A reading from the letter to the Hebrews.

Jesus is always able to save those who approach God through him,

since he lives forever to make intercessions for them.

It was fitting that we should have such a high priest,

holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, higher than the heavens. He has no need, as did the high priest,

to offer sacrifice day after day, first for his own sins and then for those of the people.

He did that once for all when he offered himself. For the law appoints men subject to weakness to be high priest,

but the word of the oath, which was taken after the law, appoints a son who has been made perfect

forever. The main point of what has been said is this. We have such a high priest who has taken

his seat at the right hand of the throne,

of the majesty in heaven, a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle that the Lord,

not man, set up. Not every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices, thus the

necessity for this one also to have something to offer. If then he were

on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are those who offer gifts according to the law.

They worship in a copy and shadow on the heavenly sanctuary. As Moses was warned when he was about to erect the tabernacle, for God says, see that

you make everything according to the pattern showing you on the mountain.

Now he has obtained so much more excellent a ministry as he is mediator of a better covenant

enacted on better promises.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks to God.

Response, oral Psalms,

Here am I, Lord, I come to do your will.

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