Altar piece:
…..Saint Joseph At work in the Mérode Altarpiece, 1420s.
The LORD spoke to
Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your
God; let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will
not tempt the LORD!” Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary people, must you also weary my God?
Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.
R. (7c and 10b) Let the Lord enter; he
is king of glory.
The LORD’s are the
earth and its fullness;
the world and those who dwell in it.
For he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
the world and those who dwell in it.
For he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
Who can ascend the
mountain of the LORD?
or who may stand in his holy place?
One whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
who desires not what is vain.
or who may stand in his holy place?
One whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
who desires not what is vain.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
He shall receive a
blessing from the LORD,
a reward from God his savior.
Such is the race that seeks for him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
a reward from God his savior.
Such is the race that seeks for him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
The second reading is
from the Letter to the Romans
1:1-7
Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set
apart for the gospel of God, which he promised previously through his prophets
in the holy Scriptures, the gospel about his Son, descended from David
according to the flesh, but established as Son of God in
power according to the Spirit of holiness through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name,
among all the Gentiles, among whom are you also, who are called to belong to
Jesus Christ; to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Alleluia is from Matthew 1:23
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
The virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with
child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph
her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to
shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to
take Mary your wife into your home. For
it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in
her. She will bear a son and you are to
name him Jesus, because he will save his people from
their sins.” All this took place to
fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they
shall name him Emmanuel, which means
“God is with us.” When
Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.
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