The lord be with you. A reading of the holy gospel according to Saint Matthew. Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Notice. He's called her husband.
It was of her that Jesus who is called the Messiah was born. Now, this is how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, So, that engagement amounted legally to being married. Keep it in mind. So, when the mother of Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the power of the holy spirit.
Joseph, her husband, an upright man. Keep that word in mind. The translation is upright. Joseph, her husband, an upright man, unwilling to expose her to the law. The law said she should be stoned to death by the community.
So Joseph, unwilling to expose her to the law, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream and said to him, Joseph, son of David, have no fear about taking Mary as your wife. It is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived this child. She is to have a son. Notice that.
Sex has been has been predicted. She is to have a son and you are to name him Jesus because he will save his people from their sins. Now when Joseph woke up, he did exactly as the angel of the Lord had directed him. And this is the gospel of the Lord.