WEEKLY READINGS

Feast of St. Mark

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The First Lesson

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Isaiah 52:7-10

 

Reader: A reading from the prophet Isaiah

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How beautiful upon the mountains
  are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news,
  who announces salvation,
  who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’ 
Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices,
  together they sing for joy;
for in plain sight they see
  the return of the Lord to Zion. 
Break forth together into singing,
  you ruins of Jerusalem;
for the Lord has comforted his people,
  he has redeemed Jerusalem. 
The Lord has bared his holy arm
  before the eyes of all the nations;
and all the ends of the earth shall see
  the salvation of our God. 

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Reader: Word of God, word of life. 

People: Thanks be to God.

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The Psalm

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Psalm 2:7-10

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7 Let me announce the decree of the Lord: *
he said to me, "You are my Son;
this day have I begotten you.

8 Ask of me, and I will give you the nations for
your inheritance *
and the ends of the earth for your possession.

9 You shall crush them with an iron rod *
and shatter them like a piece of pottery."

10 And now, you kings, be wise; *
be warned, you rulers of the earth.

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The Gospel

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Mark 16:15-20

 

Celebrant: The Holy Gospel  according to Mark.

People: Glory to you, O Lord. 

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And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.’

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and proclaimed the good news everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that accompanied it.

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Celebrant: This is the Gospel of the Lord.

People: Praise to you, O Christ.

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