Official Translation
Reading 1 – 2 Samuel 7.4-5a, 12-14a, 16
The word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
“Go and tell my servant David,
When your days are fulfilled,
and you sleep with your fathers,
I will set up your seed after you,
who shall proceed out of your loins,
and I will establish his kingdom.
He shall build a house for my name,
and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son.
Your house and your kingdom
shall be made sure forever before me.
Your throne shall be established forever.”
Responsorial – Psalm 89.2-3, 4-5, 27+29 Resp. 37
R. The son of David will live forever.
I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever.”
You established the heavens and your faithfulness is in them.”
R. The son of David will live forever.
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David, my servant,
‘I will establish your seed forever,
and build up your throne to all generations.’”
R. The son of David will live forever.
He will call to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more.
My covenant will stand firm with him.
R. The son of David will live forever.
Reading 2 – Romans 4.13, 16-18, 22
Brothers and sisters:
The promise to Abraham and to his seed
that he should inherit the world
was not through the law,
but through the righteousness of faith.
For this reason it is of faith:
that it may be according to grace,
to the end that the promise
may be sure to all the seed,
not to that only which is of the law,
but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham,
who is the father of us all.
As it is written,
“I have made you a father of many nations.”
In the eyes of God,in whom he believed,
who gives life to the dead,
and calls the not existing as the existing.
In hope he believed against hope,
that he might become a father of many nations,
according to that which had been spoken,
“So will your seed be.”
Therefore it also was “reckoned to him for righteousness.”
Gospel – Matthew 1.16, 18-21, 24a
Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,
from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way:
After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph,
but before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and unwilling to shame her,
resolved to divorce her secretly.
But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take in Mary, your wife,
for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall give birth to a son.
You shall call his name Jesus,
for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Joseph arose from his sleep,
and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,
and took his wife in.
Or Luke 2.41-51a
Jesus’ parents went every year
to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
When he was twelve years old,
they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,
and when they had fulfilled the days,
as they were returning,
the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.
Joseph and his mother did not know it,
but supposing him to be in the company,
they went a day’s journey,
and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.
When they did not find him,
they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.
After three days they found him in the temple,
sitting in the midst of the teachers,
both listening to them,
and asking them questions.
All who heard him
were amazed at his understanding
and his answers.
When they saw him, they were astonished,
and his mother said to him,
“Son, why have you treated us this way?
Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you.”
He said to them, “Why were you looking for me?
Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
They did not understand the saying which he spoke to them.
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth.
He was obedient to them.
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Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord - At the Vigil Mass
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Isaiah 62.1-5
For Zion’s sake will I not be silent,
and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
until her righteousness go out as brightness,
and her salvation as a lamp that burns.
The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all kings your glory,
and you shall be called by a new name,
which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
You shall also be a crown of beauty
in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem
in the hand of your God.
You shall no longer be called Forsaken,
nor shall your land anymore be called Desolate,
but you shall be called My Delight,
and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
For as a young man marries a virgin,
so your sons shall marry you;
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so your God will rejoice over you.
Responsorial – Psalm 89.4-5, 16-17, 27, 29
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David, my servant,
‘I will establish your seed forever,
and build up your throne to all generations.’”
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you.
They walk in the light of your face, O Lord.
In your name they rejoice all day long.
In your righteousness, they are exalted.
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
He will call to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more.
My covenant will stand firm with him.
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
Reading 2 – Acts 13.16-17, 22-25
When Paul came to Antioch of Pisidia,
he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day,
and he stood up, beckoning with his hand, and said,
“Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers,
and exalted the people when they stayed
as foreigners in the land of Egypt,
and with an uplifted arm,
he led them out of it.
…
When he had removed Saul,
he raised up David to be their king,
to whom he also testified,
‘I have found David the son of Jesse,
a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’
From this man’s seed, according to his promise,
God has brought a Savior, Jesus, to Israel.
Before his coming, John had first preached
the baptism of repentance to Israel.
As John was fulfilling his course, he said,
‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he.
But behold, one comes after me
the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’
Gospel – Matthew 1.1-25 or 18-25
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac.
Isaac became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron.
Hezron became the father of Ram.
Ram became the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon.
Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab.
Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth.
Obed became the father of Jesse.
Jesse became the father of King David.
David became the father of Solomon
by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam.
Rehoboam became the father of Abijah.
Abijah became the father of Asa.
Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram.
Joram became the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham.
Jotham became the father of Ahaz.
Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh.
Manasseh became the father of Amon.
Amon became the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers,
at the time of the exile to Babylon.
After the exile to Babylon,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel.
Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim.
Eliakim became the father of Azor.
Azor became the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim.
Achim became the father of Eliud.
Eliud became the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan.
Matthan became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary,
from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations;
from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations;
and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way:
After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph,
but before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and unwilling to shame her,
resolved to divorce her secretly.
But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take in Mary, your wife,
for that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall give birth to a son.
You shall call his name Jesus,
for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Now all this has happened,
that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet,
might be fulfilled:
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Emmanuel”;
which means “God with us.”
Joseph arose from his sleep,
and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,
and took his wife in but did not know her,
until she had given birth to her firstborn son.
He named him Jesus.
Reading 1 - Isaiah 62.1-5
For Zion’s sake will I not be silent,
and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
until her righteousness go out as brightness,
and her salvation as a lamp that burns.
The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all kings your glory,
and you shall be called by a new name,
which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
You shall also be a crown of beauty
in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem
in the hand of your God.
You shall no longer be called Forsaken,
nor shall your land anymore be called Desolate,
but you shall be called My Delight,
and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
For as a young man marries a virgin,
so your sons shall marry you;
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so your God will rejoice over you.
Responsorial – Psalm 89.4-5, 16-17, 27, 29
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David, my servant,
‘I will establish your seed forever,
and build up your throne to all generations.’”
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you.
They walk in the light of your face, O Lord.
In your name they rejoice all day long.
In your righteousness, they are exalted.
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
He will call to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more.
My covenant will stand firm with him.
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
Reading 2 – Acts 13.16-17, 22-25
When Paul came to Antioch of Pisidia,
he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day,
and he stood up, beckoning with his hand, and said,
“Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers,
and exalted the people when they stayed
as foreigners in the land of Egypt,
and with an uplifted arm,
he led them out of it.
…
When he had removed Saul,
he raised up David to be their king,
to whom he also testified,
‘I have found David the son of Jesse,
a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’
From this man’s seed, according to his promise,
God has brought a Savior, Jesus, to Israel.
Before his coming, John had first preached
the baptism of repentance to Israel.
As John was fulfilling his course, he said,
‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he.
But behold, one comes after me
the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’
Gospel – Matthew 1.1-25 or 18-25
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac.
Isaac became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron.
Hezron became the father of Ram.
Ram became the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon.
Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab.
Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth.
Obed became the father of Jesse.
Jesse became the father of King David.
David became the father of Solomon
by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam.
Rehoboam became the father of Abijah.
Abijah became the father of Asa.
Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram.
Joram became the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham.
Jotham became the father of Ahaz.
Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh.
Manasseh became the father of Amon.
Amon became the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers,
at the time of the exile to Babylon.
After the exile to Babylon,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel.
Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim.
Eliakim became the father of Azor.
Azor became the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim.
Achim became the father of Eliud.
Eliud became the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan.
Matthan became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary,
from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations;
from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations;
and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way:
After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph,
but before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and unwilling to shame her,
resolved to divorce her secretly.
But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take in Mary, your wife,
for that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall give birth to a son.
You shall call his name Jesus,
for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Now all this has happened,
that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet,
might be fulfilled:
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Emmanuel”;
which means “God with us.”
Joseph arose from his sleep,
and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,
and took his wife in but did not know her,
until she had given birth to her firstborn son.
He named him Jesus.
December 18
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Jeremiah 23.5-8
Behold, the days come, says the Lord,
when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch,
and he shall reign as king and deal wisely,
and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely,
and this is his name by which he shall be called: “The Lord our Righteousness.”
“Therefore behold, the days come”, says the Lord, “When they shall no longer say ,
‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
but, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country’,
and from all the countries where I had driven them.
They shall dwell in their own land.
Responsorial – Psalm 72.1-2, 12-13, 18-19 Resp. 7
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Give the king your judgment, O God,
and your righteousness to the king's son.
He shall judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with judgment.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
He shall deliver the needy when they cry;
the poor, who have no helper.
He shall spare the poor and needy,
and shall save the souls of the needy.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvelous deeds.
Blessed be his glorious name forever!
Let the whole earth be filled with his glory!
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Gospel – Matthew 1.18-25
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way:
After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and unwilling to shame her, resolved to divorce her secretly.
But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take in Mary, your wife,
for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall give birth to a son.
You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Now all this has happened, that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, might be fulfilled:
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Emmanuel”; which means “God with us.”
Joseph arose from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,
and took his wife in but did not know her, until she had given birth to her firstborn son.
He named him Jesus.
Reading 1 – Jeremiah 23.5-8
Behold, the days come, says the Lord,
when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch,
and he shall reign as king and deal wisely,
and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely,
and this is his name by which he shall be called: “The Lord our Righteousness.”
“Therefore behold, the days come”, says the Lord, “When they shall no longer say ,
‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
but, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country’,
and from all the countries where I had driven them.
They shall dwell in their own land.
Responsorial – Psalm 72.1-2, 12-13, 18-19 Resp. 7
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Give the king your judgment, O God,
and your righteousness to the king's son.
He shall judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with judgment.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
He shall deliver the needy when they cry;
the poor, who have no helper.
He shall spare the poor and needy,
and shall save the souls of the needy.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvelous deeds.
Blessed be his glorious name forever!
Let the whole earth be filled with his glory!
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Gospel – Matthew 1.18-25
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way:
After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and unwilling to shame her, resolved to divorce her secretly.
But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take in Mary, your wife,
for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall give birth to a son.
You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Now all this has happened, that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, might be fulfilled:
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Emmanuel”; which means “God with us.”
Joseph arose from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,
and took his wife in but did not know her, until she had given birth to her firstborn son.
He named him Jesus.
December 17
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Genesis 49.2, 8-10
Jacob called his sons and said to them:
“Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob.
Listen to Israel, your father.
Judah, your brothers will praise you.
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies.
Your father’s sons will bow down before you.
Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until it comes to whom it belongs.
To him will the obedience of the peoples be.”
Responsorial – Psalm 72.1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17 Resp. 7
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Give the king your judgment, O God,
and your righteousness to the king's son.
He shall judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with judgment.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people.
The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
He will defend the poor of the people.
He will save the children of the needy.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
In his day, justice shall flourish,
and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
He shall have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the river to the ends of the earth.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
His name will endure forever.
His name will continue as long as the sun.
The people will be blessed in him.
All nations will call him blessed.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Gospel – Matthew 1.1-17
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac.
Isaac became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron.
Hezron became the father of Ram.
Ram became the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon.
Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab.
Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth.
Obed became the father of Jesse.
Jesse became the father of King David.
David became the father of Solomon
by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam.
Rehoboam became the father of Abijah.
Abijah became the father of Asa.
Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram.
Joram became the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham.
Jotham became the father of Ahaz.
Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh.
Manasseh became the father of Amon.
Amon became the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers,
at the time of the exile to Babylon.
After the exile to Babylon,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel.
Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim.
Eliakim became the father of Azor.
Azor became the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim.
Achim became the father of Eliud.
Eliud became the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan.
Matthan became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary,
from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations;
from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations;
and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
Reading 1 - Genesis 49.2, 8-10
Jacob called his sons and said to them:
“Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob.
Listen to Israel, your father.
Judah, your brothers will praise you.
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies.
Your father’s sons will bow down before you.
Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until it comes to whom it belongs.
To him will the obedience of the peoples be.”
Responsorial – Psalm 72.1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17 Resp. 7
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Give the king your judgment, O God,
and your righteousness to the king's son.
He shall judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with judgment.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people.
The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
He will defend the poor of the people.
He will save the children of the needy.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
In his day, justice shall flourish,
and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
He shall have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the river to the ends of the earth.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
His name will endure forever.
His name will continue as long as the sun.
The people will be blessed in him.
All nations will call him blessed.
R. In his day, justice shall flourish, and the fullness of peace as long as the moon endures.
Gospel – Matthew 1.1-17
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac.
Isaac became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron.
Hezron became the father of Ram.
Ram became the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon.
Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab.
Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth.
Obed became the father of Jesse.
Jesse became the father of King David.
David became the father of Solomon
by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam.
Rehoboam became the father of Abijah.
Abijah became the father of Asa.
Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram.
Joram became the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham.
Jotham became the father of Ahaz.
Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh.
Manasseh became the father of Amon.
Amon became the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers,
at the time of the exile to Babylon.
After the exile to Babylon,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel.
Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim.
Eliakim became the father of Azor.
Azor became the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim.
Achim became the father of Eliud.
Eliud became the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan.
Matthan became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary,
from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations;
from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations;
and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Micah 5.1-4a
The LORD says:
You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah,
too small to be among the clans of Judah,
from you one will come for me
who is to be ruler in Israel;
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times.
Therefore the Lord will abandon them
until the time when she who is in labor gives birth.
Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.
He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God:
and they will remain, for then he will be great
even to the ends of the earth.
He shall be peace.
Or Romans 8.28-30
Brothers and sisters:
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God,
to those who are called according to his purpose.
For those whom he foreknew, he also predestined
to be conformed to the image of his Son,
that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Those whom he predestined, he also called.
Those whom he called, he also justified.
Those whom he justified, he also glorified.
Responsorial – Psalm 13:6ab, 6c Resp. Isaiah 61:10
R. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord.
I trust in your loving kindness;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
R. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord.
I will sing to the Lord, because he has been good to me.
R. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord.
Gospel – Matthew 1.1-16, 18-23 or 18-23
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac.
Isaac became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron.
Hezron became the father of Ram.
Ram became the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon.
Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab.
Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth.
Obed became the father of Jesse.
Jesse became the father of King David.
David became the father of Solomon
by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam.
Rehoboam became the father of Abijah.
Abijah became the father of Asa.
Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram.
Joram became the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham.
Jotham became the father of Ahaz.
Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh.
Manasseh became the father of Amon.
Amon became the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers,
at the time of the exile to Babylon.
After the exile to Babylon,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel.
Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim.
Eliakim became the father of Azor.
Azor became the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim.
Achim became the father of Eliud.
Eliud became the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan.
Matthan became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary,
from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way:
After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph,
but before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and unwilling to shame her,
resolved to divorce her secretly.
But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take in Mary, your wife,
for that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall give birth to a son.
You shall call his name Jesus,
for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Now all this has happened,
that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet,
might be fulfilled:
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Emmanuel”;
which means “God with us.”
Reading 1 – Micah 5.1-4a
The LORD says:
You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah,
too small to be among the clans of Judah,
from you one will come for me
who is to be ruler in Israel;
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times.
Therefore the Lord will abandon them
until the time when she who is in labor gives birth.
Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.
He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God:
and they will remain, for then he will be great
even to the ends of the earth.
He shall be peace.
Or Romans 8.28-30
Brothers and sisters:
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God,
to those who are called according to his purpose.
For those whom he foreknew, he also predestined
to be conformed to the image of his Son,
that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Those whom he predestined, he also called.
Those whom he called, he also justified.
Those whom he justified, he also glorified.
Responsorial – Psalm 13:6ab, 6c Resp. Isaiah 61:10
R. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord.
I trust in your loving kindness;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
R. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord.
I will sing to the Lord, because he has been good to me.
R. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord.
Gospel – Matthew 1.1-16, 18-23 or 18-23
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac.
Isaac became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron.
Hezron became the father of Ram.
Ram became the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon.
Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab.
Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth.
Obed became the father of Jesse.
Jesse became the father of King David.
David became the father of Solomon
by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam.
Rehoboam became the father of Abijah.
Abijah became the father of Asa.
Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram.
Joram became the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham.
Jotham became the father of Ahaz.
Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh.
Manasseh became the father of Amon.
Amon became the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers,
at the time of the exile to Babylon.
After the exile to Babylon,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel.
Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim.
Eliakim became the father of Azor.
Azor became the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim.
Achim became the father of Eliud.
Eliud became the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan.
Matthan became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary,
from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way:
After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph,
but before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and unwilling to shame her,
resolved to divorce her secretly.
But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take in Mary, your wife,
for that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall give birth to a son.
You shall call his name Jesus,
for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Now all this has happened,
that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet,
might be fulfilled:
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Emmanuel”;
which means “God with us.”
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 2 Samuel 7.4-5a, 12-14a, 16
The word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
“Go and tell my servant David,
When your days are fulfilled,
and you sleep with your fathers,
I will set up your seed after you,
who shall proceed out of your loins,
and I will establish his kingdom.
He shall build a house for my name,
and I will establish
the throne of his kingdom forever.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son.
Your house and your kingdom
shall be made sure forever before me.
Your throne shall be established forever.”
Responsorial – Psalm 89.2-3, 4-5, 27+29 Resp. 37
R. The son of David will live forever.
I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever.”
You established the heavens and your faithfulness is in them.”
R. The son of David will live forever.
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David, my servant,
‘I will establish your seed forever,
and build up your throne to all generations.’”
R. The son of David will live forever.
He will call to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more.
My covenant will stand firm with him.
R. The son of David will live forever.
Reading 2 – Romans 4.13, 16-18, 22
Brothers and sisters:
The promise to Abraham
and to his seed
that he should inherit the world
was not through the law,
but through the righteousness of faith.
For this reason it is of faith:
that it may be according to grace,
to the end that the promise
may be sure to all the seed,
not to that only which is of the law,
but to that also which is
of the faith of Abraham,
who is the father of us all.
As it is written,
“I have made you
a father of many nations.”
In the eyes of God,
in whom he believed,
who gives life to the dead,
and calls the not existing as the existing.
In hope he believed against hope,
that he might become
a father of many nations,
according to that
which had been spoken,
“So will your seed be.”
Therefore it also was “reckoned to him for righteousness.”
Gospel – Matthew 1.16, 18-21, 24a
Jacob became the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary,
from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way:
After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph,
but before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and unwilling to shame her,
resolved to divorce her secretly.
But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take in Mary, your wife,
for that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall give birth to a son.
You shall call his name Jesus,
for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Joseph arose from his sleep,
and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,
and took his wife in.
Or Luke 2.41-51a
Jesus’ parents went every year
to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
When he was twelve years old,
they went up to Jerusalem
according to the custom of the feast,
and when they had fulfilled the days,
as they were returning,
the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.
Joseph and his mother did not know it,
but supposing him to be in the company,
they went a day’s journey,
and they looked for him
among their relatives and acquaintances.
When they did not find him,
they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.
After three days they found him in the temple,
sitting in the midst of the teachers,
both listening to them,
and asking them questions.
All who heard him
were amazed at his understanding
and his answers.
When they saw him, they were astonished,
and his mother said to him,
“Son, why have you treated us this way?
Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you.”
He said to them,
“Why were you looking for me?
Did you not know
that I must be in my Father’s house?”
They did not understand the saying
which he spoke to them.
And he went down with them,
and came to Nazareth.
He was obedient to them.
Reading 1 – 2 Samuel 7.4-5a, 12-14a, 16
The word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
“Go and tell my servant David,
When your days are fulfilled,
and you sleep with your fathers,
I will set up your seed after you,
who shall proceed out of your loins,
and I will establish his kingdom.
He shall build a house for my name,
and I will establish
the throne of his kingdom forever.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son.
Your house and your kingdom
shall be made sure forever before me.
Your throne shall be established forever.”
Responsorial – Psalm 89.2-3, 4-5, 27+29 Resp. 37
R. The son of David will live forever.
I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever.”
You established the heavens and your faithfulness is in them.”
R. The son of David will live forever.
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David, my servant,
‘I will establish your seed forever,
and build up your throne to all generations.’”
R. The son of David will live forever.
He will call to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more.
My covenant will stand firm with him.
R. The son of David will live forever.
Reading 2 – Romans 4.13, 16-18, 22
Brothers and sisters:
The promise to Abraham
and to his seed
that he should inherit the world
was not through the law,
but through the righteousness of faith.
For this reason it is of faith:
that it may be according to grace,
to the end that the promise
may be sure to all the seed,
not to that only which is of the law,
but to that also which is
of the faith of Abraham,
who is the father of us all.
As it is written,
“I have made you
a father of many nations.”
In the eyes of God,
in whom he believed,
who gives life to the dead,
and calls the not existing as the existing.
In hope he believed against hope,
that he might become
a father of many nations,
according to that
which had been spoken,
“So will your seed be.”
Therefore it also was “reckoned to him for righteousness.”
Gospel – Matthew 1.16, 18-21, 24a
Jacob became the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary,
from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way:
After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph,
but before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and unwilling to shame her,
resolved to divorce her secretly.
But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take in Mary, your wife,
for that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall give birth to a son.
You shall call his name Jesus,
for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Joseph arose from his sleep,
and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,
and took his wife in.
Or Luke 2.41-51a
Jesus’ parents went every year
to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
When he was twelve years old,
they went up to Jerusalem
according to the custom of the feast,
and when they had fulfilled the days,
as they were returning,
the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.
Joseph and his mother did not know it,
but supposing him to be in the company,
they went a day’s journey,
and they looked for him
among their relatives and acquaintances.
When they did not find him,
they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.
After three days they found him in the temple,
sitting in the midst of the teachers,
both listening to them,
and asking them questions.
All who heard him
were amazed at his understanding
and his answers.
When they saw him, they were astonished,
and his mother said to him,
“Son, why have you treated us this way?
Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you.”
He said to them,
“Why were you looking for me?
Did you not know
that I must be in my Father’s house?”
They did not understand the saying
which he spoke to them.
And he went down with them,
and came to Nazareth.
He was obedient to them.
Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord - At the Vigil Mass
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Isaiah 62.1-5
For Zion’s sake will I not be silent,
and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
until her righteousness go out as brightness,
and her salvation as a lamp that burns.
The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all kings your glory,
and you shall be called by a new name,
which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
You shall also be a crown of beauty
in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem
in the hand of your God.
You shall no longer be called Forsaken,
nor shall your land anymore be called Desolate,
but you shall be called My Delight,
and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
For as a young man marries a virgin,
so your sons shall marry you;
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so your God will rejoice over you.
Responsorial – Psalm 89.4-5, 16-17, 27, 29
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David, my servant,
‘I will establish your seed forever,
and build up your throne to all generations.’”
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you.
They walk in the light of your face, O Lord.
In your name they rejoice all day long.
In your righteousness, they are exalted.
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
He will call to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more.
My covenant will stand firm with him.
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
Reading 2 – Acts 13.16-17, 22-25
When Paul came to Antioch of Pisidia,
he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day,
and he stood up, beckoning with his hand, and said,
“Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers,
and exalted the people when they stayed
as foreigners in the land of Egypt,
and with an uplifted arm,
he led them out of it.
…
When he had removed Saul,
he raised up David to be their king,
to whom he also testified,
‘I have found David the son of Jesse,
a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’
From this man’s seed, according to his promise,
God has brought a Savior, Jesus, to Israel.
Before his coming, John had first preached
the baptism of repentance to Israel.
As John was fulfilling his course, he said,
‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he.
But behold, one comes after me
the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’
Gospel – Matthew 1.1-25 or 18-25
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac.
Isaac became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron.
Hezron became the father of Ram.
Ram became the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon.
Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab.
Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth.
Obed became the father of Jesse.
Jesse became the father of King David.
David became the father of Solomon
by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam.
Rehoboam became the father of Abijah.
Abijah became the father of Asa.
Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram.
Joram became the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham.
Jotham became the father of Ahaz.
Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh.
Manasseh became the father of Amon.
Amon became the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers,
at the time of the exile to Babylon.
After the exile to Babylon,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel.
Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim.
Eliakim became the father of Azor.
Azor became the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim.
Achim became the father of Eliud.
Eliud became the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan.
Matthan became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary,
from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations;
from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations;
and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way:
After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph,
but before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and unwilling to shame her,
resolved to divorce her secretly.
But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take in Mary, your wife,
for that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall give birth to a son.
You shall call his name Jesus,
for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Now all this has happened,
that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet,
might be fulfilled:
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Emmanuel”;
which means “God with us.”
Joseph arose from his sleep,
and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,
and took his wife in but did not know her,
until she had given birth to her firstborn son.
He named him Jesus.
Reading 1 - Isaiah 62.1-5
For Zion’s sake will I not be silent,
and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
until her righteousness go out as brightness,
and her salvation as a lamp that burns.
The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all kings your glory,
and you shall be called by a new name,
which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
You shall also be a crown of beauty
in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem
in the hand of your God.
You shall no longer be called Forsaken,
nor shall your land anymore be called Desolate,
but you shall be called My Delight,
and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
For as a young man marries a virgin,
so your sons shall marry you;
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so your God will rejoice over you.
Responsorial – Psalm 89.4-5, 16-17, 27, 29
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David, my servant,
‘I will establish your seed forever,
and build up your throne to all generations.’”
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you.
They walk in the light of your face, O Lord.
In your name they rejoice all day long.
In your righteousness, they are exalted.
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
He will call to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more.
My covenant will stand firm with him.
R. I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever.
Reading 2 – Acts 13.16-17, 22-25
When Paul came to Antioch of Pisidia,
he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day,
and he stood up, beckoning with his hand, and said,
“Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers,
and exalted the people when they stayed
as foreigners in the land of Egypt,
and with an uplifted arm,
he led them out of it.
…
When he had removed Saul,
he raised up David to be their king,
to whom he also testified,
‘I have found David the son of Jesse,
a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’
From this man’s seed, according to his promise,
God has brought a Savior, Jesus, to Israel.
Before his coming, John had first preached
the baptism of repentance to Israel.
As John was fulfilling his course, he said,
‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he.
But behold, one comes after me
the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’
Gospel – Matthew 1.1-25 or 18-25
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac.
Isaac became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron.
Hezron became the father of Ram.
Ram became the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon.
Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab.
Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth.
Obed became the father of Jesse.
Jesse became the father of King David.
David became the father of Solomon
by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam.
Rehoboam became the father of Abijah.
Abijah became the father of Asa.
Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram.
Joram became the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham.
Jotham became the father of Ahaz.
Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh.
Manasseh became the father of Amon.
Amon became the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers,
at the time of the exile to Babylon.
After the exile to Babylon,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel.
Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim.
Eliakim became the father of Azor.
Azor became the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim.
Achim became the father of Eliud.
Eliud became the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan.
Matthan became the father of Jacob.
Jacob became the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary,
from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations;
from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations;
and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way:
After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph,
but before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and unwilling to shame her,
resolved to divorce her secretly.
But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take in Mary, your wife,
for that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall give birth to a son.
You shall call his name Jesus,
for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Now all this has happened,
that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet,
might be fulfilled:
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Emmanuel”;
which means “God with us.”
Joseph arose from his sleep,
and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,
and took his wife in but did not know her,
until she had given birth to her firstborn son.
He named him Jesus.
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