Scripture of the Day
Personal Reading
The Book of Malachi.
Mass Readings—Morning
The Second Book of Samuel, chapter seven, verses one thru five, eight(B) thru twelve, fourteen(a), sixteen;
Psalm Eighty-nine, verses two thru five, twenty-seven, twenty-nine;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter one, verses sixty-seven thru seventy-nine.
Commentary: Today's Old Testament reading is the same as this past Sunday's, 21 December, the fourth Sunday of Advent.
After the last several days of progressing methodically thru the first chapter of Luke, a single, solitary verse remains un-proclaimed, verse eighty. Poor verse eighty! I include it here for mine own satisfaction, certainly not intending to question the wisdom of the bishops in excluding verse eighty.
The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert until the day of his manifestation in Israel."The child" is the Baptist, John. The birth of John's cousin, the Lamb of God & the Lion of Judah, is not recounted 'til the second chapter of Luke.
Mass Readings—Vigil
The Book of Isaiah, chapter sixty-two, verses one thru five;
Psalm Eighty-nine, verses four & five, sixteen & seventeen, twenty-seven, twenty-nine;
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter thirteen, verses sixteen & seventeen, twenty-two thru twenty-five;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter one, verses one thru twenty-five.
Commentary: Alternately, the shorter form of Matthew, 1:18-25 could be read. Matthew, 1:1-17 was the daily Gospel reading for last Wednesday, 17 December; 1:18-25 was also the Gospel reading for last Thursday, 18 December.
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