Daily Mass Reading for May 31 2024 - Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Catholic Daily Readings for May 31 2024: Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Lectionary: 572

Catholic Daily Readings for May 31 2024 Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1st Reading	Zephaniah 3:14-18A or Romans 12:9-16
Responsorial Psalm	Isaiah 12:2-3, 4BCD, 5-6
Alleluia	Luke 1:45
Gospel	Luke 1:39-56

Daily Mass Readings for May 31 2024, Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1st Reading – Zephaniah 3:14-18A

¹⁴ Shout for joy, O daughter Zion! Sing joyfully, people of Israel! Rejoice with all your heart, Jerusalem!

¹⁵ The LORD has ended your punishment; he has removed all your enemies. The LORD, the king of Israel, is with you; there is no reason now to be afraid.

¹⁶ The time is coming when they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not be afraid, city of Zion! Do not let your hands hang limp!

¹⁷ The LORD your God is with you; his power gives you victory. The LORD will take delight in you, and in his love he will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you,

^18A as joyful as people at a festival.”

Or Romans 12:9-16

⁹ Brothers and sisters: Love must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil, hold on to what is good.

¹⁰ Love one another warmly as Christian brothers and sisters, and be eager to show respect for one another.

¹¹ Work hard and do not be lazy. Serve the Lord with a heart full of devotion.

¹² Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times.

¹³ Share your belongings with your needy fellow-Christians, and open your homes to strangers.

¹⁴ Ask God to bless those who persecute you – yes, ask him to bless, not to curse.

¹⁵ Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep.

¹⁶ Have the same concern for everyone. Do not be proud, but accept humble duties. Do not think of yourselves as wise.

Responsorial Psalm – Isaiah 12:2-3, 4BCD, 5-6

R.(6) Among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.

² God indeed is my savior;
I am confident and unafraid.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
³ With joy you will draw water
at the fountain of salvation.
R. Among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.

^4BCD Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name;
among the nations make known his deeds,
proclaim how exalted is his name.
R. Among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.

⁵ Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievement;
let this be known throughout all the earth.
⁶ Shout with exultation, O city of Zion,
for great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel!
R. Among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.

Alleluia – SEE Luke 1:45

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
⁴⁵ Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, who believed
that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel – Luke 1:39-56

³⁹ Mary got ready and hurried off to a town in the hill country of Judea.

⁴⁰ She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby moved within her. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit

⁴² and said in a loud voice, “You are the most blessed of all women, and blessed is the child you will bear!

⁴³ Why should this great thing happen to me, that my Lord’s mother comes to visit me?

⁴⁴ For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

⁴⁵ Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord
would be fulfilled.”

⁴⁶ And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;

⁴⁷ my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

⁴⁸ for he has remembered me, his lowly servant! From now on all people will call me blessed:

⁴⁹ because of the great things the Mighty God has done for me, holy is his Name.

⁵⁰ From one generation to another he shows mercy to those who honour him.

⁵¹ He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

⁵² He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.

⁵⁴ He has kept the promise he made to our ancestors, and has come to the help of his servant Israel.

⁵⁵ He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham and to all his descendants forever!”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed about three months with Elizabeth and then went back home.

Tomorrow’s Catholic Daily Readings for June 1 2024 – Saturday, Memorial of Saint Justin, Martyr

Catholic Daily Readings Homily – May 31 2024 – Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Today’s May 31 2024 Daily Mass Readings, Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Homily Theme: Blessed Are You Among Women – Luke 1:38-56