First Reading - Is 9:1-6
The people who walked
in darkness have seen a great
light; upon those who dwelt in
the land of gloom a light has
shone. You have brought them
abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you
as at the harvest, as people
make merry when dividing
spoils. For the yoke that burdened them, the pole on their
shoulder, and the rod of their
taskmaster you have smashed,
as on the day of Midian. For
every boot that tramped in
battle, every cloak rolled in
blood, will be burned as fuel
for flames.
For a child is born to us, a
son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. They
name him Wonder-Counselor,
God-Hero, Father-Forever,
Prince of Peace. His dominion
is vast and forever peaceful.
He will rule as David’s successor, basing his power on right
and justice, from now until
the end of time. The zeal of the
Lord of hosts will do this!
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 98
R –The Lord is King; let the
many isles be glad!
* Sing to the Lord a new
song, for he has done wondrous deeds; his right hand
has won victory for him, his
holy arm. R.
* The Lord has made his salvation known; in the sight of
the nations he has revealed his
justice. He has remembered
his kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. R.
* All the ends of the earth
have seen the salvation by our
God. Sing joyfully to the Lord,
all you lands; break into song;
sing praise. R.
* Sing joyfully to the Lord
with the harp, with the harp
and melodious song. With
trumpets and the sound of the
horn, sing joyfully before the
King, the Lord. R.
Second Reading - Eph 1:3-6.15-18
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ
with every spiritual blessing in
the heavens, as he chose us in
him, before the foundation of
the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love
he destined us for adoption to
himself through Jesus Christ,
in accord with the favor of his
will, for the praise of the glory
of his grace that he granted us
in the beloved. Therefore, I,
too, hearing of your faith in the
Lord Jesus and of your love for
all the holy ones, do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
May the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of
glory, give you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting
in knowledge of him. May the
eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what
is the hope that belongs to his
call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among
the holy ones.
Gospel Acclamation - Jn 1:14
Alleluia! Alleluia!
The Word became flesh
and made his dwelling
among us.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel - Lk 2:41-52
Each year, Jesus’ parents
went to Jerusalem for the feast
of Passover, and when he was
twelve years old, they went up
according to festival custom.
After they had completed its
days, as they were returning,
the boy Jesus remained behind
in Jerusalem, but his parents
did not know it. Thinking that
he was in the caravan, they
journeyed for a day and looked
for him among their relatives
and acquaintances, but not
finding him, they returned to
Jerusalem to look for him.
After three days they found
him in the temple, sitting in the
midst of the teachers, listening
to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him
were astounded at his understanding and his answers.
When his parents saw him,
they were astonished, and his
mother said to him, “Son, why have you done this to us? Your
father and I have been looking
for you with great anxiety.”
And he said to them, “Why
were you looking for me? Did
you not know that I must be in
my Father’s house?” But they
did not understand what he
said to them.
He went down with them
and came to Nazareth, and
was obedient to them; and his
mother kept all these things in
her heart. And Jesus advanced
in wisdom and age and favor
before God and man.
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