First Reading: Psalm: Second Reading: Gospel:
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Sirach 3:2-7, 12-14 Psalm 128:1-5 Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40
Mary's viginity and giving birth, and even the Lord's death escaped the notice of the prince of this world; these three mysteries worthy of proclamation were accomplished in God's silence. -- St. Ignatius of Antioch, Ad Epesius 19:1 |