Daily Reading for Tuesday, September 30th, 2025

Reading 1, Zechariah 8:20-23

²⁰ 'Yahweh Sabaoth says this, "In the future, peoples and citizens of many cities will come;

²¹ and citizens of one city will go to the next and say: We must certainly go to entreat Yahweh's favour and seek out Yahweh Sabaoth; I am going myself.

²² Yes, many peoples and great nations will seek out Yahweh Sabaoth in Jerusalem and entreat Yahweh's favour."

²³ 'Yahweh Sabaoth says this, "In those days, ten men from nations of every language will take a Jew by the sleeve and say: We want to go with you, since we have learnt that God is with you." '

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 87:1-3, 4-5, 6-7

¹ [Of the sons of Korah Psalm Song] With its foundations on the holy mountains,

² Yahweh loves his city, he prefers the gates of Zion to any dwelling-place in Jacob.

³ He speaks of glory for you, city of God,

⁴ 'I number Rahab and Babylon among those that acknowledge me; look at Tyre, Philistia, Ethiopia, so and so was born there.'

⁵ But of Zion it will be said, 'Every one was born there,' her guarantee is the Most High.

⁶ Yahweh in his register of peoples will note against each, 'Born there',

⁷ princes no less than native-born; all make their home in you.

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