Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Christmas Day

Today's Readings

Ps 81:2                             Exult in God our help!
Ps. 47:2                                         Shout to the Lord God living and true with cries of gladness!
                                         Because the Lord, the Most High,
Ps 47:3                                          the Awesome, is the Great King over all the earth.
Ps 74:12                           Because the Most Holy Father of heaven, our King before all ages,
                                                      sent His Beloved Son from on high
                                                                 and He was born of the Blessed Virgin Holy Mary.
Ps 89:27                           He called to me: You are my Father
                                                      and I will place Him, my firstborn, as the Highest,
Ps 89:28                                                   above all the kings of the earth.
                                         On that day the Lord sent His mercy
Ps 42:9                                         and at night His song.
                                         This is the day the Lord has made
Ps 118:24                                     let us rejoice and be glad in it.
                                         For the Most Holy Child has been given to us
Is 9:6                                            and has been born for us on the way
Lk 2:7                                                      and placed in a manger
                                                                 because he did not have a place in the inn.
                                         Glory to the Lord God in the highest
Lk 2:14                                        and peace on earth to those of good will.
                                         Let the heavens rejoice and the earth exult,
                                                     let the sea and its fullness resound,
Ps 96: 11-12                                             let the fields and all that is in them be joyful.
                                         Sing a new song to the Lord,
Ps 96:1                                         sing to the Lord all the earth.
                                         Because the Lord is great and worthy of praise
Ps 96:4                                         He is awesome beyond all gods.
                                         Give to the Lord, you families of nations,
                                                     give to the Lord glory and praise,
Ps 96: 7-8                                                give to the Lord the glory due His name.
Lk 14:27; Jn 19:17           Take up your bodies and carry His holy cross
1 Pt 2:21                           And follow His most holy commands even to the end.


                                                       Saint Francis of Assisi, “Vespers of the Lord’s Birth,
                                                    Antiphon: Holy Virgin Mary (Psalm XV),” 156-7*

                                                     *Psalms arranged by St. Francis with interpolations.


                                 

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