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Választott néped Pásztora, † aki Mózesnek a Sínai-hegyen törvényt adtál,
* jöjj, tárd ki karodat, hogy megválts minket! – 2. tónus.
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† EVANGÉLIUM Szent Máté könyvéből
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<i>Szent József angyali jelenésből tudja meg, hogy Mária gyermeke a Szentlélektől van. </i><br>
Jézus Krisztus születése így történt: Anyja, Mária, jegyese volt
Józsefnek. Mielőtt azonban egybekeltek volna, kitűnt, hogy Mária
gyermeket fogant méhében a Szentlélektől. A férje, József igaz ember
volt, nem akarta őt <span style="color:rgb(127,96,0)"><span style="color:rgb(102,0,0)">megszégyeníteni</span>,</span> ezért úgy határozott, <span style="color:rgb(39,78,19)">hogy titokban
bocsátja el</span>. Míg ezen töprengett, <u>megjelent neki álmában az Úr angyala,
és így szólt: „József, Dávid fia, ne félj attól, hogy feleségül vedd
Máriát, mert a benne fogant élet a Szentlélektől van. Fia születik majd,
akit Jézusnak nevezel, mert ő váltja meg népét <span style="color:rgb(102,0,0)">bűnei</span>től.” </u>Mindez pedig
azért történt, hogy beteljesedjék, amit az Úr a próféta által mondott:
<u>Íme, a Szűz gyermeket fogan és fiút szül, és az Emmánuel nevet adják
neki, ami azt jelenti: „Velünk az Isten.” Amikor József felébredt
álmából, úgy cselekedett, amint az Úr angyala parancsolta neki.</u><br>
Ezek az evangélium igéi.
<br><b>Mt 1,18-24</b></p></font></font></span></b></b></div><div></div><div>
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today’s Gospel centers on one of the most beloved figures in Christian
history: <span style="background-color:rgb(207,226,243)"><b>Joseph, the
foster father of Jesus</b></span>. He’s featured in countless works of art and is
prominent in the devotional lives of many. Yet we know almost nothing
about him. <span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>The scant verses here in Matthew</b></span> offer the most extensive
description, yet even they <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>reveal some powerful spiritual themes.</b></span><br></b></b></b></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></font></div><div><font size="2"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-weight:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-weight:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><br></b></b></b></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></font></div><div><font size="2"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-weight:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-weight:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:currentcolor none medium;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">First,
we discover<span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b> Mary was betrothed to Joseph and this union had been
blessed by God.</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>But then Joseph finds his betrothed is pregnant.</b></span> Can you
imagine the distress? <span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>This must have been an emotional maelstrom for
him.</b></span> And at a deeper level, it was<span style="background-color:rgb(207,226,243)"><b> a spiritual crisis. </b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>What did God want
him to do?</b></span><br><br>But<span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b> then an angel appears to him in a dream and tells
him, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife
into your home."</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>He realizes at that moment that these puzzling events
are part of God’s much greater plan.</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>What</b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)"><b> appears to be</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>a disaster </b></span>from
his perspective<span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b> is meaningful from God’s perspective.</b></span><br><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>Joseph was willing to cooperate with the divine plan, though
he<span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)"> in no way knew</span> its contours or deepest purpose</b></span>. <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>Like his wife, Mary, at the Annunciation, he trusted and<u> let himself be led.</u></b></span><br><br><i><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Reflect:
What, in your own life, "appeared to be a disaster but was meaningful
from God’s perspective" when you viewed it in hindsight and with the
eyes of faith?</b></span></i><br></b></b></b></span></b></b></b></b></b></b>
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