First Reading Isaiah 7.9b–16 If you do not stand firm in your faith you will not stand at all. Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test. Then Isaiah…
Gospel Matthew 11.2–11 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All Glory to you, O Lord. When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’ Jesus…
Gospel Matthew 3.1–12 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All Glory to you, O Lord. In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said,…
Gospel Matthew 24.36–44 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All Glory to you, O Lord. ‘But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the…
Gospel Luke 23.33–43 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All Glory to you, O Lord. When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. [[ Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them;…
First Reading Psalm 98 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvellous things. His own right hand and his holy arm have won for him the victory. The Lord has made known his salvation; his deliverance has he openly shown in the sight of the nations. He has remembered his mercy…
Gospel Luke 20.27–38 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All Glory to you, O Lord. Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him a question, ‘Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children,…
Gospel Luke 6.20–31 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All Glory to you, O Lord. Then he looked up at his disciples and said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. ‘Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled.…
Gospel Luke 4.16–24 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All Glory to you, O Lord. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the…
Gospel Luke 18.1–8 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All Glory to you, O Lord. Jesus told the disciples a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect…