Author: CM

12 December 2022

I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near—a star shall come out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel;it shall crush the borderlands of Moab, and the territory of all the Shethites. From Numbers 24:2-7,15-17, NRSV In today’s reading we hear the prophecy of Balaam who was the least…
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11 December 2022 3rd Sunday of Advent

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom;like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing.The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. From Isaiah 35:1-10, NRSV…
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10 December 2022

Then Elijah arose, a prophet like fire, and his word burned like a torch.He brought a famine upon them, and by his zeal he made them few in number.By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens, and also three times brought down fire.How glorious you were, Elijah, in your wondrous deeds! Whose…
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9 December 2022

O that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your prosperity would have been like a river, and your success like the waves of the sea;your offspring would have been like the sand, and your descendants like its grains;their name would never be cut off or destroyed from before me. From Isaiah 48:17-19, NRSV In…
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8 December 2022 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ He said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’ He said, ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you…
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7 December 2022

To whom then will you compare me, or who is my equal? says the Holy One.Lift up your eyes on high and see: Who created these?He who brings out their host and numbers them, calling them all by name;because he is great in strength, mighty in power, not one is missing. From Isaiah 40:25-31, NRSV…
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6 December 2022

Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to herthat she has served her term, that her penalty is paid,that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. From Isaiah 40:1-11, NRSV In today’s first reading, we hear further words of consolation for God’s people. Although it…
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5 December 2022

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom;like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing.The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. From Isaiah 35:1-10, NRSV…
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4 December 2022 2nd Sunday of Advent

A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots…He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;he shall strike the earth with…
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3 December 2022

Truly, O people in Zion, inhabitants of Jerusalem, you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when he hears it, he will answer you. Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide…
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