Vatican 2 calls on all Christians to read the Bible,   'to have a burning love'   for the Word of God

This reading plan follows the Sunday liturgy: reading + psalm + reading + gospel            From www.simplebible.info 

O Holy Spirit, please guide me as I read these passages for today. 
May these passages give me hope, strength, courage and peace for my daily life 

January 1, 2012     


Numbers  6.22-27    

God said to Moses and Aaron:
"This is how you are to bless the people. Say to them:

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord let his face shine on you  and be gracious to you.
May the Lord uncover his face to you and bring you peace."

Dear God, please bless everyone in the world

Psalm 66

O God, be gracious and bless us
and let your face shine its light upon us.

Let all the peoples praise you, O God.
Let all the peoples praise you.

May all the peoples of the earth know you 
and praise you, O God
Galatians  4.4-6

When the appointed time came, God sent his Son,
born of a woman, born a subject of the Law, 
to redeem the subjects of the Law,
and to enable us to be upgraded,
to be brothers and sisters of his Son

The proof that we are children
is that God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts: 
the Spirit that cries "Abba, Father"

Jesus, help me understand how I have been upgraded,
how you are my Brother
Luke 2.15-21

After the angels went away, the shepherds said to one another
"Let's go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about"

So they quickly went and found Mary and Joseph,
and the baby lying in a manger. People who heard the shepherds talk about the angels were amazed

As for Mary, she treasured every moment of what had happened
and pondered the whole event in her heart

The shepherds went back to their fields glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen

When the baby was circumcised on the 8th day, he was given the name Jesus, the name the angel had given him 9 months before

Jesus we adore you, Jesus we adore you, Jesus we adore you, 
Christ the Lord