TEXT   Jesus’ request 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting

Wise Men arrive 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, 2 “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to

JOHN 01: 01–18 Christmas, Day Mass Christmas, Second Sunday after   TEXT   The Word was the light of men 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God; 3 all things were made through him, and without

LUKE 02: 16–21 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God   TEXT   Shepherds find Jesus 16 And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning this child; 18 and all

Dear Subscriber to TEA, Attached are TEA for December 25, Christmas Day Masses for the (mid)Night Mass and for the Dawn Mass. The former you received a year ago; the Dawn Mass is new for 2013. I will have a special place for all TEA readers in my Masses, Divine Office and Rosaries over the

LUKE 02: 15–20 Christmas Day Mass at Dawn ABC     TEXT   Shepherds went to Bethlehem 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing [word] that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

LUKE 2: 1–14 — BIRTH OF JESUS Christmas Day: (Mid)Night Mass ABC   TEXT Census 1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrollment, when Quirin’i–us was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be enrolled, each to his

MATTHEW 01: 18–25   Fourth Sunday of Advent — Year A   TEXT   Mary is pregnant 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; 19 and

MATTHEW 11: 02–11 Third Sunday of Advent — Year A   TEXT   Is Jesus the Messiah? 2 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, “Are you he who is to come, or shall we look for another?” Jesus’

Matthew 03: 1–12 Second Sunday of Advent–Year A TEXT   John the Baptist appears 1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” He is a prophet 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah