The Twelve Days of Christmas: The Ninth Day

The Second Sunday after Christmas (Year C)

Scripture

Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:7-14 or Sirach 24:1-12

Psalter: Psalm 147:12-20 or Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21

Epistle: Ephesians 1:3-14

Gospel: John 1:(1-9), 10-18

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Prayer

O Holy One, heavenly angels spoke to earthly shepherds and eternity entered time in the child of Bethlehem. Through the telling of the Christmas story, let our temporal lives be caug…