The Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas · Weekday
Mass Readings for Friday, December 29, 2028
On Friday, December 29, 2028, the Church in the United States keeps the Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas (Cycle I); the liturgical color is white. The Gospel is Luke 2:22-35.
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Mass readings US
First Reading1 John 2:3-11
3And we can be sure that we have known him by this: if we observe his commandments.
4Whoever claims that he knows him, and yet does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him.
6Whoever declares himself to remain in him, ought to walk just as he himself walked.
7Most beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but the old commandment, which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the Word, which you have heard.
8Then too, I am writing to you a new commandment, which is the Truth in him and in you. For the darkness has passed away, and the true Light is now shining.
9Whoever declares himself to be in the light, and yet hates his brother, is in the darkness even now.
10Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause of offense in him.
11But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness, and in darkness he walks, and he does not know where he is going. For the darkness has blinded his eyes.
22And after the days of her purification were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem, in order to present him to the Lord,
23just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “For every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord,”
24and in order to offer a sacrifice, according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
25And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and God-fearing, awaiting the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was with him.
26And he had received an answer from the Holy Spirit: that he would not see his own death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.
27And he went with the Spirit to the temple. And when the child Jesus was brought in by his parents, in order to act on his behalf according to the custom of the law,
28he also took him up, into his arms, and he blessed God and said:
29“Now you may dismiss your servant in peace, O Lord, according to your word.
30For my eyes have seen your salvation,
31which you have prepared before the face of all peoples:
32the light of revelation to the nations and the glory of your people Israel.”
33And his father and mother were wondering over these things, which were spoken about him.
34And Simeon blessed them, and he said to his mother Mary: “Behold, this one has been set for the ruin and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and as a sign which will be contradicted.
35And a sword will pass through your own soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
Computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.
In US parishes the readings are proclaimed from the NABRE; the text shown here is the Catholic Public Domain Version.
Old Testament readings and the psalm are listed with a link to their chapter: the US Lectionary numbers some of their verses differently from the CPDV, so their text is not printed here. Psalm citations keep the Lectionary’s Hebrew numbering; the CPDV numbers the Psalms as the Vulgate does.
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