Saturday, 11 December 2027
Saint Damasus I, Pope
Readings for the universal ChurchGeneral Roman Calendar, used by Catholics worldwide
First Reading
This passage is numbered differently in the Catholic Public Domain Version, so it can’t be shown verse by verse here. Read the chapter, or see the reading at USCCB.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, 18-19
2The One who reigns over Israel: Be attentive. For you lead Joseph like a sheep. The One who sits upon the cherubim: Shine forth
3in the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Awaken your power and draw near, so as to accomplish our salvation.
15Turn back, O God of hosts. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vineyard;
16and complete what your right hand has planted, and look upon the son of man, whom you have confirmed for yourself.
18Let your hand be over the man on your right, and over the son of man, whom you have confirmed for yourself.
19For we do not depart from you, and you will revive us. And we will invoke your name.
Gospel
9And as they were descending from the mountain, Jesus instructed them, saying, “Tell no one about the vision, until the Son of man has risen from the dead.” 10And his disciples questioned him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that it is necessary for Elijah to arrive first?” 11But in response, he said to them: “Elijah, indeed, shall arrive and restore all things. 12But I say to you, that Elijah has already arrived, and they did not recognize him, but they did whatever they wanted to him. So also shall the Son of man suffer from them.” 13Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.
Same readings worldwide and in the United States.
Text: Catholic Public Domain Version (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.