The annunciation to Joseph of the birth of Jesus |
O ROOT OF JESSE
December 19 Symbols: Plant with Flower
Come to deliver us, and tarry not. O Root of Jesse, who stands for an ensign of the people, before whom kings shall keep silence and unto whom the Gentiles shall make supplication: Come to deliver us, and tarry not.
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Sunday, 19 December 2010 Fourth Sunday of Advent
Not Trivia Pursuits in
Bible.
Genealogy: Mt 1:1-23, 1
Tamar, 2 Rehab, 3 Ruth, 4 Betsheba.
I have a picture of the
OT women in the mosaic on the shrine of the Dormition of Mary in the Benedictine
monastery in Jerusalem.
There is nothing trivial in the Bible.
The Gospel today is
repeated from yesterday - Matthew
1:18-24
There is one link in the
three Reading, Book of Isaiah 7:10-14, Letter
to the Romans 1:1-7, Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew
1:18-24
and that is the name of David
The verse, “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.”
And in a sense it clicks into the whole mystery of the Incarnation.
and that is the name of David
The verse, “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.”
And in a sense it clicks into the whole mystery of the Incarnation.
As we begin the Mass:
Heavenly Father, hear our prayers and guide us to follow Joseph's example of
humble obedience to God's word?
