Wednesday 11 December 2024 (other days)
Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent
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Liturgical Colour: Violet. Year: C(I).
The new Lectionary is here
Details at the end of this page.
| First reading | Isaiah 40:25-31 |
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The Lord almighty ‘gives power to the faint’.
To whom then will you compare me,
that I should be like him? says the Holy One.
Lift up your eyes on high and see:
who created these?
He who brings out their host by number,
calling them all by name;
by the greatness of his might
and because he is strong in power,
not one is missing.
Why do you say, O Jacob,
and speak, O Israel,
‘My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my right is disregarded by my God’?
Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
| Responsorial Psalm |
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| Ps 103(102):1-2. 3-4. 8, 10. ℟1a |
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all within me, his holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and never forget all his benefits.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
It is the Lord who forgives all your sins,
who heals every one of your ills,
who redeems your life from the grave,
who crowns you with mercy and compassion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger and rich in mercy.
He does not treat us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our faults.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
| Gospel Acclamation |
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Alleluia, alleluia.
Behold, the Lord will come to save his people.
Blessed are those who are ready to meet him.
Alleluia.
| Gospel |
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| Matthew 11:28-30 |
‘Come to me, all who labour.’
At that time: Jesus declared, ‘Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’
The new Lectionary is here
Since 1 December 2024 the Readings at Mass and Mass Today pages have been showing you the English Standard Version (ESV) translations of the readings. The bishops of England, Wales and Scotland decreed this change, and you are seeing it because your current calendar setting is “Wales”.
(The Liturgy of the Hours has not changed).
This message will disappear at the end of December.
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Dates
Today
(Automatic)Wed 11 December
Wednesday of the 2nd week of Adventor Saint Damasus I, Pope
Thu 12 December
Thursday of the 2nd week of Adventor Our Lady of Guadalupe