Birth Of Jesus Foretold (DAY 05 OF SIMBANG GABI/MISA DE GALLO READINGS - YEAR C)

DECEMBER 19-20, 2021 SUNDAY (Anticipated) / MONDAY (Mass at Dawn)*
*Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent (Violet)
Fifth Day of Simbang Gabi/Misa De Gallo (White)
CYCLE C - YEAR II
RDGS: IS 7:10-14/ PS 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
GOSPEL: LK 1:26-38
Lectionary: 196

Reading I
Is 7:10-14

The LORD spoke to Ahaz:

Ask for a sign from the Lord, your God;

    let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky!

But Ahaz answered,

    “I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!” 

Then Isaiah said:

    Listen, O house of David! 

Is it not enough for you to weary men,

    must you also weary my God? 

Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign:

    the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,

    and shall name him Emmanuel.

Responsorial Psalm
24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6

R.    (see 7c and 10b) Let the Lord enter; he is the king of glory.

The LORD’s are the earth and its fullness;

    the world and those who dwell in it.

For he founded it upon the seas

    and established it upon the rivers.

R.    Let the Lord enter; he is the king of glory.

Who can ascend the mountain of the LORD?

    or who may stand in his holy place?

He whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,

    who desires not what is vain.

R.    Let the Lord enter; he is the king of glory.

He shall receive a blessing from the LORD,

    a reward from God his savior.

Such is the race that seeks for him,

    that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.

R.    Let the Lord enter; he is the king of glory.

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

O Key of David,

opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom:

come and free the prisoners of darkness!

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Lk 1:26-38

In the sixth month,

the angel Gabriel was sent from God

to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,

of the house of David,

and the virgin’s name was Mary.

And coming to her, he said,

“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”

But she was greatly troubled at what was said

and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.

Then the angel said to her,

“Do not be afraid, Mary,

for you have found favor with God.

Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,

and you shall name him Jesus.

He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,

and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,

and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,

and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”

But Mary said to the angel,

“How can this be,

since I have no relations with a man?”

And the angel said to her in reply,

“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,

and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.

Therefore the child to be born

will be called holy, the Son of God.

And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,

has also conceived a son in her old age,

and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;

for nothing will be impossible for God.”

Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.

May it be done to me according to your word.”

Then the angel departed from her.

GOSPEL REFLECTION:

God has something in mind for me to do; like Mary I am to bear good news to others, and the Holy Spirit will help me. God waits for my response. If I say ‘Yes!’ the work of God in our world will be brought forward. Like her I dare to say, ‘Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.’ It is all so simple and yet so awesome.

PRAYER:

Lord, may I grow each day in trusting your amazing annunciation to me: “I am your highly favoured one” I am not to be afraid. You rejoice in me! In the ‘busyness’ of life, keep these thoughts before me. Like Mary, may I too be ready to play my part in bringing you to birth.