Friday, 1 January 2027
Mary, Mother of God
Readings for the universal ChurchGeneral Roman Calendar, used by Catholics worldwide
First Reading
22And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23Say to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and you shall say to them: 24The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. 25The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee. 26The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace. 27And they shall invoke my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.
Responsorial Psalm
2May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.
3That we may know thy way upon earth: thy salvation in all nations.
5Let the nations be glad and rejoice: for thou judgest the people with justice, and directest the nations upon earth.
6Let the people, O God, confess to thee: let all the people give praise to thee:
8May God bless us: and all the ends of the earth fear him.
Second Reading
4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law: 5That he might redeem them who were under the law: that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6And because you are sons, God hath sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying: Abba, Father. 7Therefore now he is not a servant, but a son. And if a son, an heir also through God.
Gospel
16And they came with haste; and they found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. 17And seeing, they understood of the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child. 18And all that heard, wondered; and at those things that were told them by the shepherds. 19But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart. 20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all the things they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 21And after eight days were accomplished, that the child should be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, which was called by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb.
Same readings worldwide and in the United States.
Text: Douay-Rheims (public domain). Reading citations: cpbjr/catholic-readings-api (MIT license). The Lectionary text used at Mass in the United States is the NABRE, which you can read at USCCB.