Faith Hope and Love ep 559 - Second Sunday of Advent - Year A

2nd Sunday of Advent - A - Sunday, December 7, 2025 (EPISODE-559) https://creator.nightcafe.studio/creation/y14DqEqW9MkbA6yiJQaH/john-the-baptist-thin-and-ascetic-with-unkempt-hair-and-curly-unbrushed-hair-and-tattered-clothes-ma?ru=Paul-Evangelion 2nd Sunday of Advent - A - Sunday,December 7, 2025 (EPISODE-559 ) Readings for Sunday,December 7, 2025 - 2nd Sunday of Advent - A FIRST READING: Isa 11:1-10 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17. "Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever" SECOND READING: Rom 15:4-9 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Luke 3:4+6). Alleluia, alleluia! Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths: all people shall see the salvation of God. Alleluia! GOSPEL: Matt 3:1-12 Conversion, repentance, lives of justice, compassion, practical assistance to the needy, and above all love, are the only right paths to God's kingdom. The Lord is indeed coming, he will not delay, and he must find us awake and alert and busy about the Father’s work. ++++++++++ Fr Paul W. Kelly Gutiérrez, G. and Dees, C. (1997). Sharing the Word through the liturgical year. 1st ed. Maryknoll: Orbis Books. #Link, M. (1992). Vision - PRAYING SCRIPTURE IN A CONTEMPORARY WAY. Year A. Allen, Tex.: Tabor Pub. P.20. ISBN: 0883474328 Pilch, J. (1995). The Cultural World of Jesus. SUNDAY BY SUNDAY, CYCLE A. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. **"Alfred Nobel". 2019. En.Wikipedia.Org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel **https://www.ozy.com/flashback/the-newspaper-error-that-sparked-the-nobel-prize/40007/ Image Credit- https://creator.nightcafe.studio/creation/y14DqEqW9MkbA6yiJQaH/john-the-baptist-thin-and-ascetic-with-unkempt-hair-and-curly-unbrushed-hair-and-tattered-clothes-ma?ru=Paul-Evangelion ++++++++ Archive of homilies and reflections: http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au To contact Fr. Paul, please email: [email protected] To listen to my weekly homily audio podcast, please click this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks Further information relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog: "Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly "O Come. Lord. (Advent) HYMN" - In Memory of Paolo Mario (Paul) Giacomantonio (1968-2020). By Paul W. Kelly. Based on the Ancient church "O Antiphons" of Advent. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics, By Stefan Kelk, 2020. Quiet reflection music and hymn - Original musical composition by William John kelly (1942-2017) Lyrics based on the Song of Praise by the Three Young Men, The Book of Daniel 3:24-9. By Paul kelly. Arranged and sung, and with adapted lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2021 [ Production - KER - 2025] May God bless and keep you. Extra Text : unspoken for Advent: - Roman Missal, 3rd edition, 2010, (ICEL) Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. "The Psalms" by The Grail - 1963, 2009. Prayers of the Faithful - Robert Borg "Together we pray" - (1993) .+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++