THIRD SORROW AND JOY

The Circumcision of Jesus Christ

(Luke 2, 21. Today’s English Version – Second Edition 1992)

A week later, when the time came for the baby to be circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given him before he had been conceived.


Silent Reflection

Prayer

Dear St Joseph, the Christ Child shed his first drops of blood in his circumcision. It was his “baptism of blood”, an occasion that gave you and Mary a heart-rending foretaste of his blood shed on the cross. But you were also consoled to remember that Jesus came to save his people from their sins.

In moments of trials, may we never fail to call on that sweet name you gave our Lord, that name your lips have lovingly and frequently uttered, the only name where we can truly find salvation.

We remember in our prayers those who are persecuted because of their faith, those who are discriminated against because of their race or belief, and the perpetrators of these evils, that like you they may pray to the Father through the powerful name of Jesus, enabling them to break from the oppressive bondage of persecution, discrimination, and other illnesses of society. Lastly, we also remember our particular intentions…Amen.

1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, and 1 Glory Be

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