Gospel, Matthew 1:18-24
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but
before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
Her husband Joseph, being an upright man and wanting to spare her disgrace, decided to
divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when suddenly the angel of
the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to
take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit.
She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to
save his people from their sins.' Now all this took place to fulfil what the Lord had
spoken through the prophet: Look! the virgin is with child and will give birth to a son
whom they will call Immanuel, a name which means 'God-is-with-us'. When Joseph
woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do: he took his wife to his
home.
Gospel, Matthew 1:18-24
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but
before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
Her husband Joseph, being an upright man and wanting to spare her disgrace, decided to
divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when suddenly the angel of
the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to
take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit.
She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to
save his people from their sins.' Now all this took place to fulfil what the Lord had
spoken through the prophet: Look! the virgin is with child and will give birth to a son
whom they will call Immanuel, a name which means 'God-is-with-us'. When Joseph
woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do: he took his wife to his
home.
Gospel, Matthew 1:18-24
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but
before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
Her husband Joseph, being an upright man and wanting to spare her disgrace, decided to
divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when suddenly the angel of
the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to
take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit.
She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to
save his people from their sins.' Now all this took place to fulfil what the Lord had
spoken through the prophet: Look! the virgin is with child and will give birth to a son
whom they will call Immanuel, a name which means 'God-is-with-us'. When Joseph
woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do: he took his wife to his
home.