1st Reading : Wis 18:6-9 Responsorial Psalm : Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22 2nd Reading : Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 or 11:1-2, 8-12 Verse before the Gospel : Stay awake and be ready!<br/>For you do not know on what day the Son of Man will come. Gospel : Lk 12:32-48 or 12:35-40 Gospel Canticle : Amen, amen I say to you: Whoever believes in me will live for ever, alleluia.
1st Reading : Mic 5:1-4a Responsorial Psalm : Ps 13:6ab, 6c 2nd Reading : Verse before the Gospel : Blessed are you, holy Virgin Mary, deserving of all praise;<br/>from you rose the sun of justice, Christ our God. Gospel : Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or Mt 1:18-23 Gospel Canticle : Your birth, O Virgin Mother of God, proclaims joy to the whole world, for from you arose the glorious Sun of Justice, Christ our God; he freed us from the age-old curse and filled us with holiness; he destroyed death and gave us eternal life.
1st Reading : Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23 Responsorial Psalm : Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17 2nd Reading : Col 3:1-5, 9-11 Verse before the Gospel : Blessed are the poor in spirit,<br/>for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Gospel : Lk 12:13-21 Gospel Canticle : Do not work for food that will perish, but for food that lasts to eternal life.