Daily Reading for Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Reading 1, Is 66:10-14c

¹⁰ Rejoice with Jerusalem, be glad for her, all you who love her! Rejoice, rejoice with her, all you who mourned her!

¹¹ So that you may be suckled and satisfied from her consoling breast, so that you may drink deep with delight from her generous nipple.

¹² For Yahweh says this: Look, I am going to send peace flowing over her like a river, and like a stream in spate the glory of the nations. You will be suckled, carried on her hip and fondled in her lap.

¹³ As a mother comforts a child, so I shall comfort you; you will be comforted in Jerusalem.

¹⁴ At the sight your heart will rejoice, and your limbs regain vigour like the grass. To his servants Yahweh will reveal his hand, but to his enemies his fury.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20

¹ [For the choirmaster Song Psalm] Acclaim God, all the earth,

² sing psalms to the glory of his name, glorify him with your praises,

³ say to God, 'How awesome you are! 'Your achievements are the measure of your power, your enemies woo your favour,

⁴ all the earth bows down before you, sings psalms to you, sings psalms to your name.

⁵ Come and see the marvels of God, his awesome deeds for the children of Adam:

⁶ he changed the sea into dry land, they crossed the river on foot. So let us rejoice in him,

⁷ who rules for ever by his power; his eyes keep watch on the nations to forestall rebellion against him.

¹⁶ Come and listen, all who fear God, while I tell what he has done for me.

²⁰ Blessed be God who has not turned away my prayer, nor his own faithful love from me.