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Today’s readings Today is Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is Latin for “rejoice,” reflecting the first word of the entrance antiphon for today which says, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near.” On this Sunday, we take a … Continued
Today’s readings Happy New Year! Today is, as you probably know, the new year of the Church, that new year we always begin on the First Sunday of Advent. As we light the advent candles, we imbue the year ahead … Continued
Today’s readings I don’t know about you, but I always find this weekend after Thanksgiving to be a little strange. Here is a weekend when we can barely clear the plates at the Thanksgiving dinner table before we have to … Continued
Today’s readings There’s a parenthetical sentence that comes right at the end of today’s Gospel reading that really ought to give us pause. Once again, it says this: (All the people who listened, including the tax collectors,who were baptized with … Continued
Today’s readings “Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight his paths!” Today’s Gospel reading is very interesting, I think. The beginning of the passage names important people at that particular time in Israel: Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate, Herod, Philip … Continued
Today’s readings Happy New Year! I know, as I say that, that we are still more than a month away from the end of the year. But I also know that you know that I’m speaking of the new year … Continued
Today’s readings The whole progression of Advent is one that has always captured my imagination. I see Advent as a kind of dawning of a new day. Just as the day doesn’t come all at once, so Advent progresses and … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s readings and liturgy call us to rejoice. That’s the reason for the rose-colored vestments and the more joyful tone of today’s readings. This is called Gaudete Sunday: gaudete being Latin for “rejoice,” the first word of today’s introit or proper entrance antiphon which … Continued
Today’s readings There’s a little more light today. As we get toward these last days of Advent, we find ourselves in a time when more light is beginning to shine. More and more of the candles on our Advent wreath … Continued
Today’s readings One of my favorite things about the season of Advent is the people we meet along the way. In the early days of Advent we have celebrated the Immaculate Conception of Mary as well as Our Lady of … Continued
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