AUGUST 2, 2025 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS
Luke 1:26-38
Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was
sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to
a virgin betrothed[a] to a man
whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O
favored one, the Lord is with you!”[b] 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and
tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And
the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with
God. 31 And behold, you will conceive
in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of
the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father
David, 33 and he will reign over the
house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will
this be, since I am a virgin?”[c]
35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy
Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you;
therefore the child to be born[d] will be
called holy—the Son of God. 36 And
behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and
this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant[e] of the
Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
Footnotes
- Luke 1:27 That is,
legally pledged to be married
- Luke 1:28 Some
manuscripts add Blessed are you among women!
- Luke 1:34 Greek since
I do not know a man
- Luke 1:35 Some
manuscripts add of you
- Luke 1:38 Greek bondservant;
also verse 48
Psalm 9:1-2
I Will Recount Your Wonderful Deeds
[a] To the
choirmaster: according to Muth-labben.[b] A Psalm of
David.
9 I will give
thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
I
will recount all of your wonderful deeds.
2 I will be glad and exult in you;
I
will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Footnotes
- Psalm 9:1 Psalms
9 and 10 together follow an acrostic pattern, each stanza
beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the
Septuagint they form one psalm
- Psalm 9:1 Probably a
musical or liturgical term
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