Sunday Readings

Reading 1 (Is 40:1-5, 9-11)   A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and proclaim to her that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated; indeed, she has received from the hand of the LORD double for […]

Reading 1 (Ez 34:11-12, 15-17) A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will look after and tend my sheep. As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. I will rescue them from every place where

Reading 1 (Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31) A reading from the Book of Proverbs When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls. Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize. She brings him good, and not evil, all the days of her life. She obtains wool and flax and

Reading 1  (Wis 6:12-16) A reading from the Book of Wisdom Resplendent and unfading is wisdom, and she is readily perceived by those who love her, and found by those who seek her. She hastens to make herself known in anticipation of their desire; Whoever watches for her at dawn shall not be disappointed, for

Reading 1 (Mal 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10) A reading from the Book of the Prophet Malachi A great King am I, says the LORD of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations. And now, O priests, this commandment is for you: If you do not listen, if you do not lay it to heart,

Reading I (Wis 3:1-9) A reading from the Book of Wisdom The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction and their going forth from us, utter destruction. But

Reading 1  (Rv 7:2-4, 9-14) A reading from the Book of Revelation I, John, saw another angel come up from the East, holding the seal of the living God. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were given power to damage the land and the sea, “Do not damage the

Reading 1  (Ex 22:20-26) A reading from the Book of Exodus Thus says the LORD: “You shall not molest or oppress an alien, for you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt. You shall not wrong any widow or orphan. If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me, I will

Reading 1  (Is 45:1, 4-6) A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah Thus says the LORD to his anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I grasp, subduing nations before him, and making kings run in his service, opening doors before him and leaving the gates unbarred: For the sake of Jacob, my servant, of