December 21, 2013
We hope that today is a good day.
◇Daily Readings December 21, 2013
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/122113.cfm
◇Thursday, December 21, 2013 Daily Mass Reading
http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/13_12_21.mp3
The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)
http://www.usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/index.cfm
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†Saints: St. Peter Canisius
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint.php?n=91
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◇The World English Bible
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Gospel: Luke 1:39-45
39 Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby lept in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 She called out with a loud voice, and said, "Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 Why am I so favoured, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby lept in my womb for joy!
45 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!"
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Wisdom of Solomon 2:8-14
8 Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds, before they be withered:
9 Let none of us go without his share in our proud revelry:
Everywhere let us leave tokens of our mirth:
Because this is our portion, and our lot is this.
10 Let us oppress the righteous poor;
Let us not spare the widow,
Nor reverence the hairs of the old man grey for length of years.
11 But let our strength be to us a law of righteousness;
For that which is weak is ‡‡‡ found to be of no service.
12 But let us lie in wait for the righteous man,
Because he is of disservice to us,
And is contrary to our works,
And upbraids us with sins against §§§ the law,
And lays to our charge sins against our discipline.
13 He professes to have knowledge of God,
And names himself * servant of the Lord.
14 He became to us a reproof of our thoughts.
‡‡‡2:11: Gr. convicted.
§§§2:12: Or, law
*2:13: Or, child
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◇King James Version Bible Online
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/book.php?book=Luke&chapter=1&verse=
◇Zondervan King James Audio Bible
http://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/kjv/Luke.1
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◇Douay-Rheims Bible
http://www.drbo.org/
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