Category: Daily Readings

Baruch   1: 15-22

1:15	And you will say, ‘To the Lord our God is justice, but to us is confusion of our face, just as it is this day for all of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
1:16	even for our kings, and our leaders, and our priests, and our prophets, and our fathers.
1:17	We have sinned before the Lord our God and we have not believed, lacking confidence in him.
1:18	And we have not been submissive to him, and we have not listened to the voice of the Lord our God, so as to walk in his commandments, which he has given to us.
1:19	From the day that he led our fathers out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, we were unfaithful to the Lord our God, and, having been scattered, we fell away. We did not listen to his voice.
1:20	And we joined ourselves to many evils and to the curses which the Lord established through Moses, his servant, who led our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land flowing with milk and honey, just as it is in the present day.
1:21	And we have not listened to the voice of the Lord our God, according to all the words of the prophets whom he sent to us.
1:22	And we have gone astray, each one after the inclinations of his own malignant heart, serving strange gods and doing evil before the eyes of the Lord our God.

Luke   10: 13-16

10:13	Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that have been wrought in you, had been wrought in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in haircloth and ashes.
10:14	Yet truly, Tyre and Sidon will be forgiven more in the judgment than you will be.
10:15	And as for you, Capernaum, who would be exalted even up to Heaven: you shall be submerged into Hell.
10:16	Whoever hears you, hears me. And whoever despises you, despises me. And whoever despises me, despises him who sent me.”

Reading

The Book of Exodus   23: 20-23

23:20	Behold, I will send my Angel, who will go before you, and preserve you on your journey, and lead you into the place that I have prepared.
23:21	Heed him, and hear his voice, and do not hold him in disregard. For he will not release you when you have sinned, and my name is in him.
23:22	But if you listen to his voice and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will afflict those who afflict you.
23:23	And my Angel will go before you, and he will bring you to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, whom I will crush.

Or

Reading

Nehemiah 8: 1- 12

8:1	And the seventh month had arrived. Now the sons of Israel were in their cities. And all the people were gathered together, like one man, in the street which is before the water gate. And they spoke to Ezra the scribe, so that he would bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had instructed to Israel.
8:2	Therefore, Ezra the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those who were able to understand, on the first day of the seventh month.
8:3	And he read it openly in the street which was before the water gate, from morning even until midday, in the sight of the men and women, and those who understood. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the book.
8:4	Then Ezra the scribe stood upon a step of wood, which he had made for speaking. And standing beside him were Mattithiah, and Shemaiah, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right. And on the left were Pedaiah, Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
8:5	And Ezra opened the book before all the people. For he stood out above all the people. And when he had opened it, all the people stood up.
8:6	And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people responded, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed down, and they adored God, facing the ground.
8:7	Then Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, caused the people to be silent in order to hear the law. And the people were standing on their feet.
8:8	And they read from the book of the law of God, distinctly and plainly, so as to be understood. And when it was read, they did understand.
8:9	Then Nehemiah (the same is the cupbearer) and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites, who were interpreting for all the people, said: “This day has been sanctified to the Lord our God. Do not mourn, and do not weep.” For all of the people were weeping, as they were listening to the words of the law.
8:10	And he said to them: “Go, eat fat foods and drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have not prepared for themselves. For it is the holy day of the Lord. And do not be sad. For the joy of the Lord is also our strength.”
8:11	Then the Levites caused the people to be silent, saying: “Be quiet. For the day is holy. And do not be sorrowful.”
8:12	And so all the people went forth, so that they might eat and drink, and so that they might send portions, and so that they might make a great rejoicing. For they understood the words that he had taught to them.

Gospel

The holy Gospel According to Matthew   18: 1-5, 10

18:1	In that hour, the disciples drew near to Jesus, saying, “Whom do you consider to be greater in the kingdom of heaven?”
18:2	And Jesus, calling to himself a little child, placed him in their midst.
18:3	And he said: “Amen I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
18:4	Therefore, whoever will have humbled himself like this little child, such a one is greater in the kingdom of heaven.
18:5	And whoever shall accept one such little child in my name, accepts me.
18:10	See to it that you do not despise even one of these little ones. For I say to you, that their Angels in heaven continually look upon the face of my Father, who is in heaven.

Reading

The Book of the Prophet Daniel   7: 9-10, 13-14

7:9	I watched until thrones were set up, and the ancient of days sat down. His garment was radiant like snow, and the hair of his head like clean wool; his throne was flames of fire, its wheels had been set on fire.
7:10	A river of fire rushed forth from his presence. Thousands upon thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times hundreds of thousands attended before him. The trial began, and the books were opened.
7:13	I watched, therefore, in the vision of the night, and behold, with the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man arrived, and he approached all the way to the ancient of days, and they presented him before him.
7:14	And he gave him power, and honor, and the kingdom, and all peoples, tribes, and languages will serve him. His power is an eternal power, which will not be taken away, and his kingdom, one which will not be corrupted.

Or,

Revelation 12: 7- 12

12:7	And there was a great battle in heaven. Michael and his Angels were battling with the dragon, and the dragon was fighting, and so were his angels.
12:8	But they did not prevail, and a place for them was no longer found in heaven.
12:9	And he was thrown out, that great dragon, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduces the whole world. And he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
12:10	And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying: “Now have arrived salvation and virtue and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been cast down, he who accused them before our God day and night.
12:11	And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of his testimony. And they loved not their own lives, even unto death.
12:12	Because of this, rejoice, O heavens, and all who dwell within it. Woe to the earth and to the sea! For the devil has descended to you, holding great anger, knowing that he has little time.”

Gospel

John 1: 47- 51

1:47	Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and he said about him, “Behold, an Israelite in whom truly there is no deceit.”
1:48	Nathanael said to him, “From where do you know me?” Jesus responded and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
1:49	Nathanael answered him and said: “Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.”
1:50	Jesus responded and said to him: “Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, you believe. Greater things than these, you will see.”
1:51	And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the Angels of God ascending and descending over the Son of man.”

Prophet Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15

2:5	And I will be to it, says the Lord, a wall of fire all around. And in glory, I will be in its midst.
2:6	O, O flee from the land of the North, says the Lord, for I have scattered you into the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.
2:7	O Zion, flee, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
2:8	For thus says the Lord of hosts: After the glory, he has sent me to the Gentiles, which have despoiled you. For he who touches you, touches the pupil of my eye.
2:9	For behold, I lift up my hand over them, and they will be a prey to those who had served them. And you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me.
2:10	Sing praise and rejoice, daughter of Zion. For behold, I approach, and I will dwell in your midst, says the Lord.
2:11	And many nations will be joined to the Lord in that day, and they will be my people, and I will dwell in your midst. And you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
2:12	And the Lord will possess his portion, Judah, in the sanctified land, and still he will single out Jerusalem.
2:13	Let all flesh be silent before the face of the Lord: for he has arisen from his holy dwelling place.

The Gospel according to Luke 9:43b-45

9:43	And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and he healed the boy, and he restored him to his father.
9:44	And all were astonished at the greatness of God. And as everyone was wondering over all that he was doing, he said to his disciples: “You must set these words in your hearts. For it shall be that the Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men.”
9:45	But they did not understood this word, and it was concealed from them, so that they did not perceive it. And they were afraid to question him about this word.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Haggai 2:1-9

2:1	on the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of king Darius.
2:2	And in the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the Lord came, by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:
2:3	Speak to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, the governor of Judah, and to Jesus the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remainder of the people, saying:
2:4	Who is left among you, who saw this house in its first glory? And how do you see it now? Is it not, in comparison to that, as nothing in your eyes?
2:5	And now be strengthened, Zerubbabel, says the Lord. And be strengthened, Jesus the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strengthened, all people of the land, says the Lord of hosts. For I am with you, says the Lord of hosts.
2:6	And act according to the word that I planted with you when you departed from the land of Egypt. And my Spirit will be in your midst. Do not be afraid.
2:7	For thus says the Lord of hosts: There is yet one brief time, and I will move heaven and earth, and the sea and the dry land.
2:8	And I will move all nations. And the Desired of all nations will arrive. And I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts.
2:9	Mine is the silver, and mine is the gold, says the Lord of hosts.

The Gospel according to Luke 9:18-22

9:18	And it happened that, when he was praying alone, his disciples also were with him, and he questioned them, saying: “Who do the multitudes say that I am?”
9:19	But they answered by saying: “John the Baptist. But some say Elijah. Yet truly, others say that one of the prophets from before has risen again.”
9:20	Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” In response, Simon Peter said, “The Christ of God.”
9:21	But speaking sharply to them, he instructed them not to tell this to anyone,
9:22	saying, “For the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the leaders of the priests and the scribes, and be killed, and on the third day rise again.”

Prophet Haggai 1:1-8

1:1	In the second year of king Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came, by the hand of Haggai the prophet, to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jesus the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying:
1:2	Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: This people claims that the time has not yet arrived for building the house of the Lord.
1:3	But the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:
1:4	Is it time for you to dwell in paneled houses, while this house is deserted?
1:5	And now, thus says the Lord of hosts: Set your hearts upon your ways.
1:6	You sowed much and have brought in little. You consumed and have not been satisfied. You drank and have not been inebriated. You covered yourselves and have not been warmed. And whoever gathered wages, has put them in a bag with holes.
1:7	Thus says the Lord of hosts: Set your hearts upon your ways.
1:8	Ascend to the mountain, bring wood and build the house, and it shall be acceptable to me, and I shall be glorified, says the Lord.

Luke 9:7-9

9:7	Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all the things that were being done by him, but he doubted, because it was said
9:8	by some, “For John has risen from the dead,” yet truly, by others, “For Elijah has appeared,” and by still others, “For one of the prophets from of old has risen again.”
9:9	And Herod said: “I beheaded John. So then, who is this, about whom I hear such things?” And he sought to see him.

Ezra 9:5-9

9:5	And at the evening sacrifice, I rose up from my affliction, and, having torn my cloak and my tunic, I fell to my knees, and I reached out my hands to the Lord, my God.
9:6	And I said: “My God, I am confounded and ashamed to lift up my face to you. For our iniquities have been multiplied over our heads, and our offenses have increased, even up to heaven,
9:7	from the days of our fathers. But also, we ourselves have sinned gravely, even to this day. And for our iniquities, we ourselves, and our kings and our priests, have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the lands, and to the sword, and to captivity, and to plunder, and to confusion of face, just as it is also in this day.
9:8	And now, to a small extent and for a moment, our petition has been made with the Lord our God, so that they may leave us a remnant, and so that a secure place in his holy land may be given to us, and so that our God may illuminate our eyes, and may give us a little life in our servitude.
9:9	For we are servants, yet in our servitude our God has not forsaken us, but he has inclined mercy upon us in the sight of the king of the Persians, so that he may give us life, and may raise up the house of our God, and repair its desolations, and give us a hedge in Judah and Jerusalem.

Luke 9:1-6

9:1	Then calling together the twelve Apostles, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases.
9:2	And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the infirm.
9:3	And he said to them: “You should take nothing for the journey, neither staff, nor traveling bag, nor bread, nor money; and you should not have two tunics.
9:4	And into whatever house you shall enter, lodge there, and do not move away from there.
9:5	And whoever will not have received you, upon departing from that city, shake off even the dust on your feet, as a testimony against them.”
9:6	And going forth, they traveled around, through the towns, evangelizing and curing everywhere.