May the Peace of Christ be with you.
The First Reading is from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 35:1-6, 10. These words of the prophet referred to God’s greatest act of love and mercy—the Incarnation of his divine Son, which was to liberate all humanity from the slavery of sin and worldliness, and invite us to be citizens of an everlasting homeland, heaven.
The Second Reading is taken from the Letter of James 5:7-10. “The coming of the Lord is at hand.” These word of St. James are true for all of us, in two senses. His first coming, which we shall be commemorating in ten days or so, is very near. The sincere Christian, who prepares, need have no fear of the second coming of Christ, as his judge—the coming of which St. James speaks today.
The Gospel is taken from Matthew 11:2-11. The Church brings John the Baptist, the man who prepared the people for Christ’s public mission, before our minds today, as an example that we should follow, even if only from afar. John is calling on us too today, to prepare ourselves for Christ’s coming this Christmas, by turning away from sin, and by the mortification of ourselves in many ways. More here.
At the 4pm Saturday Mass, we will have the Peace Candle from Bethlehem. Lectors at this mass should be advised of modifications that will appear in the binder. Please consult the Scouts or Andrea regarding these.
In case you can not find your workbook with the readings (or have yet to pick it up - here they are. A brief prayer / meditation for you can be found here.
You can now find previous flocknote messages (including for Lectors) at
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As you may be planning for Christmas...
The readings for all the Christmas Eve and Christmas Sunday masses can be found here.
