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 …
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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 …
Lisa’s Jesse Tree
Solomon
December 13 Solomon: 1 Kings 3:5-14, 16-28 Symbols: scales of justice, temple, two babies and sword 1 Kings 3:5-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask what I should give you.” 6 And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David, because he …
David
December 12 David: 1 Sam. 17:12-51 Symbols: slingshot, 6-pointed star 1 Samuel 17:12-51 12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years. 13 The three eldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle; the names of …
Jesse
December 11 Jesse: 1 Sam. 16:1-13 Symbols: crimson robe, shepherd’s staff 1 Samuel 16:1-13 16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his …
Samuel
December 10 Samuel: 1 Sam. 3:1-18 Symbols: lamp, temple 1 Samuel 3:1-18 3 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. 2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; 3 the lamp of God …