Reading 1 Is 49:3, 5-6The LORD said to me: You are my servant,Israel, through whom I show my glory.Now the LORD has spokenwho formed me

Reading I Is 60:1-6 Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem!  Your light has come,the glory of the Lord shines upon you.See, darkness covers the earth,and thick clouds

Reading I Nm 6:22-27 The LORD said to Moses:  “Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them:  This is how you shall bless the

The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)Vigil Mass Reading 1 Is 62:1-5 For Zion’s sake I will not be silent,for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be

Reading 1 Is 7:10-14The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying:Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God;let it be deep as the netherworld, or high

Reading 1 Is 35:1-6a, 10The desert and the parched land will exult;the steppe will rejoice and bloom.They will bloom with abundant flowers,and rejoice with joyful

Reading 1 Is 11:1-10On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,and from his roots a bud shall blossom.The spirit of the

Reading 1 Is 2:1-5This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz,saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.In days to come,the mountain of the LORD’s houseshall be established as

Reading 1 2 Sm 5:1-3In those days, all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said:“Here we are, your bone and your

Reading 1 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14It happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrestedand tortured with whips and scourges by the king,to force them