2. Canticle of Mary
My soul glorifies the Lord, my
spirit rejoices in God my
Saviour.
He looks on his servant in her
lowliness; henceforth all
generations will call me
blessed.
3. The almighty works marvels
for me. Holy his name!
His mercy is from age to age,
on those who fear him. He
puts forth his arm in strength
and scatters the proud
hearted.
4. He casts the mighty from their
thrones and raises the lowly.
He fills the starving with good
things, sends the rich away
empty.
5. He protects Israel,
his servant,remembering
his mercy,
the mercy promised to our
fathers, to Abraham and his
sons for ever.
6. Glory be to the Father, to
the Son and to the Holy
Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is
now and ever shall be, world
without end.
14. Saturday 19th
Solemnity of Saint Joseph
Spouse of the Blessed virgin
Mary
A reading from the second Book
of Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16
15. The word of the Lord
came to Nathan:
‘Go and tell my servant
David, “Thus the Lord
speaks: “When your days
are ended and you are laid
to rest with your ancestors, I
16. will preserve the offspring
of your body after you and
make his sovereignty
secure. (It is he who shall
build a house for my name,
and I will make his royal
throne secure for ever.)
17. I will be a father to him and
he a son to me. Your House
and your sovereignty will
always stand secure before
me and your throne be
established forever.”
18. Isaiah 58,6-12 ( 1st Reading)
The word of
the Lord
Thanks be to
God
20. I will sing for ever of your love, O
Lord;
through all ages my mouth will
proclaim your truth.
Of this I am sure, that your love
lasts for ever,
that your truth is firmly
established as the heavens.
22. I have made a covenant with my
chosen one;
I have sworn to David my
servant:
I will establish your dynasty for
ever
and set up your throne through
all ages.
27. A reading from the
Letter of Saint Paul
to the Romans
4:13, 16-18, 22
28. The promise of inheriting
the world was not made to
Abraham and his
descendants on account of
any law but on account of
the righteousness which
consists in faith.
29. That is why what fulfils the
promise depends on faith,
so that it may be a free gift
and be available to all of
Abraham’s descendants,
not only those who belong
to the Law but also those
30. who belong to the faith of
Abraham who is the father
of all of us. As scripture
says: I have made you the
ancestor of many nations –
Abraham is our father in the
eyes of God, in whom he put
31. his faith, and who brings
the dead to life and calls
into being what does not
exist. Though it seemed
Abraham’s hope could not
be fulfilled, he hoped and
he believed, and through
32. doing so he did become the
fathers of many nations
exactly as he had been
promised : Your
descendants will be as many
as the stars. This is the faith
that was “considered as
justifying him.”
33. Isaiah 58,6-12 ( 1st Reading)
The word of
the Lord
Thanks be to
God
34. Praise to you, O Christ, king of
eternal glory! x 2
Praise to you, O Christ, king of
eternal glory!
Gospel Acclamation
well in your house, O Lord. For ev
35. .
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit
A reading from the Holy
Gospel according Matthew
1:16, 18-21, 24a
Glory to you O’Lord
36. Jacob was the father of
Joseph the husband of Mary;
of her was born Jesus who is
called Christ.
This is how Jesus Christ
came to be born. His mother
Mary was betrothed to
Joseph; but before they came
37. to live together she was found
to be with child through the
Holy Spirit. Her husband
Joseph; being a man of
honour and wanting to spare
her publicity, decided to
divorce her informally. He had
made up his mind to do this
38. when the angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream
and said, ‘Joseph son of
David, do not be afraid to
take Mary home as your wife,
because she had conceived
what is in her by the Holy
Spirit. She will give birth to a
39. son and you must name him
Jesus, because he is the one
who is to save his people
from their sins.” When
Joseph woke up he did what
the angel of the Lord had told
him to do.
42. And with your
spirit
Let us offer each other
the sign of Peace
The Peace of the Lord
be with you always
WE share God’s Peace
43.
44. God, our Father slow
to anger, abounding
in mercy, you find
your way to us when
we can not find our
way to you. You are
always faithful even
when we are
unfaithful.
45. Jesus Christ, you
entered into the
house of sinners,
You sat at the table
of the poor,
you accepted the
Cross your throne
of mercy.
46. Holy Spirit, you pour
your healing gifts
over our wounds, you
anoint us to bring
good news to the
poor, you sent our
out as missionaries
of mercy.
47. God of mercies,
have mercy on us,
so that where sins
abounds your grace
may abound all the
more, and we shall
become merciful like
you.
Amen
