by Lynne Marie | Dec 19, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Friday of the Third Week of Advent “O Root of Jesse” O Shoot from the dry root of Jesse, raised up as a sign for all people, Before you, the sovereigns fall silent And hope gathers nations in prayer. Come free us! Lord, do not delay! Resurgence is the theme of...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 18, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent “O Lord and Leader” O Lord and Leader of the house of Israel, Who showed yourself to Moses in the burning bush And gave him the holy Law on Sinai mountain, Come, stretch out your mighty arm and redeem us! Jesus is called...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 17, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent “O Wisdom” O Wisdom proceeding from the mouth of the Most High, The Alpha and Omega of all insight, Who shows us all things framed between their beginning and their end; Who places all goods in perspective under the strong,...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 16, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent Choosing Sides Zephaniah 3:1-13 denounces a society that “hears no voice, accepts no correction,” that has “not trusted in the Lord” or “drawn near to its God.” Its “officials are roaring lions,” its “judges are wolves,” its...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 15, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Consult with Jesus The Responsorial Psalm tells us how Jesus saves us: “Teach me your ways, O Lord” (Psalm 25). Numbers 24:2-17 makes its point with humor. Moab was being attacked by the Jews. The king summoned Balaam, a prophet, to curse the Jewish army. But on the...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 13, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Jesus is Near: Let us Rejoice! What gives me more joy than anything else on earth? What do I think about with joy most often? To what do my thoughts keep turning? A person I love? Life? Beauty? The work that I do? Today’s Entrance Antiphon suggests we go deeper....
