A reading from the Book of Zephaniah
Zep 3:1-2, 9-13
Thus says the Lord:
Woe to the city, rebellious and polluted,
to the tyrannical city!
She hears no voice,
accepts...
First reading from the Book of Zephaniah
Zep 3:14-18a
Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!
Sing joyfully, O Israel!
Be glad and exult with all your heart,
O daughter...
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah
Is 40:1-11
Comfort, give comfort to my people,
says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to...
A reading from the Book according to the Prophet Isaiah
Is 35:1-10
The desert and the parched land will exult;
the steppe will rejoice and bloom.
They...