January 9th : First ReadingHere is my servant, in whom my soul delightsA Reading from the Book of Isaiah 42: 1-4, 6-7

January 9th :  First Reading

Here is my servant, in whom my soul delights

A Reading from the Book of Isaiah 42: 1-4, 6-7 

Thus says the Lord:

Here is my servant whom I uphold,

my chosen one in whom my soul delights.

I have endowed him with my spirit

that he may bring true justice to the nations.

He does not cry out or shout aloud,

or make his voice heard in the streets.

He does not break the crushed reed,

nor quench the wavering flame.

Faithfully he brings true justice;

he will neither waver, nor be crushed

until true justice is established on earth,

for the islands are awaiting his law.

I, the Lord, have called you to serve the cause of right;

I have taken you by the hand and formed you;

I have appointed you as covenant of the people and light of the nations,

to open the eyes of the blind,

to free captives from prison,

and those who live in darkness from the dungeon.

The Word of the Lord.