SATURDAY THE 1ST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR C
O my God, I love Thee with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my strength and with no other desire than to be inseparably united to Thee. It is through Thy Divine Son that this union is about to be realized within me. In Holy Communion I long to identify myself with Him, that it will no longer be myself, but Him, who lives in me; and when I have received Jesus within myself, then I shall love and be loved by Thee in that same measure, in which I am united to Him. Hasten then, to give me. Reading Lectures Reflection
First Reading Isaiah 30:19-21,23-26
The Lord God will be gracious to you and hear your cry
Thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
People of Zion, you will live in Jerusalem and weep no more. He will be
gracious to you when he hears your cry; when he hears he will answer. When the
Lord has given you the bread of suffering and the water of distress, he who is
your teacher will hide no longer, and you will see your teacher with your own
eyes. Whether you turn to right or left, your ears will hear these words behind
you, ‘This is the way, follow it.’ He will send rain for the seed you sow in
the ground, and the bread that the ground provides will be rich and nourishing.
Your cattle will graze, that day, in wide pastures. Oxen and donkeys that till
the ground will eat a salted fodder, winnowed with shovel and fork. On every
lofty mountain, on every high hill there will be streams and watercourses, on
the day of the great slaughter when the strongholds fall. Then moonlight will
be bright as sunlight and sunlight itself be seven times brighter – like
the light of seven days in one – on the day the Lord dresses the wound of
his people and heals the bruises his blows have left.
Responsorial Psalm
Happy are all who hope in the Lord
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
The Lord is our judge, the Lord our lawgiver,
the Lord our king and saviour.
Alleluia! Is 33 :22
Gospel Matthew 9:35-10:1,5,6-8
The harvest is rich but the
labourers are few
Jesus made a tour through all
the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Good News
of the kingdom and curing all kinds of diseases and sickness.
And when he saw the crowds he
felt sorry for them because they were harassed and dejected, like sheep without
a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is rich but the
labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his
harvest.’
He summoned his twelve
disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits with power to cast them
out and to cure all kinds of diseases and sickness. These twelve Jesus sent
out, instructing them as follows: ‘Go rather to the lost sheep of the House of
Israel. And as you go, proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.
Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils. You received without charge, give without charge.’
Lord Jesus Christ have pity on me. Pity our world for we are battling with so many challenges. Security, Economy, Covid-19 and the new varian Omicron. Christ come quickly. Heavenly Father visit our world, dress our wounds for we are bruised. We hope in you God our Father in heaven.
Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. My Guardian Angel pray for me. The Joyful Mystery. Let us ask for the intercession of Mary, Mother of Christ.
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