Readings for Sunday – 11/30/25

The First Sunday of Advent

THE COLLECT
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the
armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ
came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in
his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life
immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and forever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT: Isaiah 2:1-5
The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to
come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the
mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it.
Many peoples shall come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may
walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the
Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall
beat their swords into plow shares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall
not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. O house of
Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God

PSALM: Psalm 122
1 I was glad when they said to me, *
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
2 Now our feet are standing *
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is built as a city *
that is at unity with itself;
4To which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, *
the assembly of Israel, to praise the Name of the Lord.
5 For there are the thrones of judgment, *
the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: *
“May they prosper who love you.
7 Peace be within your walls *
and quietness within your towers.
8 For my brethren and companions’ sake, *
I pray for your prosperity.
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God, *
I will seek to do you good.”

EPISTLE: Romans 13:11-14
Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to
wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became
believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works
of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day,
not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in
quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no
provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God

THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ according to:
Matthew 24:36-44 People: Glory to You Lord Christ
“But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor
the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the
coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were
eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah
entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all
away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the
field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal
together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you
do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the
owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming,
he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
Therefore, you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an
unexpected hour.
Reader: The Gospel of the Lord People: Praise to you, Lord Christ