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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: The Nativity of the Lord – Christmas – Mass During the Night 12.25.18 – USCCB/ NABRE

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“… 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. … 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.'”

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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: The Nativity of the Lord – Christmas – At the Vigil Mass 12.25.18 – USCCB/ NABRE

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“… 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. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Midnight Mass Homily 2004 – Saint Pope John Paul II” – VaticanVa

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“… In the Son of the Virgin, ‘wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger’ (Lk 2:12), we acknowledge and adore ‘the Bread which came down from heaven’ (Jn 6:41, 51), the Redeemer who came among us in order to bring life to the world. [] Bethlehem! The city where Jesus was born in fulfilment of the Scriptures, in Hebrew means ‘house of bread.’ It was there that the Messiah was to be born, the One who would say of Himself: ‘I AM the Bread of Life’ (Jn 6:35, 48). In Bethehem was born the One who, under the sign of broken bread, would leave us the memorial of his Pasch. On this Holy Night, adoration of the Child Jesus becomes Eucharistic adoration. …”

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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Monday in Fourth Week of Advent – Mass in the Morning 12.24.18 – USCCB/ NABRE

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“… ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel … He has come to His People and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty Savior, born of the house of his servant David. Through His Prophets He promised of old that He would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us. He promised to show Mercy to our fathers and to remember His Holy Covenant. ,,,”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “A Summary of Our Salvation – A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent” – Archdiocese of Washington/ Msgr. Charles Pope

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” … Let’s see what the Lord and the Church have to teach us. … I. Our Humility … II. Our Hardship … III. Our Head … IV. Our Healing … Jesus initiated … a process whereby His Truth and Grace would be proclaimed and those who accepted these gifts would be able to come to greater and more lasting peace. This peace must begin in the heart and mind of every individual believer who, by the grace of Jesus Christ, experiences an inner healing of the many conflicts and destructive drives caused by sin. Then, by drawing others to that same healing through evangelization to a life-changing, transformative relationship with Jesus Christ, this peace is meant to spread throughout the world. This will put an end to division, bring together the children of God, and show forth God’s greatness, truth, and salvation to the ends of the earth. He is our peace. Jesus is our healing. …”

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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Fourth Sunday of Advent 12.23.18 – USCCB/ NABRE

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“Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Blessed are you among women, and Blessed is the Fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”

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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Saturday of the Third Week of Advent 12.22.18 – USCCB/ NABRE

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“Mary said: ‘My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. for he has looked upon his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is His Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the Strength of His Arm,
and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things …”

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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Friday of the Third Week of Advent 12.21.18 – USCCB/ NABRE

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“… When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb … Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me? … at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.'”

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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Tuesday of the Third Week in Advent 12.18.18 – USCCB/ NABRE

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“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. … the Angel of the Lord appeared to [Joseph] 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.’ … she bore a Son, and he named Him Jesus.”

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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Monday of the Third Week in Advent 12.17.18 – USCCB/ NABRE

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“The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. … 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.”

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