Wednesday, December 18, 2024, Today Catholic Mass Readings and Reflection, Gospel of the day
Wednesday, December 18, Third Week of Advent, Today Mass Readings, daily reading for today. See also and improve your daily spiritual practice: daily examination of conscience, a catholic NIGHT PRAYER for Wednesday, December 18, 2024: • Wednesday, December 18, 2024, daily examin... Resolution of the day: To reflect: am I looking for God's assistance in my prayers, or do I look to solve my problems on my own? I should always remember that I can ask for Joseph’s intervention so that he can help me to take care of baby Jesus, who is coming to visit my life this christmas. Let us know in the COMMENTS if you thought of any other purpose for your life today, and WE WILL PRAY for this purpose. See more about the SAINT OF THE DAY, *Saint Gatian of Tours*, in our post on the Community tab. Readings for today: First Reading: Jer 23:5-8. Psalm: Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; "Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever". Gospel: Mt 1:18-25. Share this video with that friend who needs to hear this message, and we will see you _tonight at the *daily examination of conscience*_. FIRST READING (Jer 23:5-8): Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will raise up a righteous shoot to David; As king he shall reign and govern wisely, he shall do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah shall be saved, Israel shall dwell in security. This is the name they give him: "The LORD our justice." Therefore, the days will come, says the LORD, when they shall no longer say, "As the LORD lives, who brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt"; but rather, "As the LORD lives, who brought the descendants of the house of Israel up from the land of the north"– and from all the lands to which I banished them; they shall again live on their own land. Psalm (Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; "Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever".): Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever. 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 flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever. 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. Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous deeds. And blessed forever be his glorious name; may the whole earth be filled with his glory Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever. GOSPEL (Mt 1:18-25): This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means "God is with us." When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus.
