Year B Isaiah 62:6-12 Psalm 97 Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:8-20 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… It’s not yet midnight… it’s not yet December 25th… but we can still say… can still legitimately say… Merry Christmas… that’s because based on the Jewish calendar… Christmas actually began at 5:13 this afternoon… you see… according...
Year B (Advent 7 – A 7-Week Advent) 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… It may take only a little bit of preparation to do most things… but when it comes to some other things… it may take a lot of preparation… ...
Year B (Advent 6 / A 7-Week Advent) Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Canticle 15 (The Magnificat – Luke 1:46-55) 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8,19-28 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Advent is a penitential season… like Lent… but not as severe… and historically… the primary color for both was purple… the color of penitence...
Year B (Advent 5- A 7-week Advent) Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… In early 1965… the British group The Kinks… released their song Tired of Waiting… some of you may remember that the lyrics describe a woman… who keeps her boyfriend waiting… ...
Year B – Advent 4 (A 7-Week Advent) Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Joel and I recently saw… just happened to come across… four episodes of what Netflix calls a Limited Series… the series is based on a book by Anthony Doerr… ...