Tuesday 25 March 2025 (other days)
The Annunciation of the Lord
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| First reading |
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| Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10c |
‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive.’
In those days: The Lord spoke to Ahaz: ‘Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.’ But Ahaz said, ‘I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.’ And Isaiah said, ‘Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel — God is with us.’
| Responsorial Psalm |
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| Ps 40(39):7-8a. 8b-9. 10. 11. ℟8a, 9a |
Behold, I have come, Lord, to do your will.
You delight not in sacrifice and offering,
but in an open ear.
You do not ask for holocaust and sin offering.
Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come.’
Behold, I have come, Lord, to do your will.
In the scroll of the book it stands written of me:
‘I delight to do your will, O my God;
your instruction lies deep within me.’
Behold, I have come, Lord, to do your will.
Your uprightness I have proclaimed
in the great assembly.
My lips I have not sealed;
you know it, O Lord.
Behold, I have come, Lord, to do your will.
Your saving help I have not hidden in my heart;
of your faithfulness and salvation I have spoken.
I made no secret of your merciful love
and your faithfulness to the great assembly.
Behold, I have come, Lord, to do your will.
| Second reading | Hebrews 10:4-10 |
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‘I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’
Brothers and Sisters: It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, ‘Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, “Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.” ’
When he said above, ‘You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings’ (these are offered according to the Law), then he added, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will.’ He does away with the first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
| Gospel Acclamation | John 1:14ab |
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Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
and we have seen his glory.
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
| Gospel | Luke 1:26-38 |
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‘Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son.’
At that time: The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!’ But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.’
And Mary said to the angel, ‘How will this be, since I am a virgin?’ And the angel answered her, ‘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, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.’ And Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.’ And the angel departed from her.
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