Sunday

30 Nov 2008

First Sunday of Advent, Cycle B Click here for all content for this cycle First Sunday of Advent, Cycle B

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 The prophet issues a call to repentance for a people delivered to their guilt.

Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 Divine power is needed to turn a withdrawn people to their saving God.

1 Corinthians 1:3-9 We lack no spiritual gift as we wait for the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Mark 13:33-37 The lord of the house is coming home at a time we do not expect.

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

As Advent begins, moments of inner preparation are important. Give yourself enough undistracted time to focus on how these Advent readings speak to your heart. Light a candle (perhaps the Advent wreath).

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Who

Who's listening?

Who is in your audience?

We as a society have been bombarded by commercials warning us we’re already late with our Christmas shopping. For some, their social calendars are filling up beyond what’s sane to manage.

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Exploring the word

Surprise, surprise

Some people love surprises. Others do everything in their power to organize their lives against the unexpected. If your idea of a great party is having guests leap out from behind the furniture when you arrive home to a dark house, then maybe you’ll love the end of the world, too.

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Homily stories

New boundaries

One of modern American life’s rites of passage is the moment when a teenager is issued a driver’s license. For the teen it becomes the ultimate symbol of freedom, of having grown up, of independence from the family.

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Homily stories

But I wasn’t ready!

A lot of people report having dreams where they show up at a high school or college class for the first time all semester only to find out it’s time for their final exam

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Prayers

Prayer of the Faithful

As we begin the season of Advent, we pray for a deeper appreciation of Christ coming into the world.

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Homily themes

Notes on the text

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Every year the readings for the First Sunday of Advent look ahead to the coming of the Lord at the end of time, as the church begins the season of looking for the coming of the Lord at his birth

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Quotes

Our God will come openly; our God will come and will not keep silent. The first coming of Christ the Lord, God’s Son and our God, was in obscurity; the second will be in the sight of the whole world. —Saint Augustine

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