First Reading

Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15a

5And I will be to it, says the Lord, a wall of fire all around. And in glory, I will be in its midst. 6O, O flee from the land of the North, says the Lord, for I have scattered you into the four winds of heaven, says the Lord. 7O Zion, flee, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. 8For thus says the Lord of hosts: After the glory, he has sent me to the Gentiles, which have despoiled you. For he who touches you, touches the pupil of my eye. 9For behold, I lift up my hand over them, and they will be a prey to those who had served them. And you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. 10Sing praise and rejoice, daughter of Zion. For behold, I approach, and I will dwell in your midst, says the Lord. 11And many nations will be joined to the Lord in that day, and they will be my people, and I will dwell in your midst. And you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. 12And the Lord will possess his portion, Judah, in the sanctified land, and still he will single out Jerusalem. 13Let all flesh be silent before the face of the Lord: for he has arisen from his holy dwelling place.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 31

10Listen to the word of the Lord, O Gentiles, and announce it amid the islands that are far away, and say: “Whoever has scattered Israel will gather him, and he will guard him as a shepherd guards his flock.” 11For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and he has freed him from the hand of one more powerful. 12And they will arrive and give praise on Mount Zion. And they will flow together, to the good things of the Lord, over grain, and wine, and oil, and the offspring of cattle and herds. And their soul will be like an irrigated garden, and they will no longer be hungry. 13Then the virgin will rejoice with singing, the young and the old together, and I will turn their mourning into gladness, and I will console them and gladden them after their sorrow.

Gospel

Luke 9:43b-45

45But they did not understand this word, and it was concealed from them, so that they did not perceive it. And they were afraid to question him about this word.