Saturday, December 26,
2015
Feast of Holy Family
of Jesus,
Mary and Joseph
5:00 pm Novena to Our Lady
5:30 pm Mass in English
First Reading
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
2 for the Lord honours
the father above his children and upholds the rights of a mother over her sons.
3 Whoever respects a
father expiates sins,
4 whoever honours a
mother is like someone amassing a fortune.
5 Whoever respects a
father will in turn be happy with children, the day he prays for help, he will
be heard.
6 Long life comes to
anyone who honours a father, whoever obeys the Lord makes a mother happy.
12 My child, support
your father in his old age, do not grieve him during his life.
13 Even if his mind
should fail, show him sympathy, do not despise him in your health and strength;
14 for kindness to a
father will not be forgotten but will serve as reparation for your sins.
“The
Word of the Lord”
PSALMS 128:1-2, 3,
4-5
1 [Song of Ascents] How
blessed are all who fear Yahweh, who walk in his ways!
2 Your own labours will
yield you a living, happy and prosperous will you be.
3 Your wife a fruitful
vine in the inner places of your house. Your children round your table like
shoots of an olive tree.
4 Such are the
blessings that fall on those who fear Yahweh.
5 May Yahweh bless you
from Zion! May you see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,
Second Reading
Colossians 3:12-21
12 As the chosen of God,
then, the holy people whom he loves, you are to be clothed in heartfelt
compassion, in generosity and humility, gentleness and patience.
13 Bear with one
another; forgive each other if one of you has a complaint against another. The
Lord has forgiven you; now you must do the same.
14 Over all these
clothes, put on love, the perfect bond.
15 And may the peace of
Christ reign in your hearts, because it is for this that you were called
together in one body. Always be thankful.
16 Let the Word of
Christ, in all its richness, find a home with you. Teach each other, and advise
each other, in all wisdom. With gratitude in your hearts sing psalms and hymns
and inspired songs to God;
17 and whatever you say
or do, let it be in the name of the Lord Jesus, in thanksgiving to God the
Father through him.
18 Wives, be subject to
your husbands, as you should in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your
wives and do not be sharp with them.
20 Children, be obedient
to your parents always, because that is what will please the Lord.
21 Parents, do not
irritate your children or they will lose heart.
“The
Word of the Lord”
Gospel Reading
Luke 2:41-52
41 Every year his
parents used to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover.
42 When he was twelve
years old, they went up for the feast as usual.
43 When the days of the
feast were over and they set off home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem
without his parents knowing it.
44 They assumed he was
somewhere in the party, and it was only after a day's journey that they went to
look for him among their relations and acquaintances.
45 When they failed to
find him they went back to Jerusalem looking for him everywhere.
46 It happened that,
three days later, they found him in the Temple, sitting among the teachers,
listening to them, and asking them questions;
47 and all those who
heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies.
48 They were overcome
when they saw him, and his mother said to him, 'My child, why have you done
this to us? See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you.'
49 He replied, 'Why were
you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?'
50 But they did not
understand what he meant.
51 He went down with
them then and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority. His mother
stored up all these things in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased
in wisdom, in stature, and in favour with God and with people.
“The
Gospel of the Lord”
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