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  • Daily Mass Readings for Friday, 8 January 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Friday, 8 January 2021

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    Christmas Weekday

    First Reading: First John 5: 5-13

    5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

    6 This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth, that Christ is the truth.

    7 And there are three who give testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost. And these three are one.

    8 And there are three that give testimony on earth: the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three are one.

    9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son.

    10 He that believeth in the Son of God, hath the testimony of God in himself. He that believeth not the Son, maketh him a liar: because he believeth not in the testimony which God hath testified of his Son.

    11 And this is the testimony, that God hath given to us eternal life. And this life is in his Son.

    12 He that hath the Son, hath life. He that hath not the Son, hath not life.

    13 These things I write to you, that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 147: 12-13, 14-15, 19-20

    12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.

    13 Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee.

    14 Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.

    15 Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly.

    19 Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel.

    20 He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.

    Gospel: Luke 5: 12-16

    12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy, who seeing Jesus, and falling on his face, besought him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

    13 And stretching forth his hand, he touched him, saying: I will. Be thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

    14 And he charged him that he should tell no man, but, Go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing according as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

    15 But the fame of him went abroad the more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

    16 And he retired into the desert, and prayed.

    The readings on this page are taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can also read the Mass Readings taken from the New Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. (References, Copyrights).
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  • Daily Mass Readings for Thursday, 7 January 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Thursday, 7 January 2021

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    Christmas Weekday / Raymond of Peñafort, Priest

    First Reading: First John 4: 19 – 5: 4

    19 Let us therefore love God, because God first hath loved us.

    20 If any man say, I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother, whom he seeth, how can he love God, whom he seeth not?

    21 And this commandment we have from God, that he, who loveth God, love also his brother.

    5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And every one that loveth him who begot, loveth him also who is born of him.

    2 In this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God, and keep his commandments.

    3 For this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not heavy.

    4 For whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory which overcometh the world, our faith.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 72: 1-2, 14 and 15bc, 17

    1 A psalm on Solomon.

    2 Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.

    14 He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.

    15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day.

    17 Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.

    Gospel: Luke 4: 14-22

    14 And Jesus returned in the power of the spirit, into Galilee, and the fame of him went out through the whole country.

    15 And he taught in their synagogues, and was magnified by all.

    16 And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up: and he went into the synagogue, according to his custom, on the sabbath day; and he rose up to read.

    17 And the book of Isaias the prophet was delivered unto him. And as he unfolded the book, he found the place where it was written:

    18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart,

    19 To preach deliverance to the captives, and sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of reward.

    20 And when he had folded the book, he restored it to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.

    21 And he began to say to them: This day is fulfilled this scripture in your ears.

    22 And all gave testimony to him: and they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth, and they said: Is not this the son of Joseph?

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  • Daily Mass Readings for Wednesday, 6 January 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Wednesday, 6 January 2021

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    Christmas Weekday / André Bessette, Religious

    First Reading: First John 4: 11-18

    11 My dearest, if God hath so loved us; we also ought to love one another.

    12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and his charity is perfected in us.

    13 In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us: because he hath given us of his spirit.

    14 And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.

    15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

    16 And we have known, and have believed the charity, which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity, abideth in God, and God in him.

    17 In this is the charity of God perfected with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment: because as he is, we also are in this world.

    18 Fear is not in charity: but perfect charity casteth out fear, because fear hath pain. And he that feareth, is not perfected in charity.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 72: 1-2, 10, 12-13

    1 A psalm on Solomon.

    2 Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.

    10 The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:

    12 For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.

    13 He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.

    Gospel: Mark 6: 45-52

    45 And immediately he obliged his disciples to go up into the ship, that they might go before him over the water to Bethsaida, whilst he dismissed the people.

    46 And when he had dismissed them, he went up to the mountain to pray.

    47 And when it was late, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and himself alone on the land.

    48 And seeing them labouring in rowing, (for the wind was against them,) and about the fourth watch of the night, he cometh to them walking upon the sea, and he would have passed by them.

    49 But they seeing him walking upon the sea, thought it was an apparition, and they cried out.

    50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them: Have a good heart, it is I, fear ye not.

    51 And he went up to them into the ship, and the wind ceased: and they were far more astonished within themselves:

    52 For they understood not concerning the loaves; for their heart was blinded.

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  • Daily Mass Readings for Tuesday, 5 January 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Tuesday, 5 January 2021

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    John Neumann, Bishop Obligatory Memorial

    First Reading: First John 4: 7-10

    7 Dearly beloved, let us love one another, for charity is of God. And every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God.

    8 He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is charity.

    9 By this hath the charity of God appeared towards us, because God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live by him.

    10 In this is charity: not as though we had loved God, but because he hath first loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 72: 1-2, 3-4, 7-8

    1 A psalm on Solomon.

    2 Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.

    3 Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice.

    4 He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.

    7 In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.

    8 And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

    Gospel: Mark 6: 34-44

    34 And Jesus going out saw a great multitude: and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

    35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past:

    36 Send them away, that going into the next villages and towns, they may buy themselves meat to eat.

    37 And he answering said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said to him: Let us go and buy bread for two hundred pence, and we will give them to eat.

    38 And he saith to them: How many loaves have you? go and see. And when they knew, they say: Five, and two fishes.

    39 And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

    40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

    41 And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two fishes: looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave to his disciples to set before them: and the two fishes he divided among them all.

    42 And they all did eat, and had their fill.

    43 And they took up the leavings, twelve full baskets of fragments, and of the fishes.

    44 And they that did eat, were five thousand men.

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  • Daily Mass Readings for Monday, 4 January 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Monday, 4 January 2021

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    Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious Obligatory Memorial

    First Reading: First John 3: 22 – 4: 6

    22 And whatsoever we shall ask, we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

    23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ: and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us.

    24 And he that keepeth his commandments, abideth in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

    4:1 Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits if they be of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

    2 By this is the spirit of God known. Every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God:

    3 And every spirit that dissolveth Jesus, is not of God: and this is Antichrist, of whom you have heard that he cometh, and he is now already in the world.

    4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

    5 They are of the world: therefore of the world they speak, and the world heareth them.

    6 We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth us. He that is not of God, heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 2: 7bc-8, 10-12a

    7 The Lord hath said to me: Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

    8 Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.

    10 And now, O ye kings, understand: receive instruction, you that judge the earth.

    11 Serve ye the Lord with fear: and rejoice unto him with trembling.

    12 Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and you perish from the just way. When his wrath shall be kindled in a short time, blessed are all they that trust in him.

    Gospel: Matthew 4: 12-17, 23-25

    12 And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee:

    13 And leaving the city Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capharnaum on the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim;

    14 That it might be fulfilled which was said by Isaias the prophet:

    15 Land of Zabulon and land of Nephthalim, the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

    16 The people that sat in darkness, hath seen great light: and to them that sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up.

    17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

    23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom: and healing all manner of sickness and every infirmity, among the people.

    24 And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had palsy, and he cured them:

    25 And much people followed him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

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  • Daily Mass Readings for Sunday, 3 January 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Sunday, 3 January 2021

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    EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Solemnity

    First Reading: Isaiah 60: 1-6

    1 Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

    2 For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

    3 And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising.

    4 Lift up thy eyes round about, and see: all these are gathered together, they are come to thee: thy sons shall come from afar, and thy daughters shall rise up at thy side.

    5 Then shalt thou see, and abound, and thy heart shall wonder and be enlarged, when the multitude of the sea shall be converted to thee, the. strength of the Gentiles shall come to thee.

    6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Madian and Epha: all they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense: and shewing forth praise to the Lord.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 72: 1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13

    1 A psalm on Solomon.

    2 Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.

    7 In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.

    8 And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

    10 The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:

    11 And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.

    12 For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.

    13 He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.

    Second Reading: Ephesians 3: 2-3a, 5-6

    2 If yet you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me towards you:

    3 How that, according to revelation, the mystery has been made known to me, as I have written above in a few words;

    5 Which in other generations was not known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:

    6 That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and co-partners of his promise in Christ Jesus, by the gospel:

    Gospel: Matthew 2: 1-12

    1 When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.

    2 Saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to adore him.

    3 And king Herod hearing this, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

    4 And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

    5 But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet:

    6 And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel.

    7 Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them;

    8 And sending them into Bethlehem, said: Go and diligently inquire after the child, and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come to adore him.

    9 Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star which they had seen in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was.

    10 And seeing the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

    11 And entering into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and falling down they adored him; and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

    12 And having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back another way into their country.

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  • Daily Mass Readings for Saturday, 2 January 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Saturday, 2 January 2021

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    Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops, Doctors Obligatory Memorial

    First Reading: First John 2: 22-28

    22 Who is a liar, but he who denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is Antichrist, who denieth the Father, and the Son.

    23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father. He that confesseth the Son, hath the Father also.

    24 As for you, let that which you have heard from the beginning, abide in you. If that abide in you, which you have heard from the beginning, you also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father.

    25 And this is the promise which he hath promised us, life everlasting.

    26 These things have I written to you, concerning them that seduce you.

    27 And as for you, let the unction, which you have received from him, abide in you. And you have no need that any man teach you; but as his unction teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie. And as it hath taught you, abide in him.

    28 And now, little children, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be confounded by him at his coming.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 98: 1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4

    1 A psalm for David himself. Sing ye to the Lord anew canticle: because he hath done wonderful things. His right hand hath wrought for him salvation, and his arm is holy.

    2 The Lord hath made known his salvation: he hath revealed his justice in the sight of the Gentiles.

    3 He hath remembered his mercy his truth toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

    4 Sing joyfully to God, all the earth; make melody, rejoice and sing.

    Gospel: John 1: 19-28

    19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

    20 And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.

    21 And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.

    22 They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?

    23 He said: I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.

    24 And they that were sent, were of the Pharisees.

    25 And they asked him, and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

    26 John answered them, saying: I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.

    27 The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.

    28 These things were done in Bethania, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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  • Daily Mass Readings for Friday, 1 January 2021

    Daily Mass Readings for Friday, 1 January 2021

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    MARY, MOTHER OF GOD Solemnity (Octave of Christmas), Holy Day of Obligation

    First Reading: Numbers 6: 22-27

    22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

    23 Say to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and you shall say to them:

    24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee.

    25 The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee.

    26 The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace.

    27 And they shall invoke my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 67: 2-3, 5, 6, 8 (2a)

    2 May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.

    3 That we may know thy way upon earth: thy salvation in all nations.

    5 Let the nations be glad and rejoice: for thou judgest the people with justice, and directest the nations upon earth.

    6 Let the people, O God, confess to thee: let all the people give praise to thee:

    8 May God bless us: and all the ends of the earth fear him.

    (2a May God have mercy on us)

    Second Reading: Galatians 4: 4-7

    4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law:

    5 That he might redeem them who were under the law: that we might receive the adoption of sons.

    6 And because you are sons, God hath sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying: Abba, Father.

    7 Therefore now he is not a servant, but a son. And if a son, an heir also through God.

    Gospel: Luke 2: 16-21

    16 And they came with haste; and they found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger.

    17 And seeing, they understood of the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child.

    18 And all that heard, wondered; and at those things that were told them by the shepherds.

    19 But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.

    20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all the things they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

    21 And after eight days were accomplished, that the child should be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, which was called by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb.

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  • Daily Mass Readings for Thursday, 31 December 2020

    Daily Mass Readings for Thursday, 31 December 2020

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    Christmas Weekday / Sylvester I, Pope

    First Reading: First John 2: 18-21

    18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that Antichrist cometh, even now there are become many Antichrists: whereby we know that it is the last hour.

    19 They went out from us, but they were not of us. For if they had been of us, they would no doubt have remained with us; but that they may be manifest, that they are not all of us.

    20 But you have the unction from the Holy One, and know all things.

    21 I have not written to you as to them that know not the truth, but as to them that know it: and that no lie is of the truth.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 96: 1-2, 11-12, 13

    1 A canticle for David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth.

    2 Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: shew forth his salvation from day to day.

    11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, let the sea be moved, and the fulness thereof:

    12 The fields and all things that are in them shall be joyful. Then shall all the trees of the woods rejoice

    13 Before the face of the Lord, because he cometh: because he cometh to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with justice, and the people with his truth.

    Gospel: John 1: 1-18

    1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

    2 The same was in the beginning with God.

    3 All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made.

    4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

    5 And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

    6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

    7 This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him.

    8 He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light.

    9 That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.

    10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

    11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

    12 But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.

    13 Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

    14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

    15 John beareth witness of him, and crieth out, saying: This was he of whom I spoke: He that shall come after me, is preferred before me: because he was before me.

    16 And of his fulness we all have received, and grace for grace.

    17 For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

    18 No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

    The readings on this page are taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can also read the Mass Readings taken from the New Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. (References, Copyrights).
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  • Daily Mass Readings for Wednesday, 30 December 2020

    Daily Mass Readings for Wednesday, 30 December 2020

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    Christmas Weekday

    First Reading: First John 2: 12-17

    12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

    13 I write unto you, fathers, because you have known him, who is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one.

    14 I write unto you, babes, because you have known the Father. I write unto you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.

    15 Love not the world, nor the things which are in the world. If any man love the world, the charity of the Father is not in him.

    16 For all that is in the world, is the concupiscence of the flesh, and the concupiscence of the eyes, and the pride of life, which is not of the Father, but is of the world.

    17 And the world passeth away, and the concupiscence thereof: but he that doth the will of God, abideth for ever.

    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 96: 7-8a, 8b-9, 10

    7 Bring ye to the Lord, O ye kindreds of the Gentiles, bring ye to the Lord glory and honour:

    8 Bring to the Lord glory unto his name. Bring up sacrifices, and come into his courts:

    9 Adore ye the Lord in his holy court. Let all the earth be moved at his presence.

    10 Say ye among the Gentiles, the Lord hath reigned. For he hath corrected the world, which shall not be moved: he will judge the people with justice.

    Gospel: Luke 2: 36-40

    36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser; she was far advanced in years, and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity.

    37 And she was a widow until fourscore and four years; who departed not from the temple, by fastings and prayers serving night and day.

    38 Now she, at the same hour, coming in, confessed to the Lord; and spoke of him to all that looked for the redemption of Israel.

    39 And after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their city Nazareth.

    40 And the child grew, and waxed strong, full of wisdom; and the grace of God was in him.

    The readings on this page are taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can also read the Mass Readings taken from the New Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. (References, Copyrights).
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