2020년 12월 25일 예수 성탄 대축일
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제1독서
이사야서. 9,1-6
1 어둠 속을 걷던 백성이 큰 빛을 봅니다. 암흑의 땅에 사는 이들에게 빛이 비칩니다. 2 당신께서는 즐거움을 많게 하시고 기쁨을 크게 하십니다.
사람들이 당신 앞에서 기뻐합니다, 수확할 때 기뻐하듯 전리품을 나눌 때 즐거워하듯.
3 정녕 당신께서는 그들이 짊어진 멍에와 어깨에 멘 장대와 부역 감독관의 몽둥이를 미디안을 치신 그날처럼 부수십니다.
4 땅을 흔들며 저벅거리는 군화도 피 속에 뒹군 군복도 모조리 화염에 싸여 불꽃의 먹이가 됩니다.
5 우리에게 한 아기가 태어났고 우리에게 한 아들이 주어졌습니다. 왕권이 그의 어깨에 놓이고 그의 이름은 놀라운 경륜가, 용맹한 하느님, 영원한 아버지, 평화의 군왕이라 불리리이다.
6 다윗의 왕좌와 그의 왕국 위에 놓인 그 왕권은 강대하고 그 평화는 끝이 없으리이다. 그는 이제부터 영원까지 공정과 정의로 그 왕국을 굳게 세우고 지켜 가리이다. 만군의 주님의 열정이 이를 이루시리이다.
제2독서
티토서 2,11-14
사랑하는 그대여, 11 과연 모든 사람에게 구원을 가져다주는 하느님의 은총이 나타났습니다. 12 이 은총이 우리를 교육하여, 불경함과 속된 욕망을 버리고 현세에서 신중하고 의롭고 경건하게 살도록 해 줍니다.
13 복된 희망이 이루어지기를, 우리의 위대하신 하느님이시며 구원자이신 예수 그리스도의 영광이 나타나기를 기다리는 우리를 그렇게 살도록 해 줍니다. 14 그리스도께서는 우리를 위하여 당신 자신을 내어 주시어, 우리를 모든 불의에서 해방하시고 또 깨끗하게 하시어, 선행에 열성을 기울이는 당신 소유의 백성이 되게 하셨습니다.
복음
루카 2,1-14
1 그 무렵 아우구스투스 황제에게서 칙령이 내려, 온 세상이 호적 등록을 하게 되었다. 2 이 첫 번째 호적 등록은 퀴리니우스가 시리아 총독으로 있을 때에 실시되었다. 3 그래서 모두 호적 등록을 하러 저마다 자기 본향으로 갔다.
4 요셉도 갈릴래아 지방 나자렛 고을을 떠나 유다 지방, 베들레헴이라고 불리는 다윗 고을로 올라갔다. 그가 다윗 집안의 자손이었기 때문이다. 5 그는 자기와 약혼한 마리아와 함께 호적 등록을 하러 갔는데, 마리아는 임신 중이었다.
6 그들이 거기에 머무르는 동안 마리아는 해산 날이 되어, 7 첫아들을 낳았다. 그들은 아기를 포대기에 싸서 구유에 뉘었다. 여관에는 그들이 들어갈 자리가 없었던 것이다.
8 그 고장에는 들에 살면서 밤에도 양 떼를 지키는 목자들이 있었다. 9 그런데 주님의 천사가 다가오고 주님의 영광이 그 목자들의 둘레를 비추었다. 그들은 몹시 두려워하였다. 10 그러자 천사가 그들에게 말하였다. “두려워하지 마라. 보라, 나는 온 백성에게 큰 기쁨이 될 소식을 너희에게 전한다. 11 오늘 너희를 위하여 다윗 고을에서 구원자가 태어나셨으니, 주 그리스도이시다. 12 너희는 포대기에 싸여 구유에 누워 있는 아기를 보게 될 터인데, 그것이 너희를 위한 표징이다.” 13 그때에 갑자기 그 천사 곁에 수많은 하늘의 군대가 나타나 하느님을 이렇게 찬미하였다.
14 “지극히 높은 곳에서는 하느님께 영광, 땅에서는 그분 마음에 드는 사람들에게 평화!”
예수 성탄 대축일 전야 미사
제1독서
이사야서 62,1-5
1 시온 때문에 나는 잠잠히 있을 수가 없고, 예루살렘 때문에 나는 가만히 있을 수가 없다, 그의 의로움이 빛처럼 드러나고 그의 구원이 횃불처럼 타오를 때까지.
2 그러면 민족들이 너의 의로움을, 임금들이 너의 영광을 보리라. 너는 주님께서 친히 지어 주실 새로운 이름으로 불리리라. 3 너는 주님의 손에 들려 있는 화려한 면류관이 되고, 너의 하느님 손바닥에 놓여 있는 왕관이 되리라.
4 다시는 네가 ‘소박맞은 여인’이라, 다시는 네 땅이 ‘버림받은 여인’이라 일컬어지지 않으리라. 오히려 너는 ‘내 마음에 드는 여인’이라, 너의 땅은 ‘혼인한 여인’이라 불리리니, 주님께서 너를 마음에 들어 하시고, 네 땅을 아내로 맞아들이실 것이기 때문이다.
5 정녕 총각이 처녀와 혼인하듯, 너를 지으신 분께서 너와 혼인하고, 신랑이 신부로 말미암아 기뻐하듯, 너의 하느님께서는 너로 말미암아 기뻐하시리라.
제2독서
사도행전. 13,16-17.22-25
피시디아의 안티오키아에 간 바오로는 회당에서 16 일어나 조용히 하라고 손짓한 다음 이렇게 말하였다.
“이스라엘인 여러분, 그리고 하느님을 경외하는 여러분, 내 말을 들어 보십시오. 17 이 이스라엘 백성의 하느님께서는 우리 조상들을 선택하시고, 이집트 땅에서 나그네살이할 때에 그들을 큰 백성으로 키워 주셨으며, 권능의 팔로 그들을 거기에서 데리고 나오셨습니다.
22 그러고 나서 그들에게 다윗을 임금으로 세우셨습니다. 그에 대해서는 ‘내가 이사이의 아들 다윗을 찾아냈으니, 그는 내 마음에 드는 사람으로 나의 뜻을 모두 실천할 것이다.’ 하고 증언해 주셨습니다.
23 이 다윗의 후손 가운데에서, 하느님께서는 약속하신 대로 예수님을 구원자로 이스라엘에 보내셨습니다. 24 이분께서 오시기 전에 요한이 이스라엘 온 백성에게 회개의 세례를 미리 선포하였습니다.
25 요한은 사명을 다 마칠 무렵 이렇게 말하였습니다. ‘너희는 내가 누구라고 생각하느냐? 나는 그분이 아니다. 그분께서는 내 뒤에 오시는데, 나는 그분의 신발 끈을 풀어 드리기에도 합당하지 않다.’”
복음
마태오 1,1-25<또는 1,18-25>
짧은 독서를 할 때에는 < > 부분을 생략한다.
<1 다윗의 자손이시며 아브라함의 자손이신 예수 그리스도의 족보.
2 아브라함은 이사악을 낳고 이사악은 야곱을 낳았으며 야곱은 유다와 그 형제들을 낳았다. 3 유다는 타마르에게서 페레츠와 제라를 낳고 페레츠는 헤츠론을 낳았으며 헤츠론은 람을 낳았다. 4 람은 암미나답을 낳고 암미나답은 나흐손을 낳았으며 나흐손은 살몬을 낳았다. 5 살몬은 라합에게서 보아즈를 낳고 보아즈는 룻에게서 오벳을 낳았다. 오벳은 이사이를 낳고 6 이사이는 다윗 임금을 낳았다.
다윗은 우리야의 아내에게서 솔로몬을 낳고, 7 솔로몬은 르하브암을 낳았으며 르하브암은 아비야를 낳고 아비야는 아삽을 낳았다. 8 아삽은 여호사팟을 낳고 여호사팟은 여호람을 낳았으며 여호람은 우찌야를 낳았다. 9 우찌야는 요탐을 낳고 요탐은 아하즈를 낳았으며 아하즈는 히즈키야를 낳았다. 10 히즈키야는 므나쎄를 낳고 므나쎄는 아몬을 낳았으며 아몬은 요시야를 낳았다. 11 요시야는 바빌론 유배 때에 여호야킨과 그 동생들을 낳았다.
12 바빌론 유배 뒤에 여호야킨은 스알티엘을 낳고 스알티엘은 즈루빠벨을 낳았다. 13 즈루빠벨은 아비훗을 낳고 아비훗은 엘야킴을 낳았으며 엘야킴은 아조르를 낳았다. 14 아조르는 차독을 낳고 차독은 아킴을 낳았으며 아킴은 엘리웃을 낳았다. 15 엘리웃은 엘아자르를 낳고 엘아자르는 마탄을 낳았으며 마탄은 야곱을 낳았다. 16 야곱은 마리아의 남편 요셉을 낳았는데, 마리아에게서 그리스도라고 불리는 예수님께서 태어나셨다.
17 그리하여 이 모든 세대의 수는 아브라함부터 다윗까지가 십사 대이고, 다윗부터 바빌론 유배까지가 십사 대이며, 바빌론 유배부터 그리스도까지가 십사 대이다.>
18 예수 그리스도께서는 이렇게 탄생하셨다.
그분의 어머니 마리아가 요셉과 약혼하였는데, 그들이 같이 살기 전에 마리아가 성령으로 말미암아 잉태한 사실이 드러났다.
19 마리아의 남편 요셉은 의로운 사람이었고, 또 마리아의 일을 세상에 드러내고 싶지 않았으므로, 남모르게 마리아와 파혼하기로 작정하였다.
20 요셉이 그렇게 하기로 생각을 굳혔을 때, 꿈에 주님의 천사가 나타나 말하였다.
“다윗의 자손 요셉아, 두려워하지 말고 마리아를 아내로 맞아들여라. 그 몸에 잉태된 아기는 성령으로 말미암은 것이다. 21 마리아가 아들을 낳으리니 그 이름을 예수라고 하여라. 그분께서 당신 백성을 죄에서 구원하실 것이다.”
22 주님께서 예언자를 통하여 하신 말씀이 이루어지려고 이 모든 일이 일어났다. 곧 23 “보아라, 동정녀가 잉태하여 아들을 낳으리니, 그 이름을 임마누엘이라고 하리라.” 하신 말씀이다. 임마누엘은 번역하면 ‘하느님께서 우리와 함께 계시다.’는 뜻이다.
24 잠에서 깨어난 요셉은 주님의 천사가 명령한 대로 아내를 맞아들였다. 25 그러나 아내가 아들을 낳을 때까지 잠자리를 같이하지 않았다. 그리고 아들의 이름을 예수라고 하였다.
2020년 12월 25일 월요일
예수 성탄 대축일 낮 미사
제1독서
이사야서. 52,7-10
7 얼마나 아름다운가, 산 위에 서서 기쁜 소식을 전하는 이의 저 발! 평화를 선포하고 기쁜 소식을 전하며 구원을 선포하는구나. “너의 하느님은 임금님이시다.” 하고 시온에게 말하는구나. 8 들어 보아라. 너의 파수꾼들이 목소리를 높인다. 다 함께 환성을 올린다. 주님께서 시온으로 돌아오심을 그들은 직접 눈으로 본다.
9 예루살렘의 폐허들아, 다 함께 기뻐하며 환성을 올려라. 주님께서 당신 백성을 위로하시고 예루살렘을 구원하셨다. 10 주님께서 모든 민족들이 보는 앞에서 당신의 거룩한 팔을 걷어붙이시니, 땅끝들이 모두 우리 하느님의 구원을 보리라.
제2독서
히브리서. 1,1-6
1 하느님께서 예전에는 예언자들을 통하여 여러 번에 걸쳐 여러 가지 방식으로 조상들에게 말씀하셨지만, 2 이 마지막 때에는 아드님을 통하여 우리에게 말씀하셨습니다. 하느님께서는 아드님을 만물의 상속자로 삼으셨을 뿐만 아니라, 그분을 통하여 온 세상을 만들기까지 하셨습니다. 3 아드님은 하느님 영광의 광채이시며 하느님 본질의 모상으로서, 만물을 당신의 강력한 말씀으로 지탱하십니다. 그분께서 죄를 깨끗이 없애신 다음, 하늘 높은 곳에 계신 존엄하신 분의 오른쪽에 앉으셨습니다. 4 그분께서는 천사들보다 뛰어난 이름을 상속받으시어, 그만큼 그들보다 위대하게 되셨습니다.
5 하느님께서 천사들 가운데 그 누구에게, “너는 내 아들. 내가 오늘 너를 낳았노라.” 하고 말씀하신 적이 있습니까? 또 “나는 그의 아버지가 되고 그는 나의 아들이 되리라.” 하고 말씀하신 적이 있습니까? 6 또 맏아드님을 저세상에 데리고 들어가실 때에는 이렇게 말씀하셨습니다. “하느님의 천사들은 모두 그에게 경배하여라.”
복음
요한. 1,1-18<또는 1,1-5.9-14>
1 한처음에 말씀이 계셨다. 말씀은 하느님과 함께 계셨는데 말씀은 하느님이셨다.
2 그분께서는 한처음에 하느님과 함께 계셨다.
3 모든 것이 그분을 통하여 생겨났고 그분 없이 생겨난 것은 하나도 없다. 4 그분 안에 생명이 있었으니 그 생명은 사람들의 빛이었다. 5 그 빛이 어둠 속에서 비치고 있지만 어둠은 그를 깨닫지 못하였다.
<6 하느님께서 보내신 사람이 있었는데 그의 이름은 요한이었다. 7 그는 증언하러 왔다. 빛을 증언하여 자기를 통해 모든 사람이 믿게 하려는 것이었다. 8 그 사람은 빛이 아니었다. 빛을 증언하러 왔을 따름이다.>
9 모든 사람을 비추는 참빛이 세상에 왔다. 10 그분께서 세상에 계셨고 세상이 그분을 통하여 생겨났지만 세상은 그분을 알아보지 못하였다. 11 그분께서 당신 땅에 오셨지만 그분의 백성은 그분을 맞아들이지 않았다.
12 그분께서는 당신을 받아들이는 이들, 당신의 이름을 믿는 모든 이에게 하느님의 자녀가 되는 권한을 주셨다. 13 이들은 혈통이나 육욕이나 남자의 욕망에서 난 것이 아니라 하느님에게서 난 사람들이다.
14 말씀이 사람이 되시어 우리 가운데 사셨다. 우리는 그분의 영광을 보았다. 은총과 진리가 충만하신 아버지의 외아드님으로서 지니신 영광을 보았다.
<15 요한은 그분을 증언하여 외쳤다. “그분은 내가 이렇게 말한 분이시다. ‘내 뒤에 오시는 분은 내가 나기 전부터 계셨기에 나보다 앞서신 분이시다.’”
16 그분의 충만함에서 우리 모두 은총에 은총을 받았다. 17 율법은 모세를 통하여 주어졌지만 은총과 진리는 예수 그리스도를 통하여 왔다.
18 아무도 하느님을 본 적이 없다. 아버지와 가장 가까우신 외아드님, 하느님이신 그분께서 알려 주셨다.>
December 25, 2020
Vigil Mass
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Reading 1
Is 62:1-5
for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet,
until her vindication shines forth like the dawn
and her victory like a burning torch.
Nations shall behold your vindication,
and all the kings your glory;
you shall be called by a new name
pronounced by the mouth of the LORD.
You shall be a glorious crown in the hand of the LORD,
a royal diadem held by your God.
No more shall people call you "Forsaken,"
or your land "Desolate,"
but you shall be called "My Delight,"
and your land "Espoused."
For the LORD delights in you
and makes your land his spouse.
As a young man marries a virgin,
your Builder shall marry you;
and as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride
so shall your God rejoice in you.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29
I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant:
Forever will I confirm your posterity
and establish your throne for all generations.
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
Blessed the people who know the joyful shout;
in the light of your countenance, O LORD, they walk.
At your name they rejoice all the day,
and through your justice they are exalted.
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
He shall say of me, "You are my father,
my God, the rock, my savior."
Forever I will maintain my kindness toward him,
and my covenant with him stands firm.
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
Reading 2
Acts 13:16-17, 22-25
he stood up, motioned with his hand, and said,
"Fellow Israelites and you others who are God-fearing, listen.
The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors
and exalted the people during their sojourn in the
land of Egypt.
With uplifted arm he led them out of it.
Then he removed Saul and raised up David as king;
of him he testified,
'I have found David, son of Jesse, a man after my own heart;
he will carry out my every wish.'
From this man's descendants God, according to his promise,
has brought to Israel a savior, Jesus.
John heralded his coming by proclaiming a baptism of repentance
to all the people of Israel;
and as John was completing his course, he would say,
'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he.
Behold, one is coming after me;
I am not worthy to unfasten the sandals of his feet.'"
Gospel
Mt 1:1-25
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah,
whose mother was Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Salmon the father of Boaz,
whose mother was Rahab.
Boaz became the father of Obed,
whose mother was Ruth.
Obed became the father of Jesse,
Jesse the father of David the king.
David became the father of Solomon,
whose mother had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asaph.
Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Joram,
Joram the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amos,
Amos the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers
at the time of the Babylonian exile.
After the Babylonian exile,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
Azor the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim,
Achim the father of Eliud,
Eliud the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ.
Thus the total number of generations
from Abraham to David
is fourteen generations;
from David to the Babylonian exile,
fourteen generations;
from the Babylonian exile to the Christ,
fourteen generations.
Now 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.
He had no relations with her until she bore a son,
and he named him Jesus.
December 25, 2017
Reading 1
Is 9:1-6
have seen a great light;
upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom
a light has shone.
You have brought them abundant joy
and great rejoicing,
as they rejoice before you as at the harvest,
as people make merry when dividing spoils.
For the yoke that burdened them,
the pole on their shoulder,
and the rod of their taskmaster
you have smashed, as on the day of Midian.
For every boot that tramped in battle,
every cloak rolled in blood,
will be burned as fuel for flames.
For a child is born to us, a son is given us;
upon his shoulder dominion rests.
They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero,
Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.
His dominion is vast
and forever peaceful,
from David's throne, and over his kingdom,
which he confirms and sustains
by judgment and justice,
both now and forever.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this!
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 96: 1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13
Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all you lands.
Sing to the LORD; bless his name.
R. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.
Announce his salvation, day after day.
Tell his glory among the nations;
among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.
R. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult.
R. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.
They shall exult before the LORD, for he comes;
for he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.
R. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.
Reading 2
Ti 2:11-14
The grace of God has appeared, saving all
and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires
and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age,
as we await the blessed hope,
the appearance of the glory of our great God
and savior Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for us to deliver us from all lawlessness
and to cleanse for himself a people as his own,
eager to do what is good.
Gospel
Lk 2:1-14
that the whole world should be enrolled.
This was the first enrollment,
when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town.
And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth
to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem,
because he was of the house and family of David,
to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
While they were there,
the time came for her to have her child,
and she gave birth to her firstborn son.
She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger,
because there was no room for them in the inn.
Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields
and keeping the night watch over their flock.
The angel of the Lord appeared to them
and the glory of the Lord shone around them,
and they were struck with great fear.
The angel said to them,
"Do not be afraid;
for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy
that will be for all the people.
For today in the city of David
a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord.
And this will be a sign for you:
you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes
and lying in a manger."
And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel,
praising God and saying:
"Glory to God in the highest
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Mass during the Day
Reading 1
Is 52:7-10
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 nations;
all the ends of the earth will behold
the salvation of our God.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6
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 known:
in 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
Heb 1:1-6
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 glory,
the very imprint of his being,
and who sustains all things by his mighty word.
When he had accomplished purification from sins,
he 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.
Gospel
Jn 1:1-18
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,
and without him nothing came to be.
What came to be through him was life,
and this life was the light of the human race;
the 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 Son,
full 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.
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The season of Christmas and particularly Christmas Day is a time of celebration and joy. We celebrate the eternal Word becoming flesh, God becoming one like us and living with us.
We have numerous Christmas parties, decorate the Christmas tree, indulge in giving gifts and so on. This year these celebrations will be dampened on account of the pandemic. Healthcare workers are exhausted, hospitals are overcrowded, jobs and lives have been lost. There is fear and anxiety all around. Public health officials warn against small gatherings. Attending an in-person Eucharist in some places will not be possible. Even the Vatican has cancelled many of its Christmas events.
In the midst of the gloominess brought about by the pandemic, we hear in the reading from Isaiah “upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom, a light has shone.” Pope Francis after his December 6 Angelus reminds us that no pandemic or crisis can extinguish the light of Christmas, the light that is Jesus who reveals to us God’s love and who makes infinite goodness shine on the world. As we grapple with our fears and anxieties, the gospel reading tells us to not be afraid for unto us has been born a savior who is Christ the Lord.
Thus, today we are given much needed hope to help us deal with the difficulties and challenges of this pandemic. But we are also invited to be channels of hope to those who most need it as we strive to overcome the numerous inequalities and injustices that exist in our world and that the pandemic has revealed. Perhaps this pandemic Christmas might be a good time for us to truly allow the meaning of Christmas to enter our hearts and transform our lives.
And behold, God is born anew in and among us. And, a multitude of the heavenly host sing “Glory to God in the highest.”
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DIS-HONORABLE MENTION
“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!’ ” —Isaiah 52:7
The Good News of Christmas is: “A Savior has been born to you” (Lk 2:11). “Your Savior comes” (Is 62:11). “When the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us” (Ti 3:4-5). If Jesus had not been born, our future would be bleak, our present a desperate escape attempt, and our past an even heavier burden. If Jesus had not been born, fear, resentment and depression would reign supreme. If Jesus had not been born, we could not stand to live but would be afraid to die.
At Christmas midnight Mass, I looked at the congregation from my place behind the altar. One young girl was trapped in fornication. Two young men were in a homosexual perversion. A middle-aged man had destroyed his family through alcoholism. An elderly woman was mentally ill. A couple was talking divorce after thirty years of marriage. This was a sampling of the midnight Mass crowd. They desperately needed to be saved. Despite this, none of their fellow parishioners had told them about Jesus the Savior. They were given Christmas carols, Christmas presents, and holiday wishes, but Jesus was only given “honorable mention.”
Tell a broken world about Jesus this Christmas. Accept Him as Lord and Savior. “Christ our Savior is born!”
Prayer: Jesus, open my lips to tell a lost and hurting world about Your saving love for them.
Promise: “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us, and we have seen His glory: the glory of an only Son coming from the Father, filled with enduring love.” —Jn 1:14
Praise: “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with Child, and bear a Son, and shall name Him Immanuel” (Is 7:14). Merry Christmas!
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Have you read the news today - the "good news" of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and son of Mary who was born for us and for our salvation. The word gospel literally means good news! Jesus' birth in Bethlehem fulfilled the prophecy that the Messiah would descend from David and be born in David's city, Bethlehem (Isaiah 9:6-7, 11:1-2; Micah 5:2-4).
The first to hear the good news of the savior's birth were not the rulers and religious leaders of Israel who were robed in riches and power. The angels first came to those who were humble and ready to receive the newborn king who was born in poverty and was now lying in a manger made for animals. Just as God had chosen and anointed David, a lowly shepherd of Bethlehem to become the shepherd king of Israel, so Jesus, likewise chose the path of humility and lowliness in coming to Israel as the good shepherd king who would lay down his life for their sake and salvation. After the angels had sung their hymn of glory in the presence of the shepherds, the shepherds made haste to adore the newborn king and sing their hymn of glory as well.
Many of the early church fathers have written hymns and homilies in praise of the Incarnation. John the Monk, an 8th century writer, in his Hymn of the Nativity, sings of the great exchange in the mystery and wonder of the Incarnation - God becoming man in order to bring man to heaven:
Heaven and earth are united today, for Christ is born! Today God has come upon earth, and humankind gone up to heaven. Today, for the sake of humankind, the invisible one is seen in the flesh. Therefore let us glorify him and cry aloud: glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace bestowed by your coming, Savior: glory to you! Today in Bethlehem, I hear the angels: glory to God in the highest! Glory to him whose good pleasure it was that there be peace on earth! The Virgin is now more spacious than the heavens. Light has shone on those in darkness, exalting the lowly who sing like the angels: Glory to God in the highest! Beholding him [Adam] who was in God's image and likeness fallen through transgression, Jesus bowed the heavens and came down, without change taking up his dwelling in a virgin womb, that he might refashion Adam fallen in corruption, and crying out: glory to your epiphany, my Savior and my God! [Stichera (hymn) of the Nativity of the Lord]
Why was it necessary for the Word of God to become flesh? We needed a savior who could reconcile us with God. Throughout the ages Christians have professed the ancient Nicene Creed: "He became man for our sake and for the sake of our salvation." The eternal Word became flesh for us so he could offer his life as an atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world through the shedding of his blood on the cross. The Word became flesh to show us the infinite love and tender mercy of God for us sinners.
In the feast of Christmas we celebrate present realities - Jesus Christ our redeemer who reigns in heaven and who also lives and reigns in our hearts through the gift and working of the Holy Spirit. And we commemorate past events - the birth of the newborn Messiah King and his manifestation to Israel and to the gentile nations. We thank and bless God for the way in which he has saved us from the power of sin and the curse of death and destruction by sending his son to ransom us and give us pardon and abundant life through the gift and working of the Holy Spirit. Today we celebrate the birthday of our King and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
God wants to fill our hearts anew with joy and gratitude for the greatest gift he could possibly give us - his beloved Son Jesus. What can we give thanks for in this great feast of the Incarnation? We can praise and thank God our Father for the fact that the Son of God freely and joyfully assumed a human nature in order to accomplish our salvation in it. Jesus came to release the captives from slavery to sin and to open the gates of paradise once again. This day the Holy Spirit invites us to make haste - as the shepherds of Bethlehem did - to adore Jesus our King and Messiah. The Lord Jesus Christ is our eternal good shepherd who guides and cares for us unceasingly and who gives us abundant everlasting life and union with the triune God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
This day the whole community of heaven joins with all believers of good will on earth in a jubilant song of praise for the good news proclaimed by the angels on Christmas eve: Behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people, for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:10-11).
The joy of Christmas is not for a day or a season. It is an eternal joy, a joy that no one can take from us because it is the joy of Jesus Christ himself made present in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who dwells within us (see Romans 5:2-5). The Lord gives us a supernatural joy which no pain nor sorrow can diminish, and which neither life nor death can take away. Do you know the joy of your salvation in Jesus Christ?
Lord our God, with the birth of your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, your glory breaks on the world. As we celebrate his first coming, give us a foretaste of the joy that you will grant us when the fulness of his glory has filled the earth.
Psalm 97:1-6, 11-12
1 The LORD reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the many coast lands be glad!
2 Clouds and thick darkness are round about him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3 Fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries round about.
4 His lightnings lighten the world; the earth sees and trembles.
5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness; and all the peoples behold his glory.
11 Light dawns for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
12 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The shepherds are the first proclaimers of the Gospel, by Bede the Venerable, 672-735 A.D.
"The shepherds did not keep silent about the hidden mysteries that they had come to know by divine influence. They told whomever they could. Spiritual shepherds in the church are appointed especially for this, that they may proclaim the mysteries of the Word of God and that they may show to their listeners that the marvels which they have learned in the Scriptures are to be marveled at." (excerpt from HOMILIES ON THE GOSPELS 1.7)
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