PREPARE A WAY FOR THE LORD
SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT: Universalis
The Day of the Lord
CI: First Reading Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11
The glory of the Lord shall be revealed
and all mankind shall see it
‘Console my people, console them’ says
your God. ‘Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and call to her that her time of
service is ended, that her sin is atoned for, that she has received from the
hand of the Lord double punishment for all her crimes.’
A voice cries, ‘Prepare in the wilderness a
way for the Lord. Make a straight highway for our God across the desert. Let
every valley be filled in, every mountain and hill be laid low. Let every cliff
become a plain, and the ridges a valley; then the glory of the Lord shall be
revealed and all mankind shall see it; for the
mouth of the Lord has spoken.’
Go up on a high mountain, joyful messenger
to Zion. Shout with a loud voice, joyful messenger to Jerusalem. Shout without
fear, say to the towns of Judah, ‘Here is your God.’ Here is the Lord coming
with power, his arm subduing all things to him. The prize of his victory is
with him, his trophies all go before him. He is like a shepherd feeding his
flock, gathering lambs in his arms, holding them against his breast and leading
to their rest the mother ewes.
Responsorial Psalm: Let us see, O Lord, your mercy, and give us your saving help.
Second Reading 2 Peter 3:8-14 We are waiting for the new heavens and the new earth
There is one thing, my friends, that you must never forget: that with the Lord, ‘a day’ can mean a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord is not being slow to carry out his promises, as anybody else might be called slow; but he is being patient with you all, wanting nobody to be lost and everybody to be brought to change his ways. The Day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then with a roar the sky will vanish, the elements will catch fire and fall apart, the earth and all that it contains will be burnt up.
Since everything is coming to an end like this, you should be living holy and saintly lives while you wait and long for the Day of God to come, when the sky will dissolve in flames and the elements melt in the heat. What we are waiting for is what he promised: the new heavens and new earth, the place where righteousness will be at home. So then, my friends, while you are waiting, do your best to live lives without spot or stain so that he will find you at peace.
Gospel Mark 1:1-8 A voice cries in the wilderness: prepare a way
for the Lord
CDR: The beginning of
the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in the book of
the prophet Isaiah: Look, I am going
to send my messenger before you; he will prepare your way. A voice cries in the
wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight. and so it was
that John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of
repentance for the forgiveness of sins. All Judaea and all the people of
Jerusalem made their way to him, and as they were baptised by him in the river
Jordan they confessed their sins. John wore a garment of camel-skin, and he
lived on locusts and wild honey. In the course of his preaching he said,
‘Someone is following me, someone who is more powerful than I am, and I am not
fit to kneel down and undo the strap of his sandals. I have baptised you with
water, but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit.’
My God, my Father, my Consolation,
thank you for your Son Jesus Christ. Thank you for your comforting words that my
time of service is ended, that my sin is atoned for through the coming of Jesus
Christ my Lord. Father in this period of Advent, send me your Holy Spirit, fill
my heart with expectations for the outpouring of your Spirit as I welcome Jesus
Christ into my heart. Father let your glory be revealed in my life that
all mankind shall see it through my actions towards your creatures. Father may
all creatures acknowledge your greatness and power.
Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Come Lord my
loving Shepherd for the price of victory is with you. Lord your trophies go
before you. You will feed your flock, gathering them in your loving embrace to
their rest. Our heavenly Jerusalem. Come Lord Jesus. Blessed Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. God's Angels and Saints pray for me. My Angel Guardian pray for me.
Pray the Holy Rosary: Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
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