Good morning!
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First Reading: Zephaniah
3:14-20 A reading from the prophet Zephaniah Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgments against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more. On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands grow weak. The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing as on a day of festival. I will remove disaster from you, so that you will not bear reproach for it. I will deal with all your oppressors at that time. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. At that time I will bring you home, at the time when I gather you; for I will make you renowned and praised among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your eyes, says the Lord. The
Word of the Lord. |
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Psalm: Isaiah
12:2-6 Surely,
it is God who saves me; I
will trust in him and not be afraid. For
the Lord is my stronghold and my sure defence, and
he will be my Saviour. Therefore
you shall draw water with rejoicing from the springs of salvation. And
on that day you shall say, Give
thanks to the Lord and
call upon his name; make
his deeds known among the peoples; see
that they remember that
his name is exalted. Sing
the praises of the Lord, for
he has done great things, and
this is known in all the world. Cry
aloud, inhabitants of Zion, ring out your joy, for
the great one in the midst of you is
the Holy One of Israel. |
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Second Reading: Philippians
4:4-7 A reading from the letter to
the Philippians Rejoice
in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be
known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in
everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. The
Word of the Lord. |
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Gospel: Luke 3:
7-18 The Lord be with you. And
also with you. A reading from the holy Gospel
of Luke in the third chapter
Glory to you, O Lord. John
said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers!
Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of
repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our
ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children
to Abraham. Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every
tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the
fire.” And the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” In reply
he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none;
and whoever has food must do likewise.” Even tax collectors came to be
baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?” He said to
them, “Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you.” Soldiers
also asked him, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort
money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your
wages.” As
the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their
hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered
all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more
powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals.
He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is
in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his
granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” So, with
many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people. This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise
to you, O Christ. |
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