A reading from
the Book of the Prophet Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the earth,/ who have observed his law;/ seek justice, seek humility;/ perhaps you may be sheltered/ on the day of the Lord’s anger.
But I will leave as a remnant in your midst/ a people humble and lowly,/ who shall take refuge in the name of the Lord:/ the remnant of Israel./ They shall do no wrong/ and speak no lies;/ nor shall there be found in their mouths/ a deceitful tongue;/ they shall pasture and couch their flocks/ with none to disturb them.
The word of the Lord.
