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reading of the book of the prophet
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Isaiah for Zion's sake I will not keep
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silent for Jerusalem's sake I will not
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rest until righteousness arises in her
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like a light and salvation lights up in
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her like a lamp the Nations will see
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your righteousness all Kings will see
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your glory you will be called with a new
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name which the mouth of the Lord will
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give and you will be a Crown of Glory in
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the hand of the Lord a royal diadem in
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the hand of your God they will no longer
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call you Forsaken and your land will no
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longer be called deserted your name will
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be my favorite and your land will be the
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well- married for the Lord was pleased
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with you and your land will be espoused
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as a Young Man marries a maiden so your
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sons marry you and as the bride is the
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joy of the bridegroom so are you the joy
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of your God word of the Lord thank
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God reading of the Acts of the Apostles
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having arrived in Antioch of pidia Paul
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stood up in the synagogue made a sign
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with his hand and said Israelites and
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you who fear God listen the God of this
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People Israel chose our ancestors and
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made them a great people when they lived
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as foreigners in Egypt and he brought
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them out from there with a mighty arm
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then God raised up David as king and
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testified about him I found David the
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son of Jesse a man according to the Lord
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my heart which will do my will in
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everything as he promised from the
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descendants of David God raised up a
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savior for Israel who is Jesus before he
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arrived John preached a baptism of
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conversion to the entire people of
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Israel when he was about to finish his
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declared I am not who you think I am but
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look he is coming after me whose sandals
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I don't even deserve to untie word of
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God proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St Matthew Glory To
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You Lord book of the origin of Jesus
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Christ son of David Son of Abraham
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Abraham begot Isaac Isaac begot Jacob
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Jacob father Judah and his brothers
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Judah fathered fares and Zara whose
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mother was Tamar fares begat esam esam
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begot Aram Aram begot Ammon adab Ammon
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adab begot Nason Nason Jos sammon sammon
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begot booze whose mother was Rahab booze
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begot job whose mother was Ruth job
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begot Jesse Jesse fathered King David
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David begot Solomon from uriah's wife
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Solomon begat rabam rabam begat abija
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abija begat ASA ASA father Jehosaphat
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Jehoshaphat father joram joram begat
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aiah Isaiah father Jan joto begot aaz
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ahaz begot Hezekiah Hezekiah begat
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Manasseh Manasseh fathered Ammon father
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Josiah Josiah fathered jeanah and his
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brothers during the Exile in Babylon
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after the Exile in Babylon Janiah fed
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salad salad begat zerubabel zerubabel
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begot Abad Abad begat eliakim eliakim
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begat Azor Azor begat sadak sadak begat
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aquim aquim begat elud elud begot
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eleazer eleazer fathered Matan Matan
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Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary
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from whom Jesus was born who is called
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the Christ thus the generations from
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Abraham to David are 14 from David until
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the Exile in Babylon 14 and from the
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Exile in Babylon to Christ 14 the origin
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of Jesus Christ was like this Mary his
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mother was promised in marriage to
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Joseph and before they lived together
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she became pregnant by the action of the
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Holy Spirit Joseph her husband was fair
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and not wanting to denounce her decided
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to abandon Mary in secret while Joseph
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was thinking about this behold the angel
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of the Lord appeared to him in a dream
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and said to him Joseph son of David do
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not be afraid to take Mary as your wife
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because she conceived by the Holy Spirit
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she will give give birth to a son and
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you will name him Jesus for he will save
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his people from their sins
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all this happened to fulfill what the
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Lord had said through the prophet behold
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the Virgin will conceive and give birth
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to a son he will be called Emanuel which
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means God is with us when he woke up
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Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had
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commanded and he accepted his wife and
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without having relations with her Mary
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gave birth to a son and Joseph named the
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Child Jesus word of Salvation glory to
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Lord dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
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it is with great joy that we gather
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today to meditate on the holy scriptures
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which reveal to us once again the
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immense love and mercy of God let's
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begin by reflecting on the beauty of the
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promise that God makes to his people
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which is powerfully revealed in today's
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readings imagine for a moment the
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following scene a groom approaches his
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bride with an expectant smile bringing
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her a gift he looks her in the eyes and
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with words full of love promises her a
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future together one of happiness and
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fulfillment this is the kind of
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relationship God wants to have with us
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his people he calls us to something
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great something profound and that is
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exactly what we see in Isaiah acts and
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Matthew in the first reading from Isaiah
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the prophet speaks of a promise that God
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makes to Jerusalem symbolizing his
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people for as the bridegroom rejoices
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over the bride so your God rejoices over
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you these words are powerful they remind
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us that God deeply Delights in calling
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us to be his people to be in
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relationship with him Jerusalem here is
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a symbol of God's new people the church
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and God the bridegroom joins her in an
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eternal and unbreakable love no matter
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what hardship we go through the Lord
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Delights to love us and he wants to
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surround us with his goodness and mercy
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Isaiah brings us the good news that the
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Lord in his Justice and love will
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restore his people even in moments of
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Despair when difficulties seem to
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swallow us God assures us that he is
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with us he does not abandon us he comes
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to our rescue calls us to a new life a
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life marked by joy peace and hope you
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will will be called by a new name which
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the mouth of the Lord will designate
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says the Prophet this is not just a
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promise for Jerusalem but a promise for
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us as members of the body of Christ the
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church this transformation is not just
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external she is a change of heart God
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calls us by our name welcomes us and
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invites us to live a full renewed life
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and as the groom rejoices over the bride
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God rejoices over our response to is
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love the Lord calls us to a deep and
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Lasting relationship a Covenant of Love
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That will never be broken this leads us
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to an important reflection what has been
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our response to God's love are we
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willing to live the fullness of this
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Covenant with him or are we still
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resisting his call reading the Acts of
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the Apostles leads us to better
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understand how this promise came to
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fruition in the history of Salvation St
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Paul in his speech speaks of David's
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lineage the Fulfillment of the promises
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made to Israel and the arrival of the
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Savior Jesus Christ he is the
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Fulfillment of the promise made to David
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and the Patriarchs the gospel of Matthew
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goes deeper showing that Jesus is not
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just the Fulfillment of God's promises
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but is the Fulfillment of divine history
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itself he is the expected Messiah the
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one who will bring Salvation to all in
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the gospel of Matthew we find the
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genealogy ofes Jesus which links us to a
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long history of waiting and promise
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there we see the names of characters
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such as Abraham David and many others
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who lived in Fidelity to God each of
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these names however distant or unknown
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they may seem is part of the history of
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Salvation the Lord did not choose the
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perfect but the imperfect those who
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despite their weaknesses and failures
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trusted in God's promises this genealogy
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far from being a simple list of names is
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a testimony that God works throughout
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history shaping the lives of men and
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women fulfilling his promises even when
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the path seems tortuous and the
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obstacles seem insurmountable and when
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we arrive at the scene of Jesus birth we
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see a transformation that goes beyond
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the history of a people God enters human
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history in a direct and decisive way he
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does not choose a triumphal entry into a
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palace or among the great nations of the
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world world he comes like a child in the
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humility of a stable to show that God's
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salvation is given in a simple and
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accessible way to everyone especially to
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the marginalized and despised the very
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fact that Mary young and virgin was
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chosen to be the mother of the Savior
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shows us that God does not see as man
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sees he looks at the heart at the inner
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disposition of each of us he calls us to
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participate in his Plan of Salvation not
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because of our greatness but because of
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our humility and faithfulness the
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presence of Mary and Joseph in the
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history of Salvation is a powerful
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example of obedience and Faith Joseph
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despite not fully understanding the
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situation trusted God and followed his
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will he accepted Mary as his wife and
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received God's plan for the Salvation of
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humanity he did not question but
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surrendered to God's will here we learn
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to trust God even when we don't fully
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understand what he is doing in our lives
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just as Isaiah tells us of God's joy
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over his people the gospel of Matthew
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teaches us that God Delights in
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fulfilling his promises he fulfills the
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promise of a messiah but he also
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fulfills the promise of being with us he
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is not a distant God but a present God
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who became flesh who lived Among Us who
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shared our Joys and Sorrows he became
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Emmanuel God With Us now brothers and
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sisters what does this mean for us today
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it means that God continues to act in
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our history he calls us to participate
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in his Plan of Salvation just as he
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called Abraham David Joseph and Mary he
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is inviting us into a covenant with him
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a covenant that is marked by love
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faithfulness and obedience so how can we
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respond to God's love how can we live
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this Covenant that he offers us
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the first thing is to accept his call
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just as Joseph did he accepted God's
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will without question we too are called
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to live in accordance with God's will in
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our lives even when we don't fully
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understand his plans this requires faith
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and trust secondly we are called to live
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in the joy of the Lord knowing that he
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rejoices with us he calls us to a life
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of fullness a life marked by his
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presence and his love
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may we as a Christian Community live in
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ways that show the world This Joy this
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light that shines within us finally we
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are called to look at the lives of Mary
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and Joseph as examples of humility and
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obedience they accepted God's plan even
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when it seemed challenging and difficult
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likewise we are invited to trust God and
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follow his will knowing that he guides
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us with love and mercy may God's grace
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strengthen us on our journey and that
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like the characters in jesus' genealogy
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we can be part of his salvation story
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living with Fidelity Love and Hope
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amen St Michael the Archangel defend Us
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in battle be our protection against the
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wickedness and snares of the devil may
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God rebuke him we humbly pray and do
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thou oh Prince of the Heavenly Host by
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the power of God cast into hell Satan
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and all the evil spirits who prow
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
