RELIGION AND ART

WEDNESDAY 1ST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR A Reading Romans 10:9-18 Faith comes from what is preached,  and what is preached comes from the word of Christ If your lips confess that Jesus is Lord and if you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, then you will be saved. By believing from the heart you are made righteous; by confessing with your lips you are saved. When scripture says:  those who believe in him will have no cause for shame,  it makes no distinction between Jew and Greek: all belong to the same Lord who is rich enough, however many ask his help,  for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Universalis Gospel Matthew 4:10-22 'I will make you fishers of men' As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew; they were making a cast in the lake with their net, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.’ And they left their net

TUESDAY WEEK I IN ADVENT YEAR A Reading  Isaiah 11:1-10  A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse, a scion thrusts from his roots: on him the spirit of the Lord rests, a spirit of wisdom and insight, a spirit of counsel and power, a spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. (The fear of the Lord is his breath.) He does not judge by appearances, he gives no verdict on hearsay, but judges the wretched with integrity, and with equity gives a verdict for the poor of the land. His word is a rod that strikes the ruthless, his sentences bring death to the wicked.... Universalis Gospel Luke 10:21-24  No-one knows who the Son is except the Father Filled with joy by the Holy Spirit, Jesus said:   ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one

MONDAY WEEK 1 OF ADVENT Reading Isaiah 4:2-6  The fruit of the earth shall be the pride and adornment of Israel's survivors That day, the branch of the Lord shall be beauty and glory, and the fruit of the earth shall be the pride and adornment of Israel’s survivors. Those who are left of Zion and remain of Jerusalem  shall be called holy and those left in Jerusalem, noted down for survival. Universalis Gospel Matthew 8:5-11 'I am not worthy to have you under my roof: give the word, and my servant will be healed' When Jesus went into Capernaum a centurion came up and pleaded with him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘my servant is lying at home paralysed, and in great pain.’ ‘I will come myself and cure him’ said Jesus. The centurion replied, ‘Sir, I am not worthy to have you under my roof; just give the word and my servant will be cured. For I am under authority myself, and have soldiers under me; and I say to one man: Go, and he goes; to another: Come here, and he comes; to my servant: D

1ER DIMANCH DE L'AVENT Lecture du livre du prophète Isaïe 2, 1-5 Le Seigneur rassemble toutes les nations dans la paix éternelle du royaume de Dieu  Parole d’Isaïe, – ce qu’il a vu au sujet de Juda et de Jérusalem. Il arrivera dans les derniers jours que la montagne de la maison du Seigneur se tiendra plus haut que les monts, s’élèvera au-dessus des collines. Vers elle afflueront toutes les nations et viendront des peuples nombreux. Ils diront : « Venez ! montons à la montagne du Seigneur, à la maison du Dieu de Jacob ! Qu’il nous enseigne ses chemins, et nous irons par ses sentiers. » Oui, la loi sortira de Sion, et de Jérusalem, la parole du Seigneur.   Il sera juge entre les nations et l’arbitre de peuples nombreux. De leurs épées, ils forgeront des socs, et de leurs lances, des faucilles. Jamais nation contre nation ne lèvera l’épée ; ils n’apprendront plus la guerre. Venez, maison de Jacob ! Marchons à la lumière du Seigneur. PEE Seconde lecture de la lettre de saint Pau