1ST READING
It
does not matter what we do — we will not derail the will of God in its
fullness. We may be able to exclude ourselves from it through sin.
However, this will not stop God from saving others who want to be saved.
Free will is a necessary aspect of creation and human dignity; it is
also the means by which sin can enter our lives. Let us pray for the
grace to use all the gifts of God wisely as they will bring us closer to
Him and not farther away.
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 kingʼs 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
Genealogies
tell us of the blood origin of persons — their heritage. Jesus is a
descendant from the House of David through his son, Judah, the same
house from which comes the Messiah in Jewish tradition. There is often a
desire for people to trace their origins back to discover something of
their heritage. Let us not be distracted by this search as we cannot
change the past. Let us spend more of our energy shaping the future for
our children, rather than worrying about the past.
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: Let us pray for the grace to use all the gifts of God wisely as they will bring us closer to Him.
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