First Reading - Is 2:1-5
This is what Isaiah, son of
Amoz, saw concerning Judah
and Jerusalem.
In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house shall
be established as the highest
mountain and raised above the
hills. All nations shall stream
toward it; many peoples shall
come and say: “Come, let us
climb the Lord’s mountain, to
the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may instruct us in his
ways, and we may walk in his
paths.” For from Zion shall
go forth instruction, and the
word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between
the nations, and impose terms
on many peoples.
They shall beat their
swords into plowshares and
their spears into pruning
hooks; one nation shall not
raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war
again.
O house of Jacob, come, let
us walk in the light of the Lord!
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 122
R – Let us go rejoicing to the
house of the Lord!
* I rejoiced because they said to me, “We will go up to the
house of the Lord.” And now
we have set foot within your
gates, O Jerusalem. R.
* Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity. To it the
tribes go up, the tribes of the
Lord. R.
* According to the decree
for Israel, to give thanks to the
name of the Lord. In it are set
up judgment seats, seats for the
house of David. R.
* Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love you
prosper! May peace be within
your walls, prosperity in your
buildings. R.
* Because of my brothers
and friends I will say, “Peace
be within you!” Because of the
house of the Lord, our God, I
will pray for your good. R.
Second Reading - Rom 13:11-14
Brothers and sisters:
You know the time; it is
the hour now for you to awake
from sleep. For our salvation is
nearer now than when we first
believed.
The night is advanced,
the day is at hand. Let us then
throw off the works of darkness and put on the armor of
light. Let us conduct ourselves
properly as in the day, not in
orgies and drunkenness, not
in promiscuity and lust, not
in rivalry and jealousy. But
put on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and make no provision for the
desires of the flesh.
Gospel Acclamation - Ps 85:8
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Show us, Lord, your love;
and grant us your salvation.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel - Mt 24:37-44
Jesus said to his disciples:
“As it was in the days of Noah,
so it will be at the coming of the
Son of Man. In those days before the flood, they were eating
and drinking, marrying and
giving in marriage, up to the
day that Noah entered the ark.
They did not know until the
flood came and carried them
all away.
So will it be also at the
coming of the Son of Man. Two
men will be out in the fi eld; one
will be taken, and one will be
left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken, and one will be left.
Therefore, stay awake! For
you do not know on which day
your Lord will come. Be sure of
this: if the master of the house
had known the hour of night
when the thief was coming,
he would have stayed awake
and not let his house be broken
into. So too, you also must be
prepared, for at an hour you do
not expect, the Son of Man will
come.”
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