Daily Reading for Monday, September 30th, 2019

Reading 1, Zechariah 8:1-8

¹ The word of Yahweh Sabaoth came as follows:

² Yahweh Sabaoth says this: I have been burning with jealousy for Zion, with furious jealousy for her sake.

³ Yahweh says this: I am coming back to Zion and shall live in the heart of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called Faithful City and the mountain of Yahweh Sabaoth, the Holy Mountain.

⁴ Yahweh Sabaoth says this: Aged men and women once again will sit in the squares of Jerusalem, each with a stick to lean on because of their great age.

⁵ And the squares of the city will be full of boys and girls playing there.

⁶ Yahweh Sabaoth says this: If this seems a miracle to the remnant of this people (in those days), will it seem one to me? declares Yahweh.

⁷ Yahweh Sabaoth says this: Look, I shall rescue my people from the countries of the east and from the countries of the west.

⁸ I shall bring them back to live in the heart of Jerusalem, and they will be my people and I shall be their God, faithful and just.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 102:16-18, 19-21, 29, 22-23

¹⁶ when Yahweh builds Zion anew, he will be seen in his glory;

¹⁷ he will turn to hear the prayer of the destitute, and will not treat their prayer with scorn.

¹⁸ This shall be put on record for a future generation, and a people yet to be born shall praise God:

¹⁹ Yahweh has leaned down from the heights of his sanctuary, has looked down from heaven to earth,

²⁰ to listen to the sighing of the captive, and set free those condemned to death,

²¹ to proclaim the name of Yahweh in Zion, his praise in Jerusalem;

²² nations will gather together, and kingdoms to worship Yahweh.

²³ In my journeying my strength has failed on the way;