Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 60.1-6
“Arise Jerusalem and shine:
your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen on you.
For, behold, darkness covers the earth,
and heavy darkness covers the peoples,
but the Lord will arise for you,
and his glory shall be seen upon you.
Nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
“Lift up your eyes all around, and see:
they all gather themselves together,
they come to you;
your sons shall come from afar,
and your daughters shall be cradled.
Then you shall see and be radiant,
and your heart shall thrill and grow,
because the abundance of the sea
shall be given to you,
the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
The multitude of camels shall cover you,
the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah;
all from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense,
and proclaim the praises of the Lord.
Responsorial – Psalm 72.1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Resp. 11
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
God, give the king your justice;
your righteousness to the royal son.
He will judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
In his days, the righteous shall flourish,
and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
He shall have dominion from sea to sea,
from the River to the ends of the earth.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
The kings of Tarshish and the islands will bring tribute.
The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Yes, all kings shall fall down before him.
All nations shall serve him.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
For he will deliver the needy when he cries;
the poor, who has no helper.
He will have pity on the poor and needy.
He will save the souls of the needy.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
Reading 2 – Ephesians 3.2-3a, 5-6
Brothers and sisters:
You have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God
which was given to me for you;
how, by revelation, the mystery was made known to me.
In other generations, it was not made known
to the sons and daughters of humans,
as it has now been revealed
to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:
that the Gentiles are fellow heirs,
and fellow members of the body,
and fellow partakers of his promise
in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.
Gospel – Matthew 2.1-12
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea
in the days of King Herod,
behold, wise men from the east
came to Jerusalem, saying,
“Where is he who is born King of the Jews?
For we saw his star in the east,
and have come to worship him.”
When King Herod heard it, he was disturbed
and all Jerusalem with him.
Gathering together all the chief priests
and scribes of the people,
he asked them where the Christ would be born.
They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea,
for this is written through the prophet:
‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah,
are in no way least among the princes of Judah:
for out of you shall come a ruler,
who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”
Then Herod secretly called the wise men,
and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
He sent them to Bethlehem, and said,
“Go and search diligently for the young child.
When you have found him, bring me word,
so that I also may come and worship him.”
They, having heard the king, went their way;
and behold, the star, which they saw in the east,
went before them, until it came and stood over
where the young child was.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced
with exceedingly great joy.
They came into the house
and saw the young child with Mary, his mother,
and they fell down and worshiped him.
Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts:
gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Being warned in a dream
that they should not return to Herod,
they went back to their own country another way.
Mass Readings
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Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Ephesians 3.14-21
Brothers and sisters:
For this reason, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory,
to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward human;
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge,
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or imagine,
according to the power that works in us,
to him be the glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus
to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
Responsorial – Psalm 33.1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 Resp. 5b
R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous!
Praise is fitting for the upright.
Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre.
Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
The word of the Lord is right.
All his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
The plan of the Lord stands fast forever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his loving kindness;
to deliver their soul from death,
to keep them alive in famine.
R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
Gospel – Luke 12.49-53
Jesus said to his disciples:
“I came to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already kindled!
I have a baptism to be baptized with,
and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth?
No, I tell you, but rather division.
For from now on, there will be five in one house divided,
three against two, and two against three.
They will be divided, father against son, and son against father;
mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother;
mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
Reading 1 – Ephesians 3.14-21
Brothers and sisters:
For this reason, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory,
to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward human;
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge,
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or imagine,
according to the power that works in us,
to him be the glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus
to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
Responsorial – Psalm 33.1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 Resp. 5b
R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous!
Praise is fitting for the upright.
Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre.
Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
The word of the Lord is right.
All his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
The plan of the Lord stands fast forever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his loving kindness;
to deliver their soul from death,
to keep them alive in famine.
R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
Gospel – Luke 12.49-53
Jesus said to his disciples:
“I came to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already kindled!
I have a baptism to be baptized with,
and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth?
No, I tell you, but rather division.
For from now on, there will be five in one house divided,
three against two, and two against three.
They will be divided, father against son, and son against father;
mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother;
mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Ephesians 3.2-12
Brothers and sisters:
You have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God
which was given to me for you;
how, by revelation, the mystery was made known to me.
as I wrote before in a few words.
When you read you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ.
In other generations, it was not made known
to the sons and daughters of humans,
as it has now been revealed
to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:
that the Gentiles are fellow heirs,
and fellow members of the body,
and fellow partakers of his promise
in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.
Of which I was made a servant,
according to the gift of that grace of God
which was given to me according to the working of his power.
To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given:
to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
and to bring to light for everyone the economy of the mystery
which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things;
so that now through the Church the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to
the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,
according to the eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord;
in whom we have boldness and confident access through our faith in him.
Responsorial – Isaiah 12.2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 Resp. 3
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Behold, God is my salvation.
I will trust and will not be afraid;
for the Lord, the Lord, is my strength and song;
and he has become my salvation.
Therefore with joy you will draw water
out of the wells of salvation.
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name.
Declare his deeds among the nations.
Proclaim that his name is exalted!
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done excellent things!
Let this be known in all the earth!
Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion;
For great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel.
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Gospel – Luke 12.39-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“But know this: if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming,
he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Human is coming
at an hour that you do not expect.”
Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?”
The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward,
whom his master will set over his household,
to give them their portion of food at the right times?
Blessed is that servant whom his master will find doing so when he comes.
Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.
But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master delays his coming,’
and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants,
and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,
then the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect,
and at an hour that he does not know,
and will cut him in pieces, and put him with the unfaithful.
That servant, who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare or do his will,
will be beaten much,
but he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will be beaten little.
To whomever much is given, much will be sought from them,
and to whom much was entrusted, more will be asked from them.
Reading 1 – Ephesians 3.2-12
Brothers and sisters:
You have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God
which was given to me for you;
how, by revelation, the mystery was made known to me.
as I wrote before in a few words.
When you read you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ.
In other generations, it was not made known
to the sons and daughters of humans,
as it has now been revealed
to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:
that the Gentiles are fellow heirs,
and fellow members of the body,
and fellow partakers of his promise
in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.
Of which I was made a servant,
according to the gift of that grace of God
which was given to me according to the working of his power.
To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given:
to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
and to bring to light for everyone the economy of the mystery
which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things;
so that now through the Church the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to
the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,
according to the eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord;
in whom we have boldness and confident access through our faith in him.
Responsorial – Isaiah 12.2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 Resp. 3
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Behold, God is my salvation.
I will trust and will not be afraid;
for the Lord, the Lord, is my strength and song;
and he has become my salvation.
Therefore with joy you will draw water
out of the wells of salvation.
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name.
Declare his deeds among the nations.
Proclaim that his name is exalted!
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done excellent things!
Let this be known in all the earth!
Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion;
For great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel.
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Gospel – Luke 12.39-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“But know this: if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming,
he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Human is coming
at an hour that you do not expect.”
Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?”
The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward,
whom his master will set over his household,
to give them their portion of food at the right times?
Blessed is that servant whom his master will find doing so when he comes.
Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.
But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master delays his coming,’
and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants,
and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,
then the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect,
and at an hour that he does not know,
and will cut him in pieces, and put him with the unfaithful.
That servant, who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare or do his will,
will be beaten much,
but he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will be beaten little.
To whomever much is given, much will be sought from them,
and to whom much was entrusted, more will be asked from them.
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (B)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Hosea 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9
Thus says the LORD:
“When Israel was a child, I loved him;
out of Egypt I called my son.
Yet I taught Ephraim to walk.
I took them in my arms;
but they did not know that I healed them.
I drew them with human cords,
with ties of love;
and I was to them
like those who lift up the yoke on their necks;
and I bent down to them and I fed them.
My heart is turned within me,
my compassion is aroused.
I will not execute the fierceness of my anger.
I will not return to destroy Ephraim:
for I am God, and not man;
the Holy One among you;
and I will not come in wrath.
Responsorial – Isaiah 12.2-3, 4, 5-6 Resp. 3
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Behold, God is my salvation.
I will trust and will not be afraid;
for the Lord, the Lord, is my strength and song;
and he has become my salvation.
Therefore with joy you will draw water
out of the wells of salvation.
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name.
Declare his deeds among the nations.
Proclaim that his name is exalted!
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done excellent things!
Let this be known in all the earth!
Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion;
For great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel.
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Reading 2 – Ephesians 3.8-12, 14-19
Brothers and sisters:
To me, the very least of all saints,
was this grace given:
to preach to the Gentiles
the unsearchable riches of Christ,
and to bring to light for everyone
the economy of the mystery
which for ages has been hidden in God,
who created all things;
so that now through the Church
the manifold wisdom of God
might be made known to
the principalities and the powers
in the heavenly places,
according to the eternal purpose
which he accomplished
in Christ Jesus our Lord;
in whom we have boldness
and confident access
through our faith in him.
For this reason,
I bow my knees to
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
from whom every family
in heaven and on earth is named,
that he would grant you,
according to the riches of his glory,
to be strengthened with power
through his Spirit in the inward human;
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
to the end that you,
being rooted and grounded in love,
may be strengthened to comprehend
with all the saints what is
the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know Christ’s love
which surpasses knowledge,
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Gospel – John 19.31-37
So the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day,
so that the bodies would not remain on the crosses
on the Sabbath for that Sabbath was a special one,
asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken,
and that they might be taken away.
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first,
and of the other who was crucified with him;
but when they came to Jesus,
and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
However one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear,
and immediately blood and water came out.
He who has seen has testified and his testimony is true.
He knows that he tells the truth that you may believe.
For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled,
“A bone of him will not be broken.”
Again another Scripture says,
“They will look on him whom they pierced.”
Reading 1 – Hosea 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9
Thus says the LORD:
“When Israel was a child, I loved him;
out of Egypt I called my son.
Yet I taught Ephraim to walk.
I took them in my arms;
but they did not know that I healed them.
I drew them with human cords,
with ties of love;
and I was to them
like those who lift up the yoke on their necks;
and I bent down to them and I fed them.
My heart is turned within me,
my compassion is aroused.
I will not execute the fierceness of my anger.
I will not return to destroy Ephraim:
for I am God, and not man;
the Holy One among you;
and I will not come in wrath.
Responsorial – Isaiah 12.2-3, 4, 5-6 Resp. 3
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Behold, God is my salvation.
I will trust and will not be afraid;
for the Lord, the Lord, is my strength and song;
and he has become my salvation.
Therefore with joy you will draw water
out of the wells of salvation.
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name.
Declare his deeds among the nations.
Proclaim that his name is exalted!
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Sing to the Lord, for he has done excellent things!
Let this be known in all the earth!
Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion;
For great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel.
R. With joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Reading 2 – Ephesians 3.8-12, 14-19
Brothers and sisters:
To me, the very least of all saints,
was this grace given:
to preach to the Gentiles
the unsearchable riches of Christ,
and to bring to light for everyone
the economy of the mystery
which for ages has been hidden in God,
who created all things;
so that now through the Church
the manifold wisdom of God
might be made known to
the principalities and the powers
in the heavenly places,
according to the eternal purpose
which he accomplished
in Christ Jesus our Lord;
in whom we have boldness
and confident access
through our faith in him.
For this reason,
I bow my knees to
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
from whom every family
in heaven and on earth is named,
that he would grant you,
according to the riches of his glory,
to be strengthened with power
through his Spirit in the inward human;
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
to the end that you,
being rooted and grounded in love,
may be strengthened to comprehend
with all the saints what is
the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know Christ’s love
which surpasses knowledge,
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Gospel – John 19.31-37
So the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day,
so that the bodies would not remain on the crosses
on the Sabbath for that Sabbath was a special one,
asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken,
and that they might be taken away.
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first,
and of the other who was crucified with him;
but when they came to Jesus,
and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
However one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear,
and immediately blood and water came out.
He who has seen has testified and his testimony is true.
He knows that he tells the truth that you may believe.
For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled,
“A bone of him will not be broken.”
Again another Scripture says,
“They will look on him whom they pierced.”
The Epiphany of the Lord
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 60.1-6
“Arise Jerusalem and shine:
your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen on you.
For, behold, darkness covers the earth,
and heavy darkness covers the peoples,
but the Lord will arise for you,
and his glory shall be seen upon you.
Nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
“Lift up your eyes all around, and see:
they all gather themselves together,
they come to you;
your sons shall come from afar,
and your daughters shall be cradled.
Then you shall see and be radiant,
and your heart shall thrill and grow,
because the abundance of the sea
shall be given to you,
the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
The multitude of camels shall cover you,
the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah;
all from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense,
and proclaim the praises of the Lord.
Responsorial – Psalm 72.1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Resp. 11
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
God, give the king your justice;
your righteousness to the royal son.
He will judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
In his days, the righteous shall flourish,
and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
He shall have dominion from sea to sea,
from the River to the ends of the earth.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
The kings of Tarshish and the islands will bring tribute.
The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Yes, all kings shall fall down before him.
All nations shall serve him.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
For he will deliver the needy when he cries;
the poor, who has no helper.
He will have pity on the poor and needy.
He will save the souls of the needy.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
Reading 2 – Ephesians 3.2-3a, 5-6
Brothers and sisters:
You have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God
which was given to me for you;
how, by revelation, the mystery was made known to me.
In other generations, it was not made known
to the sons and daughters of humans,
as it has now been revealed
to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:
that the Gentiles are fellow heirs,
and fellow members of the body,
and fellow partakers of his promise
in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.
Gospel – Matthew 2.1-12
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea
in the days of King Herod,
behold, wise men from the east
came to Jerusalem, saying,
“Where is he who is born King of the Jews?
For we saw his star in the east,
and have come to worship him.”
When King Herod heard it, he was disturbed
and all Jerusalem with him.
Gathering together all the chief priests
and scribes of the people,
he asked them where the Christ would be born.
They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea,
for this is written through the prophet:
‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah,
are in no way least among the princes of Judah:
for out of you shall come a ruler,
who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”
Then Herod secretly called the wise men,
and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
He sent them to Bethlehem, and said,
“Go and search diligently for the young child.
When you have found him, bring me word,
so that I also may come and worship him.”
They, having heard the king, went their way;
and behold, the star, which they saw in the east,
went before them, until it came and stood over
where the young child was.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced
with exceedingly great joy.
They came into the house
and saw the young child with Mary, his mother,
and they fell down and worshiped him.
Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts:
gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Being warned in a dream
that they should not return to Herod,
they went back to their own country another way.
Reading 1 – Isaiah 60.1-6
“Arise Jerusalem and shine:
your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen on you.
For, behold, darkness covers the earth,
and heavy darkness covers the peoples,
but the Lord will arise for you,
and his glory shall be seen upon you.
Nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
“Lift up your eyes all around, and see:
they all gather themselves together,
they come to you;
your sons shall come from afar,
and your daughters shall be cradled.
Then you shall see and be radiant,
and your heart shall thrill and grow,
because the abundance of the sea
shall be given to you,
the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
The multitude of camels shall cover you,
the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah;
all from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense,
and proclaim the praises of the Lord.
Responsorial – Psalm 72.1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Resp. 11
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
God, give the king your justice;
your righteousness to the royal son.
He will judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
In his days, the righteous shall flourish,
and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
He shall have dominion from sea to sea,
from the River to the ends of the earth.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
The kings of Tarshish and the islands will bring tribute.
The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Yes, all kings shall fall down before him.
All nations shall serve him.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
For he will deliver the needy when he cries;
the poor, who has no helper.
He will have pity on the poor and needy.
He will save the souls of the needy.
R. All nations shall serve the Lord.
Reading 2 – Ephesians 3.2-3a, 5-6
Brothers and sisters:
You have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God
which was given to me for you;
how, by revelation, the mystery was made known to me.
In other generations, it was not made known
to the sons and daughters of humans,
as it has now been revealed
to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:
that the Gentiles are fellow heirs,
and fellow members of the body,
and fellow partakers of his promise
in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.
Gospel – Matthew 2.1-12
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea
in the days of King Herod,
behold, wise men from the east
came to Jerusalem, saying,
“Where is he who is born King of the Jews?
For we saw his star in the east,
and have come to worship him.”
When King Herod heard it, he was disturbed
and all Jerusalem with him.
Gathering together all the chief priests
and scribes of the people,
he asked them where the Christ would be born.
They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea,
for this is written through the prophet:
‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah,
are in no way least among the princes of Judah:
for out of you shall come a ruler,
who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”
Then Herod secretly called the wise men,
and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
He sent them to Bethlehem, and said,
“Go and search diligently for the young child.
When you have found him, bring me word,
so that I also may come and worship him.”
They, having heard the king, went their way;
and behold, the star, which they saw in the east,
went before them, until it came and stood over
where the young child was.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced
with exceedingly great joy.
They came into the house
and saw the young child with Mary, his mother,
and they fell down and worshiped him.
Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts:
gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Being warned in a dream
that they should not return to Herod,
they went back to their own country another way.
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