• "'Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.'"
  —Mt 11:29–30 [OF:A]
  
  
• "Jesus was not able to perform any mighty deed there, apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith."
  —Mk 6:5–6 [OF:B]
  
  
• "'Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.'"
  —Lk 10:3 [OF:C]

• "'Make friends for yourselves with the mammon of wickedness, so that when it fails they may receive you into the everlasting dwellings.'"
  —Lk 16:9 [EF]

1. You save a humble people, Lord,
   And haughty eyes confound.
   For who is God except the Lord,
   Almighty and renowned?
   
   
2. When I, beset with pain and grief,
   Implored the Lord for grace,
   
My supplication reached his ears
   In his most holy place.
   
   
3. From violent foes you rescued me,
   And set me over those
   Who fostered animosity [2016 version]
   Who found in me an enemy [2023 revision]
   And up against me rose.

• "'God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth.'"
  —Jn 4:24 [OF:A]
  
  
• "He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables, and to those who sold doves he said, 'Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.'"
  —Jn 2:15–16 [OF:B]
  
  
• "'I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!'"
  —Lk 13:3, 5 [OF:C]
  
  
• "'Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.'"
  —Lk 11:28 [EF]

• "You taught your people, by these deeds, that those who are righteous must be kind; And you gave your children reason to hope that you would allow them to repent for their sins."
  —Wis 12:19 [OF:A]
  
  
• "When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things."
  —Mk 6:34 [OF:B]
  
  
• "'Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.'"
  —Lk 10:42 [OF:C]

• "'If you had known, in this your day, even you, the things that are for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.'"
  —Lk 19:42 [EF]

1. The precepts of the Lord are right,
   Enlivening the heart,
   And sweeter than the honey comb;
   To keep them is my part.
   
   
2. The Lord’s command is luminous,
   Enlightening the eyes;
   The holy fear of God remains
   For ever with the wise.
   
   
3. The judgments of the Lord are true,
   In them the just delight;
   Then may my words and thoughts, O Lord, [2016 version]
   May my own words and thoughts, O Lord, [2023 revision]
   Be pleasing in your sight.

• "'He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.'"
  —Jn 1:15b [OF, EF]

• "'We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that unique declaration came to him from the majestic glory, "This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased."'"
  —2 Pt 1:16–17 [OF, EF]

1. With glory and with honor, Lord,
   You crowned him from above,
   And set him over all the works
   That you prepared with love.
   
   
2. O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful
   Your name in all the earth;
   For your divine magnificence
   Is infinite in worth.
   
   
3. To you, Lord, what indeed is man,
   That you keep him in mind?
   The son of mortal man, that you
   Should toward him be so kind?

• "He said to him the third time, 'Simon, son of John, do you love me?' Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, 'Do you love me?' and he said to him, 'Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.' [Jesus] said to him, 'Feed my sheep.'"
  —Jn 21:17 [OF, EF]

1. To me, O God, how glorious is
   The honor of your friends;
   The mighty pow’r they wield goes out
   To earth’s remotest ends!
   
   
2. You have examined and have known [2016 version]
   Lord, you examine and you know [2023 revision]
   The workings of my soul;
   My resting and my rising, Lord, [2016 version]
   My lying down and rising up [2023 revision]
   Completely you behold.
   
   
3. [2016 version]
   My inmost thoughts you have perceived,
   When I was far away;
   You noticed when I’ve followed you
   And when from you I’ve strayed.
   
   [2023 revision]
   My inmost thoughts do you perceive
   When I am far away;
   You notice when I walk your paths
   And when from them I stray.
   
   
4. Behold, O Lord, you know all things,
   The newest and the old; [2016 version]
   Those new and those of old; [2023 revision]
   You formed me and imposed on me
   Your hand of pow’r untold.

The primary referrent in a Catholic reading is Jesus.

• "'This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.'"
  —Jn 6:58 [OF:A]
  
  
• "If the blood of goats and bulls and the sprinkling of a heifer’s ashes can sanctify those who are defiled so that their flesh is cleansed, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to worship the living God."
  —Heb 9:13–14 [OF:B]
  
  
• "You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek."
  —Ps 109(110):4b [OF:C]

• "'The servant fell down, did him homage, and said, "Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full." Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan.'"
  —Mt 18:26–27 [OF:A]
  
  
• "'Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.'"
  —Mk 8:34–35 [OF:B]

• "'God said to him, "You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?" Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.'"
  —Lk 12:20–21 [OF:C]

• "'Which is easier, to say, "Your sins are forgiven you," or to say, "Arise, and walk"? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins,' - then He said to the paralytic - 'Arise, take up your pallet and go to your house.' And he arose, and went away to his house."
  —Mt 9:5–7 [EF]

1. Unto the Lord did Moses build
   An altar sanctified;
   Upon it did he offer God
   Oblations dignified.
   
   
2. And in the evening Moses made
   Before all Israel’s sons
   
A fragrant incense sacrifice
   To God for every one.
   
   
3. The Lord told Moses, “Come to me
   And wait on Sinai’s height.”
   When Moses reached the mountaintop,
   In cloud did God alight.
   
   
4. There Moses worshiped and implored,
   “Forgive your people’s sin.”
   God answered, “Your request I grant,
   For faithful you have been.”
   
   
5. Then Moses prayed, “O Lord my God,
   If I am in your grace,
   Reveal yourself before my eyes,
   That I may see your face.”
   
   
6. The Lord replied, “No man can see
   My holy face and live,
   But of my glorious majesty
   A glimpse to you I give.”

• “The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.’”
  —Mt 2:13 [OF:A]
  
  
• “It had been revealed to Simeon by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Messiah of the Lord.”
  —Lk 2:26 [OF:B]
  
  
• “Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them, and the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit he gave us.”
  —1 Jn 3:24 [OF:C]

• “Peter said to him in reply, ‘Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water. He said, ‘Come.’ Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw how [strong] the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’ Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him, and said to him, ‘O you of little faith, why did you doubt?’”
  —Mt 14:28–31 [OF:A]
  
  
• “‘It is written in the prophets: “They shall all be taught by God.” Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.’”
  —Jn 6:45 [OF:B]
  
  
• “‘You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.’”
  —Lk 12:40 [OF:C]

• “And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off; And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on us.”
  —Lk 17:12–13 [EF]

1. In you, O Lord, I put my trust.
   “You are my God,” I say,
   “My destiny is in your hands;
   Direct me in your way.
   
   
2. “Upon your servant shine your face;
   Your life in me renew.
   And I will not be shamed, O Lord,
   For I have called on you.”
   
   
3. [2016 version]
   Abundant is your grace for those
   Who fear you, Lord, aright:
   Your deeds for those who hope in you
   Before all peoples’ sight.
   
   [2023 revision]
   How great your goodness, kept for those
   Who fear you, Lord, aright:
   Perfecting all who hope in you
   In all the peoples’ sight.

• “‘Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.’”
  —Lk 1:45 [OF, EF]

1. Today is Mary taken up
   Into the heav’nly height;
   The angel choirs give praise to God,
   Rejoicing with delight.
   
   
2. The gate of paradise was closed
   By Eve’s unhappy fall,
   But by the Virgin Mary blest
   Was opened up for all.
   
   
3. Give ear, O daughter: leave behind
   Your father and your kin.
   The king desires your loveliness;
   Pay homage, then, to him.
   
   
4. Your sons, as rulers of the earth,
   Their fathers shall succeed;
   And by your e’er-remembered name
   Exalted shall you be.

• “‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.’”
  —Mt 16:17–18 [OF:A]
  
  
• “Simon Peter answered Jesus, ‘Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.’”
  —Jn 6:68–69 [OF:B]
  
  
• “‘And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God.’”
  —Lk 13:29 [OF:C]

• “And he who was dead, sat up, and began to speak. And Jesus gave him to his mother.”
  —Lk 7:15 [EF]

1. With hope I waited for the Lord
   And for his holy word;
   He mercif'lly stooped down to me
   And my petition heard.
   
   
2. He set my feet upon a rock,
   And led me in his ways;
   He gave my mouth a canticle,
   A hymn of heav’nly praise.
   
   
3. O Lord my God, how countless are
   The wonders you have done;
   No creature can compare to you,
   O Uncreated One.
   
   
4. You know my justice, Lord my God;
   Your truth I did not hide,
   But your salvation I proclaimed,
   Announcing far and wide.

• “‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.’”
  —Mt 18:18 [OF:A]
  
  
• “People brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him.”
  —Mk 7:32 [OF:B]
  
  
• “I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that the good you do might not be forced but voluntary.”
  —Philem 1:14 [OF:C]

• “I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called, With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.”
  —Eph 4:1–2 [EF]

1. I, Daniel, said, “O Lord my God,
   Attend to my request;
   And cause your face to shine upon
   Your sanctuary blest.
   
   
2. “With loving kindness, Lord, behold
   This people you have claimed;
   Forgive the sins of us who have
   Invoked your holy name.”
   
   
3. And as to God I spoke, and prayed,
   And Israel’s sins confessed,
   A voice from heav’n replied to me;
   This message he expressed:
   
   
4. “Now understand the words I say:
   The Lord has sent me here;
   And Michael comes to help the one
   Who offers prayer sincere.”

• “‘Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.’”
  —Jn 3:14–15 [OF]
  
  
• “‘Now is the judgment of the world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself.’ (Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.)”
  —Jn 12:31–33 [EF]

1. May your most holy Cross, O Lord,
   Protect us from our foes;
   May you accept our sacrifice
   That we to you bestow.
   
   
2. We humbly beg your mighty pow’r,
   O Cross of Christ our Lord:
   Make firm our hearts, defend our souls,
   And cleanse our thoughts and words.
   
   
3. O Victim, hung upon the Cross
   For our salvation’s sake:
   Protect all those who bear your sign;
   In mercy keep them safe.
   
   
4. O save us, Savior of the world,
   Grant us the help we need:
   Repel all evil from our lives;
   Our refuge ever be.

• “Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. When John came to you in the way of righteousness, you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did. Yet even when you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him.”
  —Mt 21:31b–32 [OF:A]
  
  
• “Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries.”
  —Jas 5:1 [OF:B]
  
  
• “Woe to the complacent in Zion! … now they shall be the first to go into exile.”
  —Am 6:1a, 7a [OF:C]

• “Brethren: See to it that you walk with care: not as unwise but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.”
  —Eph 5:15–16 [EF]

1. By Bab’lon’s streams we sat and wept,
   Rememb’ring Sion dear;
   And sorrowing, we hung our harps
   Upon the willows there.
   
   
2. The songs of Sion from our lips
   Our captors dared demand.
   But how are we to sing God’s song
   Within an alien land?
   
   
3. Should I forget Jerusalem,
   Let my right hand decay!
   And let my tongue be ever tied
   If my remembrance stray!
   
   
4. Against the sons of Edom, Lord,
   Remember very well
   How they destroyed Jerusalem
   That day when Sion fell.

• “‘When the king came in to meet the guests he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. He said to him, “My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?” But he was reduced to silence.’”
  —Mt 22:11–12 [OF:A]
  
  
• “No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.”
  —Heb 4:13 [OF:B]
  
  
• “And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan.”
  —Lk 17:15–16 [OF:C]

• “‘Render, therefore, to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’”
  —Mt 22:21 [EF]

1. Remember me, Most Sov’reign Lord,
   And set my soul at ease:
   Put in my mouth the proper words
   That shall the king appease.
   
   
2. O God our God, convert his heart
   To hatred of our foes,
   And save us by your mighty hand;
   To us your mercy show. [2016 version]
   And save us by your hand from them
   And those whom you oppose. [2023 revision]
   
   
3. Recall the words I spoke of them [2016 version]
   Recall that I spoke well of them [2023 revision]
   While standing in your sight,
   The blessings and the prayers to turn [2016 version]
   And how I prayed that you would turn [2023 revision]
   From them your wrathful might.

• “‘You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.’”
  —Mt 22:37–40 [OF:A]
  
  
• “Jesus said to him in reply, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ The blind man replied to him, ‘Master, I want to see.’”
  —Mk 10:51 [OF:B]
  
  
• “‘The tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, “O God, be merciful to me a sinner.”’”
  —Lk 18:13 [OF:C]

1. According to your word, O Lord,
   Breathe life into my soul,
   So that your judgments and decrees
   I may completely know.
   
   
2. O Lord, your lowly servant prays:
   On me your mercy shine,
   And from my lips take not away
   Your word of truth divine.
   
   
3. Your understanding give to me,
   That I may learn your ways;
   And may you make acceptable
   My offerings of praise.

• “To those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision but of God.”
  —Jn 1:12–13 [OF:ABC]

• “And for this reason we too give thanks to God unceasingly, that, in receiving the word of God from hearing us, you received not a human word but, as it truly is, the word of God, which is now at work in you who believe.”
  —1 Thes 2:13 [OF:A]
  
  
• “‘Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, “He is One and there is no other than he.” And “to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself” is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.’”
  —Mk 12:32–33 [OF:B]
  
  
• “‘Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.’”
  —Lk 19:9–10 [OF:C]

1. For ever bless the Lord, my soul;
   Recall his gracious deeds.
   And as the eagle high aloft,
   Your youth renewed shall be.
   
   
2. He pardons all your sins, that you
   To hell may not go down;
   His mercy and solicitude
   He grants you as a crown.
   
   
3. To children who his cov’nant keep
   His justice shall be giv’n;
   The Lord, whose reign is over all,
   Has set his throne in heav’n.

• “‘Stay awake and be ready! For you do not know on what day your Lord will come.’”
  —Mt 24:42a, 44 [OF:A]
  
  
• “‘Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets. They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext recite lengthy prayers. They will receive a very severe condemnation.’”
  —Mk 12:38–40 [OF:B]
  
  
• “May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ.”
  —2 Thes 3:5 [OF:C]

1. Direct my footsteps, Lord my God,
   To follow your command,
   That sin may neither master me [2016 version]
   That sin may neither conquer me [2023 revision]
   Nor gain the upper hand.
   
   
2. The declaration of your words
   Surrounds my soul with light, [2016 version]
   Immerses me in light, [2023 revision]
   And unto children’s minds conveys
   Your wisdom’s piercing sight.
   
   
3. O Lord, your judgments and your laws
   Themselves are equity;
   And for the sake of truth, I know
   That you have humbled me.

• “‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him.’”
  —Mt 25:31–32a [OF:A]
  
  
• “‘My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not here.’”
  —Jn 18:36 [OF:B, EF]
  
  
• “‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’”
  —Lk 23:42 [OF:C]

1. “‘Ask of me, and your heritage
   The nations I shall make.
   My Son, the ends of all the earth
   Possession you shall take.’”
   
   
2. Why do the nations writhe in rage
   And uselessly conspire?
   The Lord from heav’n shall laugh at them
   And scoff with holy ire:
   
   
3. “‘This day have I begotten you,’
   The Lord to me intoned,
   ‘The King to rule by my command
   On Sion’s holy throne.’”

• “‘The virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.’”
  —Is 7:14 [OF:A]
  
  
• “‘Your house and your kingdom are firm forever before me; your throne shall be firmly established forever.’”
  —2 Sm 7:16 [OF:B]
  
  
• “‘Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.’”
  —Lk 1:45 [OF:C]
  
  
• “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.”
  —Ps 144:18 [EF]

• “‘I will put enmities between you and the woman, and your seed and her seed: she shall crush your head, and you shall lie in wait for her heel.’”
  —Gen 3:15 [OF]
  
  
• “He who finds me finds life, and wins favor from the Lord.”
  —Prov 8:35 [EF]

• “When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption.”
  —Gal 4:4–5

• “‘I will put enmities between you and the woman, and your seed and her seed: she shall crush your head, and you shall lie in wait for her heel.’”
  —Gen 3:15 [OF]
  
  
• “‘The virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and shall name Him Emmanuel.’”
  —Is 7:14 [OF, EF]

1. “Hail, Holy Mary, full of grace;
   With you is God the Lord.
   Among all women you are blest,
   Your womb its fruit adored.”
   
   
2. [2016 version]
   “How can this be,” the Virgin asked,
   “Since man I do not know?”
   And Gabriel said, “The Holy Ghost
   Himself to you shall show.
   
   [2023 revision]
   The Virgin asked, “How can this be,
   “Since I do not know man?”
   And Gabriel said, “The Holy Ghost
   Shall carry out his plan:
   
   
3. “His pow’r shall overshadow you
   And so shall you conceive;
   Therefore, the child that you shall bear
   The Son of God shall be.”