December 18, 2014
We hope that today is a good day.
◇ Daily Readings December 18, 2014
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/121814.cfm
◇ December 18, 2014 Daily Mass Reading
http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/14_12_18.mp3
The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)
http://www.usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/index.cfm
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◇ The World English Bible
http://ebible.org/web/
Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
20 But when he thought about these things, behold,‡ an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
21 She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."
22 Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Immanuel";
which is, being interpreted, "God with us."☆
24 Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;
25 and didn't know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.
‡1:20: "Behold", from "?δο?", means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
☆1:23: Isaiah 7:14
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Jeremiah 23 5-8
5 "Behold, the days come," says the LORD,
"that I will raise to David a righteous Branch,
and he shall reign as king and deal wisely,
and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
6 In his days Judah shall be saved,
and Israel shall dwell safely.
This is his name by which he shall be called:
the LORD our righteousness.
7 "Therefore behold, the days come," says the LORD, "that they shall no more say, 'As the LORD lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;'
8 but, 'As the LORD lives, who brought up and who led the offspring* of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries where I had driven them.' Then they will dwell in their own land."
*23:8: or, seed
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◇ King James Version Bible Online
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/book.php?book=Matthew&chapter=1&verse=
◇ Zondervan King James Audio Bible
http://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/kjv/Matt.1
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◇ Douay-Rheims Bible
http://www.drbo.org/
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