Daily Reading

USCCB Daily Readings from the New American Bible Revised Edition
  1. Reading 1 PHIL 2:12-18

    My beloved, obedient as you have always been,
    not only when I am present but all the more now when I am absent,
    work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
    For God is the one who, for his good purpose,
    works in you both to desire and to work.
    Do everything without grumbling or questioning,
    that you may be blameless and innocent,
    children of God without blemish
    in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation,
    among whom you shine like lights in the world,
    as you hold on to the word of life,
    so that my boast for the day of Christ may be
    that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
    But, even if I am poured out as a libation
    upon the sacrificial service of your faith,
    I rejoice and share my joy with all of you.
    In the same way you also should rejoice and share your joy with me.

    Responsorial Psalm PS 27:1, 4, 13-14

    R. (1a) The Lord is my light and my salvation.
    The LORD is my light and my salvation;
    whom should I fear?
    The LORD is my life’s refuge;
    of whom should I be afraid?
    R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
    One thing I ask of the LORD;
    this I seek:
    To dwell in the house of the LORD
    all the days of my life,
    That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
    and contemplate his temple.
    R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
    I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
    in the land of the living.
    Wait for the LORD with courage;
    be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
    R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.

     

     

    Alleluia 1 PT 4:14

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.
    If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you,
    for the Spirit of God rests upon you.
    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel LK 14:25-33

    Great crowds were traveling with Jesus,
    and he turned and addressed them,
    “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, 
    wife and children, brothers and sisters,
    and even his own life,
    he cannot be my disciple.
    Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me
    cannot be my disciple.
    Which of you wishing to construct a tower
    does not first sit down and calculate the cost
    to see if there is enough for its completion? 
    Otherwise, after laying the foundation
    and finding himself unable to finish the work
    the onlookers should laugh at him and say,
    ‘This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.’ 
    Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down
    and decide whether with ten thousand troops
    he can successfully oppose another king
    advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops? 
    But if not, while he is still far away,
    he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms. 
    In the same way,
    everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions
    cannot be my disciple.”

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  2. Reading 1 PHIL 2:5-11

    Brothers and sisters:
    Have among yourselves the same attitude 
    that is also yours in Christ Jesus,
    Who, though he was in the form of God,
    did not regard equality with God
    something to be grasped.
    Rather, he emptied himself,
    taking the form of a slave,
    coming in human likeness;
    and, found human in appearance,
    he humbled himself,
    becoming obedient to death,
    even death on a cross.
    Because of this, God greatly exalted him
    and bestowed on him the name
    that is above every name,
    that at the name of Jesus
    every knee should bend,
    of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
    and every tongue confess that
    Jesus Christ is Lord,
    to the glory of God the Father.

    Responsorial Psalm PS 22:26B-27, 28-30AB, 30E, 31-32

    R. (26a) I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
    I will fulfill my vows before those who fear him.
    The lowly shall eat their fill;    
    they who seek the LORD shall praise him:
    “May your hearts be ever merry!”
    R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
    All the ends of the earth
    shall remember and turn to the LORD;
    All the families of the nations
    shall bow down before him.
    R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people. 
    For dominion is the LORD’s,
     and he rules the nations.
    To him alone shall bow down
    all who sleep in the earth.
    R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
    To him my soul shall live;
    my descendants shall serve him.
    Let the coming generation be told of the LORD
    that they may proclaim to a people yet to be born
    the justice he has shown.
    R.  I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
     

     

     

    Alleluia MT 11:28

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.
    Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
    and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel LK 14:15-24

    One of those at table with Jesus said to him,
    “Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God.”
    He replied to him,
    “A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many.
    When the time for the dinner came,
    he dispatched his servant to say to those invited,
    ‘Come, everything is now ready.’
    But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves.
    The first said to him,
    ‘I have purchased a field and must go to examine it;
    I ask you, consider me excused.’
    And another said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen
    and am on my way to evaluate them;
    I ask you, consider me excused.’
    And another said, ‘I have just married a woman,
    and therefore I cannot come.’
    The servant went and reported this to his master.
    Then the master of the house in a rage commanded his servant,
    ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town
    and bring in here the poor and the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
    The servant reported, ‘Sir, your orders have been carried out
    and still there is room.’
    The master then ordered the servant,
    ‘Go out to the highways and hedgerows
    and make people come in that my home may be filled.
    For, I tell you, none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.’”

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  3. Reading 1 Phil 2:1-4

    Brothers and sisters:
    If there is any encouragement in Christ,
    any solace in love,
    any participation in the Spirit,
    any compassion and mercy,
    complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love,
    united in heart, thinking one thing.
    Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory;
    rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves,
    each looking out not for his own interests,
    but also everyone for those of others.

    Responsorial Psalm Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3

    R. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.
    O LORD, my heart is not proud,
    nor are my eyes haughty;
    I busy not myself with great things,
    nor with things too sublime for me.
    R. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.
    Nay rather, I have stilled and quieted
    my soul like a weaned child.
    Like a weaned child on its mother's lap,
    so is my soul within me.
    R. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.
    O Israel, hope in the LORD,
    both now and forever.
    R. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.

    Alleluia Jn 8:31b-32

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.
    If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples,
    and you will know the truth, says the Lord.
    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel Lk 14:12-14

    On a sabbath Jesus went to dine
    at the home of one of the leading Pharisees.
    He said to the host who invited him,
    "When you hold a lunch or a dinner,
    do not invite your friends or your brothers or sisters
    or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors,
    in case they may invite you back and you have repayment.
    Rather, when you hold a banquet,
    invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;
    blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you.
    For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
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  4. Reading I Dt 6:2-6

    Moses spoke to the people, saying:
    "Fear the LORD, your God,
    and keep, throughout the days of your lives,
    all his statutes and commandments which I enjoin on you,
    and thus have long life.
    Hear then, Israel, and be careful to observe them,
    that you may grow and prosper the more,
    in keeping with the promise of the LORD, the God of your fathers,
    to give you a land flowing with milk and honey.

    "Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone! 
    Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God,
    with all your heart,
    and with all your soul,
    and with all your strength. 
    Take to heart these words which I enjoin on you today."

    Responsorial Psalm Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51

    R. (2)    I love you, Lord, my strength.
    I love you, O LORD, my strength,
        O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.
    R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
    My God, my rock of refuge,
        my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold!
    Praised be the LORD, I exclaim,
        and I am safe from my enemies.
    R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
    The LORD lives!  And blessed be my rock!
        Extolled be God my savior.
    You who gave great victories to your king
        and showed kindness to your anointed.
    R. I love you, Lord, my strength.

    Reading II Heb 7:23-28

    Brothers and sisters:
    The levitical priests were many
    because they were prevented by death from remaining in office,
    but Jesus, because he remains forever,
    has a priesthood that does not pass away.
    Therefore, he is always able to save those who approach God through him, 
    since he lives forever to make intercession for them.

    It was fitting that we should have such a high priest:
    holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners,
    higher than the heavens.
    He has no need, as did the high priests,
    to offer sacrifice day after day,
    first for his own sins and then for those of the people;
    he did that once for all when he offered himself. 
    For the law appoints men subject to weakness to be high priests,
    but the word of the oath, which was taken after the law,
    appoints a son,
    who has been made perfect forever.

    Alleluia Jn 14:23

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.
    Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord;
    and my father will love him and we will come to him.
    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel Mk 12:28b-34

    One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him,
    "Which is the first of all the commandments?" 
    Jesus replied, "The first is this:
    Hear, O Israel!
    The Lord our God is Lord alone!
    You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
    with all your soul, 
    with all your mind,
    and with all your strength.

    The second is this:
    You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
    There is no other commandment greater than these." 
    The scribe said to him, "Well said, teacher.
    You are right in saying,
    'He is One and there is no other than he.'
    And 'to love him with all your heart,
    with all your understanding,
    with all your strength,
    and to love your neighbor as yourself'
    is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."
    And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding,
    he said to him,
    "You are not far from the kingdom of God." 
    And no one dared to ask him any more questions.

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  5. The following are a selection of the readings that may be chosen for this day.

    Reading I Wis 3:1-9

    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 they are in peace.
    For if before men, indeed, they be punished,
        yet is their hope full of immortality;
    chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
        because God tried them
        and found them worthy of himself.
    As gold in the furnace, he proved them,
        and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
    In the time of their visitation they shall shine,
        and shall dart about as sparks through stubble;
    they shall judge nations and rule over peoples,
        and the Lord shall be their King forever.
    Those who trust in him shall understand truth,
        and the faithful shall abide with him in love:
    because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,
        and his care is with his elect.

    Responsorial Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6

    R.    (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
    or:
    R.    Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
    The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
        In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
    beside restful waters he leads me;
        he refreshes my soul.
    R.    The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
    or:
    R.    Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
    He guides me in right paths
        for his name’s sake.
    Even though I walk in the dark valley
        I fear no evil; for you are at my side
    with your rod and your staff
        that give me courage.
    R.    The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
    or:
    R.    Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
    You spread the table before me
        in the sight of my foes;
    You anoint my head with oil;
        my cup overflows.
    R.    The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
    or:
    R.    Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
    Only goodness and kindness follow me
        all the days of my life;
    and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
        for years to come.
    R.    The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
    or:
    R.    Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.

    Reading II Rom 6:3-9

    Brothers and sisters:
    Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus 
    were baptized into his death?
    We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, 
    so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead 
    by the glory of the Father, 
    we too might live in newness of life.

    For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, 
    we shall also be united with him in the resurrection.
    We know that our old self was crucified with him, 
    so that our sinful body might be done away with, 
    that we might no longer be in slavery to sin.
    For a dead person has been absolved from sin.
    If, then, we have died with Christ,
    we believe that we shall also live with him.
    We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more;
    death no longer has power over him.

    Alleluia Mt 25:34

    R. Alleluia, alleluia.
    Come, you who are blessed by my Father;
    inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
    R. Alleluia, alleluia.

    Gospel Jn 6:37-40

    Jesus said to the crowds:
    “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,
    and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,
    because I came down from heaven not to do my own will
    but the will of the one who sent me.
    And this is the will of the one who sent me,
    that I should not lose anything of what he gave me,
    but that I should raise it on the last day.
    For this is the will of my Father,
    that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him
    may have eternal life,
    and I shall raise him on the last day.”

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