列印 The pagan prophet has been able to see Christ a long way.
Yet the chief priests and the teachers of the Law can't recognize,
and fear is blinding them.
This is why they ask about Jesus' authority.
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Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17a
He looked up and saw
列印 "The Lord is always near"
His presence is a constant source of hope.
This solace, strength and peace offering a powerful anchor.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10
Let the wilderness
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St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
I am a nobody. I am a small rope, a tiny ladder, the fail end, a leaf, and you send me to a place I would never visit.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Isaiah 40:1-115g
Be comforted,
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St. Lucy, virgin and martyr
You cannot bend my will to your purpose;
whatever you do to my body, that cannot happen to me.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11
Then came the prophet Elijah,
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＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Genesis 3:9-15, 20
The Lord God
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列印 "Mary is to share God's love"
serving as a "bridge" or "mother"
offering hope and a model for responding to God's will.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Zechariah 2:14-17
(or Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab)
"Sing and rejoice,
列印
“prepare the way of the Lord.”
Removing all obstacles which stand in the Lord’s way preventing him from coming.
Every mountain and hill should be brought low and every valley be lifted up.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Isaiah 11:1-10
From the stump of Jesse,
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St. Damasus I, Pope
He who walked on the sea could calm the bitter waves...
The Lord of Storms Gives Us More Than We Can ...
"He who walked on the sea could calm the bitter waves,"
It demonstrates Jesus's unique authority as God's Son,
not just over people, but over the natural world.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Isaiah 41:13-20
For I, the Lord your God,
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St. Nicholas, bishop
The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic God's giving,
by grace, through faith, and this is not of ourselves.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26
O people of Zion
列印 "We are to learn his way of love."
Jesus reminds us that his way is the way of love,
and there is no true love without Christ’s self-sacrifice.
Isaiah 40:25-31
To whom, then,
列印 The Messiah, "Son of David, help us!
The title "Saviour" signifies his role in delivering people from their sins.
It is a cry of anguish and desperation,
but also of hope, as those who cry out believe
that Jesus can and will provide healing, restore them, and set them free.
＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊
Isaiah 29:17-24
In a very short time,
