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First reading: 2 Timothy 3:10-17
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You know what I have taught, how I have lived, what I have aimed at; you know my faith, my patience and my love; my constancy and the persecutions and hardships that came to me in places like Antioch, Iconium and Lystra – all the persecutions I have endured; and the Lord has rescued me from every one of them. You are well aware, then, that anybody who tries to live in devotion to Christ is certain to be attacked; while these wicked impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and deceived themselves.
You must keep to what you have been taught and know to be true; remember who your teachers were, and how, ever since you were a child, you have known the holy scriptures – from these you can learn the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and can profitably be used for teaching, for refuting error, for guiding people’s lives and teaching them to be holy. This is how the man who is dedicated to God becomes fully equipped and ready for any good work.
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Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118(119):157,160-161,165-166,168
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The lovers of your law have great peace
Though my foes and oppressors are countless
I have not swerved from your will.
Your word is founded on truth,
your decrees are eternal.
The lovers of your law have great peace.
Though princes oppress me without cause
I stand in awe of your word.
The lovers of your law have great peace;
they never stumble.
The lovers of your law have great peace.
I await your saving help, O Lord,
I fulfil your commands.
I obey your precepts and your will;
all that I do is before you.
The lovers of your law have great peace.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Your words gladden the heart, O Lord,
they give light to the eyes.
Alleluia!