Catholic Daily Reading for Friday January 12, 2018

Daily Reading for Friday January 12, 2018
Reading 1, First Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 89:16-17, 18-19
Gospel, Mark 2:1-12
Reading 1, First Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22
4 The elders of Israel all assembled, went back to Samuel at Ramah, and said,

5 'Look, you are old, and your sons are not following your example. So give us a king to judge us, like the other nations.'

6 Samuel thought that it was wrong of them to say, 'Let us have a king to judge us,' so he prayed to Yahweh.

7 But Yahweh said to Samuel, 'Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you: it is not you they have rejected

10 Everything that Yahweh had said, Samuel then repeated to the people who were asking him for a king.

11 He said, 'This is what the king who is to reign over you will do. He will take your sons and direct them to his chariotry and cavalry, and they will run in front of his chariot.

Catholic Daily Reading for Friday January 12, 2018

Daily Reading for Friday January 12, 2018
Reading 1, First Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 89:16-17, 18-19
Gospel, Mark 2:1-12
Reading 1, First Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22
4 The elders of Israel all assembled, went back to Samuel at Ramah, and said,

5 'Look, you are old, and your sons are not following your example. So give us a king to judge us, like the other nations.'

6 Samuel thought that it was wrong of them to say, 'Let us have a king to judge us,' so he prayed to Yahweh.

Catholic Daily Reading for Thursday January 11, 2018

Daily Reading for Thursday January 11, 2018
Reading 1, First Samuel 4:1-11
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 44:10-11, 14-15, 25-26
Gospel, Mark 1:40-45
Reading 1, First Samuel 4:1-11
1 and, for all Israel, the word of Samuel was as the word of Yahweh; since Eli was very old and his sons persisted in their wicked behaviour towards Yahweh. It happened at that time that the Philistines mustered to make war on Israel and Israel went out to meet them in war, pitching camp near Ebenezer while the Philistines pitched camp at Aphek.

2 The Philistines drew up their battle-line against Israel, the fighting was fierce, and Israel was beaten by the Philistines: about four thousand men in their ranks were killed on the field of battle.

Catholic Daily Reading for Wednesday January 10, 2018

Daily Reading for Wednesday January 10, 2018
Reading 1, First Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 40:2-5, 7-8, 8-9, 10
Gospel, Mark 1:29-39
Reading 1, First Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20
1 Now, the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh in the presence of Eli; in those days it was rare for Yahweh to speak; visions were uncommon.

2 One day, it happened that Eli was lying down in his room. His eyes were beginning to grow dim; he could no longer see.

3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying in Yahweh's sanctuary, where the ark of God was,

Catholic Daily Reading for Tuesday January 9, 2018

Daily Reading for Tuesday January 9, 2018
Reading 1, First Samuel 1:9-20
Responsorial Psalm, First Samuel 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8
Gospel, Mark 1:21-28
Reading 1, First Samuel 1:9-20
9 When they had finished eating in the room, Hannah got up and stood before Yahweh. Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of the temple of Yahweh.

10 In the bitterness of her soul she prayed to Yahweh with many tears,

Catholic Daily Reading for Monday January 8, 2018

Daily Reading for Monday January 8, 2018
Reading 1, First Samuel 1:1-8
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 116:12-13, 14-17, 18-19
Gospel, Mark 1:14-20
Reading 1, First Samuel 1:1-8

Catholic Daily Reading for Sunday January 7, 2018

Daily Reading for Sunday January 7, 2018
Reading 1, Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 29:1-2, 3-4, 9-10
Gospel, Mark 1:7-11
Reading 2, Acts 10:34-38
Reading 1, Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
1 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have sent my spirit upon him, he will bring fair judgement to the nations.

2 He does not cry out or raise his voice, his voice is not heard in the street;

Catholic Daily Reading for Saturday January 6, 2018

Daily Reading for Saturday January 6, 2018
Reading 1, Isaiah 60:1-6
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13
Gospel, Matthew 2:1-12
Reading 2, Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6
Reading 1, Isaiah 60:1-6
1 Arise, shine out, for your light has come, and the glory of Yahweh has risen on you.

2 Look! though night still covers the earth and darkness the peoples, on you Yahweh is rising and over you his glory can be seen.

3 The nations will come to your light and kings to your dawning brightness.

Catholic Daily Reading for Friday, January 5th, 2018

Daily Reading for Friday January 5, 2018
Reading 1, First John 3:11-21
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 100:1-2, 3, 4, 5
Gospel, John 1:43-51
Reading 1, First John 3:11-21
11 This is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we must love one another,

12 not to be like Cain, who was from the Evil One and murdered his brother. And why did he murder his brother? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's upright.

13 Do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.

Catholic Daily Reading for Thursday January 4, 2018

Daily Reading for Thursday January 4, 2018
Reading 1, First John 3:7-10
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 98:1, 7-8, 9
Gospel, John 1:35-42
Reading 1, First John 3:7-10
7 Children, do not let anyone lead you astray. Whoever acts uprightly is upright, just as he is upright.

8 Whoever lives sinfully belongs to the devil, since the devil has been a sinner from the beginning. This was the purpose of the appearing of the Son of God, to undo the work of the devil.

9 No one who is a child of God sins because God's seed remains in him. Nor can he sin, because he is a child of God.

Catholic Daily Reading for Wednesday January 3, 2018

Reading 1, First John 2:29--3:6
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 98:1, 3-4, 5-6
Gospel, John 1:29-34
Reading 1, First John 2:29--3:6
29 If you know that he is upright you must recognise that everyone whose life is upright is a child of his.

1 You must see what great love the Father has lavished on us by letting us be called God's children -- which is what we are! The reason why the world does not acknowledge us is that it did not acknowledge him.

Catholic Daily Reading for Tuesday January 2, 2018

Daily Reading for Tuesday January 2, 2018
Reading 1, First John 2:22-28
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
Gospel, John 1:19-28
Reading 1, First John 2:22-28
22 Who is the liar, if not one who claims that Jesus is not the Christ? This is the Antichrist, who denies both the Father and the Son.