1ST READING
In
sending His Son, Jesus, God reveals His hand to all. He holds nothing
back and hides nothing from anyone. As the mission of Jesus will unfold,
we discover the fullness of His love for us and there is nothing He
will not contemplate when it comes to bringing us the gift of
salvation. This is a time to rejoice and be glad because salvation has
been born unto us.
Isaiah 52:7-10
7 How
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings glad
tidings, announcing peace, bearing good news, announcing salvation, and
saying to Zion, “Your God is King!” 8 Hark!
Your sentinels raise a cry, together they shout for joy, for they see
directly, before their eyes, the Lord restoring Zion. 9 Break out together in song, O ruins of Jerusalem! For the Lord comforts his people, he redeems
Jerusalem. 10 The Lord has bared his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will behold the salvation of our God.
P S A L M
Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6
R: All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
1 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) 2 The Lord has made his salvation known: in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice. 3 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. 4 Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; break into song; sing praise. (R) 5 Sing praise to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and melodious song. 6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn sing joyfully before the King, the Lord. (R)
2ND READING
God
does not delegate the role of Redeemer to a prophet or anyone else. He
is taking no chances with this one. He sends His Son, Jesus. This is how
we know the level of commitment in His love for us. There is nothing He
will not consider when it comes to our salvation. God sends Jesus so
that there will be no mistakes made. Who knows? Maybe there were other
ways we could be saved, but I cannot think of any that would express the
depth of God’s love as deeply as the sending of His Son.
Hebrews 1:1-6
1 Brothers and sisters: In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; 2 in these last days, he spoke to us through the Son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, 3 who
is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who
sustains all things by his mighty word. When he had accomplished
purification from sins, he took his seat at
the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 as far superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. 5 For
to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are my son; this day I
have begotten you?” Or again: “I will be a father to him, and he shall
be a son to me?” 6 And again, when he leads the first-born into the world, he says: “Let all the angels of God worship him.”
GOSPEL
The
light of the love of God reveals to us His true nature in a way that
had yet to be revealed. The revelation in the person of Jesus blows our
minds open when we try to understand the depth of God’s love in taking
on the nature of humanity. Jesus is the fullness of grace sent to dwell
in our midst. Let us never forget this and reflect on it often so that
we will always remember the depth of God’s love for us.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
A holy day has dawned upon us. Come, you nations, and adore the Lord. For today a great light has come upon the earth.
John 1:1-18
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be 4 through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; 5 the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 A man named John was sent from God. 7 He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to testify to the light. 9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him. 11 He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him. 12 But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, 13 who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision but of God. 14 And
the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his
glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth. 15 John
testified to him and cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said,
‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed
before me.’ ” 16 From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, 17 because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, has revealed him.
1st READING 2nd READING
GOSPEL PSALM
TODAY’S
think: Jesus is the fullness of grace sent to dwell in our midst.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: ___________________________
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_________
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