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Sunday – 05 January 2014
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Verses:
Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13
Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6
Matthew 2:1-12
FIRST READING: A Reading from the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah
60:1-6)
The Glory of Zion
60 “Arise, shine,
for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2 See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3 Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2 See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3 Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4 “Lift up your
eyes and look about you:
All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5 Then you will look and be radiant,
your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come.
6 Herds of camels will cover your land,
young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come,
bearing gold and incense
and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5 Then you will look and be radiant,
your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come.
6 Herds of camels will cover your land,
young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come,
bearing gold and incense
and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (Psalm 72:1-2,
7-8, 10-13)
1 Endow the king
with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
7 In his days may
the righteous flourish
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8 May he rule
from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
present him gifts.
11 May all kings bow down to him
and all nations serve him.
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
present him gifts.
11 May all kings bow down to him
and all nations serve him.
12 For he will
deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
SECOND READING: A Reading from the Letter to the Ephesians (Ephesians
3:2-3, 5-6)
2 Surely you have heard about the
administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 that is, the mystery made known to me by
revelation, as I have already written briefly. 5 which
was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed
by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6 This
mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel,
members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ
Jesus.
GOSPEL: A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Matthew
(Matthew 2:1-12)
The Magi Visit the Messiah
2 After Jesus was born in
Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and
asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star
when it rose and have come to worship him.”
3 When King Herod heard this he was
disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When
he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law,
he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In
Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6 “‘But you,
Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod
called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had
appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search
carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too
may go and worship him.”
9 After they had heard the king, they went
on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until
it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When
they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On
coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed
down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with
gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12 And
having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their
country by another route.
How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts! My soul longeth and
fainteth for the courts of the Lord.
-- Psalm lxxxiii. 2,3
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