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The Epiphany Of The Lord
6th January
| The First Reading for today is from the prophet Isaiah
60:1-6.
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Above you the glory of the Lord appears.
Arise, shine out Jerusalem,
for your light has come,
the glory of the Lord is rising on you,
though night still covers the earth
and darkness the peoples.
Above you the Lord now rises
and above you his glory appears.
The nations come to your light
and kings to your dawning brightness.
Lift up your eyes and look round:
all are assembling and coming towards you,
your sons from far away
and daughters being tenderly carried.
At this sight you will grow radiant,
your heart throbbing and full;
since the riches of the sea will flow to you;
the wealth of the nations come to you;
camels in throngs will cover you,
and dromedaries of Midian and Ephah;
everyone in Sheba will come,
bringing gold and incense
and singing the praise of the Lord.
This is the Word of the Lord.
| The Responsorial Psalm is Ps 71:1-2.7-8.10-13 R v.11
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All nations shall fall prostrate before you, O Lord.
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O God, give your judgement to the king,
to a king's son your justice,
that he may judge your people in justice
and your poor in right judgement. R
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In his days justice shall flourish
and peace till the moon fails.
He shall rule from sea to sea,
from the Great River to earth's bounds. R
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The kings of Tarshish and the sea coasts
shall pay him tribute.
The kings of Sheba and Seba
shall bring him gifts.
Before him all kings shall fall prostrate,
all nations shall serve him. R
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For he shall save the poor when they cry
and the needy who are helpless.
He will have pity on the weak
and save the lives of the poor. R
| The Second Reading for today is from the letter of St Paul to the Ephesians
3:2-3.5-6.
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It has now been revealed that pagans share the same inheritance
You have probably heard how I have been entrusted by God with the grace he meant for you, and that it was by a revelation that I was given the knowledge of the mystery. This mystery that has now been revealed through the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets was unknown to any men in past generations; it means that pagans now share the same inheritance, that they are parts of the same body, and that the same promise has been made to them, in Christ Jesus, through the gospel.
This is the Word of the Lord.
| The Gospel Acclamation for today is Mt 2:2
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Alleluia, alleluia!
We saw his star as it rose
and have come to do the Lord homage.
Alleluia! | A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew
2:1-12.
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We saw his star and have come to do the king homage.
After Jesus had been born at Bethlehem in Judaea during the reign of King Herod, some wise men came to Jerusalem from the east. “Where is the infant king of the Jews?” they asked. “We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard this he was perturbed, and so was the whole of Jerusalem. He called together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, and enquired of them where the Christ was to be born. “At Bethlehem in Judaea,” they told him “for this is what the prophet wrote:
And you Bethlehem, in the land of Judah
you are by no means least among the leaders of Judah,
for out of you will come a leader
who will shepherd my people Israel.”
The Herod summoned the wise men to see him privately. He asked them the exact date on which the star had appeared, and sent them on to Bethlehem. “Go and find out all the child,” he said “and when you have found him, let me know, so that I too may go and do him homage.” Having listened to what the king had to say, they set out. And there in front of them was the star they had seen rising; it went forward and halted over the place where the child was. The sight of the star filled them with delight, and going into the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and falling to their knees they did him homage. Then, opening their treasurers, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. But them were warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, and returned to their own country by a different way.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
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© 1981. William Collins Sons and Company Limited and Cassell Limited
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