Comments on: 3rd Sunday in Advent Year B, December 13, 2020-“The Lord is the joy of his people”

By: Dale V

Dale V — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 17:56:47 +0000

In today’s gospel reading John the Baptist denies being Elijah yet in yesterday’s gospel Jesus describes him as such.I assume then that his denial was to take the focus off of himself.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 17:30:29 +0000

Fr. Lawrence, thank you for you reflection. Very interesting history on John.
Help me here though. You write “John seclusion in the desert made the biblical scholars to identify him as probably belonging to the Judean Qumran wilderness community, the Essenes. This community was a group of people who had left Jerusalem a century before Jesus’ birth because of a conflict with the Temple authorities. They waited there, a few miles from Jericho, for the Messiah to come and rectify the horrible injustice they had experienced.”
How did Mary keep in touch with her cousin Elizabeth somewhere around Jericho? Did she travel there and back (60 miles on way) to Nazareth and stay 3 months while she was pregnant with Jesus?
I never heard of the “Essenes”. Its all new to me. Learn something new every day.

By: J

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 16:33:30 +0000

Thank you Father

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:45:18 +0000

Life is presently very confusing in many parts of the world. Your reflection under the heading “What does Christmas expect from us,“ provides focus, direction, and guidance. It is well worth reading many times and deserves serious consideration. Thank you.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:21:21 +0000

Thanks for your commentary on today’s scriptures Father.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:13:07 +0000

Thank you Father. Let us be voices crying out in the desert! Peace of Christ be with you.

By: Teddy

Teddy — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 08:45:25 +0000

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 fire. To be a better Christian and to walk this narrow path, we must immerse ourselves in daily prayer and the word. Thank you For.