Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, January 3 2016

Epiphany of the Lord

Epiphany of the Lord

1. Reading

Book of Isaiah

60,1-6.

]Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you.
]See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; But upon you the LORD shines, and over you appears his glory.
]Nations shall walk by your light, and kings by your shining radiance.
]Raise your eyes and look about; they all gather and come to you: Your sons come from afar, and your daughters in the arms of their nurses.
]Then you shall be radiant at what you see, your heart shall throb and overflow, For the riches of the sea shall be emptied out before you, the wealth of nations shall be brought to you.
]Caravans of camels shall fill you, dromedaries from Midian and Ephah; All from Sheba shall come bearing gold and frankincense, and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.

Psalm

Psalms

72(71),1-2.7-8.10-11.12-13.

]O God, with your judgment endow the king,
and with your justice, the king's son;
]He shall govern your people with justice
and your afflicted ones with judgment.
]Justice shall flower in his days,
and profound peace, till the moon be no more.
]May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
]The kings of Tarshish and the Isles shall offer gifts;
the kings of Arabia and Seba shall bring tribute.
]All kings shall pay him homage,  
all nations shall serve him.
]For he shall rescue the poor when he cries out,
And the afflicted when he has no one to help him.
]He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor;
The lives of the poor he shall save.

2. Reading

Letter to the Ephesians

3,2-3a.5-6.

]Brothers and sisters: You have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for your benefit,
](namely, that) the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly earlier.
]which was not made known to human beings in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,
]that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

2,1-12.

]When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
]saying, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage."
]When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
]Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.
]They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:
]'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.'"
]Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance.
]He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage."
]After their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.
]They were overjoyed at seeing the star,
]and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
]And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.

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St. Genevieve(Virgin (c. 422 - 512))

SAINT GENEVIEVEVirgin(c. 422-512) St. Genevieve was born in Nanterre, near Paris. St. Germanus predicted her future sanctity. At 7 years old, she made a vow of perpetual chastity. When St. Genevieve's parents passed away, she moved to Paris. Her gifts of prophecy and miracles raised up the Church. When her enemies tried drowning her, they stopped suddenly because she was carrying a Eucharist given to her by St. Germanus. During Childeric's siege of Paris, St. Genevieve went out with a few followers and procured corn for the starving citizens. Childeric was a warlord and a pagan, but he spared many prisoners' lives at St. Genevieve's request. When Clovis converted from paganism thanks his wife Clotilda, he made St. Genevieve his constant adviser. Despite his violent character, he became a benevolent king. St. Genevieve passed away within a few weeks of that monarch in 512. In 1129, a pestilence killed fourteen thousand people in Paris. On November 26, St. Genevieve's shrine was carried in solemn procession through the city. Only three persons died that day, the rest recovered and no others fell ill. This was the first of a series of miraculous favors obtained through St. Genevieve's intercession.

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