SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT - YEAR A
Readings
First: Isaiah 11: 1-10 - A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse ... as a signal to the nations.
Psalm 71 : In his days justice shall flourish and peace 'til the moon fails / O God give your judgement to the king / For he shall save the poor when they cry / May his name be blessed forever.
Second: Romans 15: 4-9 : Everything written in the scriptures was meant to teach us ... it can only be to God's glory for you to treat each other in the same was as Christ treated you.
Gospel: Matthew 3: 1-12 - John the Baptist preached ... and said "I baptize in water for repentance, the one who follows me is more powerful".
Themes
Justice / social concerns. Preparing for the coming of the Lord - the Kingdom is close at hand.
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Copyright information
Picture: "Tree of Jesse - A piece of a polyptych of the Life of Mary, the mother of Jesus, from Hamburg Cathedral" (1499) by Absolon Stumme (–1510), in National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Public Domain.
