The Most Holy Name of Jesus (Memorial)
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Friday – 03 January 2014
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Verses:
Philippians 2:5-11
Psalm 113:1-8
Matthew 1:18-23
Philippians 2:5-11
5 In your relationships with one another,
have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in
very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God
exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Psalm 113:1-8
1 Praise the Lord.
Praise
the Lord, you his servants;
praise the name of the Lord.
2 Let the name of the Lord be praised,
both now and forevermore.
3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.
praise the name of the Lord.
2 Let the name of the Lord be praised,
both now and forevermore.
3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The Lord is exalted over all the
nations,
his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like the Lord our God,
the One who sits enthroned on high,
6 who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?
his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like the Lord our God,
the One who sits enthroned on high,
6 who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the
poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
8 he seats them with princes,
with the princes of his people.
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
8 he seats them with princes,
with the princes of his people.
Matthew 1:18-23
Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son
18 This is how the birth of Jesus the
Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but
before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to
the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind
to divorce her quietly.
20 But after he had considered this, an
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do
not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her
is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will
give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will
save his people from their sins.”
22 All this took place to fulfill what the
Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The
virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”
(which means “God with us”).
When we must do something we dislike, let us say to God, " My God I
offer You this in honor of the moment when You died for me."
-- St. John Vianney
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Source:
New
International Version (NIV)
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