Tuesday, February 5, 2008

This week’s Gospel: 4th Sunday of Advent

This week’s Gospel as in the Codex Fuldensis Gospel: 4th Sunday of Advent
Using data publicly available from:
http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/liturgy/Calendar/2007/Dec07.html
and The Sunday Missal to cross-check
This Week's Gospel: Matt 1: 18 - 24.
(23rd-December-2007) 4th Sunday of Advent, Year A

Jesus is born of Mary, who was betrothed to Joseph, son of David.
The reading is contained in the four paragraphs, from the seventh to the tenth of the caput listed. The reading, is taken entirely from Matthew. This text, to avoid splitting a paragraph, also includes verse 25.
The heading given though is not part of the text, not even in the Sunday Missal

V. De generatione vel nativitate Christi.
(Of the generation and birth of Christ.)

Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as Jesus’ mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost. Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.

But while he thought on these things, behold the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus. For he shall save his people from their sins.

Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife. And he knew her not until she brought forth her first born son: and he called his name Jesus.

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