The word of God, as proclaimed in the sacred Scripture, lies at the heart of our Christian life and is integral to all our liturgical celebrations.  When the Scriptures are read in the liturgical assembly, God speaks to us and calls us to respond in faith and love.  The ministry of reader, then, is very important to the life of the Church, for the reader proclaims God’s living word. 
 
Everlasting God,
when he read in the synagogue at Nazareth,
your Son proclaimed the good news of salvation
for which he would give up his life.

Bless the readers of our parish community.
As they proclaim your words of life,
strengthen their faith
that they may read with conviction and boldness
and put into practice what they read.
 
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.