Is 11:1-10; Rom 15:4-9; Matt 3:1-12 The Desert Preparation for the Arrival of the Era of the New David. Jesse is the father of David, the king of Israel. David is taken to be the ideal king of Israel, and the reign of Israel (especially Judah) is Davidic. However, some other kings who come from […]
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Is 35:1-6,10; Jas 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 In the gospel reading today (Matt 11:2-11) we are presented with the message of John the Baptist to Jesus. It seems that John had doubt if Jesus was actually the man he prophesied about and prepared the people for his coming. In Matt 3:11-12, John the Baptist presented
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Be awake, even in the Nights We begin today the season of advent. Advent is from Latin word, “Adventus” meaning “Coming”. In the course of the church’s years, it has assumed also the sense of “Expectation”.These two words: “Coming” and “Expectation” put us into the very meaning of not just the Church’s liturgical season, but
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