1ST READING
An
essential aspect of our faith is willingness to listen to the
traditions and voices of the past that proclaim unending truths with an
eye for how they are to be applied in the present and the future. It is
not up to us to change the content of our faith — only to inculturate
and situate it within the present context. This is a task that requires
great sensitivity to the Spirit, or we may lose an aspect of the Gospel
in the midst of our busyness.
Genesis 49:2, 8-10
2 Jacob called his sons and said to them: “Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob, listen to Israel, your father. 8 You, Judah, shall your brothers praise — your hand on the neck of your enemies; the sons of your father shall bow down to you. 9 Judah,
like a lion’s whelp, you have grown up on prey, my son. He crouches
like a lion recumbent, the king of beasts — who would dare rouse him? 10 The
scepter
shall never depart from Judah, or the mace from between his legs, while
tribute is brought to him, and he receives the peoples’ homage.”
P S A L M
Psalm 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8, 17
R: Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.
1 O God, with your judgment endow the king, and with your justice, the king’s son; 2 He shall govern your people with justice and your afflicted ones with judgment. (R) 3 The mountains shall yield peace for the people, and the hills justice. 4 He shall defend the afflicted among the people,
save the children of the poor. (R) 7 Justice shall flower in his days, and profound peace, till the moon be no more. 8 May he rule from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. (R) 17 May
his name be blessed forever; as long as the sun his name shall remain.
In him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed; all the nations
shall proclaim his happiness. (R)
GOSPEL
This
genealogy situates Jesus within human history but He is also God. For
this reason, He stands above human history as well as a part of it. Our
relationship with God encompasses both the humanity and divinity of
Jesus and so we need to make sure that we do not neglect it. It is not
enough to say that our service to God or the Church is our prayer. We
need to make the effort and put aside time for prayer every day where
prayer alone is the focus.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
O Wisdom of our God Most High, guiding creation with power and love: come to teach us the path of knowledge!
Matthew 1:1-17
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah
became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez
became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, 4 Ram the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the
father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 Salmon
the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of
Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse, 6 Jesse the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah. 7 Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asaph. 8 Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the
father of Uzziah. 9 Uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah. 11 Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile. 12 After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 Azor the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, 15 Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. 17 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.
think: We need to make the effort and put aside time for prayer every day where prayer alone is the focus.
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