1st Reading: 2 Sm 7:15.8-12.14.16
When King David was settled in his palace, and the Lord
had given him rest from his
enemies on every side, he said
to Nathan the prophet, “Here I
am living in a house of cedar,
while the ark of God dwells in
a tent!” Nathan answered the
king, “Go, do whatever you
have in mind, for the Lord is
with you.”
But that night the Lord spoke to Nathan and said: “Go, tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Should you build me a house to dwell in? It was I who took you from the pasture and from the care of the flock to be commander of my people Israel. I have been with you wherever you went, and I have destroyed all your enemies before you. And I will make you famous like the great ones of the earth.
I will fi x a place for my people Israel; I will plant them so that they may dwell in their place without further disturbance. Neither shall the wicked continue to afflict them as they did of old, since the time I first appointed judges over my people Israel.
I will give you rest from all your enemies. The Lord also reveals to you that he will establish a house for you. And when your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your heir after you,
sprung from your loins, and I will make his kingdom fi rm. I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me; your throne shall stand fi rm forever.’ ”
But that night the Lord spoke to Nathan and said: “Go, tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Should you build me a house to dwell in? It was I who took you from the pasture and from the care of the flock to be commander of my people Israel. I have been with you wherever you went, and I have destroyed all your enemies before you. And I will make you famous like the great ones of the earth.
I will fi x a place for my people Israel; I will plant them so that they may dwell in their place without further disturbance. Neither shall the wicked continue to afflict them as they did of old, since the time I first appointed judges over my people Israel.
I will give you rest from all your enemies. The Lord also reveals to you that he will establish a house for you. And when your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your heir after you,
sprung from your loins, and I will make his kingdom fi rm. I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me; your throne shall stand fi rm forever.’ ”
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 89
R –For ever I will sing the
goodness of the Lord!
* The promises of the Lord
I will sing forever; through all
generations my mouth shall
proclaim your faithfulness. For
you have said, “My kindness is
established forever.” In heaven
you have confirmed your faithfulness. R.
* “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.
* “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 fi rm.” R.
2nd Reading: Rom 16:25-27
Brothers and sisters:
To him who can strengthen you, according to my gospel
and the proclamation of Jesus
Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret
for long ages but now manifested through the prophetic
writings and, according to the
command of the eternal God,
made known to all nations to
bring about the obedience of
faith, to the only wise God,
through Jesus Christ be glory
forever and ever. Amen!
Gospel Acclamation: Lk 1:38
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it
be done to me according
to your word.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel: Lk 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel was sent
from God to a town of Galilee
called Nazareth, to a virgin
betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David.
The virgin’s name was Mary.
Coming to her, the angel said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord
is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of
greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary, for
you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in
your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He
will be great and will be called
‘Son of the Most High,’ and
the Lord God will give him the
throne of David his father, and
he will rule over the house of
Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be, since I have
no relations with a man?” And
the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come
upon you, and the power of the
Most High will overshadow
you. Therefore the child to be
born will be called holy, the
Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also
conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for
her who was called barren; for
nothing will be impossible for
God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am
the handmaid of the Lord. May
it be done to me according to
your word.” Then the angel
departed from her.
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