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12/28/2025

HOLY MASS

12/28/2025

CATHOLIC MASS DAILY READINGS,

*DECEMBER 28, 2025*

*SUNDAY OF YEAR A*

*FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH*

*LITURGICAL COLOR: WHITE 🤍*

*TODAY'S ROSARY : GLORIOUS MYSTERIES*

*ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: _Luke 2: 16_*
_The shepherds went in haste, and found Mary and Joseph and the Infant lying in a manger._

*COLLECT*
```O God, who were pleased to give us the shining example of the Holy Family, graciously grant that we may imitate them in practising the virtues of family life and in the bonds of charity, and so, in the joy of your house, delight one day in eternal rewards. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever...```

*FIRST READING*
*SIRACH 3:2-6.12-14*

_He who fears the Lord honours his parents_

*_A reading from the Book of Sirach_*

The Lord honoured the father above the children, and he confirmed the right of the mother over her sons. Whoever honours his father atones for sins, and preserves himself from them. When he prays, he is heard; and whoever glorifies his mother is like one who lays up treasure. Whoever honours his father will be gladdened by his own children, and when he prays he will be heard. Whoever glorifies his father will have long life, and whoever obeys the Lord will refresh his mother. O son, help your father in his old age, and do not grieve him as long as he lives; even if he is lacking in understanding, show forbearance; and do not despise him all the days of his life. For kindness to a father will not be forgotten, and against your sins it will be credited to you a house raised in justice to you.

*_The word of the Lord_*

*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*
*PSALMS 128: 1-2, 3, 4-5 (R. 1)*

*RESPONSE: _Blessed are all who fear the Lord, and walk in his ways_*

Blessed are all who fear the Lord,
and walk in his ways! By the labour
of your hands you shall eat.
You will be blessed and prosper.

*RESPONSE: _Blessed are all who fear the Lord, and walk in his ways_*

Your wife like a fruitful vine
in the heart of your house;
your children like shoots of the olive
around your table.

*RESPONSE: _Blessed are all who fear the Lord, and walk in his ways_*

Indeed thus shall be blessed
the man who fears the Lord.
May the Lord bless you from Sion.
May you see Jerusalem prosper
all the days of your life!

*RESPONSE: _Blessed are all who fear the Lord, and walk in his ways_*

*SECOND READING:*
*COLOSSIANS 3:12-21*

_Concerning the Christian life in the family_

*_A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Colossians_*

Brethren: Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience, forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And over all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as you teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

*_The word of the Lord_*

*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*
*COLOSSIANS 3: 15a, 16a*

*Alleluia! Alleluia!*

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts; let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.

*Alleluia!*

✝️ *GOSPEL* 📖
*MATTHEW 2: 13-15, 19-23*

_Take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt_

*_A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew_*

When the Wise Men had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” And he rose and took the child and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt have I called my son.” But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.” And he rose and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, “He shall be called a Nazarene.”

*_The Gospel of the Lord_*

12/28/2025

MASOMO YA MISA YA JUMAPILI, DESEMBA 28, 2025

*DOMINIKA KATIKA MWAKA A*

*SIKUKUU YA FAMILIA TAKATIFU YA YESU, MARIA NA YOSEFU*

*RANGI YA LITURUJIA: NYEUPE 🤍*
*MATENDO YA ROZARI : MATENDO YA UTUKUFU*

*MADA YA SIKUKUU:*

```FAMILIA HUSIKILIZA NENO KWA UMAKINI.```

*_Masomo ya leo yanaoyesha mfano wa Familia Takatifu ambayo iliongozwa kila wakati na fimbo ya Mungu. Somo la pili linahimiza kuwa upendo lazima uwepo katika uhusiano wetu wa kifamilia. Somo la kwanza linatukumbusha hasa juu ya majukumu ya watoto kwa wazazi wao._*

*ANTIFONA YA KUINGIA: _Luka 2:16_*
_Wachungaji walienda kwa haraka, wakamkuta Maria na Yosetu, na mtoto mchanga amelala horini._

*KOLEKTA*
```Ee Mungu, umependa kutuonyesha mifano bora ya Familia Takatifiu: utujalie kwa wema ili kwa kuiga mifano yake ya fadhila za nyumbani na vifungo vya mapendo, tuweze kufaidi tuzo za milele katika furaha ya nyumba yako. Kwa njia ya Bwana...```

*SOMO LA KWANZA*
*YOSHUA BIN SIRA 3:2-6, 12-14*

_Anayemcha Mungu, huwaheshimu wazazi wake._

*_Somo katika kitabu cha Yoshua bin Sira_*

Bwana alimtukuza baba kwa ajili ya watoto, na aliithibitisha haki ya mama kwa ajili ya wana. Amheshimuye baba, hufanya upatanisho wa dhambi. Naye amtukuzaye mama yake, ni k**a mtu anayeweka akiba. Amheshimuye baba atafurahishwa na watoto wake, na katika siku ya sala yake atasikilizwa. Amtukuzaye baba
atapata maisha marefu; naye anayemtii Bwana atamstarehesha mama yake. Mtoto, umsaidie baba yako katika uzee wake; wala usimhuzunishe katika maisha yake. Hata akipungukiwa na ufahamu, umvumilie kwa upole; wala usimdharau uwapo katika nguvu yako yote. Maana wema kwa baba hautasahauliwa, na
utakusaidia kukupatia msamaha wa dhambi.

*_Neno la Bwana_*

*ZABURI YA KUITIKIZANA*
*ZABURI 128: 1-2.3,4-5 (K. 1)*

*KIITIKIO: _Heri kila mtu amchaye Bwana, aendaye katika njia zake_*

Heri kila mtu amchaye Bwana, aendaye katika njia zake,
Hakika utakula matunda ya kazi ya mikono yako,
utabarikiwa na kupata fanaka.

*KIITIKIO: _Heri kila mtu amchaye Bwana, aendaye katika njia zake_*

Mkeo atakuwa k**a mzabibu uzaao
ndani ya nyumba yako, /wanao k**a machipukizi ya mizeituni,
wakizunguka meza yako.

*KIITIKIO: _Heri kila mtu amchaye Bwana, aendaye katika njia zake_*

Ndivyo atakavyobarikiwa / yule amchaye Bwana.
Bwana na akubariki toka Sioni,
na uione fanaka ya Yerusalemu, /siku zote za maisha yako.

*KIITIKIO: _Heri kila mtu amchaye Bwana, aendaye katika njia zake_*

*SOMO LA PILI*
*WAKOLOSAI 3:12-21*

_Kuhusu maisha ya kikristo katika familia._

*_Somo katika barua ya Mtakatifu Paulo kwa Wakolosai_*

Ndugu zangu: K**a wateule wa Mungu, watakatifu na wapenzi wake, jivikeni moyo wa huruma, wema, unyenyekevu, upole na subira. Mvumiliane na msameheane, na k**a mmoja ana lalamiko dhidi ya mwenzake, basi k**a Bwana alivyowasameheni, nanyi mnfanye vivyo hivyo. Zaidi ya hayo yote, ongezeni upendo ambao ndio kifungo cha ukamilifu. Na acheni amani ya Kristo itawale mioyoni mwenu, maana kwa ajili yake mmeitwa kuwa viungo vya mwili mmoja. Muwe na shukrani. Neno la Kristo likae ndani yenu kwa wingi, katika kufundishana kwa hekima na kuhimizana wenyewe na katika zaburi na nyimbo na tenzi za kiroho, mkiimba kwa shukrani kwa Bwana. Yoyote mfanyayo kwa maneno au matendo, yafanyeni kwa jina la Bwana Yesu mkimshukuru Mungu Baba kwa njia yake yeye. Enyi akina mama, watiini waume zenu k**a ipasavyo katika Bwana. Enyi waume, wapendeni wake zenu, msiwe na uchungu dhidi yao. Enyi watoto, watiini wazazi wenu katika yote, kwani hiyo inapendeza kwa Bwana. Enyi akina baba, msiwachokoze watoto wenu wasije wakakata tamaa.

*_Neno la Bwana_*

*SHANGILIO LA INJILI*
*WAKOLOSAI 3:15a,16a*

*Aleluya! Aleluya!*

Amani ya Kristo itawale mioyoni mwenu: neno la Kristo likae ndani yenu kwa wingi.

*Aleluya!*

✝️ *INJILI* 📖
*MATHAYO 2:13-15, 19-23*

_Umtwae mtoto mchanga na mama yake, ukimbilie Misri_

*_Somo la Injili takatifu ilivyoandikwa na Mathayo_*

Walipoondoka Mamajusi, tazama, malaika wa Bwana alimtokea Yosefu katika ndoto, akisema, "Amka, umtwae mtoto mchanga na mama yake, ukimbilie Misri. Kaa huko mpaka nitakaposema nawe. Kwa maana Herode ataka kumtafuta mtoto mchanga amwangamize." Alipoamka, alimtwaa mtoto na mama yake usiku, akaondoka kwenda Misri. Akakaa huko mpaka kifo cha Herode. Hivyo neno alilosema Bwana kwa njia ya nabii likatimia, kwamba, Nalimwita mwanangu kutoka Misri." Basi Herode alipokufa, tazama, malaika wa Bwana akamtokea Yosefu katika ndoto huko Misri. Akasema, "Amka, umtwae mtoto na mama yake, uende katika nchi ya Israeli, kwa maana waliotafuta uhai wa mtoto wamefariki." Basi, akaamka, akamtwaa mtoto na mama yake, akaenda katika nchi ya lsraeli. Aliposikia ya kuwa Arkelao anatawala Yudea mahali pa baba yake Herode, aliogopa kwenda huko. Akionywa tena na Mungu katika ndoto, akaelekea pande za Galilaya. Huko akakaa katika mji uitwao Nazareti kusudi litimie neno lililosemwa na manabii: "Ataitwa Mnazareti."

*_Injili ya Bwana_*

12/28/2025

MATHOMO MA MITHA MA KIUMIA.

KIUMIA THIINI WA OCTAVE YA ICARIRO, MUCII MUTHERU WA YESU, MARIA NA YOSEFU.

DITHEMBA 28, 2025.

GITHOMO KIA MBERE.

_*Sirach 3: 2-6:12-14.*_

*GÜTHOMA KUUMA GITABU KĨA SIRACH.*

_"UGI WA JOSHUA BIN SIRA"_

_Mwathani ni akwenda ithe atio nĩ ciana; na akünengera nyina kīhooto igürü rĩa ciana ciake._

Uria ütiaga ithe ni arehaga mawiīhia; na ürïa ükumagia nyina në ta ürïa ünganagia mithithű. Oria ütiaga ithe ni agakenio nĩ ciana ciake we mwene, na rïrïa ahoyaga ni agwītikīrio. Oria ūkumagia ithe ni akongererão matukū make; ürïa wītīkagia Mwathani ni agakenia nyina. Mwana wakwa, teithia thoguo rīrīa akūrīte; na ndükae küműiguithia üru kinya arī muoyo. O na angīta gitaranio, ümüiguïre tha na ndűkamüconokithie rïrïa wee ürī na hinya. Amu tha gwa thoguo itikariganīra, na igatarüo ithenya-inī rĩa thinjo ya mawīhia.

*Ciugo cia Mwathani.*

*THABURI YA GŪCOKERWO.*

_*Thaburi 128: 1-2; 3; 4-5.*_

*(Icokia.) Gükena-rĩ, nĩ mündű o wothe witigagira Mwathani.*

Gükena-rī, nĩ mündű o wothe mwītigīri Mwathani, o ūrīa ügeraga njira ciake. Kiria ūnogeire na moko maku-rī, wee ni ürīkīrīaga; gūkena niwe ürikenaga, na gutūūra ütüūre o na wega.
*(Icokia.)*

Mūtumia waku egūikara ta müthabibü üría müciari mūno e kūu nyūmba yaku thiinī; ciana ciaku nacio ituīke ta mitamaiyū ya mümerano ithiürürükiirie metha yaku.
*(Icokia.)*

Onei, nī ta ŭguo mūndū arīrathimagwo, ūrīa mwītigīri Mwathani. Mwathani arokūrathima arī Sion, wonage wega wa Jerusalemu matuků maku mothe ma gūtūūra muoyo. *(Icokia.)*

*GITHOMO KĨA IGĪRĪ.*

_*Akolosai 3: 12-21.*_

*GUTHOMA MARUA MA MUTHURE PAUL KURT ANDU A KOLOSI.*

Ariü a Ithe witű, kuona ati mūrī athure nĩ Ngai, mügagituïka andü atheru mendetwo niwe, wihum. bei mwihumbire wa ngoro üría wa küiguanīra tha, na wa gütugana, na kwīnyihia, na kühorera, o na gükirīrīria, mügikiranagīra na mükïohanagīra o mündü na üría üngī, angīkorüo ni harī mündü mate tanītie na üria ũngīrī kīohanagïrei inyuene o ta ürïa Mwathani nake aamuoheire inyuї. Ningi gükīra maündümacio mothe-ri, gïagai na wendani, na nīguo wohanagia maündü mothe hamwe niguo maagīrīre kūna. Rekei thayū wa Kristü üteithüranage maündü mothe ngoro-ini cianyu; na nīguo mwetirüo mwathagwo niguo, kuona atī mūrī a mwīrī ūmwe; ningi mügiage na ngatho. Rekei Ühoro wa Kristű üikarage üingihīte mūno thìini wanyu, ükīmüühīgagia na üügi wothe; na mürutanage inyuï ene,mügitaaranaga na thaburi, na nyimbo cia Ngai, o na nyimbo cia küguna ma muo yo wa andü, mükřinagīra Ngai mürī na Wega wake thĩini wa ngoro cianyu. Na ningi atīrī: maündü maría mothe müriikaga, mükïaria o na kana mügiîka ündü o ürikü-rī, mekagei na riitwa rĩa Mwatha-ni Yesu, mügicokagiria Ngai Ithe witü ngatho ni ündü wake. Inyuï atumia-ri, athikagīrai athuri a nyu o ta ürĩa kwagīrīire andü arīa maikaraga thìi nữ wa Mwathani. Na inyuï athuri - rĩ, endagai a tumia anyu, na tigagai kūmaküüma. O na inyuï ciana, iguagai aciari anyu maündü-ini mothe, ni ün dü üguo nīguo ükenagia Mwathani. Na inyuĩ maithe-rĩ, tigagaj kürakaria ciana cianyu, mütigatüme igie na kinyiria.

*Ciugo cia Mwathani.*

*RŪĪMBO RUA ALLELUYA.*

_*Akolosai 3: 15.16.*_

*Alleluya, Alleluya.*

Thayū wa Kristü üikarage ngoro-inī cianyu; Mügambo wa Kristű üikarage üingīhīte mūno thĩini wanyu.

*Alleluya.*

*GITHOMO KIA INJIRI.*

_*Mathayo 2:13-15.19-23.*_

*INJIRI THERU TA ŪRIA YANDIKĪTWO NI MUTHURE MATHAYO.*

Amaji maainüka-rī, mūraika wa Ngai akiumīrīra Joseph kīroto-inī, akimwīra: Ükīra, woe gakenge ga-ka na nyina, müürïre Misiri, mügaikare küu kinya hindĩ Trĩa ngakwīra műcoke; nĩ ündü Herode nĩ a-ricaria gakenge gaka akoragithie. Nake agīgīūkīra, akīoya gakenge na nyina ütukű, magīthi Misiri; magītūūra kuo nginya hĩndī īrĩa Herode aakuire, nĩ getha kiugo kīrĩa kīoigirão nĩ Miwathani na kanua ka mürathi kīhingio, rīrĩa oigire üũ: Nĩ ndetire Mürü wakwa óime Misiri. Na atīrīrī, Herode aakua, mūraika wa Mwathani akiumīrīria Joseph kīroto-inī o kūu Misiri, akimwi-ra: Ükīra, woe mwana na nyina müthiï bürüri wa Israeli, nĩ ündü andű aría mendaga küüraga mwa-na nĩ makuïte. Nake agīükīra, akïoya mwana na nyina agīthiĩ bürüri wa Israeli. Na riría aaiguire a-ti Arkelao nîwe ūrathamaka Judea ithenya ria ithe Herode, agiltigīra gūthii kuo ; na aarīkia gükaa-nio nĩ Ngai na kîroto, agîthii ndwere cia Galilea, agīkinya itüüra rīītagwo Nazareth, agītűūra kuo ; nĩ getha ühoro ühingio ūrīa waaririo ni irori, atī nĩ agetagwo Münazari.

*Injili Theru ya Mwathani.*

12/24/2025

*MASOMO YA MISA YA VIGILIA YA KUZALIWA KWAKE BWANA YESU*

*JUMATANO, DISEMBA 24 2025*

*RANGI YA LITURUJIA: NYEUPE 🤍*

*MADA YA SHEREHE*

```"MTOTO AMEZALIWA KWETU".```

*_Usiku huu tunapitia giza lililofunika dunia kabla ya kuja kwa mtoto aliyeahidiwa na nabii Isaya. Injili inaendeleza mada hii ya nuru iliyoletwa ulimwenguni na mtoto wa Bethlehemu na inatuonyesha jinsi nuru hiyo ilivyong'aa zaidi kwa maskini. Soma la pili linatukumbusha kwamba tukitaka nuru hii iwe dhahiri kwetu, ni lazima tubadilishe maisha yetu._*

*ANTIFONA YA KUINGIA: Taz K*t 16: 6-7*
Leo mtajua ya kuwa Bwana atakuja, naye atatuokoa; na asubuhi mtauona utukufu wake.

*KOLEKTA*
```Ee Mungu, unatufurahisha kila mwaka kwa kutazamia ukombozi wetu; utujalie, ili Bwana wetu Yesu
ZABURI YAKUITIKIZANA
Kristo, Mwanao Pekee, unayempokea kwa furaha k**a Mkombozi, tustahili kumwona pasipo hofu atakapokuja pia k**a Hakimu. Anayeishi na kutawala nawe...```

*SOMO LA KWANZA*
Isaya 62:1-5

_Bwana amependezwa nawe._

*Somo katika kitabu cha Nabii Isaya*

Kwa ajili ya Sioni, sitanyamaza, kwa ajili ya Yerusalemu sitatulia,
mpaka haki yake itokee k**a mapambazuko, na wokovu wake uwake k**a mwenge. Hapo mataifa wataiona haki yako, nao
wafalme wote utukufu wako; nawe utaitwa jina jipya, lenye kutajwa kwa kinywa cha BWANA. Utakuwa taji lenye kumetameta mkononi mwa BWANA, na kilemba cha kifalme mkononi mwa
Mungu wako. Hutaitwa tena, "Yule aliyeachwa," wala nchi yako haitaitwa tena, "Jangwa." Bali watakuita, "Furaha yangu imo ndani yake," na nchi yako, "Bibi harusi wangu." Maana BWANA
amependezwa nawe, na nchi yako itaolewa naye. K**a kijana anavyomwoa bikira, hivyo aliyekujenga atakuoa wewe; na k**a
bwana harusi anavyomfurahia bibi harusi, hivyo Mungu wako
atafurahishwa nawe.

*Neno la Bwana.*

*ZABURI YA KUITIKIZANA*
Zaburi 89:4-5, 16-17,27 na 29 (K. 2a)

*K. Fadhili za Bwana nitaziimba milele.*

Nimefunga agano na mteule wangu;
nimemwapia Daudi, mtumishi wangu:
nitawasimika wazao wako hata milele,
nitaimarisha kiti cha ufalme wako kwa vizazi vyote.
*K.*

Heri taifa linalokujua,
waendao ee Bwana, katika mwanga wako.
Wanafurahiwa na jina lako mchana kutwa;
nao kwa haki yako wanatukuza kwa kushangilia.
*K.*

Yeye ataniita, 'Wewe ni Baba yangu,
Mungu wangu na mwamba wa wokovu wangu!"
Nitamhifadhia fadhili zangu hata milele:
na agano langu kwake litadumu daima.
*K.*

*SOMO LA PILI*
Matendo ya Mitume 13:16-17.22-25

_Paulo anamshuhudia Kristo, mwana wa Daudi._

*Somo katika kitabu cha Matendo ya Mitume*

Paulo alisimama [kwenye Sinagogi ya Antiokia), akawaashiria kwa mkono, akasema, "Enyi Waisraeli na ninyi mnaomcha
Mungu, sikilizeni. Mungu wa taifa hili la Israeli aliwachagua baba
zetu, akalikuza taifa ugenini katika nchi ya Misri. Akawahamisha huko kwa mkono mnyofu. Baadaye alimweka Daudi awe mfalme wao; naye alimthibitisha kwa maneno haya, 'Nimemkuta Daudi.
mwana wa Yese, aliye kadiri ya moyo wangu naye atatimiza yote nitakayo.' Katika ukoo wake Mungu amewaletea Waisraeli
mwokozi, ndiye Yesu, k**a alivyoahidi. Kuja kwake hadharani kulitangazwa na Yohane alipowahubiria watu wote wa Israeli
ubatizo wa toba kabla ya kuja kwake; Yohane alipotimiza mwendo
wake, aliwaambia watu, 'Mimi si yeye mnayenidhania. Lakini
angalieni, anakuja mmoja nyuma yangu; ambaye mimi sistahili kulegeza viatu vya miguu yake.'"

*Neno la Bwana.*

*SHANGILIO LA INJILI*

*Aleluya. Aleluya.*
Kesho uovu wa dunia utashindwa:
mwokozi wa dunia atatutawala.
*Aleluya.*

*INJILI*
Mathayo 1: 1-25

_Ukoo wa Yesu Kristo, mwana wa Daudi_

*Mwanzo wa Injili takatifu ilivyoandikwa na Mathayo*

Kitabu cha ukoo wa Yesu Kristo, mwana wa Daudi, mwana wa Abrahamu. Abrahamu alimzaa Isaka, Isaka alimzaa Yakobo,
Yakobo alimzaa Yuda na ndugu zake, Yuda alimzaa Peresi na Zera kwa Tamari, Peresi alimzaa Esromu, Esromu alimzaa Aramu. Aramu alimzaa Aminadabu, Aminadabu alimzaa Nashoni, Nashoni alimzaa Salmoni. Salmoni alimzaa Boazi kwa Rahabu,
Boazi alimzaa Obedi kwa Ruthu, Obedi alimzaa Yese. Yese alimzaa Mfalme Daudi. Daudi alimzaa Sulemani kwa mke wa
Uria. Sulemani alimzaa Rehoboamu, Rehoboamu alimzaa Abiya, Abiya alimzaa Asa. Asa alimzaa Yehoshafati, Yehoshafati alimzaa Yoramu; Yoramu alimzaa Uzia. Uzia alimzaa Yothamu, Yothamu alimzaa Ahazi, Ahazi alimzaa Hezekia. Hezekia alimzaa Manase, Manase alimzaa Amoni, Amoni alimzaa Yosia. Yosia alimzaa
Yekonia na ndugu zake wakati wa uhamisho wa Babiloni. Na baada ya uhamisho wa Babiloni, Yekonia alimzaa Shealtieli, Shealtieli alimzaa Zerubabeli. Zerubabeli alimzaa Abihudi. Abihudi alimzaa Eliakimu, Eliakimu alimzaa Azori, Azori alimzaa Sadoki, Sadoki
alimzaa Akimu, Akimu alimzaa Eliudi, Eliudi alimzaa Eleazari,
Eleazari alimzaa Mathani, Mathani alimzaa Yakobo. Yakobo alimzaa Yosefu, mumewe Maria aliyemzaa Yesu aitwaye Kristo. Basi vizazi vyote tangu Abrahamu hadi Daudi ni vizazi kuni na vinne; na tangu Daudi hadi ule uhamisho wa Babiloni ni vizazi kumi na vinne; na tangu uhamisho wa Babiloni hadi Kristo ni
vizazi kumi na vinne.
☆Kuzaliwa kwa Yesu Kristo kulikuwa hivi. Maria, mama yake, alipokuwa ameposwa na Yosefu, kabla hawajakaa pamoja, alionekana ana mimba kwa uwezo wa Roho Mtakatifu. Mumewe Yosefu akiwa mtu mwadilifu, hakupenda
kumwaibisha hadharani. Basi, akanuia kumwacha kwa siri. Alipokuwa akifikiria hayo, tazama, malaika wa Bwana alimtokea katika ndoto, akasema, Yosefu, mwana wa Daudi, usiogope
kumchukua Maria kuwa mke wako, maana mimba yake ameipata kwa uwezo wa Roho Mtakatifu. Atamzaa mwana, nawe utampa jina "Yesu'". Maana yeye atawaokoa watu wake katika dhambi zao." Hayo yote yametendeka, ili neno alilonena Bwana kwa njia
ya nabii litimie, kwamba "Tazama, bikira atachukua mimba na kuzaa mwana, naye watamwita Emanueli, maana yake, "Mungu
pamoja nasi." Yosefu alipoamka kutoka usingizini, alifanya k**a malaika wa Bwana alivyomwagiza, akampokea mkewe nyumbani kwake. Lakini hakumjua hata alipomzaa mwanawe. Akampa jina lake Yesu.☆

_Somo fupi, Mathayo 1: 18-25. Soma katia ya ☆._

12/24/2025

MASOMO YA MISA,
JUMATANO, 24 DESEMBA 2025
JUMA YA 4 YA MAJILIO

SOMO 1
2Sam. 7:1-5, 8-11, 16

Ikawa, mfalme Daudi alipokuwa akikaa katika nyumba yake, hapo Bwana alipomstarehesha, asiudhiwe na adui zake waliomzunguka pande zote, mfalme akamwambia Nathani, nabii, Angalia sasa, mimi ninakaa nyumba mierezi, bali sanduku la Mungu linakaa ndani ya mapazia. Nathani akamwambia mfalme, Haya, fanya yote yaliyomo moyoni mwako; maana Bwana yu pamoja nawe.
Ikawa usiku uo huo, neno la Bwana likamfikia Nathani kusema, Enenda, ukamwambie mtumishi wangu, Daudi, Bwana asema hivi, Je! Wewe utanijengea nyumba, nikae ndani yake? Nalikutwa katika z**i la kondoo, katika kuwaandama kondoo ili uwe mkuu juu ya watu wangu, juu ya Israeli; nami nimekuwa pamoja nawe kila ulikokwenda, na kuwakatilia mbali adui zako wote mbele yako; nami nitakufanyia jina kuu, k**a jina la wakuu walioko duniani. Tena nitawaagizia mahali watu wangu Israeli, nami nitawapanda, wapate kukaa mahali pao wenyewe, wasiondolewe tena; wala wana wa uovu hawatawatesa tena, k**a hapo kwanza; naam, k**a vilivyokuwa tangu siku ile nilipowaamuru waamuzi, wawe juu ya watu wangu Israeli; nami nitakustarehesha mbele ya adui zako wote.
Tena Bwana anakuambia ya kwamba Bwana atakujengea nyumba. Na nyumba yako, na ufalme wako, vitathibitishwa milele mbele yako. Nacho kiti chako kitafanywa imara milele.

Neno la Bwana… Tumshukuru Mungu.

ZABURI YA KUITIKIZANA.
Zab. 89:1-4, 27, 29 (K) 1

(K) Fadhili za Bwana nitaziimba milele.

Fadhili za Bwana nitaziimba milele;
Kwa kinywa change nitavijulisha vizazi vyote uaminifu wako.
Maana nimesema, fadhili zitajengwa milele;
Katika mbingu utauthibitisha uaminifu wako. (K)

Nimefanya agano na mteule wangu,
Nimemwapia Daudi, mtumishi wangu.
Wazao wako nitawafanya imara milele;
Nitakijenga kiti chako cha enzi hata milele. (K)

Nami nitamjalia kuwa mzaliwa wangu wa kwanza;
Kuwa juu sana kuliko wafalme wa dunia.
Wazao wake nao nitawadumisha milele,
Na kiti chake cha enzi k**a siku za mbingu. (K)

SHANGILIO

Aleuya, aleluya,
Ee Utokaye Mashariki, Uliye mnga’ao wa mwanga wa milele na jua la haki, Njoo kuwaangazia wakaao gizani na katika kivuli cha mauti.
Aleluya.

INJILI
Lk. 1:67-79

Siku ile, Zakaria, baba yake Yohane alijazwa Roho Mtakatifu, akatabiri, akisema, Atukuzwe Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, kwa kuwa amewajia watu wake, na kuwakomboa. Ametusimamishia pembe ya wokovu katika mlango wa Daudi, mtumishi wake. K**a alivyosema tangu mwanzo kwa kinywa cha manabii wake watakatifu; tuokolewe na adui zetu na mikononi mwao wote wanaotuchukia; ili kuwatendea rehema baba zetu, na kulikumbuka agano lake takatifu; uapo aliomwambpia Ibrahimu, baba yetu, ya kwamba atatujalia sisi, tuokoke mikononi mwa adui zetu, na kumwabudu pasipo hofu, kwa utakatifu na kwa haki mbele zake siku zetu zote.
Nawe, mtoto, utaitwa nabii wake aliye juu, kwa maana utatangulia mbele za uso wa Bwana umemtengenezea njia zake; uwajulishe watu wake wokovu, katika kusamehewa dhambi zao. Kwa njia ya rehema za Mungu wetu, ambazo kwa hizo mwangaza utokao juu umetufikia, kuwaangaza wakaao katika giza na uvuli wa mauti, na kuiongoza miguu yetu kwenye njia ya Amani.

Neno la Bwana… Sifa kwako Ee Kristo.

12/24/2025

SHALOM

DAY 9 - CHRISTMAS NOVENA
(O Emmanuel - God With Us, Our Hope and Joy)

THURSDAY - 24/12/2025

PRAYER INTENTION
For the Poor and Needy:
Today we pray for the less fortunate, that they may experience Christ's love through our acts of charity and generosity, especially during this holy season.

*MEDITATION*

"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."
—Matthew 25:40

"Share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, cover him, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh."
—Isaiah 58:7.

The birth of Christ in a humble stable speaks volumes about God’s solidarity with the poor and lowly. In Matthew 25:40, Jesus reminds us that serving the less fortunate is serving Him directly. This truth calls us to extend the joy of Christmas beyond our homes to those in need.

Isaiah 58:7 challenges us to recognize the divine image in every person, especially those who are hungry, homeless, or marginalized. Acts of charity and generosity are not optional for Christians—they are integral to living the Gospel. Through these acts, we become bearers of Christ’s light, sharing His love and hope with a broken world.

As we reflect on the needs of others this Christmas, may we open our hearts to give selflessly, remembering that every kind act reveals Christ to the world. In giving, we not only bless others but also encounter Christ in profound and transformative ways.

*In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen*

*I Confess to You*

I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. Amen.

*Come Holy Spirit*

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

*The Lord's Prayer*

Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not Into temptation, but deliver us from evil.Amen.

*Hail Mary*
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us Sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

*Opening prayer*
Heavenly Father, as we pray this novena in preparation for the birth of Your Son, we open our hearts to receive Him. Send us Your grace, so that through our prayers, reflections, and actions, we may encounter Christ anew. May this time of prayer deepen our faith, increase our hope, and kindle our love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

*DAY 9 - CHRISTMAS NOVENA*

(Pause to mention your personal intentions)

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment
In which the Son of God was born
Of the most pure Virgin Mary,
At midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold.
In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God,
To hear my prayers and grant my desires,
Through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, And of His Blessed Mother. Amen.

*Prayer for the Poor and Needy*
O Christ, born in a manger and welcomed by the humble, teach us to see Your face in the poor and needy around us. May our hearts overflow with compassion and our hands with generosity. Inspire us to share our blessings, not out of abundance but out of love, knowing that whatever we do for the least of our brothers and sisters, we do for You. Help us to be Your light in the darkness, bringing hope and joy to those who need it most. Come, Lord Jesus, and dwell in every heart this Christmas. Amen.

*LITANY FOR THE CHRISTMASS NOVENA*

Lord, have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us, Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.

*Response: Blessed are you for ever.*
Blessed are you, Lord God.
Holy is your name.
You have sent your Son to be one of us, our brother.
You chose Mary the Virgin to be His mother.
You love Your people with deepest love.
You have sent Your Son to save us from sin.
Great is Your mercy for Your people.
You fill Your children with joy and peace.
You call us to praise Your name.
Look with love upon Your holy Church.
Send the Spirit of Your Son into our hearts.
Let us bring glory and praise to Your name.
Through Jesus Christ Your Son.
And in the love of Your Holy Spirit.

*Response: We celebrate Your love.*

God of unimaginable love,
on the first Christmas, You became one of us.

God of all humanity,
You offered Your Peace to anyone who would be satisfied with Your presence.

God of the shepherds,
You announced Your arrival among us to the poorest, the most humble.

God of the manger,
You came to us through Your Son in a small and simple place.

God of deliverance,
You came to be one of us in order to deliver all of us.

God of birth,
when You became as we are, You opened Yourself to each of us,
no matter who or what we are.

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*Let us pray....*

God of Christmas,
bless us as we once again celebrate Your coming into Your creation.
May the joy of Your birth fill our hearts,
and may Your love guide our lives,
now and forever. Amen.

*Glory be to the Father*

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

*In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen*

12/23/2025

Catholic Mass Daily Readings,Tuesday December 23, 2025
FORTH WEEK OF ADVENT

ST JOHN OF KANTY, P. (Opt Commem.)

Vestment: Purple/White
Today’s Rosary: The Sorrowful Mysteries

Entrance Antiphon Cf. Is 9: 5; Ps 71: 17
A child shall be born for us, and he will be called God, the Almighty; every tribe of the earth shall be blest in him.

Collect
Almighty ever-living God, as we see how the Nativity of your Son according to the flesh draws near, we pray that to us, your unworthy servants, mercy may flow from your Word, who chose to become flesh of the Virgin Mary and establish among us his dwelling, Jesus Christ our Lord. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

FIRST READING:
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes.
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Malachi (Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24)

Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I send my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner fire and like fullers soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, till they present right offerings to the Lord. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years. “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a curse.”

The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
(Psalm 25:4-5ab. 8-9, 10, 14 (R. see Luke 21:28)) .

R/. Look up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.

O Lord, make me know your ways.
Teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth, and teach me;
for you are the God of my salvation. R/.

Good and upright is the Lord;
he shows the way to sinners.
He guides the humble in right
judgement; to the humble he teaches his way. R/.
R/. Look up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.

All the Lord’s paths are mercy and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and commands.
The Lord’s secret is for those who fear him;
to them he reveals his covenant. R/.

ALLELUIA
Alleluia. Alleluia. Come, O King of the nations and cornerstone of the Church! Come and save man, whom you formed from the clay of the earth. Alleluia.

GOSPEL
The birth of John the Baptist.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Luke 1: 57-66)

The time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a son. And her neighbours and kins folk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they would have named him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said, “Not so; he shall be called John.” And they said to her, “None of your kindred is called by this name.” And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he would have him called. And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all marvelled. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. And fear came on all their neighbours. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea; and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.

The Gospel of the Lord.

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