FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT - YEAR A
Readings
First: Isaiah 2: 1-5 - Isaiah's vision about Jerusalem: the mountain of the Lord's temple with tower above other mountains - people will go to it. and be taught God's ways ... they will hammer their swords into plowshares ... and live in the eternal peace of God's kingdom.
Psalm 121 : I rejoiced when I heard them say "let us go to God's house" / It is there that the tribes go up / For the peace of Jerusalem pray / For the love of my brethren and friends
Second: Romans 13: 11-14 - wake up, our salvation is near ... live in the light.
Gospel: Matthew 24:37-44 - Stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming.
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Picture: "The Last Judgment" (1536-1541), by Michelangelo (1475–1564), in Sistine Chapel, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City. Public Domain.
