MASS READINGS
First reading Isaiah 11:1-10 ©
A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse.

A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse,
a scion thrusts from his roots:
on him the spirit of the Lord rests,
a spirit of wisdom and insight,
a spirit of counsel and power,
a spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. [Read more…]

MASS READINGS
First reading Isaiah 2:1-5 

The Lord gathers all nations together into the eternal peace of God’s kingdom.
The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
In the days to come
the mountain of the Temple of the Lord
shall tower above the mountains
and be lifted higher than the hills.
All the nations will stream to it,
peoples without number will come to it; and they will say: [Read more…]