Luke 1:57-66
When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child
she gave birth to a son.
Her neighbors and relatives heard
that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her,
and they rejoiced with her.
When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child,
they were going to call him Zechariah after his father,
but his mother said in reply,
“No. He will be called John.”
But they answered her,
“There is no one among your relatives who has this name.”
So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called.
He asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,”
and all were amazed.
Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed,
and he spoke blessing God.
Then fear came upon all their neighbors,
and all these matters were discussed
throughout the hill country of Judea.
All who heard these things took them to heart, saying,
“What, then, will this child be?
For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.”
Friday, December 24, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Our Gospel for Dec 22. The Canticle of Mary.
The Song of Mary
Luke 1:46-56
Mary said:
“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
my spirit rejoices in God my savior.
for he has looked upon his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
and has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.”
Mary remained with Elizabeth about three months
and then returned to her home.
Ang Awit ni Maria Lucas 1: 46-56
Sinabi ni Maria: Dinadakila ng aking kaluluwa ang Panginoon. Ang aking espiritu ay lubos na nagagalak sa Diyos na aking Tagapagligtas. Ito ay sapagkat nilingap niya ang pagpapakumbaba ng kaniyang aliping babae at mula ngayon ay ituturing akong mapalad ng lahat ng salin ng lahi. Ito ay sapagkat ang Makapangyarihan ay gumawa sa akin ng mga dakilang bagay at Banal ang kaniyang pangalan. Ang kaniyang kahabagan ay sa lahat ng saling lahi, sa kanila na may pagkatakot sa kaniya. Nagpakita siya ng lakas sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang mga bisig. Ikinalat niya ang mapagmataas sa haka ng kanilang mga puso. Ibinaba niya ang mga makapangyarihan mula sa kanilang mga trono at itinaas niya ang mga mabababang-loob. Binusog niya ng mabubuting bagay ang mga nagugutom. Ang mga mayaman ay pinaalis niyang walang dala. Tinulungan niya si Israel na kaniyang lingkod bilang ala-ala ng kaniyang kahabagan. Ginawa niya ito ayon sa sinabi niya sa ating mga ninuno, kay Abraham at sa kaniyang lahi magpakailanman.
Si Maria ay nanatiling kasama ni Elisabet ng halos tatlong buwan at pagkatapos nito, umuwi siya sa sarili niyang bahay.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Our Gospel for Dec 21. Mary visits Elizabeth.
Luke 1:39-45
Mary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said,
“Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said,
“Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
Dumalaw si Maria kay Elisabet
Lucas 1:39-45
Sa mga araw na iyon, si Maria ay tumindig at nagmamadaling pumunta sa lupaing maburol sa lungsod ng Juda. Pumasok siya sa bahay ni Zacarias at bumati kay Elisabet. At nangyari, nang marinig ni Elisabet ang pagbati ni Maria, ang sanggol sa kaniyang sinapupunan ay napalundag. At si Elisabet ay napuspos ng Banal na Espiritu.
Sa isang malakas na tinig, siya ay sumigaw na sinasabi: Kapuri-puri ka sa mga kababaihan. Kapuri-puri ang bunga ng iyong sinapupunan. Papaano nangyari ito sa akin na ang ina ng aking Panginoon ay pumunta sa akin?
Narito, sa pagdinig ko ng iyong tinig ng pagbati, ang sanggol sa aking sinapupunan ay napalundag sa kagalakan. Ikaw na sumampalataya ay lubos na pinagpala sapagkat magkakaroon ng kaganapan ang mga bagay na sinabi sa iyo ng Panginoon.
Our Gospel for Dec 20. Announcement of the Birth of Jesus.
In the sixth month,
the angel Gabriel was sent from God
to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.
Ang Kapanganakan ni Jesus
Lucas 1:26-38
Sa ika-anim na buwan, ang anghel na si Gabriel ay sinugo ng Diyos sa Nazaret, isang lungsod ng Galilea. Isinugo siya sa isang dalagang birhen na ipinagkasundong mapangasawa ng isang lalaking nagngangalang Jose. Si Jose ay mula sa angkan ni David, at ang pangalan ng dalagang birhen ay Maria. Paglapit ng anghel ay sinabi sa kaniya: Binabati kita, ikaw na kinalugdan. Ang Panginoon ay kasama mo. Kapuri-puri ka sa mga kababaihan.
Nang makita ni Maria ang anghel, siya ay naguluhan sa kaniyang salita at pinag-isipan niya kung ano kayang uri ng bati ito. Sinabi ng anghel sa kaniya: Huwag kang matakot, Maria, sapagkat nakasumpong ka ng biyaya sa Diyos. Narito, ikaw ay magdadalang-tao at manganganak ng isang lalaki. At ang ipapangalan mo sa kaniya ay Jesus. Siya ay magiging dakila at tatawagin siyang Anak ng Kataas-taasan. Ibibigay sa kaniya ng Panginoong Diyos ang trono ni David na kaniyang ninuno. Siya ay maghahari sa tahanan ni Jacob magpakailanman at ang kaniyang paghahari ay hindi magwawakas.
Sinabi ni Maria sa anghel: Paano ito mangyayari yamang ako ay hindi nakakakilala ng isang lalaki?
Sumagot ang anghel at sinabi sa kaniya: Darating sa iyo ang Banal na Espiritu, at ang kapangyarihan ng Kataas-taasan ang lililim sa iyo. Dahil dito, ang banal na ito na iyong ipapanganak ay tatawaging Anak ng Diyos. Narito, ang pinsan mong si Elisabet ay nagdadalang-tao rin ng isang anak na lalaki sa kaniyang katandaan. Ito ngayon ang ika-anim na buwan ng kaniyang pagdadalang-tao, siya na tinatawag na baog. Ito ay sapagkat sa Diyos ay walang anumang bagay na hindi mangyayari.
Sinabi ni Maria: Narito ang aliping babae ng Panginoon. Mangyari sa akin ang ayon sa iyong salita. At iniwan siya ng anghel.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Our Gospel for Dec 19. The Birth of Jesus.
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This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.”
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,
which means “God is with us.”
When Joseph awoke,
he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.