The virgin shall conceive, and bear a son

Reading 1 IS 7:10-14 The LORD spoke to Ahaz, sayingandAsk for a sign from the LORD, your Godlet it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky!But Ahaz answered, I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD! Then Isaiah saidandListen, O house of David!Is it not enough for you to weary people,must you also weary my God?Therefore the Lord himself will give you this signandthe virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,and shall name him Emmanuel.Responsorial Psalm PS 24and1-2, 3-4, 5-6R. (7c and 10b) Let the Lord enter he is king of glory.The LORD’s are the earth and its fullnessthe world and those who dwell in it.For he founded it upon the seasand established it upon the rivers.R. Let the Lord enter he is king of glory.Who can ascend the mountain of the LORD?or who may stand in his holy place?One whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,who desires not what is vain.R. Let the Lord enter he is king of glory.He shall receive a blessing from the LORD,a reward from God his savior.Such is the race that seeks for him,that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.R. Let the Lord enter he is king of glory. Reading 2 ROM 1and1-7 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus,called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,the gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh,but established as Son of God in poweraccording to the Spirit of holinessthrough resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.Through him we have received the grace of apostleship,to bring about the obedience of faith,for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles,among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christto all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy.Grace to you and peace from God our Fatherand the Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia MT 1:23 R. Alleluia, alleluia.The virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,and they shall name him Emmanuel.R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel MT 1:18-24 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,but before they lived together,she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,yet unwilling to expose her to shame,decided to divorce her quietly.Such was his intention when, behold,the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, Joseph, son of David,do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.For it is through the Holy Spiritthat this child has been conceived in her.She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,because he will save his people from their sins. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophetandBehold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,and they shall name him Emmanuel,which means God is with us. When Joseph awoke,he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded himand took his wife into his home.