Daily Readings for Thursday January 05,2017
Season of Nativity
Jesus begins his ministry
Reading 3, Acts 3:20-26 : Jesus a prophet like Moses
20 | and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, |
21 | whom heaven must receive until the time for establishing all that God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old. |
22 | Moses said, `The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet from your brethren as he raised me up. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. |
23 | And it shall be that every soul that does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.' |
24 | And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came afterwards, also proclaimed these days. |
25 | You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God gave to your fathers, saying to Abraham, `And in your posterity shall all the families of the earth be blessed.' |
26 | God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you in turning every one of you from your wickedness." |
Gospel, Mt 4:12-17 : Jesus begins his ministry
12 | Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; |
13 | and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Caper'na-um by the sea, in the territory of Zeb'ulun and Naph'tali, |
14 | that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: |
15 | "The land of Zeb'ulun and the land of Naph'tali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles -- |
16 | the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." |
17 | From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." |