Days around Epiphany
Year B

Daily Readings for Friday
January 5, 2024

Prayer

Bright Morning Star, 

your light has come,

and the birth of Jesus 

has overwhelmed us with joy. 

Like the magi of long ago, 

may we be drawn to you 

and offer you such gifts as we are able. Amen.

 

Psalm 110

Prayers for the king

 

The Lord says to my lord,

“Sit at my right hand

until I make your enemies your footstool.”

The Lord sends out from Zion

your mighty scepter.

Rule in the midst of your foes.

Your people will offer themselves willingly

on the day you lead your forces

on the holy mountains.

From the womb of the morning,

like dew, your youth will come to you.

The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,

“You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”

The Lord is at your right hand;

he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.

He will execute judgment among the nations,

filling them with corpses;

he will shatter heads

over the wide earth.

He will drink from the stream by the path;

therefore he will lift up his head.

 

Proverbs 22:1-9

The generous are blessed

 

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,

and favor is better than silver or gold.

The rich and the poor have this in common:

the Lord is the maker of them all.

The clever see danger and hide;

but the simple go on, and suffer for it.

The reward for humility and fear of the Lord

is riches and honor and life.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;

the cautious will keep far from them.

Train children in the right way,

and when old, they will not stray.

The rich rule over the poor,

and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,

and the rod of anger will fail.

Those who are generous are blessed,

for they share their bread with the poor.

 

Luke 6:27-31

Do to others as you would have them do to you

 

“But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

 

 

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