
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Year B
La Sagrada Familia
December 27th, 2026
Feast Day: holy-family-b
Psalms / Salmos
Entrance Antiphon
The shepherds went in haste,
and found Mary and Joseph and the Infant lying in a manger.
(Luke 2:16)
Antífona de Entrada
Llegaron los pastores a toda prisa y encontraron a María y a José,
y al niño recostado en un pesebre.
(Lucas 2, 16)
First Reading
Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3
The word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying:
“Fear not, Abram!
I am your shield;
I will make your reward very great.”
But Abram said,
“O Lord GOD, what good will your gifts be,
if I keep on being childless
and have as my heir the steward of my house, Eliezer?”
Abram continued,
“See, you have given me no offspring,
and so one of my servants will be my heir.”
Then the word of the LORD came to him:
“No, that one shall not be your heir;
your own issue shall be your heir.”
The Lord took Abram outside and said,
“Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can.
Just so, ” he added, “shall your descendants be.”
Abram put his faith in the LORD,
who credited it to him as an act of righteousness.
The LORD took note of Sarah as he had said he would;
he did for her as he had promised.
Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age,
at the set time that God had stated.
Abraham gave the name Isaac to this son of his
whom Sarah bore him.
Primera Lectura
Génesis 15, 1-6; 21, 1-3
En aquel tiempo, el Señor se le apareció a Abram y le dijo:
No temas, Abram.
Yo soy tu protector y tu recompensa será muy grande.
Abram le respondió:
Señor, Señor mío, ¿qué me vas a poder dar, puesto que voy a morir sin hijos? Ya que no me has dado descendientes, un criado de mi casa será mi heredero.
Pero el Señor le dijo:
Ese no será tu heredero, sino uno que saldrá de tus entrañas.
Y haciéndolo salir de la casa, le dijo:
Mira el cielo y cuenta las estrellas, si puedes.
Luego añadió: Así será tu descendencia.
Abram creyó lo que el Señor le decía, y por esa fe,
el Señor lo tuvo por justo.
Poco tiempo después, el Señor tuvo compasión de Sara,
como lo había dicho y le cumplió lo que le había prometido.
Ella concibió y le dio a Abraham un hijo en su vejez,
en el tiempo que Dios había predicho.
Abraham le puso por nombre Isaac al hijo que le había nacido de Sara.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
Response:
The Lord remembers his covenant forever.
Verse 1:
Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name;
make known among the nations his deeds.
Sing to him, sing his praise,
proclaim all his wondrous deeds.
Verse 2:
Glory in his holy name;
rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!
Look to the LORD in his strength;
constantly seek his face.
Verse 3:
You descendants of Abraham, his servants,
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
He, the LORD, is our God;
throughout the earth his judgments prevail.
Verse 4:
He remembers forever his covenant
which he made binding for a thousand generations
which he entered into with Abraham
and by his oath to Isaac.
Salmo Responsorial
Salmo 104, 1b-2. 3-4. 5-6. 8-9
Respuesta:
El Señor se acuerda de su alianza eternamente.
Estrofa 1:
Den a conocer las hazañas del Señor a los pueblos;
cántenle al son de instrumentos,
hablen de sus maravillas.
Estrofa 2:
Gloríense de su nombre santo,
que se alegren los que buscan al Señor.
Recurran al Señor y a su poder,
busquen continuamente su rostro.
Estrofa 3:
Recuerden las maravillas que hizo,
sus prodigios, las sentencias de su boca.
¡Estirpe de Abraham, su siervo,
hijos de Jacob, su elegido!
Estrofa 4:
Se acuerda de su alianza eternamente,
de la palabra dada, por mil generaciones;
de la alianza sellada con Abraham,
del juramento hecho a Isaac.
Second Reading
Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19
Brothers and sisters:
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place
that he was to receive as an inheritance;
he went out, not knowing where he was to go.
By faith he received power to generate,
even though he was past the normal age
and Sarah herself was sterile
for he thought that the one who had made the promise was trustworthy.
So it was that there came forth from one man,
himself as good as dead,
descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky
and as countless as the sands on the seashore.
By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac,
and he who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son,
of whom it was said,
Through Isaac descendants shall bear your name.
He reasoned that God was able to raise even from the dead,
and he received Isaac back as a symbol.
Segunda Lectura
Hebreos 11, 8. 11-12. 17-19
Hermanos:
Por su fe, Abraham, obediente al llamado de Dios,
y sin saber a dónde iba,
partió hacia la tierra que habría de recibir como herencia.
Por su fe, Sara, aun siendo estéril y a pesar de su avanzada edad,
pudo concebir un hijo,
porque creyó que Dios habría de ser fiel a la promesa;
y así, de un solo hombre, ya anciano,
nació una descendencia, numerosa como las estrellas del cielo
e incontable como las arenas del mar.
Por su fe, Abraham, cuando Dios le puso una prueba,
se dispuso a sacrificar a Isaac, su hijo único,
garantía de la promesa, porque Dios le había dicho:
De Isaac nacerá la descendencia que ha de llevar tu nombre.
Abraham pensaba, en efecto, que Dios tiene poder hasta para resucitar a los muertos; por eso le fue devuelto Isaac,
que se convirtió así en un símbolo profético.
Gospel Acclamation
Hebrews 1:1-2
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets;
in these last days, he has spoken to us through the Son.
Aclamación antes del Evangelio
Hebreos 1, 1-2
En diversas ocasiones
Dios habló a nuestros padres por medio de los profetas,
hasta que en estos días, que son los últimos,
nos habló por medio de su Hijo.
Gospel
Luke 2:22-40
When the days were completed for their purification
according to the law of Moses,
they took him up to Jerusalem
to present him to the Lord,
just as it is written in the law of the Lord,
Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,
and to offer the sacrifice of
a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,
in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon.
This man was righteous and devout,
awaiting the consolation of Israel,
and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit
that he should not see death
before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.
He came in the Spirit into the temple;
and when the parents brought in the child Jesus
to perform the custom of the law in regard to him,
he took him into his arms and blessed God, saying:
“Now, Master, you may let your servant go
in peace, according to your word,
for my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you prepared in sight of all the peoples,
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and glory for your people Israel.”
The child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him;
and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother,
“Behold, this child is destined
for the fall and rise of many in Israel,
and to be a sign that will be contradicted
and you yourself a sword will pierce
so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
There was also a prophetess, Anna,
the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher.
She was advanced in years,
having lived seven years with her husband after her marriage,
and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.
She never left the temple,
but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer.
And coming forward at that very time,
she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child
to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem.
When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions
of the law of the Lord,
they returned to Galilee,
to their own town of Nazareth.
The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom;
and the favor of God was upon him.
Evangelio
Lucas 2, 22-40
Transcurrido el tiempo de la purificación de María,
según la ley de Moisés,
ella y José llevaron al niño a Jerusalén
para presentarlo al Señor,
[de acuerdo con lo escrito enla ley:
Todo primogénito varón será consagrado al Señor,
y también para ofrecer, como dice la ley,
un par de tórtolas o dos pichones.
Vivía en Jerusalén un hombre llamado Simeón,
varón justo y temeroso de Dios, que aguardaba el consuelo de Israel;
en él moraba el Espíritu Santo,
el cual le había revelado que no moriría sin haber visto antes al Mesías del Señor.
Movido por el Espíritu, fue al templo,
y cuando José y María entraban con el niño Jesús para cumplir con lo prescrito por la ley,
Simeón lo tomó en brazos y bendijo a Dios, diciendo:
Señor, ya puedes dejar morir en paz a tu siervo,
según lo que me habías prometido,
porque mis ojos han visto a tu Salvador,
al que has preparado para bien de todos los pueblos;
luz que alumbra a las naciones
y gloria de tu pueblo, Israel.
El padre y la madre del niño estaban admirados de semejantes palabras. Simeón los bendijo, y a María, la madre de Jesús, le anunció:
Este niño ha sido puesto para ruina y resurgimiento de muchos en Israel,
como signo que provocará contradicción,
para que queden al descubierto los pensamientos de todos los corazones.
Y a ti, una espada te atravesará el alma.
Había también una profetisa, Ana,
hija de Fanuel, de la tribu de Aser.
Era una mujer muy anciana.
De joven, había vivido siete años casada y tenía ya ochenta y cuatro años de edad.
No se apartaba del templo ni de día ni de noche,
sirviendo a Dios con ayunos y oraciones.
Ana se acercó en aquel momento,
dando gracias a Dios y hablando del niño
a todos los que aguardaban la liberación de Israel.
Y cuando cumplieron todo lo que prescribía la ley del Señor,
se volvieron a Galilea,
a su ciudad de Nazaret.
El niño iba creciendo y fortaleciéndose, se llenaba de sabiduría
y la gracia de Dios estaba con él.
Offertory Antiphon
In you, O Lord, I have placed my hope;
I said, You are my God, my times are in your hands.
(Psalm 89:12. 15a)
Antífona de Ofertorio
En ti espero, Señor:
yo dije: tu eres mi Dios,
en tus manos está mi destino.
T.P. Aleluya.
(Salmo 30, 15 – 16a)
Communion Antiphon
Our God has appeared on the earth, and lived among us.
(Baruch 3:38)
Antífona de Comunión
Nuestro Dios apareció en el mundo y convivió con los hombres.
(Baruc 3, 38)
Lectionary for Mass in the Dioceses of the United States of America, volume I Copyright © 1970, 1997, 1998 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, D.C. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
© 1999 Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica Derechos reservados a favor de OBRA NACIONAL DE LA BUENA PRENSA, A.C. Apartado M-2181. 06000 México, D.F. Orozco y Berra 180. Santa Mariá la Ribera.
© 1970 Comisión Episcopal Española de Liturgia
© 1972 SOBICAIN. Derechos reservados.