First Reading
Is 63,16-17.19; 64,2-7
For you are our Father, whereas Abraham does not know us nor has Israel any
knowledge of us. But you, O Yahweh, are our Father, from the beginning, you are our
redeemer: this is your name. Why have you made us stray from your ways? Why have
you let our heart become hard so that we do not fear you? Return for the sake of your
servants, the tribes of your inheritance. For too long we have become like those you
do not rule, like those who do not bear your name. Oh, that you would rend the
heavens and come down! The mountains would quake at your presence. Let them
witness your stunning deeds. No one has ever heard or perceived, no eye has ever seen
a God besides you who works for those who trust in him. You have confounded those
who acted righteously and who joyfully kept your ways in mind. You are angry with
our sins, yet conceal them and we shall be saved. All of us have become like the
unclean; all our good deeds are like polluted garments; we have all withered like
leaves, blown away by our iniquities. There is no one who calls upon your name, no
one who rouses himself to lay hold of you. For you have hidden your face, you have
given us up to the power of our evil acts. And yet, Yahweh, you are our Father; we are
the clay and you are our potter; we are the work of your hand.
Responsorial Psalm
Listen, O shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock,
you who sit enthroned between the cherubim.
Shine forth before Ephraim,
Benjamin and Manasseh.
Stir up your might and come to save us.
Turn again, O Lord of hosts,
look down from heaven
and see; care for this vine,
and protect the stock your hand has planted.
But lay your hand on your instrument, on the son of
man whom you make strong for yourself.
Then we will never turn away from you; give us life,
and we will call on your name.
Second Reading
1Cor 1,3-9
Receive grace and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord. I give thanks
constantly to my God for you and for the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus.
For you have been fully enriched in him with words as well as with knowledge, even
as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you. You do not lack any
spiritual gift and only await the glorious coming of Christ Jesus, our Lord. He will
keep you steadfast to the end, and you will be without reproach on the day of the
coming of our Lord Jesus. The faithful God will not fail you after calling you to this
fellowship with his Son, Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Gospel
Mk 13,33-37
Be alert and watch, for you don't know when the time will come. When a man goes
abroad and leaves his home, he puts his servants in charge, giving to each one some
responsibility; and he orders the doorkeeper to stay awake. So stay awake, for you
don't know when the Lord of the house will come, in the evening or at midnight, when
the cock crows or before dawn. If he comes suddenly, do not let him catch you asleep.
And what I say to you, I say to all: watch."