Sunday Readings
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Isaiah 7: 10-14
The prophecy in this reading from Isaiah speaks of the intervention of God in human history. A child will be born, called Emmanuel, which means, “God is with us”.
Romans 1: 1-7
Salvation is offered through Christ Jesus, the Son of God, whose coming into the world is good news.
Matthew 1: 18-24
This is the fulfilment of the prophecy given in the first reading, telling the story of Mary conceiving a child through the Holy Spirit and giving birth to a son named Emmanuel.
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Isaiah 35: 1-6, 10
A wasteland in flower, blind people whose eyes are opened – these are among the joyful wonders that will accompany the coming of God.
James 5: 7-10
The practical example of a farmer waiting patiently upon the weather without losing heart is given as a model for the Christian life.
Matthew 11: 2-11
Jesus’ deeds are signs of the coming of God as foretold by Isaiah in the first reading.
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Isaiah 2: 1-5
We see Isaiah’s transforming vision of a lasting peace, crafted from former causes of destruction.
Romans 13: 11-14
Salvation is not just about the future. It is near; it is already at hand.
Matthew 24: 37-44
Stay awake, preparing for the coming of the Son of Man.
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Isaiah 11: 1-10
Even when everything around seems full of upheaval and threat, the Lord’s justice and love for his people promises hope, and a future of peace and knowledge of his friendship.
Romans 15: 4-9
Hope in God’s great love for us is the foundation of a deep security, which frees us to offer true friendship to all people, regardless of how different they seem from us.
Matthew 3: 1-12
The coming of Jesus is a moment of promise but a moment, too, of a difficult message for those like the Pharisees. The promise of God’s love in Jesus calls for repentance, a change of life built on an honest humility about who we really are.
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2 MACCABEES 7: 1-2, 9-14
A mother and her seven sons suffer martyrdom because of loyalty to God’s law and belief in the resurrection of the dead.
2 THESSALONIANS 2:16 – 3:5
Paul urges his friends to find comfort and hope in the love that Father and Son have shown them.
LUKE 20: 27-38
An absurd question prompts Jesus to speak of the resurrection of the dead.