First Reading
Isaiah 42: 1- 4, 6- 7
| 42:1 | Behold my servant, I will uphold him, my elect, with him my soul is well-pleased. I have sent my Spirit upon him. He will offer judgment to the nations. |
| 42:2 | He will not cry out, and he will not show favoritism to anyone; neither will his voice be heard abroad. |
| 42:3 | The bruised reed he will not break, and the smoldering wick he will not extinguish. He will lead forth judgment unto truth. |
| 42:4 | He will not be saddened or troubled, until he establishes judgment on earth. And the islands will await his law. |
| 42:6 | I, the Lord, have called you in justice, and I have taken your hand and preserved you. And I have presented you as a covenant of the people, as a light to the Gentiles, |
| 42:7 | so that you may open the eyes of the blind, and lead out the prisoner from confinement and those sitting in darkness from the house of incarceration. |
Or:
Isaiah 55: 1- 11
| 55:1 | All you who thirst, come to the waters. And you who have no money: hurry, buy and eat. Approach, buy wine and milk, without money and without barter. |
| 55:2 | Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and expend your labor for what does not satisfy? Listen very closely to me, and eat what is good, and then your soul will be delighted by a full measure. |
| 55:3 | Incline your ear and draw near to me. Listen, and your soul will live. And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, by the faithful mercies of David. |
| 55:4 | Behold, I have presented him as a witness to the people, as a commander and instructor to the nations. |
| 55:5 | Behold, you will call to a nation that you did not know. And nations that did not know you will rush to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel. For he has glorified you. |
| 55:6 | Seek the Lord, while he is able to be found. Call upon him, while he is near. |
| 55:7 | Let the impious one abandon his way, and the iniquitous man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will take pity on him, and to our God, for he is great in forgiveness. |
| 55:8 | For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways, says the Lord. |
| 55:9 | For just as the heavens are exalted above the earth, so also are my ways exalted above your ways, and my thoughts above your thoughts. |
| 55:10 | And in the same manner as rain and snow descend from heaven, and no longer return there, but soak the earth, and water it, and cause it to bloom and to provide seed to the sower and bread to the hungry, |
| 55:11 | so also will my word be, which will go forth from my mouth. It will not return to me empty, but it will accomplish whatever I will, and it will prosper in the tasks for which I sent it. |
Second Reading
Acts of the Apostles 10: 34- 38
| 10:34 | Then, Peter, opening his mouth, said: “I have concluded in truth that God is not a respecter of persons. |
| 10:35 | But within every nation, whoever fears him and works justice is acceptable to him. |
| 10:36 | God sent the Word to the sons of Israel, announcing the peace through Jesus Christ, for he is the Lord of all. |
| 10:37 | You know that the Word has been made known throughout all Judea. For beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached, |
| 10:38 | Jesus of Nazareth, whom God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, traveled around doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil. For God was with him. |
Or:
First Letter of St. John 5: 1- 9
| 5:1 | Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And everyone who loves God, who provides that birth, also loves him who has been born of God. |
| 5:2 | In this way, we know that we love those born of God: when we love God and do his commandments. |
| 5:3 | For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not heavy. |
| 5:4 | For all that is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world: our faith. |
| 5:5 | Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God! |
| 5:6 | This is the One who came by water and blood: Jesus Christ. Not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit is the One who testifies that the Christ is the Truth. |
| 5:7 | For there are Three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. And these Three are One. |
| 5:8 | And there are three who give testimony on earth: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood. And these three are one. |
| 5:9 | If we accept the testimony of men, then the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, which is greater: that he has testified about his Son. |
Mark 1: 7- 11
Mark 1: 7- 11
| 1:7 | And he preached, saying: “One stronger than me comes after me. I am not worthy to reach down and loosen the laces of his shoes. |
| 1:8 | I have baptized you with water. Yet truly, he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” |
| 1:9 | And it happened that, in those days, Jesus arrived from Nazareth of Galilee. And he was baptized by John in the Jordan. |
| 1:10 | And immediately, upon ascending from the water, he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit, like a dove, descending, and remaining with him. |
| 1:11 | And there was a voice from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.” |