THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS Day) - Mass during the Day - Gospel (John 1:1-18)

“He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him.” (Lk 2:15)

FIRST READING - Is 52:7-10

"All the ends of the earth can seethe salvation of our God."

A reading from the Book of Isaiah

⁷ How beautiful upon the mountains^[a]    

are the feet of the one bringing good news,

Announcing peace, bearing good news,    

announcing salvation, saying to Zion,    

“Your God is King!”

⁸ Listen! Your sentinels raise a cry,    

together they shout for joy,

For they see directly, before their eyes,    

the Lord’s return to Zion.

⁹ Break out together in song,    

O ruins of Jerusalem!

For the Lord has comforted his people,    

has redeemed Jerusalem.

¹⁰ The Lord has bared his holy arm    

in the sight of all the nations;

All the ends of the earth can see    

the salvation of our God.

SECOND READING - Heb 1:1-6

"God spoke to us through a son."

A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Hebrews

¹ In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; ² in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe,

³ who is the refulgence of his glory,    

the very imprint of his being,

and who sustains all things by his mighty word.

When he had accomplished purification from sins,

he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

⁴ as far superior to the angels

as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

^{[b] 5} For to which of the angels did God ever say:

“You are my son; this day I have begotten you”?

Or again:

“I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me”?

⁶ And again, when he leads^[c] the first-born into the world, he says:

“Let all the angels of God worship him.”

GOSPEL OF THE DAY - Jn 1:1-18

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us."

✠From the Gospel according to John

¹ In the beginning^[b] was the Word,    

and the Word was with God,    

and the Word was God.

² He was in the beginning with God.

^3 [c]All things came to be through him,    

and without him nothing came to be.

What came to be ⁴ through him was life,    

and this life was the light of the human race;

^5 [d]the light shines in the darkness,    

and the darkness has not overcome it.

^6 [e]A man named John was sent from God. ⁷ He came for testimony,^[f] to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. ⁸ He was not the light, but came to testify to the light. ⁹ The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world,    

and the world came to be through him,    

but the world did not know him.

¹¹ He came to what was his own,    

but his own people^[g] did not accept him.

¹² But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, ^13 [h]who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh^[i]    

and made his dwelling among us,    

and we saw his glory,    

the glory as of the Father’s only Son,    

full of grace and truth.

^15 [j]John testified to him and cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’” ¹⁶ From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace,^{[k] 17} because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God,^[l] who is at the Father’s side, has revealed him.

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS Day) - Mass during the Day - Gospel (John 1:1-18)

Dear People of God,

Today’s Word of God, God lets all humanity know that: The Word is true God and true man.

Out of love, He abandoned all glory and honor in heaven and came into the world to take on the human condition like everyone else; that is the Infant Jesus. He is the true God and has become a true man.

In Him, there are always two natures: the divine nature and the human nature. God lets humanity know that The Word is true God and true man who has existed from all eternity; He exists by Himself. It is through the Word that all things in heaven and on earth were created; all things came into being by a single Word He spoke.

God makes known to humanity that it is through the Word that human obtains eternal life and happiness in the Kingdom of Heaven. And it is also through the Word that becomes light, and this light has the power to dispel darkness and destroy sin.

God calls upon all humanity: come to celebrate the Word who is a true God and became a true man. That is the Infant Jesus, born and laid in a manger; conceived in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the power of the Holy Spirit’s action. This is a God who comes to earth, a God of love who dwells among humanity, taking on the human condition like all others.

God is a God of love. In Him there is no deceit and no suffering. Only in Him can light be brought to guide humanity to the place of ultimate eternal happiness. That is the Kingdom of Heaven hereafter.

The Word is the light that has come into the world to dwell among mankind and accompany humanity in all places and at all times for over two thousand years. The Word became a true man and is living among humanity to accompany, protect, and guide people to live in love and happiness. The Word bore the very image of God the Father to be among humanity. There is no love greater than the Word. It is the Word who granted life to mankind. The Word is happiness, allowing mankind to inherit God the Father’s love.

Until this day, humanity has welcomed the Word Himself dwelling within their hearts. That is through the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, where the Word is present by His true divine nature.

God calls upon all humanity to come to celebrate and glorify God, the Second Person, coming into the world, so that humanity may enjoy the love, happiness, and light that God grants to humanity. Only this light can guide people to God the Father. God calls upon humanity: do not walk in darkness anymore, abandon the path of sin, and return to God the Father.

Reconcile with Him, so that the love of the Word, who is the Infant Jesus, the Prince of Peace, may dwell in the heart of every soul.

God the Father loves all humanity; He loves all creatures He created, and thus, until this day, the plan of God the Father, the plan of Sanctification operating through the Holy Spirit, is placed at the House of God the Father in Bao Loc, Vietnam to continue bestowing love and granting salvation to all humanity. This plan will increasingly develop under the era of the Holy Spirit's activity.

His light will spread throughout the entire world, calling upon all humanity to repent, abandon the path of sin, and return to God the Father’s mercy, so that He may dispel the darkness and banish sin. And the light of love will fill in the soul that knows repentance and returns to God the Father.

God the Father calls upon all humanity on this day, celebrating the Nativity of God: always live in a spirit of thanksgiving to God.

For out of His love for humanity, He humbled Himself to become man, taking on the human condition to be with and accompany mankind, guiding people toward the path of love, as God calls all humanity to look upon the love of the Holy Trinity.

Thanks be to God. Amen.

19:00 Dec 25, 2025 - Prayer of Divine Mercy - The Way to Heaven