Daily Reading for Wednesday, January 13th, 2027

Reading 1, Hebrews 2:14-18

¹⁴ Since all the children share the same human nature, he too shared equally in it, so that by his death he could set aside him who held the power of death, namely the devil,

¹⁵ and set free all those who had been held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death.

¹⁶ For it was not the angels that he took to himself; he took to himself the line of Abraham.

¹⁷ It was essential that he should in this way be made completely like his brothers so that he could become a compassionate and trustworthy high priest for their relationship to God, able to expiate the sins of the people.

¹⁸ For the suffering he himself passed through while being put to the test enables him to help others when they are being put to the test.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9

¹ Bless Yahweh, my soul, Yahweh, my God, how great you are! Clothed in majesty and splendour,

² wearing the light as a robe! You stretch out the heavens like a tent,

³ build your palace on the waters above, making the clouds your chariot, gliding on the wings of the wind,

⁴ appointing the winds your messengers, flames of fire your servants.

⁶ Stock of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob whom he chose!

⁷ He is Yahweh our God, his judgements touch the whole world.

⁸ He remembers his covenant for ever, the promise he laid down for a thousand generations,

⁹ which he concluded with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.