Daily Readings

Beloved:Concerning the salvation of your soulsthe prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yourssearched and investigated itinvestigating the time and circumstancesthat the Spirit of Christ within them indicatedwhen it testified in advanceto the sufferings destined for Christand the glories to follow them.It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but youwith regard to the things that have now been announced to youby those who preached the Good News to youthrough the Holy Spirit sent from heaven,things into which angels longed to look.Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, live soberly,and set your hopes completely on the grace to be brought to youat the revelation of Jesus Christ.Like obedient children,do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorancebut, as he who called you is holy,be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct,for it is written, Be holy because I am holy. 

R. (2a) The Lord has made known his salvation.Sing to the LORD a new song,for he has done wondrous deeds;His right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm.R. The Lord has made known his salvation.The LORD has made his salvation known:in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulnesstoward the house of Israel.R. The Lord has made known his salvation.All the ends of the earth have seenthe salvation by our God.Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;break into song; sing praise.R. The Lord has made known his salvation. 

R. Alleluia, alleluia.Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.R. Alleluia, alleluia. 

Peter began to say to Jesus,"We have given up everything and followed you."Jesus said, "Amen, I say to you,there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sistersor mother or father or children or landsfor my sake and for the sake of the Gospelwho will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age:houses and brothers and sistersand mothers and children and lands,with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come.But many that are first will be last, and the last will be first." 

After Adam had eaten of the tree,            the LORD God called to him and asked him, “Where are you?”He answered, “I heard you in the garden;            but I was afraid, because I was naked,            so I hid myself.”Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked?You have eaten, then,            from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat!”The man replied, “The woman whom you put here with me—            she gave me fruit from the tree, and so I ate it.”The LORD God then asked the woman,            “Why did you do such a thing?”The woman answered, “The serpent tricked me into it, so I ate it.”Then the LORD God said to the serpent:            “Because you have done this, you shall be banned                        from all the animals                        and from all the wild creatures;            On your belly shall you crawl,                        and dirt shall you eat                        all the days of your life.            I will put enmity between you and the woman,                        and between your offspring and hers;            He will strike at your head,                        while you strike at his heel.”The man called his wife Eve,            because she became the mother of all the living.OR:Acts 1:12-14After Jesus had been taken up to heaven,            the Apostles returned to Jerusalem            from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem,            a sabbath day’s journey away.When they entered the city            they went to the upper room where they were staying,            Peter and John and James and Andrew,            Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew,            James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot,            and Judas son of James.All these devoted themselves with one accord to prayer,            together with some women,            and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. 

R. (3) Glorious things are said of you, O city of God! His foundation upon the holy mountains             the LORD loves: The gates of Zion,             more than any dwelling of Jacob. R. Glorious things are said of you, O city of God! Glorious things are said of you,             O city of God! And of Zion they shall say:             “One and all were born in her; And he who has established her             is the Most High LORD.” R. Glorious things are said of you, O city of God! They shall note, when the peoples are enrolled:             “This man was born there.” And all shall sing, in their festive dance:             “My home is within you.” R. Glorious things are said of you, O city of God!

R. Alleluia, alleluia. O joyful Virgin, who gave birth to the Lord; O blessed Mother of the Church, who nurture in us the Spirit of your Son Jesus Christ! R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother             and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,             and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved,             he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple,             “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. After this, aware that everything was now finished,             in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled,             Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop             and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said,             “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. Now since it was preparation day,             in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath,             for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one,             the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken             and they be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first             and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead,             they did not break his legs,             but one soldier thrust his lance into his side,             and immediately Blood and water flowed out.