A reading from
the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah 3:14-17
Return, rebellious children, says the Lord,/ for I am your Master;/ I will take you, one from a city, two from a clan,/ and bring you to Zion./ I will appoint over you shepherds after my own heart,/ who will shepherd you wisely and prudently./ When you multiply and become fruitful in the land,/ says the Lord,/ They will in those days no longer say,/ “The ark of the covenant of the Lord!”/ They will no longer think of it, or remember it,/ or miss it, or make another.
At that time they will call Jerusalem the Lord’s throne; there all nations will be gathered together to honor the name of the Lord at Jerusalem, and they will walk no longer in their hardhearted wickedness.
The word of the Lord.
