Second Weekof Lent
26th February 2024 (Monday)
Psalter: Week 2
Reading of the Day
| First Reading | Daniel 9:4b-10 |
| Response | O Lord, do not treat us according to our sins |
| Gospel | Luke 6:36-38 |
First Reading
Daniel 9:4b-10
O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against you. To us, O Lord, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you. To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by walking in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 79:8, 9, 11, 13 (R. see Psalm 103:10a)
R/. O Lord, do not treat us according to our sins
Do not remember against us
the guilt of former times.
Let your compassion hasten to meet us;
for we have been brought very low. R/.
Help us, O God our saviour,
for the sake of the glory of your name.
Free us and forgive us our sins,
because of your name. R/.
Let the groans of the prisoners come before you,
your strong arm reprieve those condemned to die. R/.
Then we, your people, the flock of your pasture,
will give you thanks forever and ever.
From age to age we will recount your praise. R/.
Verse Before The Gospel
See John 6:63c, 68c
V/. Glory and praise to you, O Christ
R/. Glory and praise to you, O Christ
V/. Your words, Lord, are spirit and life, you have the words of eternal life.
R/.Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
Gospel
Luke 6:36-38
At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
