Second Sunday of Advent – 1st Reading

The scripture Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 suggests comfort and divine reassurance. It emphasizes God's redemption, calling for preparation and openness to receive God's glory. It highlights God's power and care, depicting him as a shepherd leading and nurturing his flock.

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Optional)- 1st Reading

Memorial of Saint John Paul II Isaiah 52: 7-10 Lectionary: 663A How beautiful upon the mountainsare the feet of him who brings glad tidings,Announcing peace, bearing good news,announcing salvation, and saying to Zion,"Your God is King!" Hark! Your sentinels raise a cry,together they shout for joy,For they see directly, before their eyes,the LORD restoring Zion. …

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – 1st Reading

Isaiah 5: 1-7 Lectionary: 139 Let me now sing of my friend,my friend's song concerning his vineyard.My friend had a vineyardon a fertile hillside;he spaded it, cleared it of stones,and planted the choicest vines;within it he built a watchtower,and hewed out a wine press.Then he looked for the crop of grapes,but what it yielded was …