Daily readings

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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CelebrationJuan Diego

TypeOptional Memorial

SeasonAdvent

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What are the Mass readings for Tuesday December 9, 2025?

The Catholic Mass readings for Tuesday December 9, 2025 are gathered on this page in their proper order: first reading Isaiah 40:1-11, psalm Psalm 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13, no second reading is appointed for this Mass,and Gospel Matthew 18:12-14.

What is the Gospel for Tuesday December 9, 2025?

The Gospel for Tuesday December 9, 2025 is Matthew 18:12-14. It appears below with the rest of the day's Catholic readings.

What is the Psalm for Tuesday December 9, 2025?

The psalm for Tuesday December 9, 2025 is Psalm 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13. It is included below in the same reading order used at Mass, between the first reading and the Gospel.

Are these the USCCB daily readings for Tuesday December 9, 2025?

The same day's Catholic readings are gathered here on-site, with the official readings link available below in the source note.

First Reading

Isaiah 40:1-11

How to approach it

Read this as the first big movement of the day. Notice what God is doing, who is speaking, and what part of the story or teaching should stay with you.

40:1Be comforted, be comforted, my people, says your God.

2Speak you to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end, her sin is forgiven: she has received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins.

3The voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare you the way of the Lord, prepare in the wilderness the paths of our God.

4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough ways plain.

5And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh together shall see, that the mouth of the Lord has said.

6The voice of one, saying: Cry. And I said: What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory thereof as the flower of the held.

7The grass is withered, and the dower is fallen, because the spirit of the Lord has blown upon it. Indeed the people is grass:

8The grass is withered, and the flower is fallen: but the word of our Lord lasts forever.

9Get you up upon a high mountain, you that bringest good news to Sion: lift up your voice with strength, you that bringest good news to Jerusalem: lift it up, fear not. Say to the cities of Juda: Look your God:

10Look the Lord God shall come with strength, and his arm shall rule: Look his reward is with him and his work is before him.

11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather together the lambs with his arm, and shall take them up in his bosom, and he himself shall carry them that are with young.

Psalm

Psalm 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13

How to pray it

The psalm is meant to be prayed, not rushed. If the wording feels older, focus on the main movement of the prayer: trust, praise, sorrow, gratitude, or hope.

96:1A canticle for David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing you to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth.

2Sing you to the Lord and bless his name: show forth his salvation from day to day.

3Declare his glory among the Gentiles: his wonders among all people.

10Say you among the Gentiles, the Lord has reigned. For he has corrected the world, which shall not be moved: he will judge the people with righteousness.

11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, let the sea be moved, and the fulness thereof:

12the fields and all things that are in them shall be joyful. Then shall all the trees of the woods rejoice

13before the face of the Lord, because he comes: because he comes to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

Gospel

Matthew 18:12-14

What to watch for

The Gospel is the center of the reading set. Pay close attention to what Jesus says, what Jesus does, and what response he is asking for.

18:12What think you? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray: does he not leave the ninety-nine in the mountains, and go to seek that which is gone astray?

13And if it so be that he find it: Amen I say to you, he rejoiceth more for that, than for the ninety-nine that went not astray.

14Even so it is not the will of your Father, who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

How the readings move through Mass today

The Liturgy of the Word normally moves from the first reading to the psalm, then to the second reading when one is appointed, then to the Gospel, and then into the homily. On weekday Masses, the second reading is often omitted, so the Church moves from the psalm directly to the Gospel.

First Reading

Isaiah 40:1-11

The first reading is usually taken from the Old Testament. It prepares the heart to hear how God has been acting through his covenant and promises.

Psalm

Psalm 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13

The psalm is the Church’s prayerful response to the first reading. It helps the congregation answer God’s word with trust, praise, repentance, or hope.

Second Reading

Usually omitted today

There is no second reading at many weekday Masses. On days like this, the liturgy moves from the psalm directly to the Gospel.

Gospel

Matthew 18:12-14

The Gospel is the high point of the Liturgy of the Word. Catholics stand because Christ himself speaks to his people in a special way through the Gospel proclamation.

Homily

After the Gospel

The homily follows the Gospel. It should gather the day’s readings together, explain the mystery being celebrated, and help people carry the word of God into ordinary life.

What the homily usually draws together

A Catholic homily usually gathers the first reading, the psalm, and the Gospel into one spiritual movement. It may explain how the Old Testament prepares for Christ, how the apostles witness to the risen Lord, how the psalm teaches the Church to pray, and how the Gospel calls for faith and conversion now.

If you are preparing before Mass, try to carry one sentence, one image, or one invitation from the readings with you. That usually makes the homily easier to follow because you already know what part of God's word has stayed with you.

What about the Prayers of the Faithful for Tuesday December 9, 2025?

The Prayers of the Faithful are usually written locally by a parish, diocese, or celebrant, so there is not always one universal text for this exact day. The scriptural readings above are the stable part the whole Church receives, and they usually shape the petitions that follow at Mass.

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The day's references and liturgical celebration data come from the Catholic Readings API, while the on-site scripture text is rendered from public-domain Douay-Rheims sources so the day's readings can be read directly on the page.