Tuesday of the First week of Advent
Book of Isaiah 11,1-10.
On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom.
The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, A spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the LORD,
and his delight shall be the fear of the LORD. Not by appearance shall he judge, nor by hearsay shall he decide,
But he shall judge the poor with justice, and decide aright for the land's afflicted. He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.
Justice shall be the band around his waist, and faithfulness a belt upon his hips.
Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; The calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them.
The cow and the bear shall be neighbors, together their young shall rest; the lion shall eat hay like the ox.
The baby shall play by the cobra's den, and the child lay his hand on the adder's lair.
There shall be no harm or ruin on all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the LORD, as water covers the sea.
On that day, The root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the nations, The Gentiles shall seek out, for his dwelling shall be glorious.
Psalms 72(71),1-2.7-8.12-13.17.
O God, with your judgment endow the king,
and with your justice, the king's son;
He shall govern your people with justice
and your afflicted ones with judgment.
Justice shall flower in his days,
and profound peace, till the moon be no more.
May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
For he shall rescue the poor when he cries out,
And the afflicted when he has no one to help him.
He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor;
The lives of the poor he shall save.
May his name be blessed forever;
As long as the sun his name shall remain.
In him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed;
All the nations shall proclaim his happiness.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 10,21-24.
Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.
All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him."
Turning to the disciples in private he said, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it."
COMMENTARY
My God, how good you are to invite us to joy; And not only to invite us, but to present so strong, so powerful patterns that it forces us to be joyful to the same degree as we love you ...
The reason for the joy you offer is your own blessedness: the more we love you, the more we ardently we desire your good, the more we put our joy in you rather than ourselves, the more we will enjoy your happiness. In heaven, your happiness is the main joy of the elect: this celestial happiness, it depends on us to enjoy it from this life, largely, if we love you enough to get out of ourselves and put all our joy in you . If we put all our joy in you, we will be happy from the moment we do, on this very earth! If we did not put all our joy in you, we would not be fully happy, even in heaven.
How good you are, my God, to call us in this world to such happiness, to such a high perfection, to such a narrow union with you, and to push us with such ardent words! How good you are! "Rejoice ino the Lord, all the earth! Burst into jubiliant song with music, bless! "(Cf. PS 98:4 LXX)
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