December 7, 2025
Have a good day!
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Second Sunday of Advent
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 3:1-12
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And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,
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Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.
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For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.
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Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.
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Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;
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And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.
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But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
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Let your change of heart be seen in your works:
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And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.
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And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.
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Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
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In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.
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☆ Isaiah 11:1-10
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And there will come a rod out of the broken tree of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will give fruit.
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And the spirit of the Lord will be resting on him, the spirit of wisdom and good sense, the spirit of wise guiding and strength, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
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And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears:
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But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
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And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.
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And the wolf will be living with the lamb, and the leopard will take his rest with the young goat; and the lion will take grass for food like the ox; and the young lion will go with the young ones of the herd; and a little child will be their guide.
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And the cow and the bear will be friends while their young ones are sleeping together.
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And the child at the breast will be playing by the hole of the snake, and the older child will put his hand on the bright eye of the poison-snake.
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There will be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holy mountain: for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the sea is covered by the waters.
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And in that day, the eyes of the nations will be turned to the root of Jesse which will be lifted up as the flag of the peoples; and his resting-place will be glory.
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☆ Romans 15:4-9
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Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.
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Now may the God who gives comfort and strength in waiting make you of the same mind with one another in harmony with Christ Jesus:
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So that with one mouth you may give glory to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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So then, take one another to your hearts, as Christ took us, to the glory of God.
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Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision to give effect to the undertakings given by God to the fathers,
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And so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy; as it is said, For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and I will make a song to your name.
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