Isaiah 35: 1- 6, 10
| 35:1 | The desolate and impassable land will rejoice, and the place of solitude will exult, and it will flourish like the lily. |
| 35:2 | It will spring up and blossom, and it will exult with rejoicing and praising. The glory of Lebanon has been given to it, with the beauty of Carmel and Sharon. These will see the glory of the Lord and the beauty of our God. |
| 35:3 | Strengthen the lax hands, and confirm the weak knees! |
| 35:4 | Say to the fainthearted: “Take courage and fear not! Behold, your God will bring the vindication of retribution. God himself will arrive to save you.” |
| 35:5 | Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be cleared. |
| 35:6 | Then the disabled will leap like a buck, and the tongue of the mute will be untied. For the waters have burst forth in the desert, and torrents in solitary places. |
| 35:10 | And the redeemed of the Lord will be converted, and they will return to Zion with praising. And everlasting joy will be upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and rejoicing. For pain and sorrow will flee away. |
James 5: 7- 10
| 5:7 | Therefore, be patient, brothers, until the advent of the Lord. Consider that the farmer anticipates the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently, until he receives the early and the late rains. |
| 5:8 | Therefore, you too should be patient and should strengthen your hearts. For the advent of the Lord draws near. |
| 5:9 | Brothers, do not complain against one another, so that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door. |
| 5:10 | My brothers, consider the Prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of departing from evil, of labor, and of patience. |
Matthew 11: 2- 11
| 11:2 | Now when John had heard, in prison, about the works of Christ, sending two of his disciples, he said to him, |
| 11:3 | “Are you he who is to come, or should we expect another?” |
| 11:4 | And Jesus, responding, said to them: “Go and report to John what you have heard and seen. |
| 11:5 | The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor are evangelized. |
| 11:6 | And blessed is he who has found no offense in me.” |
| 11:7 | Then, after they departed, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind? |
| 11:8 | So what did you go out to see? A man in soft garments? Behold, those who are clothed in soft garments are in the houses of kings. |
| 11:9 | Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. |
| 11:10 | For this is he, of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send my Angel before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.’ |
| 11:11 | Amen I say to you, among those born of women, there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. |