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'Therefore we may singen Deo gratias!' Sunday Reflections, 3rd Sunday of Advent, Year B

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St John the Baptist Donatello [ Web Gallery of Art ] Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland) Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Gospel   John 1:6-8, 19-28 ( English Standard Version Anglicised: India) There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.   He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.   He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”   He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”   And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”   So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”   He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way

'An encounter with a Person, with Christ, dead and Risen.' Sunday Reflections, Easter Sunday

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Resurrection of Christ Francesco Bassano [ Web Gallery of Art ] The  notes on Web Gallery of Art  state:  Resurrection of Christ was commissioned for the Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore (Church of the Most Holy Redeemer) - built in thanksgiving for deliverance from the plague that decimated Venice from 1575 to 1576, in which some 46,000 people died.  The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa) At the Mass during the Day Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA)             Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa) Gospel  John 20:1-9 ( New Revised  Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition)   Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magda

'Did a God indeed in dying cross my life that day?' Good Friday

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The Agony in the Garedn El Greco [ Web Gallery of Art] The First Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Readings (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa) First Reading   Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12 ( New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, Canada)     See, my servant shall prosper;      he shall be exalted and lifted up,      and shall be very high. Just as there were many who were astonished at him      —so marred was his appearance, beyond human semblance,      and his form beyond that of mortals— so he shall startle many nations;      kings shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which had not been told them they shall see,      and that which they had not heard they shall contemplate. Who has believed what we have heard?      And to whom has the arm of the  Lord  been revealed? For he grew up before him