Daily Bible readings
These short readings are those read, day by day, at community prayer in Taizé. The Bible reference given indicates a slightly longer passage.
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SUN, 20 September
Jesus said: The last will be first, and the first will be last.
Matthew 20:16
Mon, 21 September
Jesus said: Go and learn what this means: “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” Indeed, I have come not to call the just, but sinners.
Matthew 9:13
Tue, 22 September
Jesus, persecuted because he worked miracles on the Sabbath, replied: My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I am at work too.
John 5:16-17
Wed, 23 September
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit that comes from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
1 Corinthians 2:12
Thu, 24 September
God says: Love the foreigners among you as you love yourselves.
Leviticus 19:34
Fri, 25 September
Before King Agrippa, Paul said: I have borne witness to great and small alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen: that the Christ was to suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim a light for all nations.
Acts 26:22-23
Sat, 26 September
Love one another deeply, from the heart.
1 Peter 1:22
SUN, 27 September
Jesus said in a parable: A father said to his two sons, “Go and work in the vineyard today.” The first replied, “I will not,” but afterwards thought better of it and went. The second replied, “Certainly, sir,” but did not go. Which of the two did the father’s will?
Matthew 21:28-31
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