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Readings Isaiah 35:1-6,10 God himself is coming to save you
Let the wilderness and the dry-lands exult, let the wasteland
rejoice and bloom, let it bring forth flowers like the jonquil, let it rejoice
and sing for joy. The glory of Lebanon is bestowed on it, the splendour of
Carmel and Sharon; they shall see the glory of the Lord, the splendour of our
God. Strengthen all weary hands, steady all trembling knees and say to all
faint hearts, ‘Courage! Do not be afraid. Universalis
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‘Look, your God is coming, vengeance is coming, the retribution of
God; he is coming to save you.’ Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, the
ears of the deaf unsealed, then the lame shall leap like a deer and the tongues
of the dumb sing for joy for those the Lord has ransomed shall return. They
will come to Zion shouting for joy, everlasting joy on their faces; joy and
gladness will go with them and sorrow and lament be ended.
Second Reading James 5:7-10 Do not lose heart; the Lord's coming will be
soon
Be patient, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. Think of a farmer:
how patiently he waits for the precious fruit of the ground until it has had
the autumn rains and the spring rains! You too have to be patient; do not lose
heart, because the Lord’s coming will be soon. Do not make complaints against
one another, brothers, so as not to be brought to judgement yourselves; the
Judge is already to be seen waiting at the gates. For your example, brothers,
in submitting with patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the
Lord.
Gospel Matthew 11:2-11 'A greater than John the Baptist has never been
seen'
John in his prison had heard what Christ was doing and he sent his
disciples to ask him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or have we got to wait
for someone else?’ Jesus answered, ‘Go back and tell John what you hear and
see; the blind see again, and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf
hear, and the dead are raised to life and the Good News is proclaimed to the
poor; and happy is the man who does not lose faith in me.’ CDR
As the messengers were leaving, Jesus began to talk to the people
about John: ‘What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in
the breeze? No? Then what did you go out to see? A man wearing fine clothes? Oh
no, those who wear fine clothes are to be found in palaces. Then what did you
go out for? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet: he
is the one of whom scripture says:
‘Look, I am going to send my messenger before you; he will prepare
your way before you. ‘I tell you solemnly, of all the children born of women, a
greater than John the Baptist has never been seen; yet the least in the kingdom
of heaven is greater than he is.’
Pray the Holy Rosary. Ave Maria.
Heavenly Father thank
you for your Son Jesus Christ. Let everything
that breaths praise God. Let all God’s creatures rejoice, and sing for joy. The
glory of God is bestowed on all His creatures, His splendour fills the earth.
All nations shall see the glory of God. Our God is coming, vengeance is coming,
God’s retribution; He is coming to save us.
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