Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
46 The Canticle of Mary.[a] And Mary said:
“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
48 For he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant;
henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
49 The Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50 His mercy is shown from age to age
to those who fear him.
51 He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has routed those who are arrogant in the desires of their hearts.
52 He has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and lifted up the lowly.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away empty.
54 He has come to the aid of Israel his servant,
ever mindful of his merciful love,
55 according to the promises he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”
Peace and Prosperity in Zion
17 Your eyes will behold the king in his splendor
and gaze upon a land that stretches far and wide.
18 Your mind will then meditate on the terror.
“Where is the man who did the counting?
Where is the man who weighed the tribute?
Where is the man who counted the towers?”
19 No longer will you encounter the insolent people,
those who employ an obscure speech
that you cannot understand
and who stammer in a language
that you are unable to comprehend.
20 Gaze upon Zion,
the city of our sacred feasts.
Your eyes will behold Jerusalem as a quiet abode,
as a tent that will not be moved,
whose stakes will never be pulled up
and none of whose ropes will be broken.
21 There we will behold the Lord in all his majesty,
in a place of rivers and broad streams,
upon which no enemy galleys with oars can go
or a majestic ship can sail.
22 For the Lord is our judge,
the Lord is our lawgiver.
The Lord is our king;
he is the one who will save us.
Epilogue: My Return Is Near[a]
Worship God Alone. The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true, for the Lord God who inspires the prophets has sent his angel to show his servants what soon must take place.7 “ ‘Behold, I am coming soon!’[b] Blessed is the one who observes the words of prophecy contained in this book.”
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues written about in this book; 19 if anyone takes away from the words in this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are written about in this book.
20 The one who gives this testimony says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus![a]
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