Friday December 20, 2024 – Friday, Five Days Before Christmas – O Clavis David (Key of David – click on the link to hear it sung.) – Following are excerpts from and links to the Mass Readings for today.
Isaiah 7:10-14 – “14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman (the virgin in Greek translation) is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. (A prophecy from 736 BC)
Psalm 24 – “Who can ascend the mountain of the LORD? or who may stand in his holy place? He whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean, who desires not what is vain.”
Luke 1:26-38 – The Annunciation – 30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 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 ancestor David.