THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS) - MASS AT DAWN - Gospel (Luke 2:15-20)

“Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” (Lk 2:15)

FIRST READING - Is 62:11-12

"See, your savior comes!"

A reading from the Book of Isaiah

¹¹ The Lord has proclaimed

    to the ends of the earth:

Say to daughter Zion,

    “See, your savior comes!

See, his reward is with him,

    his recompense before him.”

¹² They shall be called “The Holy People,”

    “The Redeemed of the Lord.”

And you shall be called “Cared For,”

    “A City Not Forsaken.”

SECOND READING - Tt 3:4-7

"Because of his mercy, he saved us."

A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to Titus

⁴ But when the kindness and generous love

    of God our savior appeared,

⁵ not because of any righteous deeds we had done

    but because of his mercy,

he saved us through the bath of rebirth

    and renewal by the holy Spirit,

⁶ whom he richly poured out on us

    through Jesus Christ our savior,

⁷ so that we might be justified by his grace

    and become heirs in hope of eternal life.

GOSPEL OF THE DAY - Lk 2:15-20

"They went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger."

✠From the Gospel according to Luke

¹⁵ When the angels went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” ¹⁶ So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. ¹⁷ When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. ¹⁸ All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. ¹⁹ And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. ²⁰ Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS) - MASS AT DAWN - Gospel (Luke 2:15-20)

Dear People of God,

In today's Word of God, God wants to tell all humanity to believe in the prophets, the prophecies, and the messages of the angels that God has given to all humanity. For they themselves are effective instruments in God's plan of salvation.

God is the Master of all things and all creatures; therefore, every creature acts according to God's direction and must obey Him absolutely. Creatures that stray outside of God's love will oppose Him, disobeying the holy command that God has imparted. God desires all humanity today to turn towards God, to come and worship Him, and to give Him thanks. For out of the love, He gave His only Son to become man on earth. Run to worship God born as man, who is the Prince of Peace, the God of love.

God is the Giver of all blessings, and all the actions and plans that God imparts demonstrate His love and mercy toward humanity. God lets mankind know that in order to possess a love as great as God's, mankind must know how to fear and obey His holy will in all places and at all times, and trust in His absolute power. Believe that He can do all things and that all creation must submit to His holy will. Furthermore, God wants mankind to know how to clothe themselves in the very love and humility of the Son of God, who became man like all others, except for sin.

God wants mankind to know that in order to obtain love and eternal life that is never lost, they must run to God, listen, and learn modesty and humility from the Only Begotten Son of God. He is God, yet He accepted to be born in a cold, freezing place, in the stable of oxen and donkeys. God desires that all must bow down and prostrate themselves before Him. For He is the Creator of all things and all creation, yet He humbled Himself to come down and dwell among mankind.

Love itself gives birth to true gentleness and humility in the heart.

God desires humanity today to submit to His holy will, to worship, bow down, and prostrate themselves before His holy presence. For only through modesty and humility, only through love, the fear of God, and love for one's brothers and sisters, will everything lead to happiness and peace. God bestows upon humanity a peace that comes from God, which is Jesus Christ coming into the world as man, born in a place that God had planned beforehand.

God desires all His children to proclaim His love and saving mercy to their brothers and sisters, without distinction of religion, without distinction between good and bad, rich and poor, because all are valuable in God's sight. God excludes no child, but He requires a heart of repentance for sin so that He may forgive their sins.

In the world today, many wars, epidemics, deaths, and sufferings are occurring. God calls upon humanity to place absolute faith in His love and saving mercy. God is present, is with us, and bestows all blessings upon all who come to prostrate themselves, bow down, and worship Him, asking for His mercy, asking for His protection, shelter, and the grace of salvation.

God also desires all people in this world to rejoice, praise, and give thanks to Him. Become simple and lowly before God; be modest and humble, meek and loving, and live in reverence for Him, the only One. Reflect on the things He has manifested in your own life. If God had not preserved and protected you, bestowing all blessings upon your soul and body, then would you still be present in this world now? Would you still enjoy the happiness and peace that God grants?

God desires all people to rise up and return to His love and mercy. He will receive every soul who knows how to repent and turn back to Him. And He desires all humanity to also follow the example of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, who constantly remembered the word of God and put it into practice, absolutely not opposing His Word, so that He may grant everyone eternal happiness and everlasting life.

God is the only One who brings eternal life to humanity. Besides Him, there is no other god like Him. God has granted the reward of the happiness of the Kingdom of Heaven to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, the prophets, the messengers, and all who know how to abandon the path of sin and return to Him.

Right here in this earthly life, if people wish to enjoy the happiness of the Kingdom of Heaven and peace, they must fear and submit to God; run to Him, ask for His protection and ask Him to bestow all blessings; and live modestly and humbly, knowing how to trust in God, and not to rely on what the world or Satan brings. Satan is deceitful, wicked, and merciless. Only one God, the Creator of mankind, possesses mercy and love. Therefore, today God calls all His children to abandon the path of sin, to renounce the way of Satan, and to come in submission and worship before the Son of God who was born as man.

Thanks be to God. Amen

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