Amo ini ang lista sang mga katigulangan ni Jesu-Cristo nga kaliwat ni David nga kaliwat man ni Abraham.
Si Abraham amay ni Isaac; si Isaac amay ni Jacob; si Jacob amay ni Juda kag sang iya mga utod nga lalaki.
Si Juda amay ni Fares kag ni Zara nga ang ila sini iloy si Tamar. Si Fares amay ni Esrom; si Esrom amay ni Aram.
Si Aram amay ni Aminadab; si Aminadab amay ni Naason; si Naason amay ni Salmon;
si Salmon amay ni Booz kag ang iya sini iloy si Rahab. Si Booz amay ni Obed kag ang iya sini iloy si Rut. Si Obed amay ni Jese;
si Jese amay ni Haring David. Si David amay ni Salomon kag ang iya sini iloy amo ang asawa anay ni Urias;
Si Salomon amay ni Roboam; si Roboam amay ni Abias; si Abias amay ni Asa;
si Asa amay ni Josafat; si Josafat amay ni Joram; si Joram amay ni Ozias; si Ozias amay ni Joatam; si Joatam amay ni Acas; si Acas amay ni Ezequias.
Si Ezequias amay ni Manases; si Manases amay ni Amon; si Amon amay ni Josias;
si Josias amay ni Jeconias kag sang iya mga utod nga lalaki, sang panahon nga ang mga taga-Israel ginbihag pa Babilonia.
Sa tapos mabihag ang mga taga-Israel sa Babilonia, amo pa ini ang mga katigulangan ni Jesus: si Jeconias amay ni Salatiel; si Salatiel amay ni Zorobabel;
si Zorobabel amay ni Abiud; si Abiud amay ni Eliaquim; si Eliaquim amay ni Azor;
si Azor amay ni Sadoc; si Sadoc amay ni Aquim; si Aquim amay ni Eliud;
si Eliud amay ni Eleazar; si Eleazar amay ni Matan; si Matan amay ni Jacob;
si Jacob amay ni Jose, nga bana ni Maria nga amo ang iloy ni Jesus nga ginatawag Cristo.
Amo ini ang pagkatawo ni Jesu-Cristo. Ang iya iloy nga si Maria kalasalon na kay Jose, pero sa wala pa sila makasal nasapwan ni Maria nga nagabusong na sia sa gahom sang Espiritu Santo.
Si Jose nga kalasalon sa iya isa ka tawo nga nagahimo sing matarong, pero indi sia luyag nga mahuy-an si Maria sa mga tawo. Gani ginpakamaayo niya ang pagbiya sa iya sa tago lang.
Samtang ginabinagbinag ni Jose ini nga butang, ang isa ka anghel sang Ginoo nagpakita sa iya sa damgo nga nagasiling, "Jose, kaliwat ni David, indi ka magkahadlok sa pagpangasawa kay Maria, kay ang Espiritu Santo amo ang naglalang sang ginabusong niya.
Magaanak sia sing lalaki, kag pagahingalanan mo sia nga Jesus, kay magaluwas sia sang iya mga tawo sa ila mga sala."
Karon ini tanan nahanabo agod mapamatud-an ang ginhambal sang Ginoo paagi sa propeta,
"Ang isa ka ulay magabusong kag magaanak sang isa ka bata nga lalaki, kag pagatawgon sia nga Emanuel" (nga kon sayuron, "Ang Dios kaupod naton").
Prayers:
"Lord Jesus, you came to save us from sin and the power of death. May I
always rejoice in your salvation and trust in your plan for my life".
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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:
Do you rejoice in the promises of God and trust in his saving plan for your life? There is a long venerable tradition among many Christians of celebrating the birth of Mary, the mother of Jesus our Savior, on this day. Her birth prepared for our redemption in Jesus Christ. Matthew begins his gospel with the geneology of Jesus from Abraham's lineage through the line of David, King of Israel. Matthew concludes his geneology by stating that both Mary, Jesus' mother and Joseph, his foster father, came from the line of David. Mary was asked to assume in faith a burden of tremendous responsibility. It had never been heard of before that a child could be born without a natural father. Mary was asked to accept this miraculous exception to the laws of nature. That required faith and trust. Second, Mary was not yet married. Pregnancy outside of wedlock was not tolerated in those days. Mary was only espoused to Joseph, and such an engagement had to last for a whole year. She was asked to assume a great risk. She could have been rejected by Joseph, by her family, by all her own people. Mary knew that Joseph and her family would not understand without revelation from God. She nonetheless believed and trusted in God's promises. Joseph, a just and God-fearing man, believed the message given to him to take Mary as his wife and to accept the child in her womb as the promised Messiah. Like Mary, Joseph is a model of faith for us. He is a faithful witness and servant of God's unfolding plan of redemption. Are you willing to trust and obey the Lord as Mary and Joseph did?
What is the significance of Matthew's genealogy? His genealogy is arranged in three sections portraying three great stages in the spiritual history of the people of the old covenant. The first stage begins with Abraham, the father of the chosen people, and ends with David, God's anointed King. The second stage takes us to the exile of God's people in Babylon. This is the period of Israel's shame and disaster due to her unfaithfulness. The third stage takes us to Jesus, God's anointed Messiah. Jesus the Messiah is the direct descent of Abraham and David, and the rightful heir to David's throne. God in his mercy fulfilled his promises to Abraham and to David that he would send a Savior and a King to rule over the house of Israel and to deliver them from their enemies. Jesus is the fulfillment of all God's promises. He is the hope not only for the people of the Old Covenant but for all nations as well. He is the Savior of the world. In him we receive adoption into a royal priesthood and holy nation as sons and daughters of the living God (see 1 Peter 1:9). Do you recognize your spiritual genealogy and do you accept God as your Father and Jesus as the sovereign King and Lord of your life?
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