Today the Church celebrates the Second Sunday of Advent. The assigned readings are Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; and Luke 3:1-6. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 126 (Psalm 126:1-6).
For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:
YouTube: Psalm 126: The Lord Has Done Great Things For Us
Today's Gospel reading is as follows:
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the desert.
John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah: ‘A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’’
Reflections on these readings:
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Second Sunday of Advent (December 9, 2012)
The Deacon’s Bench: Homily for December 9, 2012: 2nd Sunday of Advent (8 DEC 12)
Father James | Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Author: The Witness (8 DEC 12)
Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: Rejoicing in Hope - Advent
The Sacred Page: Make Straight the Paths: The Second Sunday of Advent (5 DEC 12)
Word on Fire: Sermon 622 : Be Ready! : 2nd Sunday of Advent
Dr. Scott Hahn: The Road Home (December 9th 2012 - 2nd Sunday of Advent)
The Word Engaged: Happiness in Hard Times (Second Sunday of Advent C)
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