Daily Reading for Saturday, January 3rd, 2026

Reading 1, John 2:29-3:6

¹ There was one of the Pharisees called Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews,

² who came to Jesus by night and said, 'Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher; for no one could perform the signs that you do unless God were with him.'

³ Jesus answered: In all truth I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.

⁴ Nicodemus said, 'How can anyone who is already old be born? Is it possible to go back into the womb again and be born?'

⁵ Jesus replied: In all truth I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born through water and the Spirit;

⁶ what is born of human nature is human; what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 98:1, 3-4, 5-6

¹ [Psalm] Sing a new song to Yahweh, for he has performed wonders, his saving power is in his right hand and his holy arm.

³ mindful of his faithful love and his constancy to the House of Israel. The whole wide world has seen the saving power of our God.

⁴ Acclaim Yahweh, all the earth, burst into shouts of joy!

⁵ Play to Yahweh on the harp, to the sound of instruments;

⁶ to the sound of trumpet and horn, acclaim the presence of the King.