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The Holy Innocents of Thursday December 28, 2023

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December 28, 2023

The innocents were slaughtered as infants for Christ; spotless, they follow the Lamb and sing for ever: Glory to you, O Lord.

Texts of the day

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Beloved: This is the message that we have heard from Jesus Christ and proclaim to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” while we continue to...

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 124:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8)

Had not the LORD been with us— When men rose up against us, then would they have swallowed us alive, When their fury was inflamed against us. R. Then would the waters have overwhelmed us; The torrent would...

Gospel (Matthew 2:13-18)

When the magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to...

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The Holy Innocents of Thursday December 28, 2023

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

First reading

Reading (1 John 1:5–2:2)

Psalm

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 124:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8)

Gospel

Gospel (Matthew 2:13-18)