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Readings
Prayer
How can you support the people in your life?
Do you show gratitude to the women in your life?
As we heard on the Fourth Sunday of Advent and on Christmas, the Gospels of Matthew and Luke proclaim that Mary conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit (Mt 1:20; Lk 1:35). Luke provides additional detail about Mary’s reaction to the annunciation of Jesus’ birth. When the angel Gabriel appears, Mary is frightened and perplexed to hear that she will bear the Son of God. Yet Mary accepts her calling to be his mother, saying, “May it be done to me according to your word” (Lk 1:38). After Jesus’ birth, Mary presents Jesus at the temple, consecrates him to the Lord and raises him to be wise and strong (Lk 2:22-40). Mary accepts and dutifully fulfills her calling from God. Her willingness can be an inspiration to us all.
father’s day
“Joseph.an upright man.” Matthew 1:19
St. Joseph would have likely heard today’s first reading and psalm response at some point in his life. Perhaps he had even committed them to memory. Little did he suspect when he initially heard these passages proclaimed that he one day would be raising and rearing the King prophesied in these readings. Yet Joseph surely imitated and emulated the qualities attributed to this King, for the Gospel describes Joseph as a righteous man (Mt 1:19). In his home and in his personal life, Joseph lived this kingly righteousness and modeled it for his wife, Mary, and foster-Son, Jesus.