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TUESDAY 2ND WEEK OF ADVENT Reading Isaiah 7:10-14  The maiden is with child Universalis   The Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord to the test.’ Then Isaiah said:  ‘Listen now, House of David:  are you not satisfied with trying the patience of men  without trying the patience of my God, too?  The Lord himself, therefore,  will give you a sign.  It is this: the maiden is with child  and will soon give birth to a son  whom she will call Immanuel,  a name which means “God-is-with-us.”’   Gospel Luke :26-38  'I am the handmaid of the Lord' CDR The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, so highly favoured...

MONDAY WEEK 4 OF ADVENT Reading  Judges 13:2-7,24-25  'You will conceive and bear a son'  Universalis There was a man of Zorah of the tribe of Dan, called Manoah. His wife was barren, she had borne no children. The angel of the Lord appeared to this woman and said to her, ‘You are barren and have had no child. But from now on take great care. Take no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean. For you will conceive and bear a son. No razor is to touch his head, for the boy shall be God’s nazirite from his mother’s womb. It is he who will begin to rescue Israel from the power of the Philistines.’ Then the woman went and told her husband, ‘A man of God has just come to me; his presence was like the presence of the angel of God, he was so majestic. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not reveal his name to me. But he said to me, “You will conceive and bear a son. From now on, take no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean. For the boy shall be God’s na...

4E DIMANCE DE L'AVENT Livre du prophète Isaïe 7, 10-16  « Voici que la vierge est enceinte » En ces jours-là, le Seigneur parla ainsi au roi Acaz : « Demande pour toi un signe de la part du Seigneur ton Dieu, au fond du séjour des morts ou sur les sommets, là-haut. » Acaz répondit : « Non, je n’en demanderai pas, je ne mettrai pas le Seigneur à l’épreuve. » Isaïe dit alors : « Écoutez, maison de David ! Il ne vous suffit donc pas de fatiguer les hommes : il faut encore que vous fatiguiez mon Dieu ! C’est pourquoi le Seigneur lui-même vous donnera un signe : Voici que la vierge est enceinte, elle enfantera un fils, qu’elle appellera Emmanuel (c’est-à-dire : Dieu-avec-nous). De crème et de miel il se nourrira, jusqu’à ce qu’il sache rejeter le mal et choisir le bien. Avant que cet enfant sache rejeter le mal et choisir le bien, la terre dont les deux rois te font trembler sera laissée à l’abandon. » PEE Seconde Lecture de la lettre de saint Paul apôtre aux Romains (1, 1-7) Jésu...

4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT  First Reading Isaiah 7:10-14  The maiden is with child The Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord to the test.’ Then Isaiah said:  ‘Listen now, House of David: are you not satisfied with trying the patience of men without trying the patience of my God, too? The Lord himself, therefore, will give you a sign. It is this: the maiden is with child and will soon give birth to a son whom she will call Immanuel,  a name which means “God-is-with-us.”’ Universalis Second Reading Romans 1:1-7 Our apostolic mission is to preach the obedience of faith to all pagan nations From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus who has been called to be an apostle, and specially chosen to preach the Good News that God promised long ago through his prophets in the scriptures.   This news is about the Son of God who...