by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“This is how the Birth of Jesus Christ came about. When His Mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. … the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, … it is through the Holy Spirit that this child
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“This Sunday is traditionally called Gaudete Sunday, based on the Introit for the day: Gaudete in Domino semper, iterum dico, Gaudete (Phil 4:4) (Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say, Rejoice). Today, this theme is developed most fully in the 2nd reading, which is from 1 Thessalonians. It also begins with the salutation and imperative, ‘Rejoice always.’ …”
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“‘I am the voice of one crying out in the desert, “make straight the way of the Lord,” as Isaiah the prophet said. … I baptize with water; but there is One among you whom you do not recognize, the One who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. …’”
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“On the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, it is a chance for us to rejoice in the great mercy of our divine Lord and our blessed Lady. …”
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“The Angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, ‘Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.’ …”
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“… As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.’ …”
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“This is one of the Lord’s great precepts: that His Disciples should shake off everything earthly as though it were dust … so as to let themselves be carried heavenward in one great impetus. He exhorts us to overcome sleep, to seek what is above (Col 3:1), to keep our spirits constantly on the alert and cast from our eyes
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Catholic TV Mass for the First Sunday of Advent, Dec. 1, 2017, from Heart of the Nation in Wisconsin. [Click here for Mass Readings] [featured image is file photo]
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Catholic TV Mass for the First Sunday of Advent, Dec. 1, 2017, from Catholic TV in the Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings] [featured image is file photo]
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“Jesus said to His Disciples: ‘Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. … you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning. May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping. What I say to you, I
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