First Reading Isaiah 7:10-14
Ahaz proclaims the sign that the Lord will give: a virgin shall give birth to a son, Emmanuel.
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 24:1-2,3-4,5-6
The Lord is the King of Glory who established the earth.
Second Reading Romans 1:1-7
Paul greets the community at Rome and declares himself a servant of Christ Jesus.
Gospel Reading
Matthew 1:18-24
Today is the fourth Sunday in Advent. Christmas will dawn in few days. Matthew’s story of the birth of Jesus centres on the person of Joseph. The mystery is so great that Joseph cannot understand what is happening. In his puzzlement, the Lord calls Joseph to a remarkable act of faith and obedience. Joseph, in wordless response to the word of God communicated by an angel, rose and ‘took his wife to his home’. A total and unquestioning acceptance of the word of God is Joseph’s first action in Matthew’s infancy story. St. Joseph shows us the value of grace under pressure. He always found himself in emergency situations during the brief period of his life on earth: having to accept a young wife who is pregnant before they are married, having to travel to faraway Bethlehem, having to flee as refugees into Egypt etc. He had to face a lot of pressure, a lot of crisis and a lot of emergency situations but God’s grace was sufficient for him. St. Bernard comments that God never gives us a challenge or a call or a duty without the sufficient grace to accomplish it. Joseph leads the way and shows us the quality of trust and commitment to the coming of God, which should mark the lives of each and every one of us this Christmas.
July 4 - Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time year B
June 27 - Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
June 20 - Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
June 13 - Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
June 6 - The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Cycle B
May 30 - Feast of Holy Trinity
May 23 - Pentecost Sunday, Cycle B
May 17 - The Ascension of the Lord, Cycle B
May 10 - Sixth Sunday of Easter, Cycle B
May 2 - Fifth Sunday of Easter, Cycle B
April 25 - Fourth Sunday of Easter, Cycle B
April 18 - Third Sunday of Easter, Cycle B
April 11 - Second Sunday of Easter, Cycle B (or Sunday of Divine Mercy)
April 4 - Easter Sunday : Experiencing Easter Everyday
April 2 : Good Friday : By His Wounds We Have Healed.
April 1 : Holy Thursday : The Day of Love
March 28 - Passion Sunday : Marching with Jesus
March 21- Fifth Sunday in Lent Year B :
March 14 - Fourth Sunday of Lent :
March 7 - Third Sunday of Lent Year B
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