FIRST
READING:
2 Samuel 7:
1 - 5, 8 - 12, 14, 16
1
And it came to pass when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had
given him rest on every side from all his enemies,
2
He said to Nathan the prophet: Dost thou see that I dwell in a house
of cedar, and the ark of God is lodged within skins?
3
And Nathan said to the king: Go, do all that is in thy heart: because
the Lord is with thee.
4
But it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came to
Nathan, saying:
5
Go, and say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord: Shalt thou
build me a house to dwell in?
8
And now thus shalt thou speak to my servant David: Thus saith the
Lord of hosts: a I took thee out of the pastures from following the
sheep to be ruler over my people Israel:
9
And I have been with thee wheresoever thou hast walked, and have
slain all thy enemies from before thy face: and I have made thee a
great man, like unto the name of the great ones that are on the
earth.
10
And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant
them, and they shall dwell therein, and shall be disturbed no more:
neither shall the children of iniquity afflict them any more as they
did before,
11
From the day that I appointed judges over my people Israel: and I
will give thee rest from all thy enemies. And the Lord foretelleth to
thee, that the Lord will make thee a house.
12
And when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy
fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out
of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
14
I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and if he
commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men, and with
the stripes of the children of men.
16
And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy
face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.
PSALM:
Psalms 89:
2 - 5, 27, 29
2
The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy
truth with my mouth to generation and generation.
3
For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens:
thy truth shall be prepared in them.
4
I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my
servant:
5
Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto
generation and generation.
27
He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support
of my salvation.
29
I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to
him.
SECOND
READING:
Romans 16:
25 - 27
25
Now to him that is able to establish you, according to my gospel, and
the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the
mystery, which was kept secret from eternity,
26
(Which now is made manifest by the scriptures of the prophets,
according to the precept of the eternal God, for the obedience of
faith,) known among all nations;
27
To God the only wise, through Jesus Christ, to whom be honour and
glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Alleluia:
Luke 1:
38
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Behold
the handmaid of the Lord
be
it done to me according to thy word.
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL:
Luke 1: 26
- 38
26
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a
city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
27
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of
David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28
And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the
Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29
Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with
herself what manner of salutation this should be.
30
And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace
with God.
31
Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son;
and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
32
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.
33
And of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34
And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know
not man?
35
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.
36
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:
37
Because no word shall be impossible with God.
38
And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me
according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
