Wednesday, December 25, 2019

God has come to us, shown His love & goodness to us, through Jesus. That is WONDERFUL news. (Readings for Dec. 25, 2019, Lectionary 16)

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What these readings tell us about God
What these readings tell us to do
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Reading 1: Isaiah 52:7-10
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings glad tidings, announcing peace, bearing good news, announcing salvation, and saying to Zion, "Your God is King!"

Hark!  Your sentinels raise a cry, together they shout for joy, for they see directly, before their eyes, the LORD restoring Zion.

Break out together in song, O ruins of Jerusalem! For the LORD comforts his people, he redeems Jerusalem.

The LORD has bared his holy arm in the sight of all the nationsall the ends of the earth will behold the salvation of our God.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6  
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds; his right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
The LORD has made his salvation knownin the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God.

Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; break into song; sing praise.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

Sing praise to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and melodious song.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

Reading 2: Hebrews 1:1-6  
Brothers and sisters:
In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he has spoken to us through the Son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, who is the refulgence of his glorythe very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word.

When he had accomplished purification from sinshe took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high, as far superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say: You are my son; this day I have begotten you? Or again:I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me?

And again, when he leads the firstborn into the world, he says: Let all the angels of God worship him.


Alleluia
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
A holy day has dawned upon us. 
Come, you nations, and adore the Lord.
For today a great light has come upon the earth.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel: John 1:1-18  
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was GodHe was in the beginning with God.

All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be.

What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human racethe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to testify to the light.

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him.

But to those who did 
accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not by natural generation
nor by human choice nor by a man's decision but of God.

And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Sonfull of grace and truth.

John testified to him and cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.'"

From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father's side,
has revealed him
.

What these readings tell us about God:
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings glad tidings, announcing peace, bearing good news, announcing salvation

Your God is King!

the LORD comforts his people

he redeems

The LORD has bared his holy arm in the sight of all the nations

all the ends of the earth will behold the salvation of our God

All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God

he has done wondrous deeds
his holy arm

All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God

The LORD has made his salvation known
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice

his kindness and his faithfulness

All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God

All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God

the King, the LORD

All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God

God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets

he has spoken to us through the Son

heir of all things 

through whom he created the universe

the refulgence of his glory

the very imprint of his being

who sustains all things by his mighty word

he had accomplished purification from sins

he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high

superior to the angels
Let all the angels of God worship him

a great light has come upon the earth

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

He was in the beginning with God

All things came to be through him

without him nothing came to be

What came to be through him was life

this life was the light of the human race

the light shines in the darkness

the darkness has not overcome it

A man named John was sent from God

He was not the light, but came to testify to the light

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world

He was in the world

the world came to be through him

He came to what was his own

to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God

the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us

we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Son

full of grace and truth

From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace

grace and truth came through Jesus Christ

The only Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed him

What these readings tell us to do:
Break out together in song

Sing to the LORD a new song

Sing joyfully to the LORD

break into song

sing praise

Sing praise to the LORD with the harp

With trumpets and the sound of the horn sing joyfully before the King, the LORD

worship him
adore the Lord
accept him 

believe in his name

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