December 24 Jesus is Light of the World: John 1:1-14 Symbols: candle, flame, sun John 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come …
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Jesus is Emmanuel
December 23 Jesus is Emmanuel: Isaiah 7:14; 33:22 Symbols: tablets of stone, chalice and host Isaiah 7:10-17 10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, 11 Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. 12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test. 13 Then Isaiah[d] said: “Hear then, O house of David! …
Jesus is King of the Gentiles
December 22 Jesus is King of the Gentiles: Psalm 2:7-8; Ephesians 2:14-20 Symbols: crown, scepter Psalm 2:7-8 I will tell of the decree of the Lord:He said to me, “You are my son; today I have begotten you.8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.9 You shall break them with …
Jesus is the Radiant Dawn
December 21 Jesus is the Radiant Dawn: Psalm 19:5-6 Symbols: sun rising or high in sky Psalm 19:5-6 In the heavens[c] he has set a tent for the sun,5 which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy, and like a strong man runs its course with joy.6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the …
Jesus is Lord
December 18 Jesus is Lord: Ex. 3:2; 20:1 Symbols: burning bush, stone tablets Exodus 3:2 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Exodus 20:1-3 Then God spoke all these words: 2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out …
Jesus is wisdom
December 17 Jesus is Wisdom: Sirach 24:2; Wisdom 8:1 Symbols: oil lamp, open book On December 17, the Church begins to intensify the preparation for Christmas with the use of the “O” Antiphons, expressed for us in the words of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” Sirach and Wisdom are part of what is known as the Apochrypha which is …
John the Baptist
December 16 John the Baptist: Mark 1:1-8 Symbols: shell with water, river The beginning of the good newsof Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way;3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his …
Mary
December 15 Mary: Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38 Symbols: lily, crown of stars, pierced heart Matt. 1:18-25 18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiahtook place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous …
Joseph
December 14 Joseph: Matt. 1:18-25 Symbols: hammer, saw, chisel, angle 18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiahtook place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her …