The Gospel for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is taken from Matthew 1st chapter 18:23 verse this is how the birth of Jesus came about, when his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was brought with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary, your wife, into your home, for it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus because he will save his people from their sins. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Immanuel, which means God is with us. The Old Testament is filled with truth, but the New Testament adds so much to what it was teaching.

The prophecy is that God one day will be with us. His name will be Emmanuel. But then when he comes, the name given to him is Jesus. And it’s the image of the reason. God is going to become part of our life in a more intimate way, because he’s there to save us from evil, from sin, from destruction. He’s not just with us, but he’s in us.

Closing Prayer God, it is only with your grace that we’re able to dig deeply into the fullness of who God is in this world with us, keep us open to the realization of something so amazing that it’s hard for us to comprehend. We tend to work on our own to please God, but the key is to allow God to work through us. And we ask this in Jesus name, Amen.