August 15, 2026

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10Daughters of kings are your lovely wives; a princess arrayed in Ophir’s gold comes to stand at your right hand. 11III - Listen, my daughter, and understand; pay me careful heed. Forget your people and your father’s house, 12that the king might desire your beauty. He is your lord; 16They are led in with glad and joyous acclaim; they enter the palace of the king.

20But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead came also through a human being. 22For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life, 23but each one in proper order: Christ the firstfruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ; 24then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power. 25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26The last enemy to be destroyed is death, 27for “he subjected everything under his feet.” But when it says that everything has been subjected, it is clear that it excludes the one who subjected everything to him.

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39Mary Visits Elizabeth. During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, 40where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, 42cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. 43And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. 45Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” 46The Canticle of Mary. And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; 47my spirit rejoices in God my savior. 48For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. 49The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. 51He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. 52He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. 53The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. 54He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, 55according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.” 56Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home. The Birth of John.

3Then David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it. 4David also convened the sons of Aaron and the Levites: 15The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD. 16David commanded the commanders of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers and to play on musical instruments, harps, lyres, and cymbals, to make a loud sound of rejoicing. 1Then they sacrificed burnt offerings and communion offerings to God. 2When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and communion offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD,

6“We have heard of it in Ephrathah; we have found it in the fields of Jaar. 7Let us enter his dwelling; let us worship at his footstool.” 9Your priests will be clothed with justice; your devout will shout for joy.” 10For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your anointed. 13Yes, the LORD has chosen Zion, desired it for a dwelling: 14“This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I desire it.

54And when this which is corruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and this which is mortal clothes itself with immortality, then the word that is written shall come about: “Death is swallowed up in victory. 55Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” 56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

28He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” The Demand for a Sign.

27While he was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” 28He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” The Demand for a Sign.