Sunday, November 27, 2016: (FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT) Readings for today: Isaiah 2:1-5 / Romans 13:11-14 / Matthew 24:37-44:
Readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/112716.cfm (Pics from elsewhere on the internet)
Reading 1 - A reading from the book of the Prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 2:1-5):
This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz,
saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
In days to come,
the mountain of the LORD’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain
and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it;
many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us climb the LORD’s mountain,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may instruct us in his ways,
and we may walk in his paths.”
For from Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations,
and impose terms on many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
one nation shall not raise the sword against another,
nor shall they train for war again.
O house of Jacob, come,
let us walk in the light of the Lord!
Responsorial Psalm - (Psalm 122: "Let Us Go Rejoicing" by Bob Hurd; Verses 1, 4, and 5):
Video From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20C_CMWzSBc
Lyrics From: http://theinterpretersfriend.org/songs/psa122-hurd.html
Re: Let us go rejoicing, rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
1. How I rejoiced to hear them say,
Let us go to the house of the Lord."
And now within your walls
we are standing, O Jerusalem.
Re: Let us go rejoicing, rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
4. Let us pray for the good of Jerusalem,
and for those who love you
prosperity and peace,
peace within your ramparts and your towers,
peace in your dwellings.
Re: Let us go rejoicing, rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
5. For the sake of my people and my friends,
I say peace be to you, Jerusalem.
For love of God's house
I pray for you and your prosperity.
Re: Let us go rejoicing, rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Reading 2 - A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans (Romans 13:11-14):
Video from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9XP96PW6us
Brothers and sisters:
You know the time;
it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep.
For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed;
the night is advanced, the day is at hand.
Let us then throw off the works of darkness
and put on the armor of light;
let us conduct ourselves properly as in the day,
not in orgies and drunkenness,
not in promiscuity and lust,
not in rivalry and jealousy.
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
Alleluia: (C.F. Psalm 85:8)
From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV8_dmzhKf8
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Show us Lord, your love;
and grant us your salvation.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Gospel - A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew (Matthew 24:37-44):
Video from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDadfh0ZdBM
Jesus said to his disciples:
“As it was in the days of Noah,
so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
In those days before the flood,
they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage,
up to the day that Noah entered the ark.
They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away.
So will it be also at the coming of the Son of Man.
Two men will be out in the field;
one will be taken, and one will be left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill;
one will be taken, and one will be left.
Therefore, stay awake!
For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.
Be sure of this: if the master of the house
had known the hour of night when the thief was coming,
he would have stayed awake
and not let his house be broken into.
So too, you also must be prepared,
for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”
Homily
From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLy7PZMj_wE
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