ADVENT 2025 – DAY TWO

Why are the nations in an uproar? *    Why do the peoples mutter empty threats?Why do the kings of the earth rise up in revolt,and the princes plot together, *    against the LORD and against his Anointed?[PSALM 2:1-2] ADVENT DAILY OFFICE READINGSAM Psalm 1, 2, 3; PM Psalm 4, 7Amos 2:6-16; 2 Pet. 1:1-11; Matt. 21:1-11 For today’s reflectionContinueContinue reading “ADVENT 2025 – DAY TWO”

ADVENT 2025 – DAY ONE

The LORD loves the righteous;the LORD cares for the stranger;     he sustains the orphan and widow,    but frustrates the way of the wicked.[PSALM 147:8] ADVENT DAILY OFFICE READINGSAM Psalm 146, 147; PM Psalm 111, 112, 113Amos 1:1-5,13-2:8; 1 Thess. 5:1-11; Luke 21:5-19  A few words of introduction to this year’s Advent reflections. I’ve been doing these off andContinueContinue reading “ADVENT 2025 – DAY ONE”

ADVENT DAY TWENTY-THREE

The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.Isaiah 11:2 Monday, December 23, 2024Isaiah 11:1-9   Revelation 20:1-10John 5:30-47 This reading from the prophet Isaiah has become interpreted Christologically to foretell the coming ofContinueContinue reading “ADVENT DAY TWENTY-THREE”