19 December 2021

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Today the Church celebrates the Fourth Sunday of Advent. The assigned readings are Micah 5:1-4A, Hebrews 10:5-10, and Luke 1:39-45. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 80 (Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19). 

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Psalm 80: Lord Make Us Turn To You (Haugen setting, vs. 1-3)

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’\'s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, 
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Fourth Sunday of Advent December 19, 2021

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Fourth Sunday of Advent December 19, 2021

The Quiet Corner: This Christmas, let the thought count (16 DEC 21)

St. Paul Center: A Mother's Greeting: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fourth Sunday of Advent

Magis Center for Catholic Spirituality: Fourth Sunday of Advent

Word on Fire: Give Up the Ego-Drama! (Cycle C * Advent * Week 4)

National Catholic Register: Sunday Readings: Come, Lord Jesus, Source of Our Unity (16 DEC 21) 

Spirituality of the Readings: Spaciousness Call (Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year C)

In Exile: Mary as Model of Faith (Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year C)

Glancing Thoughts: Where the Truth Lies (Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year C)

The Perspective of Justice: Come, Lord Jesus (Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year C)

The Word Engaged: Impatient with Process (Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year C)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Old Sons, New Key (Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year C) 

Historical Cultural Context: Vigilance and Prayer (Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year C) 

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Guerric of Igny (Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year C)

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