Friday, December 12, 2008
Preparing for Sunday Mass
Some lines from the Advent scriptures to mull over…
From the First Reading at Thursday’s Mass:
I, the Lord, your God, I am holding you by the right hand; I tell you, ‘Do not be afraid, I will help you’.
(Isaiah 41: 13)
From Sunday’s Second Reading:
Think before you do anything - hold on to what is good and avoid every form of evil.
(1 Thessalonians 5)
From Sunday’s Psalm (which is, in fact, the Canticle of Mary known as the ‘Magnificat’):
My soul glorifies the Lord,my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour.
(Luke 1)
From Sunday’s Entrance Antiphon:
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice! The Lord is near.
(Philippians 4: 4-5)