.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 7-8, 9 Resp. 3cd
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand, and his holy arm,
have worked salvation for him.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Let the sea roar with its fullness;
the world, and those who dwell therein.
Let the rivers clap their hands.
Let the mountains sing for joy together.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Let them sing before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Gospel – John 1.35-42
John was standing with two of his disciples,
and he looked at Jesus as he walked,
and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
The two disciples heard him speak,
and they followed Jesus.
Jesus turned, and saw them following,
and said to them, “What are you looking for?”
They said to him, “Rabbi”
(which is translated as “Teacher”),
“where are you staying?”
He said to them, “Come and see.”
They came and saw where he was staying,
and they stayed with him that day.
It was about the tenth hour.
One of the two who heard John, and followed him,
was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him,
“We have found the Messiah!”
(which is translated as “Christ”).
He brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him, and said,
“You are Simon the son of Jonah.
You shall be called Cephas”
(which is translated as “Peter”).
Reading 1 - 1 John 3.7-10
Little children, let no one lead you astray.
He who does righteousness is righteous,
even as he is righteous.
He who sins is of the devil,
for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.
To this end the Son of God was revealed,
that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Whoever is born of God does not commit sin,
because his seed remains in him;
and he cannot sin, because he is begotten by God.
In this the children of God are revealed,
and the children of the devil.
Whoever does not do righteousness
is not of God,
nor they who do not love their brother.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 7-8, 9 Resp. 3cd
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand, and his holy arm,
have worked salvation for him.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Let the sea roar with its fullness;
the world, and those who dwell therein.
Let the rivers clap their hands.
Let the mountains sing for joy together.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Let them sing before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Gospel – John 1.35-42
John was standing with two of his disciples,
and he looked at Jesus as he walked,
and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
The two disciples heard him speak,
and they followed Jesus.
Jesus turned, and saw them following,
and said to them, “What are you looking for?”
They said to him, “Rabbi”
(which is translated as “Teacher”),
“where are you staying?”
He said to them, “Come and see.”
They came and saw where he was staying,
and they stayed with him that day.
It was about the tenth hour.
One of the two who heard John, and followed him,
was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him,
“We have found the Messiah!”
(which is translated as “Christ”).
He brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him, and said,
“You are Simon the son of Jonah.
You shall be called Cephas”
(which is translated as “Peter”).
Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Mass during the Day
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 52.7-10
How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of they who bring good news,
who announce peace, who bring good news,
who announce a Savior, who says to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”
The voice of your watchmen!
They lift up the voice; together they sing,
for they shall see eye to eye,
when the Lord returns to Zion.
Break out in joy, sing together,
you ruins of Jerusalem;
for the Lord has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
The Lord has made bare his holy arm
in the eyes of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 R. 3c
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand has worked salvation for him,
his holy arm.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing praise to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the melodious voice.
With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn,
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Reading 2 – Hebrews 1.1-6
Brothers and sisters:
God, having in the past spoken to the fathers
through the prophets
at partially and in various ways,
has in these final days
spoken to us by his Son,
whom he appointed heir of all things,
through whom also he made the universe.
His Son is the radiance of his glory,
the very image of his substance,
and upholding all things by his mighty word,
when he had himself purified us of our sins,
he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high;
having become so far above the angels,
as he has inherited a more excellent name than theirs.
For to which of the angels did he ever say,
“You are my Son. Today have I begotten you”?
Or even,
“I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son”?
Or even, when he brings the firstborn into the world,
“Let all the angels of God worship him”?
Gospel – John 1.1-18 or 1.1-5, 9-14
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through him.
Without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of humans.
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
There came a man, sent from God,
whose name was John.
He came as a witness, that he might testify about the light,
that all might believe through him.
He was not the light,
but was sent that he might testify about the light.
The true light that enlightens everyone
was coming into the world.
He was in the world,
and the world was made through him,
but the world did not recognize him.
He came to his own,
and those who were his own did not receive him.
But as many as received him,
to them he gave the right
to become God’s children,
to those who believe in his name:
who were born not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man,
but of God.
The Word became flesh, and lived among us.
We saw his glory,
such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father,
full of grace and truth.
John testified about him.
He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said,
‘He who comes after me has surpasses me,
for he was before me.’”
From his fullness we all received grace instead of grace.
For the law was given through Moses,
but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God.
The one and only Son, God, who is in the bosom of the Father,
has revealed him.
Reading 1 – Isaiah 52.7-10
How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of they who bring good news,
who announce peace, who bring good news,
who announce a Savior, who says to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”
The voice of your watchmen!
They lift up the voice; together they sing,
for they shall see eye to eye,
when the Lord returns to Zion.
Break out in joy, sing together,
you ruins of Jerusalem;
for the Lord has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
The Lord has made bare his holy arm
in the eyes of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 R. 3c
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand has worked salvation for him,
his holy arm.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing praise to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the melodious voice.
With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn,
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Reading 2 – Hebrews 1.1-6
Brothers and sisters:
God, having in the past spoken to the fathers
through the prophets
at partially and in various ways,
has in these final days
spoken to us by his Son,
whom he appointed heir of all things,
through whom also he made the universe.
His Son is the radiance of his glory,
the very image of his substance,
and upholding all things by his mighty word,
when he had himself purified us of our sins,
he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high;
having become so far above the angels,
as he has inherited a more excellent name than theirs.
For to which of the angels did he ever say,
“You are my Son. Today have I begotten you”?
Or even,
“I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son”?
Or even, when he brings the firstborn into the world,
“Let all the angels of God worship him”?
Gospel – John 1.1-18 or 1.1-5, 9-14
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through him.
Without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of humans.
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
There came a man, sent from God,
whose name was John.
He came as a witness, that he might testify about the light,
that all might believe through him.
He was not the light,
but was sent that he might testify about the light.
The true light that enlightens everyone
was coming into the world.
He was in the world,
and the world was made through him,
but the world did not recognize him.
He came to his own,
and those who were his own did not receive him.
But as many as received him,
to them he gave the right
to become God’s children,
to those who believe in his name:
who were born not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man,
but of God.
The Word became flesh, and lived among us.
We saw his glory,
such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father,
full of grace and truth.
John testified about him.
He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said,
‘He who comes after me has surpasses me,
for he was before me.’”
From his fullness we all received grace instead of grace.
For the law was given through Moses,
but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God.
The one and only Son, God, who is in the bosom of the Father,
has revealed him.
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.”
Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Revelation 21.9b-14
The angel spoke with me, saying,
“Come here. I will show you the bride, the lady of the Lamb.”
He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain,
and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God,
having the glory of God.
Her light was like a most precious stone,
as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
It had a great and high wall, twelve gates and at the gates twelve angels,
and names written on them, the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates,
and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
The wall of the city had twelve foundations,
and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
Responsorial – Psalm 145.10-11, 12-13, 17-18 Resp. 12
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom.
Let all your works, O Lord, praise you,
and let your holy ones bless you.
They will speak of the glory of your kingdom:
and tell of your power.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom.
To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,
the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom.
The Lord is righteous in all his ways,
and gracious in all his works.
The Lord is near to all those who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom.
Gospel – John 1.45-51
Philip found Nathanael, and said to him,
“We have found him of whom Moses in the law,
and the prophets, wrote:
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Nathanael said to him,
“Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”
Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
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 - Revelation 21.9b-14
The angel spoke with me, saying,
“Come here. I will show you the bride, the lady of the Lamb.”
He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain,
and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God,
having the glory of God.
Her light was like a most precious stone,
as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
It had a great and high wall, twelve gates and at the gates twelve angels,
and names written on them, the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates,
and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
The wall of the city had twelve foundations,
and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
Responsorial – Psalm 145.10-11, 12-13, 17-18 Resp. 12
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom.
Let all your works, O Lord, praise you,
and let your holy ones bless you.
They will speak of the glory of your kingdom:
and tell of your power.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom.
To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,
the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom.
The Lord is righteous in all his ways,
and gracious in all his works.
The Lord is near to all those who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom.
Gospel – John 1.45-51
Philip found Nathanael, and said to him,
“We have found him of whom Moses in the law,
and the prophets, wrote:
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Nathanael said to him,
“Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”
Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
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.”
Second Sunday In Ordinary Time (B)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Samuel 3.3b-10, 19
Samuel had laid down in the Lord’s temple,
where the ark of God was.
The Lord called Samuel;
and he said, “Here I am.”
He ran to Eli, and said,
“Here I am; for you called me.”
He said, “I did not call; lie down again.”
He went and lay down.
The Lord called yet again, “Samuel!”
Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said,
“Here I am; for you called me.”
He answered, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.”
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord,
and the word of the Lord was not yet revealed to him.
The Lord called Samuel again the third time.
He arose and went to Eli, and said,
“Here I am; for you called me.”
Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child.
Therefore Eli said to Samuel,
“Go, lie down: and do thusly:
if he calls you, say,
‘Speak, Lord; for your servant listens.’”
So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
The Lord came, and stood,
and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant listens.”
Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him,
and let none of his words fall to the ground.
Responsorial – Psalm 40.2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 Resp. (8a and 9a)
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
I waited patiently for the Lord.
He turned to me, and heard my cry.
He has put a new song in my mouth,
even praise to our God.
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
Sacrifice and offering you did not desire.
You have opened my ears.
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
Then I said, “Behold, I have come.
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
It is written about me in the scroll:
“I delight to do your will, my God.
Yes, your law is within my heart.”
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly.
Behold, you know I will not seal my lips, O Lord.
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
Reading 2 - 1 Corinthians 6.13c-15a, 17-20
Brothers and sisters:
The body is not for sexual immorality,
but for the Lord;
and the Lord for the body.
Now God raised up the Lord,
and will also raise us up by his power.
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?
But the one who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.
Flee sexual immorality!
“Every sin that a human does is outside the body,”
but they who commit sexual immorality
sin against their own body.
Or do you not know that your body
is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you,
which you have from God?
You are not your own,
for you were bought, and at a cost.
Therefore glorify God in your body.
Gospel – John 1:35-42
John was standing with two of his disciples,
and he looked at Jesus as he walked,
and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
The two disciples heard him speak,
and they followed Jesus.
Jesus turned, and saw them following,
and said to them, “What are you looking for?”
They said to him, “Rabbi”
(which is translated as “Teacher”),
“where are you staying?”
He said to them, “Come and see.”
They came and saw where he was staying,
and they stayed with him that day.
It was about the tenth hour.
One of the two who heard John, and followed him,
was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him,
“We have found the Messiah!”
(which is translated as “Christ”).
He brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him, and said,
“You are Simon the son of Jonah.
You shall be called Cephas”
(which is translated as “Peter”).
Reading 1 – 1 Samuel 3.3b-10, 19
Samuel had laid down in the Lord’s temple,
where the ark of God was.
The Lord called Samuel;
and he said, “Here I am.”
He ran to Eli, and said,
“Here I am; for you called me.”
He said, “I did not call; lie down again.”
He went and lay down.
The Lord called yet again, “Samuel!”
Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said,
“Here I am; for you called me.”
He answered, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.”
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord,
and the word of the Lord was not yet revealed to him.
The Lord called Samuel again the third time.
He arose and went to Eli, and said,
“Here I am; for you called me.”
Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child.
Therefore Eli said to Samuel,
“Go, lie down: and do thusly:
if he calls you, say,
‘Speak, Lord; for your servant listens.’”
So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
The Lord came, and stood,
and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant listens.”
Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him,
and let none of his words fall to the ground.
Responsorial – Psalm 40.2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 Resp. (8a and 9a)
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
I waited patiently for the Lord.
He turned to me, and heard my cry.
He has put a new song in my mouth,
even praise to our God.
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
Sacrifice and offering you did not desire.
You have opened my ears.
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
Then I said, “Behold, I have come.
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
It is written about me in the scroll:
“I delight to do your will, my God.
Yes, your law is within my heart.”
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly.
Behold, you know I will not seal my lips, O Lord.
R. Behold, I have come; I delight to do your will, my God.
Reading 2 - 1 Corinthians 6.13c-15a, 17-20
Brothers and sisters:
The body is not for sexual immorality,
but for the Lord;
and the Lord for the body.
Now God raised up the Lord,
and will also raise us up by his power.
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?
But the one who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.
Flee sexual immorality!
“Every sin that a human does is outside the body,”
but they who commit sexual immorality
sin against their own body.
Or do you not know that your body
is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you,
which you have from God?
You are not your own,
for you were bought, and at a cost.
Therefore glorify God in your body.
Gospel – John 1:35-42
John was standing with two of his disciples,
and he looked at Jesus as he walked,
and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
The two disciples heard him speak,
and they followed Jesus.
Jesus turned, and saw them following,
and said to them, “What are you looking for?”
They said to him, “Rabbi”
(which is translated as “Teacher”),
“where are you staying?”
He said to them, “Come and see.”
They came and saw where he was staying,
and they stayed with him that day.
It was about the tenth hour.
One of the two who heard John, and followed him,
was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him,
“We have found the Messiah!”
(which is translated as “Christ”).
He brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him, and said,
“You are Simon the son of Jonah.
You shall be called Cephas”
(which is translated as “Peter”).
4th Day after the Octave of Christmas
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 John 3.11-21
Beloved:
This is the message
which you heard from the beginning:
that we should love one another;
unlike Cain, who was of the evil one,
and killed his brother.
Why did he kill him?
Because his works were evil,
and his brother’s righteous.
Do not be surprised, my brothers,
if the world hates you.
We know that we have passed
out of death into life,
because we love the brothers.
He who does not love his brother
remains in death.
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer,
and you know that no murderer
has eternal life remaining in him.
By this we know love:
he laid down his life for us.
So we ought to lay down our lives
for the brothers.
Whoever has the world’s goods,
and sees his brother in need,
and closes his heart of compassion against him,
how does the love of God remain in him?
My little children,
Let us not love in word only,
nor with the tongue only,
but in deed and truth.
By this we know that we are of the truth,
and persuade our hearts before him,
because if our heart condemns us,
God is greater than our heart,
and knows all things.
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence in God;
Responsorial – Psalm 100.1b-2, 3, 4, 5 Resp. 2a
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before his presence with singing.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who has made us, and we are his.
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
For the Lord is good.
His loving kindness endures forever,
his faithfulness to all generations.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Gospel – John 1.43-51
Jesus was determined to go out to Galilee,
and he found Philip.
Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
Now Philip was from Bethsaida,
the city of Andrew and Peter.
Philip found Nathanael, and said to him,
“We have found him of whom Moses in the law,
and the prophets, wrote:
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Nathanael said to him,
“Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”
Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
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 – 1 John 3.11-21
Beloved:
This is the message
which you heard from the beginning:
that we should love one another;
unlike Cain, who was of the evil one,
and killed his brother.
Why did he kill him?
Because his works were evil,
and his brother’s righteous.
Do not be surprised, my brothers,
if the world hates you.
We know that we have passed
out of death into life,
because we love the brothers.
He who does not love his brother
remains in death.
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer,
and you know that no murderer
has eternal life remaining in him.
By this we know love:
he laid down his life for us.
So we ought to lay down our lives
for the brothers.
Whoever has the world’s goods,
and sees his brother in need,
and closes his heart of compassion against him,
how does the love of God remain in him?
My little children,
Let us not love in word only,
nor with the tongue only,
but in deed and truth.
By this we know that we are of the truth,
and persuade our hearts before him,
because if our heart condemns us,
God is greater than our heart,
and knows all things.
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence in God;
Responsorial – Psalm 100.1b-2, 3, 4, 5 Resp. 2a
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before his presence with singing.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who has made us, and we are his.
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
For the Lord is good.
His loving kindness endures forever,
his faithfulness to all generations.
R. Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!
Gospel – John 1.43-51
Jesus was determined to go out to Galilee,
and he found Philip.
Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
Now Philip was from Bethsaida,
the city of Andrew and Peter.
Philip found Nathanael, and said to him,
“We have found him of whom Moses in the law,
and the prophets, wrote:
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Nathanael said to him,
“Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”
Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
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.”
3rd Day after the Octave of Christmas
Official Translation
Reading 1 - 1 John 3.7-10
Little children, let no one lead you astray.
He who does righteousness is righteous,
even as he is righteous.
He who sins is of the devil,
for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.
To this end the Son of God was revealed,
that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Whoever is born of God does not commit sin,
because his seed remains in him;
and he cannot sin, because he is begotten by God.
In this the children of God are revealed,
and the children of the devil.
Whoever does not do righteousness
is not of God,
nor they who do not love their brother.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 7-8, 9 Resp. 3cd
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand, and his holy arm,
have worked salvation for him.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Let the sea roar with its fullness;
the world, and those who dwell therein.
Let the rivers clap their hands.
Let the mountains sing for joy together.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Let them sing before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Gospel – John 1.35-42
John was standing with two of his disciples,
and he looked at Jesus as he walked,
and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
The two disciples heard him speak,
and they followed Jesus.
Jesus turned, and saw them following,
and said to them, “What are you looking for?”
They said to him, “Rabbi”
(which is translated as “Teacher”),
“where are you staying?”
He said to them, “Come and see.”
They came and saw where he was staying,
and they stayed with him that day.
It was about the tenth hour.
One of the two who heard John, and followed him,
was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him,
“We have found the Messiah!”
(which is translated as “Christ”).
He brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him, and said,
“You are Simon the son of Jonah.
You shall be called Cephas”
(which is translated as “Peter”).
Reading 1 - 1 John 3.7-10
Little children, let no one lead you astray.
He who does righteousness is righteous,
even as he is righteous.
He who sins is of the devil,
for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.
To this end the Son of God was revealed,
that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Whoever is born of God does not commit sin,
because his seed remains in him;
and he cannot sin, because he is begotten by God.
In this the children of God are revealed,
and the children of the devil.
Whoever does not do righteousness
is not of God,
nor they who do not love their brother.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 7-8, 9 Resp. 3cd
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand, and his holy arm,
have worked salvation for him.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Let the sea roar with its fullness;
the world, and those who dwell therein.
Let the rivers clap their hands.
Let the mountains sing for joy together.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Let them sing before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Gospel – John 1.35-42
John was standing with two of his disciples,
and he looked at Jesus as he walked,
and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
The two disciples heard him speak,
and they followed Jesus.
Jesus turned, and saw them following,
and said to them, “What are you looking for?”
They said to him, “Rabbi”
(which is translated as “Teacher”),
“where are you staying?”
He said to them, “Come and see.”
They came and saw where he was staying,
and they stayed with him that day.
It was about the tenth hour.
One of the two who heard John, and followed him,
was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him,
“We have found the Messiah!”
(which is translated as “Christ”).
He brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him, and said,
“You are Simon the son of Jonah.
You shall be called Cephas”
(which is translated as “Peter”).
2nd Day after the Octave of Christmas
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 John 2.29-3.6
If you know that God is righteous,
you know that everyone who practices righteousness
has been born of him.
See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us,
that we should be called children of God!
The world does not know us for this reason:
because it did not know him.
Beloved, now we are children of God,
and it is not yet revealed what we shall be.
But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him;
for we will see him as he is.
Everyone who has this hope set on him
purifies themself even as he is pure.
Everyone who sins commits lawlessness.
Sin is lawlessness.
You know that he was revealed
to take away our sins,
and in him there is no sin.
Whoever remains in him does not sin.
Whoever sins has not seen him nor knows him.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 3cd-4, 5-6 Resp. 3cd
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand, and his holy arm,
have worked salvation for him.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing praise to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the melodious voice.
With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn,
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Gospel – John 1.29-34
John the Baptist saw Jesus coming to him, and said,
“Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world!
This is he of whom I said,
‘After me comes a man
who is ranked before me, for he existed before me.’
I did not know him,
but for this reason I came baptizing in water:
that he would be revealed to Israel.”
John testified, saying,
“I have seen the Spirit
descending like a dove out of heaven,
and it remained on him.
I did not recognize him,
but he who sent me to baptize with water,
he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see
the Spirit descending, and remaining on him,
that one is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
I have seen and have testified
that this is the Son of God.”
Reading 1 – 1 John 2.29-3.6
If you know that God is righteous,
you know that everyone who practices righteousness
has been born of him.
See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us,
that we should be called children of God!
The world does not know us for this reason:
because it did not know him.
Beloved, now we are children of God,
and it is not yet revealed what we shall be.
But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him;
for we will see him as he is.
Everyone who has this hope set on him
purifies themself even as he is pure.
Everyone who sins commits lawlessness.
Sin is lawlessness.
You know that he was revealed
to take away our sins,
and in him there is no sin.
Whoever remains in him does not sin.
Whoever sins has not seen him nor knows him.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 3cd-4, 5-6 Resp. 3cd
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand, and his holy arm,
have worked salvation for him.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing praise to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the melodious voice.
With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn,
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Gospel – John 1.29-34
John the Baptist saw Jesus coming to him, and said,
“Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world!
This is he of whom I said,
‘After me comes a man
who is ranked before me, for he existed before me.’
I did not know him,
but for this reason I came baptizing in water:
that he would be revealed to Israel.”
John testified, saying,
“I have seen the Spirit
descending like a dove out of heaven,
and it remained on him.
I did not recognize him,
but he who sent me to baptize with water,
he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see
the Spirit descending, and remaining on him,
that one is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
I have seen and have testified
that this is the Son of God.”
1st Day after the Octave of Christmas
Official Translation
Reading 1 - 1 John 2.22-28
Beloved:
Who is the liar?
The one who denies that Jesus is the Christ.
This is the Antichrist,
the one who denies the Father and the Son.
Whoever denies the Son,
does not have the Father.
He who confesses the Son has the Father also.
Therefore, as for you,
let that remain in you
which you heard from the beginning.
If that which you heard from the beginning
remains in you,
you also will remain in the Son,
and in the Father.
This is the promise which he promised us:
eternal life.
These things I have written to you
concerning those who would lead you astray.
As for you,
the anointing which you received from him
remains in you,
and you do not need for anyone to teach you.
But as his anointing teaches you
concerning all things and is true,
(it is no lie),
and even as it taught you,
you will remain in him.
Now, little children, remain in him,
that when he appears,
we may have boldness,
and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
Responsorial - Psalm 98.1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 Resp. 3cd
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand, and his holy arm,
have worked salvation for him.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Gospel - John 1:19-28
This is John’s testimony.
When the Jews sent priests and Levites
from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
He declared, and did not deny,
but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the prophet?”
He answered, “No.”
So they said to him,
“Who are you? Give us an answer
to take back to those who sent us.
What do you say about yourself?”
He said, “I am the voice of one
crying in the wilderness,
‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’
as Isaiah the prophet said.”
The ones who had been sent
were from the Pharisees.
They asked him, “Why then do you baptize,
if you are not the Christ,
nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
John answered them,
“I baptize with water,
but among you stands one
whom you do not know.
He is the one who comes after me,
whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loosen.”
These things were done
in Bethany beyond the Jordan,
where John was baptizing.
Reading 1 - 1 John 2.22-28
Beloved:
Who is the liar?
The one who denies that Jesus is the Christ.
This is the Antichrist,
the one who denies the Father and the Son.
Whoever denies the Son,
does not have the Father.
He who confesses the Son has the Father also.
Therefore, as for you,
let that remain in you
which you heard from the beginning.
If that which you heard from the beginning
remains in you,
you also will remain in the Son,
and in the Father.
This is the promise which he promised us:
eternal life.
These things I have written to you
concerning those who would lead you astray.
As for you,
the anointing which you received from him
remains in you,
and you do not need for anyone to teach you.
But as his anointing teaches you
concerning all things and is true,
(it is no lie),
and even as it taught you,
you will remain in him.
Now, little children, remain in him,
that when he appears,
we may have boldness,
and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
Responsorial - Psalm 98.1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 Resp. 3cd
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand, and his holy arm,
have worked salvation for him.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Gospel - John 1:19-28
This is John’s testimony.
When the Jews sent priests and Levites
from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
He declared, and did not deny,
but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the prophet?”
He answered, “No.”
So they said to him,
“Who are you? Give us an answer
to take back to those who sent us.
What do you say about yourself?”
He said, “I am the voice of one
crying in the wilderness,
‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’
as Isaiah the prophet said.”
The ones who had been sent
were from the Pharisees.
They asked him, “Why then do you baptize,
if you are not the Christ,
nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
John answered them,
“I baptize with water,
but among you stands one
whom you do not know.
He is the one who comes after me,
whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loosen.”
These things were done
in Bethany beyond the Jordan,
where John was baptizing.
The Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas
Official Translation
Reading 1 - 1 John 2.18-21
Little children, these are the end times,
and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming,
even now many antichrists have appeared.
By this we know that it is the final hour.
They went out from us, but they did not belong to us;
for if they had belonged to us,
they would have continued with us.
But they left, that they might be revealed
as not belonging to us.
You have an anointing from the Holy One,
and you all have knowledge.
I have not written to you because
you do not know the truth,
but because you do know it,
and because no lie is of the truth.
Responsorial - Psalm 96.1-2, 11-12, 13 Resp. 11a
R. Let the heavens exult and the earth rejoice.
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord! Bless his name!
Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
R. Let the heavens exult and the earth rejoice.
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice.
Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
Let the field and all that is in it exult!
Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy
R. Let the heavens exult and the earth rejoice.
They will rejoice before the Lord; for he comes,
for he comes to rule the earth.
He will rule the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with his truth.
R. Let the heavens exult and the earth rejoice.
Gospel - John 1.1-18
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through him.
Without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of humans.
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
There came a man, sent from God,
whose name was John.
He came as a witness, that he might testify about the light,
that all might believe through him.
He was not the light,
but was sent that he might testify about the light.
The true light that enlightens everyone
was coming into the world.
He was in the world,
and the world was made through him,
but the world did not recognize him.
He came to his own,
and those who were his own did not receive him.
But as many as received him,
to them he gave the right
to become God’s children,
to those who believe in his name:
who were born not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man,
but of God.
The Word became flesh, and lived among us.
We saw his glory,
such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father,
full of grace and truth.
John testified about him.
He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said,
‘He who comes after me has surpasses me,
for he was before me.’”
From his fullness we all received grace instead of grace.
For the law was given through Moses,
but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God.
The one and only Son, God, who is in the bosom of the Father,
has revealed him.
Reading 1 - 1 John 2.18-21
Little children, these are the end times,
and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming,
even now many antichrists have appeared.
By this we know that it is the final hour.
They went out from us, but they did not belong to us;
for if they had belonged to us,
they would have continued with us.
But they left, that they might be revealed
as not belonging to us.
You have an anointing from the Holy One,
and you all have knowledge.
I have not written to you because
you do not know the truth,
but because you do know it,
and because no lie is of the truth.
Responsorial - Psalm 96.1-2, 11-12, 13 Resp. 11a
R. Let the heavens exult and the earth rejoice.
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord! Bless his name!
Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
R. Let the heavens exult and the earth rejoice.
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice.
Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
Let the field and all that is in it exult!
Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy
R. Let the heavens exult and the earth rejoice.
They will rejoice before the Lord; for he comes,
for he comes to rule the earth.
He will rule the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with his truth.
R. Let the heavens exult and the earth rejoice.
Gospel - John 1.1-18
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through him.
Without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of humans.
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
There came a man, sent from God,
whose name was John.
He came as a witness, that he might testify about the light,
that all might believe through him.
He was not the light,
but was sent that he might testify about the light.
The true light that enlightens everyone
was coming into the world.
He was in the world,
and the world was made through him,
but the world did not recognize him.
He came to his own,
and those who were his own did not receive him.
But as many as received him,
to them he gave the right
to become God’s children,
to those who believe in his name:
who were born not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man,
but of God.
The Word became flesh, and lived among us.
We saw his glory,
such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father,
full of grace and truth.
John testified about him.
He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said,
‘He who comes after me has surpasses me,
for he was before me.’”
From his fullness we all received grace instead of grace.
For the law was given through Moses,
but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God.
The one and only Son, God, who is in the bosom of the Father,
has revealed him.
Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Mass during the Day
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 52.7-10
How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of they who bring good news,
who announce peace, who bring good news,
who announce a Savior, who says to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”
The voice of your watchmen!
They lift up the voice; together they sing,
for they shall see eye to eye,
when the Lord returns to Zion.
Break out in joy, sing together,
you ruins of Jerusalem;
for the Lord has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
The Lord has made bare his holy arm
in the eyes of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 R. 3c
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand has worked salvation for him,
his holy arm.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing praise to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the melodious voice.
With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn,
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Reading 2 – Hebrews 1.1-6
Brothers and sisters:
God, having in the past spoken to the fathers
through the prophets
at partially and in various ways,
has in these final days
spoken to us by his Son,
whom he appointed heir of all things,
through whom also he made the universe.
His Son is the radiance of his glory,
the very image of his substance,
and upholding all things by his mighty word,
when he had himself purified us of our sins,
he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high;
having become so far above the angels,
as he has inherited a more excellent name than theirs.
For to which of the angels did he ever say,
“You are my Son. Today have I begotten you”?
Or even,
“I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son”?
Or even, when he brings the firstborn into the world,
“Let all the angels of God worship him”?
Gospel – John 1.1-18 or 1.1-5, 9-14
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through him.
Without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of humans.
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
There came a man, sent from God,
whose name was John.
He came as a witness, that he might testify about the light,
that all might believe through him.
He was not the light,
but was sent that he might testify about the light.
The true light that enlightens everyone
was coming into the world.
He was in the world,
and the world was made through him,
but the world did not recognize him.
He came to his own,
and those who were his own did not receive him.
But as many as received him,
to them he gave the right
to become God’s children,
to those who believe in his name:
who were born not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man,
but of God.
The Word became flesh, and lived among us.
We saw his glory,
such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father,
full of grace and truth.
John testified about him.
He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said,
‘He who comes after me has surpasses me,
for he was before me.’”
From his fullness we all received grace instead of grace.
For the law was given through Moses,
but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God.
The one and only Son, God, who is in the bosom of the Father,
has revealed him.
Reading 1 – Isaiah 52.7-10
How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of they who bring good news,
who announce peace, who bring good news,
who announce a Savior, who says to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”
The voice of your watchmen!
They lift up the voice; together they sing,
for they shall see eye to eye,
when the Lord returns to Zion.
Break out in joy, sing together,
you ruins of Jerusalem;
for the Lord has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
The Lord has made bare his holy arm
in the eyes of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 R. 3c
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand has worked salvation for him,
his holy arm.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing praise to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the melodious voice.
With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn,
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Reading 2 – Hebrews 1.1-6
Brothers and sisters:
God, having in the past spoken to the fathers
through the prophets
at partially and in various ways,
has in these final days
spoken to us by his Son,
whom he appointed heir of all things,
through whom also he made the universe.
His Son is the radiance of his glory,
the very image of his substance,
and upholding all things by his mighty word,
when he had himself purified us of our sins,
he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high;
having become so far above the angels,
as he has inherited a more excellent name than theirs.
For to which of the angels did he ever say,
“You are my Son. Today have I begotten you”?
Or even,
“I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son”?
Or even, when he brings the firstborn into the world,
“Let all the angels of God worship him”?
Gospel – John 1.1-18 or 1.1-5, 9-14
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through him.
Without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of humans.
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
There came a man, sent from God,
whose name was John.
He came as a witness, that he might testify about the light,
that all might believe through him.
He was not the light,
but was sent that he might testify about the light.
The true light that enlightens everyone
was coming into the world.
He was in the world,
and the world was made through him,
but the world did not recognize him.
He came to his own,
and those who were his own did not receive him.
But as many as received him,
to them he gave the right
to become God’s children,
to those who believe in his name:
who were born not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man,
but of God.
The Word became flesh, and lived among us.
We saw his glory,
such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father,
full of grace and truth.
John testified about him.
He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said,
‘He who comes after me has surpasses me,
for he was before me.’”
From his fullness we all received grace instead of grace.
For the law was given through Moses,
but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God.
The one and only Son, God, who is in the bosom of the Father,
has revealed him.
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