The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.” Luke 1:35 The doctrine of the “virgin birth” has long been a matter of disturbance to some and a source of…[read more]
In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. But they were childless because Elizabeth was not…[read more]
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…[read more]
David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah. Matthew 1:6 Today’s gospel features Matthew’s historically contorted genealogy of Jesus in order to show that there are 14 generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile, and fourteen more from the exile to Jesus. Matthew’s goal, of…[read more]
Thus says the Lord, your redeemer, / the Holy One of Israel: / I, the Lord, teach you what is for your good, / and lead you on the way you should go. Isaiah 48:17 Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces…[read more]
“Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force.” Matthew…[read more]
A highway will be there, / called the holy way; / No one unclean may pass over it, / nor fools go astray on it. / No lion will be there, / nor beast of prey go up to be met upon it. / It is for those with a journey to make, / and…[read more]
When his children see / the work of my hands in his midst, / They shall keep my name holy; / they shall reverence the Holy One of Jacob, / and be in awe of the God of Israel. / Those who err in spirit shall acquire understanding, / and those who find fault shall…[read more]
Trust in the Lord forever! / For the Lord is an eternal Rock. / He humbles those in high places, / and the lofty city he brings down;/ He tumbles it to the ground, / levels it with the dust. / It is trampled underfoot by the needy, / by the footsteps of the poor.…[read more]
On that day it will be said: / “Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! / This is the Lord for whom we looked, / let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!” / For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain. Isaiah 25: 9-10 The…[read more]
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