Daily Mass Readings For Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
Reading 1 :
Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10
Reading 2 :
Hebrews 10:4-10
Verse Before the Gospel:
John 1:14ab
Gospel :
Luke 1:26-38
Liturgical vestments: White
Solemnity
Tuesday, March 25, 2025: Readings & Responsorial Psalm & Gospel
Each day, the Mass readings invite us into a deeper encounter with God. Through Scripture, we hear His voice speaking to our hearts, guiding us, comforting us, and calling us to a life of holiness. The Word of God is not just a story from the past; it is alive, relevant, and transformative.
Every reading is an opportunity for grace. Some days, the words challenge us to grow; other days, they console us in our struggles. But always, they nourish our souls, strengthening our faith and drawing us closer to Christ.
Let us open our hearts to the Word of God daily. May we not just hear it but live it, allowing it to shape our actions and deepen our love for Him. Lord, speak to us today, and help us to follow You more faithfully. Amen.
Reading 1
Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10
The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying:
Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God;
let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky!
But Ahaz answered,
“I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!”
Then Isaiah said:
Listen, O house of David!
Is it not enough for you to weary people,
must you also weary my God?
Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign:
the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son,
and shall name him Emmanuel,
which means “God is with us!”
Reading 2
Hebrews 10:4-10
Brothers and sisters:
It is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats
take away sins.
For this reason, when Christ came into the world, he said:
“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
but a body you prepared for me;
in holocausts and sin offerings you took no delight.
Then I said, ‘As is written of me in the scroll,
behold, I come to do your will, O God.’”
First he says, “Sacrifices and offerings,
holocausts and sin offerings,
you neither desired nor delighted in.”
These are offered according to the law.
Then he says, “Behold, I come to do your will.”
He takes away the first to establish the second.
By this “will,” we have been consecrated
through the offering of the Body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Verse Before the Gospel
John 1:14ab
The Word of God became flesh and made his dwelling among us;
and we saw his glory.
The angel Gabriel was sent from God
to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.
Reflection
“And she who is to be the Mother of God trusts that her virginity will remain undiminished. Why should she doubt this new kind of conception, if she is promised that the Most High will bring his power into play? Her faith and confidence are further confirmed by the knowledge that Elizabeth has also obtained an unexpected fruitfulness: He who is capable of making a sterile woman conceive can do the same with a virgin woman.” (St. Leo the Great)
"The angel leaves, the mission remains, and along with it the inner closeness to God matures.” (Benedict XVI)
“The Virgin Mary most perfectly embodies the obedience of faith. By faith Mary welcomes the tidings and promise brought by the angel Gabriel, believing that ‘with God nothing will be impossible’ (Lk 1:37) and so giving her assent: ‘Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word’ (Lk 1:38) (...)" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 148)
‘Nothing is impossible to God’ (Lk 1:37): This is the Angel’s final response to Mary. When we believe that everything depends solely on us, we remain prisoners of our own abilities, our own strength, our own short-sighted horizons. When, on the other hand, we are prepared to let ourselves be helped, to let ourselves be advised, when we open ourselves to grace, it seems that the impossible begins to become reality. [...] God continues to seek allies, continues to seek men and women capable of believing, capable of remembering, of recognizing themselves as part of His people in order to cooperate with the creativity of the Spirit. God continues to walk our neighbourhoods and our streets, He goes everywhere in search of hearts capable of listening to His invitation and making it become flesh here and now. Paraphrasing St Ambrose in his commentary on this passage, we can say, “God continues to search for hearts like Mary’s, willing to believe even in quite extraordinary conditions (cf. Exposition of the Gospel according to Luke II, 17: PL 15, 1559). May the Lord increase this faith and this hope in us. (Homily, Solemnity of the Annunciation, Monza Park, 25 March 2017)