December 21, 2024 – Saturday, Four Days Before Christmas – O Oriens (O Rising Sun and various other English translations.) Following are excerpts from and links to the Mass Readings for the day.
Song of Solomon 2:8-14 – A hint of God’s love for us. “10 My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; 11 for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. 12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.13 The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance.”
Psalm 33 – “Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield, For in him our hearts rejoice; in his holy name we trust.”
Luke 1:39-45 – The Visitation. “41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42 and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”