The Prologue to John’s Gospel reveals how John gave testimony that Jesus is the Messiah, inviting us to consider how we give witness that Christ is our Lord today.
Mass Readings – 7th Day in the Octave of Christmas (#204)
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St. Sylvester, pray for us!
Jesus reveals that the Scriptures, the witness of John the Baptist, and his saving death and resurrection all point to the testimony that he is God.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent (#247)
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The First Letter of John reveals God’s testimony that Jesus is the Son of God through water, blood, and the Holy Spirit.
Mass Readings – Christmas Weekday (#209)
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St. Andre Bessette, pray for us!
Here are some of the themes that emerge from the Mass readings for the 3rd Sunday of Advent.
1st Reading – Isaiah 61:1-2a,10-11
Psalm – Luke 1:46-50,53-54
2nd Reading – 1st Thessalonians 5:16-24
Gospel – John 1:6-8,19-20
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Advent (Year B, #8)
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On this Feast of St. Philip and St. James, we hear about the many people who gave personal witness to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. There example inspires us to seek out ways that we can offer our own individual testimony of the Good News today.
Mass Readings – Feast of Saints Philip and James
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St. Philip and St. James, pray for us!
Jesus speaks about the sources of testimony about himself: John the Baptist, the works that Christ performs, his heavenly Father, and the Scriptures themselves. May this testimony foster our faith to follow the Lord with all our heart!
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent
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St. Turibius of Mogrovejo, pray for us!
Andrew encountered Jesus and afterward brought his brother Simon to meet the Lord. May we, too, come and see the Lord for ourselves in our lives today.
Mass Readings – Christmas Season, January 4th
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, pray for us!
When questioned by the priests and Levites as his popularity with the crowds increased, John the Baptist humbly admitted that he was not the Christ; rather, he claimed his role as one who points out the Lord to others…thus giving us an example for our own lives today.
Mass Reading – Christmas Season, January 2nd
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St. Basil the Great & St. Gregory Nazianzen, pray for us!
Jesus reveals in the Gospel of John many different sources of testimony on his behalf. Will we take these to heart and follow the Lord throughout this life?
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent
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The Gospel reveals how John the Baptist was sent to testify to Christ, the Light of the world. Following John’s example, we are called to testify to the Light…so that others will find Christ in our words and actions.
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Advent
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