Sunday Mass Reflection – January 9, 2011 – Baptism of the Lord
Anointed Ones By Scott Hahn Readings (click here): Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 Psalm 29:1-4, 9-10 Acts 10:34-38 Matthew 3:13-17 [gplayer href=”http://www.salvationhistory.com/audio/homilyhelps/080113.mp3″ ] Scott Hahn – January 9, 2011[/gplayer] Jesus presents himself for John’s baptism in today’s Gospel, not because He is a sinner, but to fulfill the word of God proclaimed by His prophets. He must […]
Daily Catholic Readings – January 8, 2011 Saturday after Epiphany
Reading 1, 1 Jn 5:14-21 Beloved: We have this confidence in him that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, we know that what we have asked him for is ours. If anyone sees his brother sinning, […]
Daily Catholic Readings – January 7, 2011 Friday after Epiphany
Reading 1, 1 Jn 5:5-13 Beloved: Who indeed is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the one who came through water and Blood, Jesus Christ, not by water alone, but by water and Blood. The Spirit is the one who testifies, and […]
December 19, 2010 – Fourth Sunday of Advent
God Is With Us By Scott Hahn Readings (click here): Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 24:1-6 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-24 [gplayer href=”http://www.salvationhistory.com/audio/homilyhelps/071223.mp3″]Scott Hahn – 4th Sunday of Advent [/gplayer]Download audio here. The mystery kept secret for long ages, promised through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, is today revealed (see Romans 16:25-26). This is the “Gospel of […]
December 12, 2010 – Third Sunday of Advent
John questions Jesus from prison in today’s Gospel – for his disciples’ sake and for ours.
He knows that Jesus is doing “the works of the Messiah,” foretold in today’s First Reading and Psalm. But John wants his disciples – and us – to know that the Judge is at the gate, that in Jesus our God has come to save us.
The Liturgy of Advent takes us out into the desert to see and hear the marvelous works and words of God – the lame leaping like a stag, the dead raised, the good news preached to the poor (see Isaiah 29:18-20; 61:1-2).