Second Sunday of Advent The brave turtle As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make… Read More »ENFS065
Saturday of the First Week of Advent The strategy of Jesus At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is… Read More »ENFL006
December 8, The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Immaculate Conception In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David,… Read More »ENSM038
Thursday of the First Week of Advent To be really converted “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. “Everyone who listens to these words of… Read More »ENFL004
Wednesday of the First Week of Advent In the desert we share Moving on from there Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the… Read More »ENFL003
Tuesday of the First Week of Advent God dwells in the man At that very moment he rejoiced (in) the holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and… Read More »ENFL002
Monday of the First Week of Advent The centurion’s faith When he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.” He said to him, “I will come and cure him.” The centurion… Read More »ENFL001
First Sunday of Advent The active expectation Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in charge, each with his work, and orders the gatekeeper to… Read More »ENFS064
Saturday of the Thirty-FourthWeek in Ordinary Time The waiting for the one who comes “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For that day… Read More »ENFL356
Friday of the Thirty-FourthWeek in Ordinary Time The ultimate times He taught them a lesson. “Consider the fig tree and all the other trees. When their buds burst open, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near; in the same way, when… Read More »ENFL355
