Readings of the day

Mass readings

1. First reading Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24

   ¹⁸For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm, ¹⁹the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them, ²¹So fearful was the appearance that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.” ²²But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels, ²³to the festal gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, ²⁴to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.

   WEB-C · World English Bible (Catholic). Public Domain. Source: eBible.org. Read in context: Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24

2. Responsorial Psalm Psalms 48:2-3a, 3b-4, 9, 10-11

   ¹A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain. ²Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, the city of the great King. ³God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge. ⁸As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of the LORD of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah. ⁹We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the middle of your temple. ¹⁰As is your name, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.

   Some verses are read only in part; the whole verse is shown.

   WEB-C · World English Bible (Catholic). Public Domain. Source: eBible.org. Read in context: Psalms 48:2-3a, 3b-4, 9, 10-11

3. Gospel acclamation Mark 1:15

4. Gospel Mark 6:7-13

   ⁷He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits. ⁸He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse, ⁹but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics. ¹⁰He said to them, “Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there. ¹¹Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!” ¹²They went out and preached that people should repent. ¹³They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick and healed them.

   WEB-C · World English Bible (Catholic). Public Domain. Source: eBible.org. Read in context: Mark 6:7-13