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Fourth Sunday of Advent – A

Fourth Sunday of Advent – A

Readings: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-2 HERE I AM, I COME TO OBEY YOUR WILL, O GOD! Today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent – the final Sunday before Christmas. Christmas is only a few days away … Continue reading

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AVENT 2 A

« Lui vous baptisera dans l’Esprit Saint et le feu » (Mat 3, 1-12) Bien des personnages de l’Evangile vont nous accompagner durant l’Avent. Il s’agit des témoins de l’Agneau, précurseur et visionnaires, hommes et femmes, riches et pauvres. Marie, bien sûr, … Continue reading

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Third Sunday of Advent – A

Readings: Is 35:1-6,10; Ps 146:6-10; Jam 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11 “REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS! THE LORD IS NEAR.” When Einstein fled Nazi Germany, he came to America and bought an old two-story house within walking distance of Princeton University. There … Continue reading

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Second Sunday of Advent – A

Readings: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12 “PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE STRAIGHT HIS PATHS.” Once, when a conference of ministers was held in a certain town, a certain old preacher sat quietly … Continue reading

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First Sunday of Advent – A

Readings: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44 COME, LET US WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD! Today we begin a new Liturgical Year and indeed, it is the First Sunday of Advent. Here we go again! Another … Continue reading

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