The 3rd of January, 2023 is Tuesday of Christmas Time as well as the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. The Bible scriptures for the holy mass readings for this day came from the 2023 Liturgical Calendar.
Reading 1: 1 JN 2:29-3:6
The first reading from the Letter of John.
If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.
Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.
Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.
You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.
Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.
Responsorial Psalm: PS 98:1, 3CD-4, 5-6
Response: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
R: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
R: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.
With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn, make a joyful noise before the King, Yahweh.
R: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Gospel of the Day: JN 1:29-34
From the gospel verse according to John.
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’
I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water, that he would be revealed to Israel.”
John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
