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5,553 total reads Is 58:7-10 The passage from Third Isaiah, written after the exile, focuses on moral malaise and covenant infidelity, rather than political issues. It
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7,318 total reads 4th Sunday (A) Zeph 2:3; 3:12-13 The reading highlights that during the late seventh century B.C., Zephaniah addressed Judah’s pride and arrogance amid
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10,742 total reads 3rd Sunday A Is 8:23-9:3 During the eighth-century Assyrian invasion, Zebulun and Naphtali were easily conquered. Yahweh is depicted as the cause of
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11,144 total reads Isa 9:1-6 The reading belongs to that section of the book of the prophet which is called the “book of Emmanuel” which deals
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12,328 total reads Is 42:1-4, 6-7 This is the first of the four servant of the Lord songs in Second Isaiah, introducing him as chosen and
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16,170 total reads Epiphany Sunday Is 60:1-6 The reading depicts Israel’s universal mission bathed in radiance, similar to Second Isaiah, with darkness replaced by God’s glory
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14,145 total reads Sir 3:2-7, 12-14 Written in the second century B.C. Sirach emphasizes Israelite respect for parents, ranking it just after the commandments about God
