Daily Mass Readings for December 07, 2025: Gospel — Mt 3,1-12

¹ A shoot will grow out of Jesse’s root stock, a bud will sprout from his roots. ² The Lord’s Spirit will rest on him— a Spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a Spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a Spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord. ³ He will take delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by mere appearances or make decisions on the basis of hearsay. ⁴ He will treat the poor fairly and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth and order the wicked to be executed. ⁵ Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips. ⁶ A wolf will reside with a lamb, and a leopard will lie down with a young goat; an ox and a young lion will graze together, as a small child leads them along. ⁷ A cow and a bear will graze together, their young will lie down together. A lion, like an ox, will eat straw. ⁸ A baby will play over the hole of a snake; over the nest of a serpent an infant will put his hand. ⁹ They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the Lord’s sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea. 1 ⁰ At that time a root from Jesse will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, and his residence will be majestic.

⁴ For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope. ⁵ Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus, ⁶ so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁷ Receive one another, then, just as Christ also received you, to God’s glory. ⁸ For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth to confirm the promises made to the fathers, ⁹ and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.”