Isaiah 40: 1-5. 9-11
The Lord is coming to lead his people home. 

Titus 2: 11-14. 3: 4-7
God’s kindness and love for humanity are revealed in Jesus Christ. 

Luke 3: 15-16. 21-22
Jesus is baptised – the new age dawns.

Isaiah 60: 1-6
Jerusalem shines out because the glory of the Lord appears above her. 

Ephesians 3:2-3. 5-6
The pagans now share through the Gospel in the  inheritance brought by Christ Jesus, and are parts of the same body. 

Matthew 2: 1-12
The wise men come to do homage to the infant King of the Jews and offer their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 

Micah 5: 1-4
The Prophet Micah foretells how the one who is to rule over Israel will be born in Bethlehem. 

Hebrews 10: 5-10
Christ comes into the world to obey the will of God. 

Luke 1: 39-45
Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth, who greets her as the mother of the Lord. 

1 Samuel 1: 20-22. 24-28
Hannah, who had pleaded with God for a Child, honours her promise and faithfully dedicates her son to God to live a life of service. 

1 John 3: 1-2. 21-25
John reminds us that we are the children of God. We are to be confident in the love that God has for each one of us. 

Luke 2: 41-52
Mary and Joseph have been to Jerusalem, but on the way home they discover that Jesus is missing. When they find him, Jesus wonders why they did not know that this was the work of his Father. 

Zephaniah 3: 14-18
A day of festival is coming and we have every reason to rejoice. 

Philippians 4: 4-7
God’s peace is ours and it makes us happy. 

Luke 3: 10-18
John’s baptism is only the beginning.Jesus will bring everything to fulfilment.