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Catholic lectionary for 9 December 2019

New American Standard Bible (en)

Genesis, Chapter 3,  verses 9-15, 20

9 Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” 11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 The LORD God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this,
Cursed are you more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you will go,
And dust you will eat
All the days of your life;
 15 And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her seed;
He shalld Or crushbruise you on the head,
And you shall bruise him on the heel.”

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20 Now the man called his wife’s nameh I.e. living; or lifeEve, because she was the mother of all the living.

Ephesians, Chapter 1,  verses 3-6, 11-12

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless befored Or Him, in loveHim. In love 5 e Lit having predestinedHe predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to thef Lit good pleasurekind intention of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. 
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11 n Lit in whom alsoalso weo Or were made a heritagehave obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, 12 to the end that we who were the first to hope inp I.e. the MessiahChrist would be to the praise of His glory.

Luke, Chapter 1,  verses 26-38

26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virginr Or betrothed; i.e. the first stage of marriage in Jewish culture, usually lasting for a year before the wedding night. More legal than engagementengaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of thes Lit housedescendants of David; and the virgin’s name wast Gr Mariam; i.e. Heb Miriam; so throughout LukeMary. 28 And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings,u Or woman richly blessedfavored one! The Lordv Or beis with you.” 29 But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was. 30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; 33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” 34 Mary said to the angel, “Howw Lit willcan this be, since Ix Lit know no manam a virgin?” 35 The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason they Lit the holy thing begottenholy Child shall be called the Son of God. 36 And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; andz Lit this is the sixth month to her whoshe who was called barren is now in her sixth month. 37 Foraa Lit not any wordnothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, theab I.e. female slavebondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
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