A reading from
the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
Thus says the Lord:/ Here is my servant whom I uphold,/ my chosen one with whom I am pleased,/ upon whom I have put my spirit;/ he shall bring forth justice to the nations,/ not crying out, not shouting,/ not making his voice heard in the street./ A bruised reed he shall not break,/ and a smoldering wick he shall not quench,/ until he establishes justice on the earth;/ the coastlands will wait for his teaching.
I, the Lord, have called you for the victory of justice,/ I have grasped you by the hand;/ I formed you, and set you/ as a covenant of the people,/ a light for the nations,/ to open the eyes of the blind,/ to bring out prisoners from confinement,/ and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.
The word of the Lord.
