A WOMAN ADORNED WITH THE SUN
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Universalis
On your right stands the queen, in garments of gold
First Reading Apocalypse 11:19,12:1-6,10 CI
A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman adorned with the sun
Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman, adorned with the sun, standing on the moon, and with the twelve stars on her head for a crown. She was pregnant, and in labour, crying aloud in the pangs of childbirth. Then a second sign appeared in the sky, a huge red dragon which had seven heads and ten horns, and each of the seven heads crowned with a coronet. Its tail dragged a third of the stars from the sky and dropped them to the earth, and the dragon stopped in front of the woman as she was having the child, so that he could eat it as soon as it was born from its mother. The woman brought a male child into the world, the son who was to rule all the nations with an iron sceptre, and the child was taken straight up to God and to his throne, while the woman escaped into the desert, where God had made a place of safety ready.
Then I heard a voice shout from heaven, ‘Victory and power and empire for ever have been won by our God, and all authority for his Christ.’
Responsorial Psalm: On your right stands the queen, in garments of gold
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 15:20-26
Christ will be brought to life as the first-fruits and then those who belong to him
Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of all who have fallen asleep. Death came through one man and in the same way the resurrection of the dead has come through one man. Just as all men die in Adam, so all men will be brought to life in Christ; but all of them in their proper order: Christ as the first-fruits and then, after the coming of Christ, those who belong to him. After that will come the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, having done away with every sovereignty, authority and power. For he must be king until he has put all his enemies under his feet and the last of the enemies to be destroyed is death, for everything is to be put under his feet.
Gospel Luke 1:39-56 The Almighty has
done great things for me
Mary set out and
went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went
into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard
Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the
Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most
blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a
visit from the mother of my Lord? For the moment your greeting reached my ears,
the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the
promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’
And Mary
said:
‘My soul
proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my saviour; because
he has looked upon his lowly handmaid. Yes, from this day forward all
generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done great things for
me. Holy is his name, and his mercy reaches from age to age for those who fear
him. He has shown the power of his arm, he has routed the proud of heart. He
has pulled down princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly. The hungry he
has filled with good things, the rich sent empty away. He has come to the help
of Israel his servant, mindful of his mercy – according to the promise he made
to our ancestors – of his mercy to Abraham and to his descendants for
ever.’
Mary stayed with
Elizabeth about three months and then went back home.
Lord Jesus I trust in you. Increase my
faith Lord. Virgin Mary, Mother of my
Lord pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. Angels and Saints of God pray for
me. My Angel Guardian pray for me.
Pray the Holy Rosary: Hail Mary full of
grace. Hail Mother of my Lord and Saviour
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