December
27, 2015
The
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Saint
of the Day: Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist (Feast)
Reading 1
2God
sets a father in honor over his children; a mother’s authority He confirms over
her sons. 3Whoever honors his father atones for sins, and preserves himself
from them. When he prays, he is heard; 4He stores up riches who reveres his
mother.
5Whoever
honors his father is gladdened by children, and, when he prays, is heard. 6Whoever
reveres his father will live a long life; he who obeys his father brings
comfort to his mother.
12My
son, take care of your father when he is old; grieve
him not as long as he lives. Even
if his mind fail, be considerate of him; revile
him not all the days of his life; kindness
to a father will not be forgotten, firmly
planted against the debt of your sins - a
house raised in justice to you.
20In
those days Hannah conceived, and at the end of her term bore a son whom she
called Samuel, since she had asked the LORD for him.[1] 21The
next time her husband Elkanah was going up with the rest of his household to
offer the customary sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vows, 22Hannah did
not go, explaining to her husband, “Once the child is weaned, I
will take him to appear before the LORD and to remain there forever; I will
offer him as a perpetual nazirite.”
24Once
Samuel was weaned, Hannah brought him up with her, along with a three-year-old
bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and presented him at the temple of
the LORD in Shiloh.[2]
25After
the boy’s father had sacrificed the young bull, Hannah, his mother, approached
Eli 26and said: “Pardon, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who
stood near you here, praying to the LORD. 27I prayed for this child, and the
LORD granted my request. 28Now I, in turn, give him to the LORD; as long as he
lives, he shall be dedicated to the LORD.” Hannah left Samuel there.
Responsorial Psalm
1Blessed
is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in His ways! 2For you shall eat the
fruit of your handiwork; blessed shall you be, and favored.
R.
Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in His ways.
3Your
wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the recesses of your home; your children
like olive plants around your table.
R.
Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in His ways.
4Behold,
thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD. 5The LORD bless you from Zion: may
you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
R.
Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in His ways.
2How
lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! 3My soul yearns and pines for
the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
R.
Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
5Happy
they who dwell in your house! Continually they praise you. 6Happy the men whose
strength you are! Their hearts are set upon the pilgrimage.
R.
Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
9O
LORD of hosts, hear our prayer; hearken, O God of Jacob! 10O God, behold our
shield, and look upon the face of your anointed.
R.
Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
Reading
2
12Brothers
and sisters: Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt
compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, 13bearing with one
another and forgiving one another, if
one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you
also do.
14And
over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. 15And let the
peace of Christ control your hearts, the
peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful.
16Let
the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish
one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your
hearts to God.
17And
whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
18Wives,
be subordinate to your husbands, as is proper in the Lord.[3] 19Husbands,
love your wives, and avoid any bitterness toward them.
20Children,
obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
21Fathers,
do not provoke your children, so they may not become discouraged.
12Brothers
and sisters: Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt
compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, 13bearing with one
another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as
the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.
14And
over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. 15And let the
peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called
in one body. And be thankful.
16Let
the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish
one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your
hearts to God.
17And
whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
1Beloved:
See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children
of God. And so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not
know Him.[4]
2Beloved,
we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do
know that when it is revealed we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He
is.[5]
21Beloved,
if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in God 22and receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what pleases Him.
23And His commandment is this: we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus
Christ, and love one another just as He commanded us. 24Those who keep His
commandments remain in Him, and He in them, and the way we know that He remains
in us is from the Spirit He gave us. [6]
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Let
the peace of Christ control your hearts; let the word of Christ dwell in you
richly.
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Open
our hearts, O Lord, to
listen to the words of your Son.
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
41Each
year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover,[7] 42and
when He was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. 43After
they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained
behind in Jerusalem, but His parents did not know it.
44Thinking that He was in
the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for Him among their relatives
and acquaintances, 45but not finding Him, they returned to Jerusalem to look
for Him.
46After
three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers,
listening to them and asking them questions, 47and all who heard Him were
astounded at His understanding and His answers.
48When
His parents saw Him, they were astonished, 49and His mother said to Him, “Son,
why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with
great anxiety.” And He said to them, “Why were you looking for Me? Did you not
know that I must be in my Father’s house?”[8]
50But
they did not understand what He said to them. 51He went down with them and came
to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and His mother kept all these things in
her heart. 52And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age and favour before God and
man.
Notes on readings:
[1] 1 Samuel 1:20 - Since she had asked:
this explanation would be more directly appropriate for the name Saul, which
means "asked"; Samuel means "name of God."
[3] Colossians 3:18 - 4:6 After general recommendations that connect family life
and the social condition of slavery with the service of Christ (Colossians 3:18 4:1, Paul requests prayers for himself, especially in view
of his imprisonment (Colossians 3:2-3), and recommends friendly relations and meaningful
discussions of Christian teaching with outsiders, non-Christians that is, (Colossians 3:5-6) . See the footnote on Ephesians 5:21- 6:9.
[4] 1 John 3:1-3 - The greatest sign of
God's love is the gift of his Son (John 3:16) that
has made Christians true children of God. This relationship is a present
reality and also part of the life to come; true knowledge of God will
ultimately be gained, and Christians prepare themselves now by virtuous lives
in imitation of the Son.
[5] 1 John 3:2 - When it is revealed: or
"when he is revealed" (the subject of the verb could be Christ).
[6] 1 John 3:19-24 - Living a life of
faith in Jesus and of Christian love assures us of abiding in God no matter
what our feelings may at times tell us. Our obedience gives us confidence in
prayer and trust in God's judgment. This obedience includes our belief in
Christ and love for one another.
[7] Luke 2:41-52 - This story's concern
with an incident from Jesus' youth is unique in the canonical gospel tradition.
It presents Jesus in the role of the faithful Jewish boy, raised in the
traditions of Israel, and fulfilling all that the law requires. With this
episode, the infancy narrative ends just as it began, in the setting of the
Jerusalem temple.
[8] Luke 2:49 - I must be in my Father's
house: this phrase can also be translated, "I must be about my Father's
work." In either translation, Jesus refers to God as his Father. His
divine sonship, and his obedience to his heavenly Father's will, take precedence
over his ties to his family.
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