First Reading Micah 5:2–5a (The remainder of verse 5 in italics) But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans

First Reading Zephaniah 3:14–20 Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! The

First Reading Baruch 5:1-9 Take off the garment of your sorrow and affliction, O Jerusalem,and put on forever the beauty of the glory from God.Put

First Reading Jeremiah 33:14–16 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel