• Saint Luke 3:23-38 

  When Jesus began his ministry he was about thirty years of age.

  He was the son, as was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

  the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos,

  the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias,

  the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa,

  the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi,

  the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer,

  the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah,

  the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menna,

  the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,the son of Jesse, the son of Obed,

  the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin,

  the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob,

  the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug,

  the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan,

  the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah,

  the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos,

  the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God…

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• Saint John 1:43-51 

  Jesus decided to go to Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” But Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 

  Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true Israelite…

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• Saint John 1:35-42 

  John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” which translated means Teacher, “where are you staying?” He said to them,”Come, and you will see.”

  So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day…

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• The Holy Name of Jesus

  Saint John 1:29-34 

  John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel.”

  John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain upon him…

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• Saint John 1:19-28  This is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him to ask him, “Who are you?” he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, “I am not the Messiah.” So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” So they said to him, “Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? …

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John 1,1-18

In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning.  Through him all things came into being, not one thing came into being except through him.  What has come into being in him was life, life that was the light of men;  and light shines in darkness, and darkness could not overpower it.   … Read more »

Luke 2,36-40

There was a prophetess, too, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well on in years. Her days of girlhood over, she had been married for seven years before becoming a widow. She was now eighty-four years old and never left the Temple, serving God night and day with fasting and prayer. She came up just at that moment and began to praise God; and she spoke of the child to all who looked forward to the deliverance of Jerusalem… Read more »

Luke 2,22-35

And when the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord-  observing what is written in the Law of the Lord: Every first-born male must be consecrated to the Lord-  and also to offer in sacrifice, in accordance with what is prescribed in the Law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons… Read more »

Octave of Christmas:

Matthew 2,13-18

After they had left, suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother with you, and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and do away with him.’  So Joseph got up and, taking the child and his mother with him, left that night for Egypt,  where he stayed until Herod was dead… Read more »