YEAR A, B, C
7 & 8 January 2023
REVELATION OF CHRIST
TO THE WORLD
From the rising of the sun to its setting we join all the people of the
world in worshipping the infant King of the Jews.
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Mal 3:1; 1 Chr 29:12
Behold, the Lord, the Mighty One, has come;
and kingship is in his grasp, and power and dominion.
The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said.
COLLECT
O God, who on this day
revealed your Only Begotten Son to the nations
by the guidance of a star,
grant in your mercy,
that we, who know you already by faith,
may be brought to behold the beauty of your
sublime glory.
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Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
FIRST READING
A reading from the prophet Isaiah 60:1-6
Arise, shine out Jerusalem, for your light has come,
the glory of the Lord is rising on you,
though night still covers the earth
and darkness the peoples.
Above you the Lord now rises
and above you his glory appears.
The nations come to your light
and kings to your dawning brightness.
Lift up your eyes and look round:
all are assembling and coming towards you,
your sons from far away
and daughters being tenderly carried.
At this sight you will grow radiant,
your heart throbbing and full;
since the riches of the sea will flow to you;
the wealth of the nations come to you;
camels in throngs will cover you,
and dromedaries of Midian and Ephah;
everyone in Sheba will come,
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bringing gold and incense
and singing the praise of the Lord.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (Ps 71:1-2.7-8.10-13.R/cf.V.11)
R. All nations shall fall prostrate before you, O Lord.
1. O God, give your judgement to the king,
to a king’s son your justice,
that he may judge your people in justice
and your poor in right judgement. (R.)
2. In his days justice shall flourish
and peace till the moon fails.
He shall rule from sea to sea,
from the Great River to earth’s bounds. (R.)
3. The kings of Tarshish and the sea coasts
shall pay him tribute.
The kings of Sheba and Seba
shall bring him gifts.
Before him all kings shall fall prostrate,
all nations shall serve him. (R.)
4. For he shall save the poor when they cry
and the needy who are helpless.
He will have pity on the weak
And save the lives of the poor. (R.)
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SECOND READING
A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians
3:2-3. 5-6
You have probably heard how I have been entrusted by
God with the grace he meant for you, and that it was by a
revelation that I was given the knowledge of the mystery.
This mystery that has now been revealed through the Spirit
to his holy apostles and prophets was unknown to any men
in past generations; it means that pagans now share the
same inheritance, that they are parts of the same body, and
that the same promise has been made to them, in Christ
Jesus, through the gospel.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Mt 2:2
Alleluia, alleluia!
We saw his star as it rose
And have come to do the Lord homage.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew
2:1-12
After Jesus had been born at Bethlehem in Judaea during
the reign of King Herod, some wise men came to
Jerusalem from the east. ‘Where is the infant king of the
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Jews?’ they asked. ‘We saw his star as it rose and have
come to do him homage.’ When King Herod heard this he
was perturbed, and so was the whole of Jerusalem. He
called together all the chief priests and the scribes of the
people, and enquired of them where the Christ was to be
born. ‘At Bethlehem in Judaea,’ they told him ‘for this is
what the prophet wrote:
And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah
you are by no means least among the leaders of Judah,
for out of you will come a leader
who will shepherd my people Israel.’
Then Herod summoned the wise men to see him privately.
He asked them the exact date on which the star had
appeared, and sent them on to Bethlehem. ‘Go and find out
all about the child,’ he said ‘and when you have found him,
let me know, so that I too may go and do him homage.’
Having listened to what the king had to say, they set out.
And there in front of them was the star they had seen
rising; it went forward and halted over the place where the
child was. The sight of the star filled them with delight,
and going into the house they saw the child with his
mother Mary, and falling to their knees they did him
homage. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him
gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. But they were
warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, and returned to
their own country by a different way.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Creed is said.
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PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Look with favour, Lord, we pray,
on these gifts of your Church,
in which are offered now not gold or frankincense
or myrrh,
but he who by them is proclaimed,
sacrificed and received, Jesus Christ.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
PREFACE OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
Christ the light of the nations
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For today you have revealed the mystery
of our salvation in Christ
as a light for the nations,
and, when he appeared in our mortal nature,
you made us new by the glory of his immortal nature.
And so, with Angels and Archangels,
with Thrones and Dominions,
and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven,
we sing the hymn of your glory,
as without end we acclaim:
Holy, holy, holy……….
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COMMUNION ANTIPHON Cf. Mt 2:2
We have seen his star in the East,
and have come with gifts to adore the Lord.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Go before us with heavenly light, O Lord,
always and everywhere,
that we may perceive with clear sight
and revere with true affection
the mystery in which you have willed us to participate.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
SOLEMN BLESSING
Bow down for God’s blessing.
May God, who has called you
out of darkness into his wonderful light,
pour out in kindness his blessing upon you
and make your hearts firm in faith, hope and charity.
Amen.
And since in all confidence you follow Christ,
who today appeared in the world
as a light shining in darkness,
may God make you, too,
a light for your brothers and sisters.
Amen.
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And so when your pilgrimage is ended,
may you come to him
whom the Magi sought as they followed the star
and whom they found with great joy,
the Light from Light,
who is Christ the Lord.
Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, ✠ and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
Amen.
