ILLUMINATING THE PATH
We are preparing for the Nativity of the Lord Jesus. With his birth the prophecy of Isaiah in the First Reading of today finds its fulfilment. According to Isaiah the future Messiah will bring good news to the poor and liberate people who are downtrodden and oppressed. The authorities in Jerusalem notice that there is a movement around John and set themselves on a fact-finding tour. They question John about what is happening around him. John says that he is merely preparing the way for the One who is much greater than him. He confesses his unworthiness to even untie the strap of the sandals of the One coming, who is Jesus the Messiah. The point is, if John can evoke such a response from the religious authorities, Jesus who is the Son of God can evoke even greater response. Hence let us prepare ourselves for his coming which is imminent. In the Second Reading St Paul exhorts the Thessalonians not to quench the Holy Spirit but to keep their bodies and souls blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Meanwhile they have to hold fast to what is good and abstain from every form of evil.
Liturgical materials for the Third Sunday of Advent.
Tamil Response Hymn - https://youtu.be/qz7EU_Zo53s
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