Readings for Sunday, Feb 15, 2026

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The 1st reading is from Exodus 24: 12-18

 

12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”

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13 Then Moses set out with Joshua his aide, and Moses went up on the mountain of God. 

 

14 He said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them.”

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15 When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, 

 

16 and the glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from within the cloud. 

 

17 To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. 

 

18 Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

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The 2nd Reading is from 2 Peter 1: 16-21​​​​​​​

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16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 

 

17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” 

 

18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.

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19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 

 

20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 

 

21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.