1st Reading : 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 Responsorial Psalm : Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 2nd Reading : Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22 Verse before the Gospel : Blessed are those who dwell in your house, O Lord;<br/>they never cease to praise you. Gospel : Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a Gospel Canticle : Joseph lived in the town of Nazareth to fulfill what the prophets had foretold of Christ: He will be called a Nazarean.
1st Reading : 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a Responsorial Psalm : Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 2nd Reading : Eph 5:8-14 Verse before the Gospel : I am the light of the world, says the Lord;<br/>whoever follows me will have the light of life. Gospel : Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 Gospel Canticle : It was unheard of for anyone to open the eyes of a man born blind until the coming of Christ, the Son of God.
1st Reading : Ex 17:3-7 Responsorial Psalm : Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 2nd Reading : Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 Verse before the Gospel : Lord, you are truly the Savior of the world;<br/>give me living water, that I may never thirst again. Gospel : Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 Gospel Canticle : Destroy this temple, says the Lord, and in three days I will rebuild it. He was speaking of the temple of his body.