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4th Week of Advent Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16 When King Saul died, God appointed David to be the next king of Israel. A beautiful palace was ...

4th Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24 In today’s First Reading, the prophet Malachi asks, “Who can endure the Day of His Coming? Who can stand when He ...

4th Week of Advent Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 1:24-28 In today’s First Reading, the Church takes us to the home of Elkanah and Hannah, a pious couple who live in ...

4th Sunday of Advent Scripture Reading: Romans 16:25-27 In today’s Second Reading, the Church takes us to St. Paul’s epistle to the Christians in Rome. Paul has just written a ...

3rd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26-38 Centuries before Jesus came to this world, the people of Israel had been promised a Messiah, one who would come to redeem ...

3rd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Luke 1:5-25 In today’s Gospel, we read about a man and woman who were both considered upright in the sight of the Lord because ...

3rd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Matthew 1:18-25 In today’s Gospel, we see Joseph reaching a decision to divorce Mary quietly after learning that she is carrying a child whom ...

3rd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Psalm 72:1-4, 7-8, 17 Many times, when we go to Mass, we tend to focus only on the Readings and the Gospel, paying very ...

3rd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Matthew 21:28-32 We’re going to be pretty surprised in eternity when we see who makes it to Heaven and who does not! In today’s ...

3rd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Matthew 21:23-27 The chief priests and the elders of Israel, having had enough of Jesus, decided to confront Him as He entered the Temple ...

3rd Sunday of Advent Scripture Reading: Isaiah 61:1-2A, 10-11 All of us who are in Christ have been given the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit of God within us ...

2nd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Matthew 17:9A, 10-13 In today’s Gospel reading, we see the danger of allowing our pre-conceived ideas and notions about God to blind us to ...

2nd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26-38 In today’s Gospel reading, we see the archangel Gabriel bringing to Mary’s attention God’s specific will for her life, and we see ...

2nd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Matthew 11:11-15 In today’s Gospel reading Jesus speaks of violence, but what exactly does He mean by His words? The “violence” of which Christ ...

2nd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Matthew 11:28-30 In today’s Gospel Jesus invites us to enter into His “rest.” The “rest” of which He speaks, however, is a spiritual rest, ...

2nd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Matthew 18:12-14 In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus speaks of the shepherd leaving the 99 sheep on the hills in order to go in search ...

2nd Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 In the book of Genesis, we read about a lot of “firsts,” such as the first man, the first woman, the ...

2nd Sunday of Advent Scripture Reading: Mark 1:1-8 In today’s Gospel, we see St. John the Baptist in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ...

1st Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5A, 6-8 When Jesus looked out on the crowds, He had compassion on them because He saw the condition of their souls. ...

1st Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Isaiah 29:17-24 What makes living in this world so difficult for those who serve the Lord are those who have chosen not to serve ...