Zechariah 8:18-20

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Joyful Fasting

¹⁸ The word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying: ¹⁹ Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be seasons of joy and gladness, and cheerful festivals for the house of Judah: therefore love truth and peace.

Many Peoples Drawn to Jerusalem

²⁰ Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, the inhabitants of many cities;