Readings at Mass Tuesday 7 December 2021

 Readings at Mass

Tuesday 7 December 2021

2nd Week of Advent

(Saint Ambrose, Bishop, Doctor)

Liturgical Colour: White.

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First reading

Isaiah 40:1-11

‘Console my people, console them’

says your God.

‘Speak to the heart of Jerusalem

and call to her

that her time of service is ended,

that her sin is atoned for,

that she has received from the hand of the Lord

double punishment for all her crimes.’

A voice cries, ‘Prepare in the wilderness

a way for the Lord.

Make a straight highway for our God

across the desert.

Let every valley be filled in,

every mountain and hill be laid low.

Let every cliff become a plain,

and the ridges a valley;

then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed

and all mankind shall see it;

for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’

A voice commands, ‘Cry!’

and I answered, ‘What shall I cry?’”

– ‘All flesh is grass

and its beauty like the wild flower’s.

The grass withers, the flower fades

when the breath of the Lord blows on them.

(The grass is without doubt the people.)

The grass withers, the flower fades,

but the word of our God remains for ever.’

Go up on a high mountain,

joyful messenger to Zion.

Shout with a loud voice,

joyful messenger to Jerusalem.

Shout without fear,

say to the towns of Judah,

‘Here is your God.’

Here is the Lord coming with power,

his arm subduing all things to him.

The prize of his victory is with him,

his trophies all go before him.

He is like a shepherd feeding his flock,

gathering lambs in his arms,

holding them against his breast

and leading to their rest the mother ewes.

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Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 96:1-3,10-13

Response: Here is our God coming with power.

O sing a new song to the Lord,

    sing to the Lord all the earth.

O sing to the Lord, bless his name.

    Proclaim his help day by day.

Tell among the nations his glory

    and his wonders among all the peoples.

Proclaim to the nations: ‘God is king.’

    He will judge the peoples in fairness.

Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad,

    let the sea and all within it thunder praise,

let the land and all it bears rejoice,

    all the trees of the wood shout for joy

at the presence of the Lord for he comes,

    he comes to rule the earth.

With justice he will rule the world,

    he will judge the peoples with his truth.

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Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia!

Come, Lord! Do not delay.

Forgive the sins of your people.

Alleluia!

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Gospel

Matthew 18:12-14

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Tell me. Suppose a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays; will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go in search of the stray? I tell you solemnly, if he finds it, it gives him more joy than do the ninety-nine that did not stray at all. Similarly, it is never the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.’

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Scripture readings from the Jerusalem Bible, Text of the Psalms from The Grail