{"id":3755,"date":"2017-12-19T01:35:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T06:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2017-12-19T21:30:10","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T02:30:10","slug":"mass-readings-december-19th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/mass-readings-december-19th-2017","title":{"rendered":"Mass Readings for December 19th, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Reading –\u00a0Judges 13<\/span><\/h4>\n

There was a certain man from Zorah, of the clan of the Danites,
\nwhose name was Manoah.
\nHis wife was barren and had borne no children.
\nAn angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her,
\n“Though you are barren and have had no children,
\nyet you will conceive and bear a son.
\nNow, then, be careful to take no wine or strong drink
\nand to eat nothing unclean.
\nAs for the son you will conceive and bear,
\nno razor shall touch his head,
\nfor this boy is to be consecrated to God from the womb.
\nIt is he who will begin the deliverance of Israel
\nfrom the power of the Philistines.”<\/p>\n

The woman went and told her husband,
\n“A man of God came to me;
\nhe had the appearance of an angel of God, terrible indeed.
\nI did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name.
\nBut he said to me,
\n‘You will be with child and will bear a son.
\nSo take neither wine nor strong drink, and eat nothing unclean.
\nFor the boy shall be consecrated to God from the womb,
\nuntil the day of his death.'”<\/p>\n

The woman bore a son and named him Samson.
\nThe boy grew up and the LORD blessed him;
\nthe Spirit of the LORD stirred him.<\/p>\n

Gospel – Luke 1<\/span><\/h4>\n

In the days of Herod, King of Judea,
\nthere was a priest named Zechariah
\nof the priestly division of Abijah;
\nhis wife was from the daughters of Aaron,
\nand her name was Elizabeth.
\nBoth were righteous in the eyes of God,
\nobserving all the commandments
\nand ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.
\nBut they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren
\nand both were advanced in years.<\/p>\n

Once when he was serving as priest
\nin his division’s turn before God,
\naccording to the practice of the priestly service,
\nhe was chosen by lot
\nto enter the sanctuary of the Lord to burn incense.
\nThen, when the whole assembly of the people was praying outside
\nat the hour of the incense offering,
\nthe angel of the Lord appeared to him,
\nstanding at the right of the altar of incense.
\nZechariah was troubled by what he saw, and fear came upon him.<\/p>\n

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah,
\nbecause your prayer has been heard.
\nYour wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
\nand you shall name him John.
\nAnd you will have joy and gladness,
\nand many will rejoice at his birth,
\nfor he will be great in the sight of the Lord.
\nHe will drink neither wine nor strong drink.
\nHe will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb,
\nand he will turn many of the children of Israel
\nto the Lord their God.
\nHe will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah
\nto turn the hearts of fathers toward children
\nand the disobedient to the understanding of the righteous,
\nto prepare a people fit for the Lord.”<\/p>\n

Then Zechariah said to the angel,
\n“How shall I know this?
\nFor I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
\nAnd the angel said to him in reply,
\n“I am Gabriel, who stand before God.
\nI was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news.
\nBut now you will be speechless and unable to talk
\nuntil the day these things take place,
\nbecause you did not believe my words,
\nwhich will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
\nMeanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah
\nand were amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.
\nBut when he came out, he was unable to speak to them,
\nand they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary.
\nHe was gesturing to them but remained mute.<\/p>\n

Then, when his days of ministry were completed, he went home.<\/p>\n

After this time his wife Elizabeth conceived,
\nand she went into seclusion for five months, saying,
\n“So has the Lord done for me at a time when he has seen fit
\nto take away my disgrace before others.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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