Readings for
December 26, 2026
Feast of Saint Stephen, First Martyr
Mass of the Day
Reading I
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59
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Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 31:3-4, 6 and 8, 16 and 17
3incline your ear to me; make haste to rescue me! Be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to save me.
4For you are my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.
6Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, LORD, God of truth.
8I will rejoice and be glad in your mercy, once you have seen my misery, [and] gotten to know the distress of my soul.
16My destiny is in your hands; rescue me from my enemies, from the hands of my pursuers.
17Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your mercy.
Alleluia
Psalm 118:26, 27
26VI - Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD.
27The LORD is God and has enlightened us. Join in procession with leafy branches up to the horns of the altar.
Gospel
Matthew 10:17-22
17But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues,
18and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans.
19When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say.
20For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21Brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
22You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved.