November
29, 2015
First
Sunday of Advent
Saint
of the Day: Saint Saturninus, Bishop and Martyr (250)
Reading
1
14The
days are coming, says the LORD, when
I will fulfill the promise I
made to the house of Israel and Judah.[1]
15In
those days, in that time, I
will raise up for David a just shoot; he
shall do what is right and just in the land. 16In
those days Judah shall be safe and
Jerusalem shall dwell secure; this
is what they shall call her: “The
LORD our justice.”
Responsorial
Psalm
R.
(1b) To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.
4Your
ways, O LORD, make known to me; teach me your paths, 5Guide me in your truth
and teach me, for you are God my savior, and for you I wait all the day.
R.
To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.
8Good
and upright is the LORD; thus He shows sinners the way. 9He guides the humble
to justice, and teaches the humble His way.
R.
To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.
10All
the paths of the LORD are kindness and constancy toward those who keep His
covenant and His decrees. 14The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear Him,
and His covenant, for their instruction.
R.
To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.
Reading
2
12Brothers
and sisters: May
the Lord make you increase and abound in love
for
one another and for all, just
as we have for you, 13so
as to strengthen your hearts, to
be blameless in holiness before our God and Father at
the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones. Amen.
4:1Finally,
brothers and sisters, we
earnestly ask and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that, as
you received from us how
you should conduct yourselves to please God
and
as you are conducting yourselves you
do so even more. 4:2For
you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
Alleluia
Psalm 85:8
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Show
us, Lord, your love; and grant us your salvation.
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
25Jesus
said to His disciples: “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the
stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the
sea and the waves. 26People will die of fright in anticipation of what is
coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
27And
then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because
your redemption is at hand.
34“Beware
that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the
anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise 35like a trap. For
that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth.
36Be
vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the
tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Notes on Readings:
[1] Jeremiah
33:14-26 - This is the longest continuous passage in the Book of Jeremiah that is
lacking in the Greek. It appears to be the postexilic composition of an
inspired writer who used parts of the prophecies of Jeremiah-often, however, in
a sense different from the prophet's. The prediction of an eternal Davidic
dynasty (Jeremiah 33;14-17) to fulfill the prophecy of Nathan (2 Samuel 7:11-16), and of a perpetual priesthood and sacrifice (Jeremiah 33:18), was not to be realized in the restoration of the Jewish nation.
It finds its fulfillment only in Jesus of Nazareth, who combined with His
messianic Davidic kingship an eternal priesthood; compare with Hebrews 6:20; 7:24-25.
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and CHARITY, as the humanity has been a failure; which resulted to the more than two (2) years of pandemic and its after-effects on economy, not only here in the Philippines but worldwide.
And the saddest part of it, is that, it affected the POOREST of the POOR to even extremely be more poorer, in exchange of the affluent to be more richer.
Thank you and may GOD bless you and the whole family to have an enjoyed life's journey at home, Church, schools/universities, corporate commitments, public and places of interest.