Catholic Daily Readings for December 20 2023, Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent – Lectionary: 196
| Catholic Daily Readings for December 20 2023, Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent | |
|---|---|
| 1st Reading | Isaiah 7:10-14 |
| Responsorial Psalm | Psalms 24:1-2, 3-4AB, 5-6 |
| Gospel | Luke 1:26-38 |
Daily Mass Readings for December 20 2023, Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent
1st Reading – Isaiah 7:10-14
10 And the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying:
11 Ask you a sign of the Lord thy God, either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above.
12 But Ahaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord.
13 And he said: Hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also?
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel
Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 24:1-2, 3-4AB, 5-6
R. (See 7c and 10b) Let the Lord enter; he is the king of glory.
1 The LORD’s are the earth and its fullness;
the world and those who dwell in it.
2 For he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is the king of glory.
3 Who can ascend the mountain of the LORD?
or who may stand in his holy place?
4AB He whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
who desires not what is vain.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is the king of glory.
5 He shall receive a blessing from the LORD,
a reward from God his savior.
6 Such is the race that seeks for him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is the king of glory.
Alleluia
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
O Key of David,
opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom:
come and free the prisoners of darkness!
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel – Luke 1:26-38
26 And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And the angel coming to her, said: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be.
30 And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for you have found grace with God.
31 Behold, you will conceive in your womb and shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob forever.
33 And of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34 And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man?
35 And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36 And behold, Elizabeth, your cousin, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
37 Because no word shall be impossible with God.
38 And Mary said: Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
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