Nehemiah 8: 2-6. 8-10
Ezra the Priest reads the law to the people, and declares a day of celebration and thanksgiving for great a gift. 

1 Corinthians 12: 12-30
St Paul teaches about the great diversity within the unity of the body, and sees in this an image for the Church. 

Luke 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21
Jesus reads from the scriptures to indicate what his mission as the Messiah will involve, and then preaches on the text. 

Isaiah 62: 1-5
The Lord rejoices in Israel as his bride. 

1 Corinthians 12: 4-11
The one Spirit gives different gifts to different people. 

John 2: 1-11
The first of the signs given by Jesus, when he changed water into wine at Cana. 

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. 

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.