Readings for
December 4, 2026
Friday of the First Week of Advent
Mass of the Day
Reading I
Isaiah 29:17-24
17Redemption - Surely, in a very little while, Lebanon shall be changed into an orchard, and the orchard be considered a forest!
18On that day the deaf shall hear the words of a scroll; And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see.
19The lowly shall again find joy in the LORD, the poorest rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20For the tyrant shall be no more, the scoffer shall cease to be; All who are ready for evil shall be cut off,
21those who condemn with a mere word, Who ensnare the defender at the gate, and leave the just with an empty claim.
22Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of the house of Jacob, who redeemed Abraham: No longer shall Jacob be ashamed, no longer shall his face grow pale.
23For when his children see the work of my hands in his midst, They shall sanctify my name; they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, be in awe of the God of Israel.
24Those who err in spirit shall acquire understanding, those who find fault shall receive instruction.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14
1Psalm 27 Trust in God - Of David. A - IThe LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The LORD is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid?
4II One thing I ask of the LORD; this I seek: To dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, To gaze on the LORD’s beauty, to visit his temple.
13I believe I shall see the LORD’s goodness in the land of the living.
14Wait for the LORD, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the LORD!
Alleluia
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Gospel
Matthew 9:27-31
27And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed [him], crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!”
28When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they said to him.
29Then he touched their eyes and said, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.”
30And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”
31But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.