Daily Readings and Homily Wednesday January 7, 2026
Fr. Larry Richards of The Reason For Our Hope Foundation Podcast
Father Larry Richards
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🗓️ 7 January 2026
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| 0:00.0 | A reading from the first letter of St. John, beloved, if God has so loved us, we almost, we also must love one another. No one has ever seen God. Yet if we love one another, God remains in us and his love is brought to perfection in us. |
| 0:21.9 | This is how we know that we remain in him and he and us, that he has given us of his spirit. |
| 0:28.7 | Moreover, we have seen and testify that the Father sent his son as Savior of the world. |
| 0:34.8 | Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the son of God, God remains in Him and He in God. |
| 0:41.5 | We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever |
| 0:48.1 | remains in love remains in God and God in Him. In this is love brought to perfection among us, |
| 0:56.6 | that we have confidence on the day of judgment, |
| 0:59.8 | because as he is, so are we in this world. |
| 1:04.4 | There is no fear in love, |
| 1:06.4 | but perfect love casts out fear |
| 1:08.8 | because fear has to do with punishment. |
| 1:12.2 | And so the one who fears is not yet perfect in love. |
| 1:16.5 | The word of the Lord. |
| 1:20.1 | Lord, every nation on earth will adore you. |
| 1:23.3 | Lord, every nation on earth will adore you. |
| 1:26.7 | O God, with your judgment, thou the king, and with your justice, the king's son. |
| 1:31.6 | You shall govern your people with justice and your afflicted ones with judgment. |
| 1:36.1 | Lord, every nation on earth will adore you. |
| 1:39.4 | The kings of Tarshis and the Isles shall offer gifts. |
| 1:42.3 | The kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring tribute. |
| 1:46.9 | Lord, every nation on earth will adore you. For he shall rescue the poor when he cries out, |
| 1:53.0 | and he afflicted when he has no one to help him. He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor. |
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