Monday, March 2

Monday of the Second Week of Lent 

First Reading – Daniel 9:4-10

I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and merciful love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and ordinances; we have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us confusion of face, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those that are near and those that are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery which they have committed against you. To us, O Lord, belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you. To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness; because we have rebelled against him, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by following his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. 

Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 79:8, 9, 11 and 13

℟ Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.

Do not remember against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let your compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.

℟ Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake!

℟ Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants be known among the nations before our eyes!

℟ Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.

Let the groans of the prisoners come before you; according to your great power preserve those doomed to die!

Then we your people, the flock of your pasture, will give thanks to you for ever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise.

℟ Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.

Verse Before the Gospel – John 6:63, 68

It is the Spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are Spirit and life.

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Gospel – Luke 6:36-38

Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.”

Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition, Ignatius Press, Copyright ⓒ 2006.