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| "The Annunciation" -- by James Tissot |
FIRST READING: Isaiah 7: 10 - 14
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And the Lord spoke again to Achaz, saying:
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Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God either unto the depth of hell, or
unto the height above.
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And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord.
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And he said: Hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing
for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also?
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Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin
shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called
Emmanuel.
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The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof: the world, and all
they that dwell therein.
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For he hath founded it upon the seas; and hath prepared it upon the
rivers.
3
Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord: or who shall stand in
his holy place?
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The innocent in hands, and clean of heart, who hath not taken his
soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour.
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He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God his
Saviour.
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This is the generation of them that seek him, of them that seek the
face of the God of Jacob.
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And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a
city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
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To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of
David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
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And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the
Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
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Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with
herself what manner of salutation this should be.
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And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace
with God.
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Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son;
and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
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He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and
the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and
he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.
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And of his kingdom there shall be no end.
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And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know
not man?
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And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And
therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called
the Son of God.
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And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her
old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren:
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Because no word shall be impossible with God.
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And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me
according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
