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First Reading –\u00a0Jer 23<\/span><\/h4>\n

Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD,
\nwhen I will raise up a righteous shoot to David;
\nAs king he shall reign and govern wisely,
\nhe shall do what is just and right in the land.
\nIn his days Judah shall be saved,
\nIsrael shall dwell in security.
\nThis is the name they give him:
\n“The LORD our justice.”<\/p>\n

Therefore, the days will come, says the LORD,
\nwhen they shall no longer say, “As the LORD lives,
\nwho brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt”;
\nbut rather, “As the LORD lives,
\nwho brought the descendants of the house of Israel
\nup from the land of the north”\u2013
\nand from all the lands to which I banished them;
\nthey shall again live on their own land.<\/p>\n

Gospel – Matt\u00a01<\/span><\/h4>\n

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
\nWhen his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
\nbut before they lived together,
\nshe was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
\nJoseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
\nyet unwilling to expose her to shame,
\ndecided to divorce her quietly.
\nSuch was his intention when, behold,
\nthe angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
\n“Joseph, son of David,
\ndo not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
\nFor it is through the Holy Spirit
\nthat this child has been conceived in her.
\nShe will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
\nbecause he will save his people from their sins.”
\nAll this took place to fulfill
\nwhat the Lord had said through the prophet:
\n
\nBehold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son,
\nand they shall name him Emmanuel,<\/em><\/p>\n

which means “God is with us.”
\nWhen Joseph awoke,
\nhe did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him
\nand took his wife into his home.
\nHe had no relations with her until she bore a son,
\nand he named him Jesus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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