Readings of the day:
RB 67. Those who are sent on a journey
Vigil Mass: Isaiah 62:1-5; Resp. Psalm 89; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matthew 1:1-2
Mass During the Night: Isaiah 9:1-6; Resp. Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14
Mass at Dawn: Isaiah 62:11-12; Resp. Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20
Mass During the Day: Isaiah 52:7-10; Resp. Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18
A child is born for us, and a son is given to us;
his scepter of power rests upon his shoulder,
and his name will be called Messenger of great counsel.
(Entrance Antiphon, Mass)
For lectio divina on this glorious day, I’ve gone through the liturgical readings, including other riches of our liturgy, and marked one line (when I could maintain discipline to do so 😊) from each. What follows is my litany: Give thanks to his holy name!
So shall your God rejoice in you.
You are my father, my God, the rock, my savior.
Fellow Israelites and you others who are God fearing, listen.
I am not worthy to unfasten the sandals of his feet.
Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth.
He will save his people from their sins.
In the profession of faith, all kneel at the words, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate.
They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.
To live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age, as we await with blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
She wrapped him in swaddling clothes.
You shall be called ‘Frequented,’ a city that is not forsaken.
Not because any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy.
Mary kept all these things reflecting on them in her heart.
Your God is king!
The refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word.
The Word became Flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory,
the glory of his Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD,
AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD, AND THE WORD WAS GOD.
ALL WHO HEARD IT WERE AMAZED!
Today Holy Christendom commemorates a birth, which should so gladden and delight the heart that, enraptured with joyful love and jubilation,
we should soar upward with sheer gratitude and bliss.
J. Tauler (d. 1361), Sermons
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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