Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1st Reading – Genesis 3:9-15, 20
After Adam, had eaten of the tree, the Lord God called him, and said to him: Where are you?
And he said: I heard your voice in paradise; and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.
He said to him, “Then who told you that you were naked, if you have not eaten of the tree from which I instructed you that you should not eat?”
And Adam said, “The woman, whom you gave to me as a companion, gave to me from the tree, and I ate.”
And the Lord God said to the woman, “Why have you done this?” And she responded, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
And the Lord God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, you are cursed among all living things, even the wild beasts of the earth. Upon your breast shall you travel, and the ground shall you eat, all the days of your life.
I will put enmities between you and the woman, between your offspring and her offspring. She will crush your head, and you will lie in wait for her heel.”
And Adam called the name of his wife Eve: because she was the mother of all the living.
Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 98:1, 2-3AB, 3CD-4
R. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous deeds.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
because he has done wonderful things
His right hand has brought him salvation,
and his arm is holy.
R. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous deeds.
The Lord has made known his salvation:
he has revealed his justice in the sight of the Gentiles.
He has remembered his mercy his truth toward the house of Israel.
R. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous deeds.
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Sing joyfully to God, all the earth; make melody, rejoice and sing.
R. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous deeds.
2nd Reading – Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12
Brothers and sisters:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with spiritual blessings in heavenly places, in Christ:
As he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unspotted in his sight in charity.
In love he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, in accord with the favor of his will, for the praise of the glory of his grace that he granted us in the beloved.
In him we were also chosen, destined in accord with the purpose of the One who accomplishes all things according to the intention of his will, so that we might exist for the praise of his glory, we who first hoped in Christ.
Alleluia – SEE Luke 1:28
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you;
blessed are you among women.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel – Luke 1:26-38
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” blessed are you among women.
But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
And of his kingdom there shall be no end.
But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold your cousin Elizabeth, she also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren:
Because no word shall be impossible with God.
And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.