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.”

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.

Luke 1:26-38

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.

Our Gospel for Dec 19. The Birth of Jesus.

Jesus nativity

Mt 1:18-24


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.

Our Gospel for Dec 18. The Birth of Jesus.

Mt 1:18-25

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 be with child 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.
He had no relations with her until she bore a son,
and he named him Jesus.

Ipinanganak si Jesus

Mateo 1:18-25

Ganito ang naging kapanganakan ni Jesucristo. Ang kaniyang inang si Maria ay nakatakdang mapangasawa ni Jose. Ngunit bago pa sila nagsama, si Maria ay natagpuang nagdadalang-tao na sa pamamagitan ng Banal na Espiritu.

Si Jose na kaniyang asawa ay lalaking matuwid at hindi niya ginusto na mapahiya sa madla si Maria, kaya nagpasiya siyang paalisin nang lihim si Maria.

 
Samantalang iniisip niya ang mga bagay na ito, narito, isang anghel ng Panginoon ang nagpakita sa kaniya sa isang panaginip. Sinabi ng anghel: Jose, ikaw na nagmula sa angkan ni David, huwag kang mangambang tanggapin si Maria na iyong asawa. Ito ay dahil ang dinadala niya sa kaniyang sinapupunan ay sa Banal na Espiritu.

Siya ay manganganak ng isang lalaki. Ang ipangangalan mo sa kaniya ay Jesus sapagkat ililigtas niya ang kaniyang mga tao sa kanilang kasalanan.

 
Ang lahat ng ito ay naganap upang matupad ang sinabi ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng mga propeta. Sinabi nila: Narito, isang dalagang birhen ang magdadalang-tao at manganganak ng isang lalaki. Tatawagin nila siyang Emmanuel na ang ibig sabihin ay: Ang Diyos ay sumasaatin.

 
Sa pagbangon ni Jose mula sa pagkakatulog, ginawa niya ang ayon sa ipinag-utos sa kaniya ng anghel ng Panginoon. Tinanggap niya si Maria upang maging asawa. Hindi niya sinipingan ang kaniyang asawa hanggang sa maipanganak niya ang kaniyang panganay na anak na lalaki. Pinangalanan siya ni Jose na Jesus.

Our Gospel for Dec 17. The Family Tree of Jesus.

The Genealogy of Jesus

Mt 1:1-17


The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.


Abraham became the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah,
whose mother was Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
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,
Jesse the father of David the king.


David became the father of Solomon,
whose mother had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asaph.
Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Joram,
Joram the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amos,
Amos the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers
at the time of the Babylonian exile.


After the Babylonian exile,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
Azor the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim,
Achim the father of Eliud,
Eliud the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ.


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.




Ang Talaan ng mga Ninuno ni Jesucristo
 
Mateo 1:1-17


 1Ang aklat ng talaan ng angkan ni Jesucristo, na anak ni David, na anak ni Abraham.


  
 2Naging anak ni Abraham si Isaac at naging anak ni Isaac si Jacob. Naging anak naman ni Jacob si Juda at ang kaniyang mga kapatid. 3Naging anak ni Juda kay Tamar sina Fares at Zara. Naging anak naman ni Fares si Esrom at naging anak ni Esrom si Aram. 4Naging anak ni Aram si Abinadab at naging anak ni Abinadab si Naason. Naging anak naman ni Naason si Salmon. 5Naging anak ni Salmon kay Rahab si Booz at naging anak ni Booz kay Ruth si Obed. Naging anak naman ni Obed si Jesse.


  
 6Naging anak ni Jesse si haring David at naging anak ni haring David si Solomon sa naging asawa ni Urias. 7Naging anak ni Solomon si Rehoboam at naging anak ni Rehoboam si Abias. Naging anak naman ni Abias si Asa. 8Naging anak ni Asa si Jehosafat at naging anak naman ni Jehosafat si Joram. Naging anak naman ni Joram si Uzia. 9Naging anak ni Uzia si Jotam at naging anak ni Jotam si Acas. Naging anak naman ni Acas si Hezekia. 10Naging anak ni Hezekia si Manase at naging anak naman ni Manase si Amon. Naging anak naman ni Amon si Josia. 11Naging anak naman ni Josia si Jeconia at ang kaniyang mga kapatid. Ito ay noong ang mga taga-Israel ay dinalang bihag sa Babilonia.


  
 12Nang sila ay dinala sa Babilonia, naging anak ni Jeconia si Shealtiel. Naging anak ni Shealtiel si Zerubabel. 13Naging anak ni Zerubabel si Abiud at naging anak ni Abiud si Eliaquim. Naging anak naman ni Eliaquim si Azor. 14Naging anak ni Azor si Sadoc at naging anak ni Sadoc si Aquim. Naging anak naman ni Aquim si Eliud. 15Naging anak ni Eliud si Eleazar at naging anak ni Eleazar si Matan. Naging anak naman ni Matan si Jacob. 16Naging anak naman ni Jacob si Jose na asawa ni Maria. Si Maria ang nanganak kay Jesus na tinatawag na Cristo.


  
 17Samakatuwid, ang lahat ng sali't saling lahi mula kay Abraham hanggang kay David ay labing-apat na lahi. Mula naman kay David hanggang sa panahon ng pagkabihag sa Babilonia ay labing-apat na sali't saling lahi. Mula naman sa panahon ng pagkabihag sa Babilonia hanggang kay Cristo ay labing-apat na sali't saling lahi.