Category Archives: Daily Readings
The Lord Comes Christ Brings Us Hope Greeting (See Second Reading) The time has come: you must wake up now, our salvation is near. May the Lord Jesus be with you. R/ And also with you. Introduction by the Celebrant The Lord Comes The Lord comes! He is looking for us. Do we open to […]
Introduction by the Celebrant It is a pleasure to begin the year with Mary. As followers of Jesus we want to be close to him. Who was closer to him than his mother? We want to grow up in Christ. Mary conceived him and carried him in her body until he was born from her. […]
Introduction God will make a new beginning with the people in Jesus the Messiah. He is the young shoot sprouting from the roots of the stump from the line of David. God’s Spirit rests on him. He will bring peace – not the peace of resignation and the preservation of status quo. It is the […]
Introduction Today’s message speaks of universal salvation. Isaiah preaches that all are called to believe in God, to worship him, to live according to God’s plans and laws, and to enjoy his peace. Jerusalem stands here for God’s believing people. (In year A, another reading from Isaiah is taken, so as not to duplicate that […]
The Lord Comes Christ Brings Us Hope Greeting (See Second Reading) The time has come: you must wake up now, our salvation is near. May the Lord Jesus be with you. R/ And also with you. Introduction by the Celebrant The Lord Comes The Lord comes! He is looking for us. Do we open to […]