A reading from
the Book of the Prophet Isaiah4:2-6
On that day,/ The branch of the Lord will be luster and glory,/ and the fruit of the earth will be honor and splendor/ for the survivors of Israel./ He who remains in Zion/ and he who is left in Jerusalem/ Will be called holy:/ every one marked down for life in Jerusalem./ When the Lord washes away/ the filth of the daughters of Zion,/ And purges Jerusalem’s blood from her midst/ with a blast of searing judgment,/ Then will the Lord create,/ over the whole site of Mount Zion/ and over her place of assembly,/ A smoking cloud by day/ and a light of flaming fire by night./ For over all, the Lord’s glory will be shelter and protection:/ shade from the parching heat of day,/ refuge and cover from storm and rain.
The word of the Lord.
