Catholic lectionary 19.12.2020 == BIBLE-CENTER

Judges, Chapter 13, verses 2-7, 24-25

² There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children. ³ Then the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son. ⁴ Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. ⁵ For behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines.” ⁶ Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name. ⁷ But he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and now you shall not drink wine or strong drink nor eat any unclean thing, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”
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Jos 19:41

Jdg 6:11 Jdg 6:14 Jdg 13:6 Jdg 13:8 Jdg 13:10 Jdg 13:11 Luk 1:11-13

Num 6:2 Num 6:3 Luk 1:15

Luk 1:15 Num 6:2-5

Jdg 6:11 Jdg 13:8 Jdg 13:10 Jdg 13:11

²⁴ Then the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the child grew up and the LORD blessed him. ²⁵ And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him in^fMahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Sa1 3:19 Luk 1:80

Jdg 3:10 Jdg 18:11 Jdg 18:12

Luke, Chapter 1, verses 5-25

⁵ In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named^g I.e. ZechariahZacharias, of the division of^h Gr AbiaAbijah; and he had a wifeⁱ I.e. of priestly descentfrom the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. ⁶ They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord. ⁷ But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in^j Lit daysyears.	5 Mat 2:1 Ch1 24:10 6 Gen 7:1 Act 2:25 Act 8:21 Php 2:15 Php 3:6 Th1 3:13
⁸ Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division, ⁹ according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. ¹⁰ And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer outside at the hour of the incense offering. ¹¹ And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense. ¹² Zacharias was troubled when he saw the angel, and fear^k Or fell upongripped him. ¹³ But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will^l Lit call his namegive him the name John. ¹⁴ You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. ¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit^m Lit fromwhile yet in his mother’s womb. ¹⁶ And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”	8 Ch1 24:19 Ch2 8:14 Ch2 31:2 9 Exo 30:7 10 Lev 16:17 11 Luk 2:9 Act 5:19 12 Luk 2:9 13 Mat 14:27 Luk 1:30 Luk 1:60 Luk 1:63 15 Num 6:3 Jdg 13:4 Mat 11:18 Luk 7:33 16 Mat 3:2 Mat 3:6 Luk 3:3 17 Luk 1:76 Mat 11:14 Mal 4:6 Luk 1:76
¹⁸ Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced inⁿ Lit daysyears.” ¹⁹ The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who^o Lit stand besidestands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. ²⁰ And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”	18 Gen 17:17 19 Dan 8:16 Dan 9:21 Luk 1:26 Mat 18:10
²¹ The people were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering at his delay in the temple. ²² But when he came out, he was unable to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept^p Or beckoning to or nodding tomaking signs to them, and remained mute. ²³ When the days of his priestly service were ended, he went back home.	22 Luk 1:62
²⁴ After these days Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she^q Lit was hiddenkept herself in seclusion for five months, saying, ²⁵ “This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among men.”	25 Gen 30:23 Isa 4:1 Isa 25:8


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Catholic lectionary for 19 December 2020

Judges, Chapter 13, verses 2-7, 24-25

Luke, Chapter 1, verses 5-25