Today's Gospel December 17, 2020 with the words of Pope Francis

READING OF THE DAY
From the book of Gènesi
Gn 49,2.8-10

In those days, Jacob called his sons and said:

"Gather and listen, sons of Jacob,
listen to Israel, your father!

Judas, your brothers will praise you;
your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
your father's sons will bow down to you.

A young lion is Judah:
from the prey, my son, you have returned;
he lay down, crouched like a lion
and like a lioness; who will make it up?

The scepter will not be removed from Judas
nor the staff of command between his feet,
until he to whom it belongs comes
and to whom the obedience of the peoples is due ”.

GOSPEL OF THE DAY
From the Gospel according to Matthew
Mt 1,1-17

Genealogy of Jesus Christ son of David, son of Abraham.

Abraham the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah the father of Fares and Zara from Tamar, Fares the father of Esrom, Esrom the father of Aram, Aram the father of Aminadab, Aminadab the father of Naasson, Naassòn the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz of Racab, Booz he begat Obed from Ruth, Obed begat Jesse, Jesse begat king David.

David the father of Solomon from the wife of Uriah, Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abia, Abiaa the father of Asaph, Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Ozia, Ozia the father of Joachatam, Iozia the father of Hezekatam, Jezekat the father of Hezekhazha He was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah, Josiah the father of Jeconia and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

After the deportation to Babylon, Ieconia begat Salatiel, Salatiel begat Zorobabel, Zorobabel begat Abiùd, Abiùd begat Eliachim, Eliachim begat Azor, Azor begat Sadoc, Sadoc begat Achim, Achim begat Eliùd, Eliùd begat Eliùd, Eleazar generated Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, called Christ.

Thus, all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen, from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen, from the deportation to Babylon to Christ fourteen.

WORDS OF THE HOLY FATHER
“We have heard this passage from Matthew's Gospel: but, it's a bit boring isn't it? This generated this, this generated this, this generated this ... It is a list: but it is the path of God! God's path among men, good and bad, because in this list there are saints and there are criminal sinners, too. There is so much sin here. But God is not afraid: he walks. Walk with his people ”. (Santa Marta, 8 September 2015