Catholic Daily Reading 19th March 2012

"But it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:
Go, and say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord: Shalt thou build me a house to dwell in?
And when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of the bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
He shall build a house to my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom fore ever.
I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and if he commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.
But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before my face."
2 Samuel 7.4-5,12-14,16

"The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.
For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens: thy truth shall be prepared in them.
I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant:
Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation.
He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation.
I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him."
Psalm 89.2-3,4-5,27,29

"And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost.
Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.
But while he thought on these things, behold the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.
And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus. For he shall save his people from their sins.
And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife."
Matthew 1.16,18-21,24

"Let us not therefore judge one another any more. But judge this rather, that you put not a stumblingblock or a scandal in your brother's way.
Let not then our good be evil spoken of.
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink: but justice and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.
For he that in this serveth Christ pleaseth God and is approved of men.
Hast thou faith? Have it to thyself before God. Blessed is he that condemneth not himself in that which he alloweth."
Romans 4.13,16-18,22