1st Reading: Nm 6:22-27
The Lord said to Moses:
“Speak to Aaron and his sons
and tell them: This is how you
shall bless the Israelites. Say to
them:
‘The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace!’
So shall they invoke my name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
‘The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace!’
So shall they invoke my name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 67
R –May God bless us in his mercy!
* May God have pity on us
and bless us; may he let his face
shine upon us. So may your
way be known upon earth;
among all nations, your salvation. R.
* May the nations be glad and exult because you rule the peoples in equity; the nations on the earth you guide. R.
* May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you! May God bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear him! R.
* May the nations be glad and exult because you rule the peoples in equity; the nations on the earth you guide. R.
* May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you! May God bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear him! R.
2nd Reading: Gal 4:4-7
Brothers and sisters:
When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
As proof that you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then also an heir, through God.
When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
As proof that you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then also an heir, through God.
Gospel Acclamation: Heb 1:1-2
Alleluia! Alleluia!
In the past, God spoke
to our ancestors through
the prophets; in these last
days, he has spoken to us
through the Son.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel: Lk 2:16-21
The shepherds went in
haste to Bethlehem and found
Mary and Joseph, and the
infant lying in the manger.
When they saw this, they made
known the message that had
been told them about this child.
All who heard it were amazed
by what had been told them by
the shepherds. And Mary kept
all these things, refl ecting on
them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying
and praising God for all they
had heard and seen, just as it
had been told to them.
When eight days were
completed for his circumcision,
the baby was named Jesus, the
name given him by the angel
before he was conceived in the
womb.
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