Today's Gospel reading

Liturgical Day: December 17, Tuesday
   Gospel (Mt 1, 1-17): book of the generation of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah the father of Tamar, a Phares and Zara, Phares begat Esrom, Esrom begat Aram, Aram begat Amminadab, Amminadab engrendró to Naasson, Naasson father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Rahab, Boaz, Boaz the father of Ruth, Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, Jesse begat David the king.

David begot, which was the wife of Uriah, Solomon, Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asaph, Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah, Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brethren, when the deportation to Babylon.

After the deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel the father of Abihud, Abihud begat Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud begat Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob , and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

Your brother in Christ, Father Santiago