Daily Reading for Friday, November 5th, 2021

Reading 1, Romans 15:14-21

¹⁴ My brothers, I am quite sure that you, in particular, are full of goodness, fully instructed and capable of correcting each other.

¹⁵ But I have special confidence in writing on some points to you, to refresh your memories, because of the grace that was given to me by God.

¹⁶ I was given grace to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the gentiles, dedicated to offer them the gospel of God, so that gentiles might become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

¹⁷ So I can be proud, in Christ Jesus, of what I have done for God.

¹⁸ Of course I can dare to speak only of the things which Christ has done through me to win the allegiance of the gentiles, using what I have said and done,

¹⁹ by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God. In this way, from Jerusalem and all round, even as far as Illyricum, I have fully carried out the preaching of the gospel of Christ;

²⁰ and what is more, it has been my rule to preach the gospel only where the name of Christ has not already been heard, for I do not build on another's foundations;

²¹ in accordance with scripture: Those who have never been told about him will see him, and those who have never heard about him will understand.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4

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.

² Yahweh has made known his saving power, revealed his saving justice for the nations to see,

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!