Mr. Alex Quick Year B Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 147:13-21 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 “My heart tells of your word: ‘Seek my face,’ and your face, Lord, will I seek.” Amen. In the beginning: The Word. / The Word with God. / God, the Word.  John’s Gospel starts with a drastically different mood than...

Year B Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 May the words of my mouth…  O God…  speak your Truth… The sanctuary’s been decorated for a festival tonight…  for a celebration…  for something that doesn’t happen every day…  the sanctuary’s been specially prepared tonight…  the way we prepare our homes when we’re expecting...

Year B 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’s Advent 7… and our waiting is almost over… and I wonder what we’ve been waiting for…  are we…  in spite of our seven-week Advent…  still waiting only for Christmas...

Year B Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Canticle 15 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8,19-28 May the words of my mouth…  O God…  speak your Truth… It’s Advent 6… and we wait…  and while we wait…  today’s reading from 1 Thessalonians reminds us to…    Rejoice always…  pray without ceasing…  and give thanks in all circumstances… and...

Year B 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… It’s Advent 5… and we wait…  and one of the things we wait for…  is on our bulletin cover…  and in the O Antiphon which is read before and after today’s...