Author: Rev. Msgr. Wilfredo Andrey

1st Sunday Advent (A) Is 2:1-5 The reading is part of a collection of oracles, introducing themes of future divine intervention, Jerusalem’s significance, and universal

2 Sam 5:1-3 The reading highlights David’s election as king over all tribes in Hebron, although this is his third anointing, likely from different traditions

33 Sunday C Mal 3:19-20 The prophet describes fire as a purifying end-time instrument, reducing the wicked to stubble. The “day” (v19) is the “day

Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Ez. 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 The prophet Ezekiel describes a vision of a new temple for the exiled people of Israel.

2 Mc. 12:43-46 –Judas Maccabeus, victorious in battle, sends funds to Jerusalem as a sacrificial offering for the sins of those fallen in battle. He

29th Sunday C Ex. 17:8-13 The passage recounts a story centered around Rephidim, linked to the word for support, and the altar Yahweh-nissi, meaning “The