THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - YEAR A
Readings
First: Isaiah 35: 1-6, 10 - Let the wilderness .. bring forth flowers .... look, your God is coming to save you ... those the Lord has ransomed shall return, they shall come to Zion shouting for joy.
Psalm 145 : Come Lord and save us / It is the Lord who keeps faith forever / It is the Lord who gives sight to the blind / It is the Lord who loves the just.
Second: James 5:7-10 - Be patient, do not lose heart because the Lord's coming will be soon.
Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11 - John sends the disciples to ask Jesus "Are you the one who is to come?" Jesus answers by pointing to his works, and tells the people about John's greatness - and that the least in heaven is still greater than him.
Themes
Rejoice / joy: expectation, the blind will see. Awaiting the coming of someone greater than John the Baptist.
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Picture: "Saint John the Baptist in Prison" (1852), by Victor Meirelles (1832–1903), in Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Public Domain.
