21 Day Advent Challenge to Renew our Hearts
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- Опубликовано: 2 дек 2023
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First Sunday of Advent
Reading 1
IS 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7
You, LORD, are our father,
our redeemer you are named forever.
Why do you let us wander, O LORD, from your ways,
and harden our hearts so that we fear you not?
Return for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your heritage.
Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down,
with the mountains quaking before you,
while you wrought awesome deeds we could not hope for,
such as they had not heard of from of old.
No ear has ever heard, no eye ever seen, any God but you
doing such deeds for those who wait for him.
Would that you might meet us doing right,
that we were mindful of you in our ways!
Behold, you are angry, and we are sinful;
all of us have become like unclean people,
all our good deeds are like polluted rags;
we have all withered like leaves,
and our guilt carries us away like the wind.
There is none who calls upon your name,
who rouses himself to cling to you;
for you have hidden your face from us
and have delivered us up to our guilt.
Yet, O LORD, you are our father;
we are the clay and you the potter:
we are all the work of your hands.
Responsorial Psalm
PS 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19
R. (4) Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
O shepherd of Israel, hearken,
from your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth.
Rouse your power,
and come to save us.
R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
Once again, O LORD of hosts,
look down from heaven, and see;
take care of this vine,
and protect what your right hand has planted
the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
May your help be with the man of your right hand,
with the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
Then we will no more withdraw from you;
give us new life, and we will call upon your name.
R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
Reading II
1 COR 1:3-9
Brothers and sisters:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God always on your account
for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus,
that in him you were enriched in every way,
with all discourse and all knowledge,
as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you,
so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift
as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He will keep you firm to the end,
irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
God is faithful,
and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Alleluia
PS 85:8
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Show us Lord, your love;
and grant us your salvation.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
MK 13:33-37
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Be watchful! Be alert!
You do not know when the time will come.
It is like a man traveling abroad.
He leaves home and places his servants in charge,
each with his own work,
and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch.
Watch, therefore;
you do not know when the lord of the house is coming,
whether in the evening, or at midnight,
or at cockcrow, or in the morning.
May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping.
What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’” 
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Thank you very much, Father Mark! Yes, God loves us very much and wants us to let Him into our lives. If we do, it is transformational and so wonderful.
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Groundbreaking!
Loved your words.
God Bless!
Thanks Father Mark for your wonderful sermons.
Thank you Fr Mark!
Thank You, Fr. Mark, for the precious reminder to open our hearts again to the Lord's presence moment by moment!
This is beautiful, God Bless you Father Bernhard.🕊️
Father Mark is the bomb! Best confessor ever! Come to Notre Dame Parish 4pm Saturdays to experience it!
I needed to hear this today. Was feeling like I was going thru the motions all morning, then turned on your homily.❤
Father Mark we need to play catch again!
God bless you father. Thank you.
GOD BLESS YOU FR MARK
Awesome homily Fr. Mark,
Thank you Fr Mark very enlightening 🙏🙏🙏
Awesome n super stunning... anointed n power full Fr. MARK. GOD BLESS YOU
Wonderful homily Father Mark. You've been kissed by the face of God Uncle Mark and thankfully the most precious jewels around our necks are the arms that hugs the longing our souls yearn for that only Jesus can fill.❤
❤🙏 will be joining you from 🇨🇦!! God bless you all, great idea this challenge!! Thank you!!😊
Persistent in loving.
I'm going through this not having family during the holidays.
I am entering into a season of not having a lot of family around me either. I have found so much peace in Jesus and praying to our mother. You are allowed to feel how you are feeling but do not carry it alone, give it to God. He will never fail you. I am praying for you
Hi Father Thank you for the wonderful sermon. I was asking is it possible to maybe get a link of your website as part of the 21 day Advent Challenge?
Deo gratias! Maranatha! ❤✝️🙏
Thank you Father...I feel like that sometimes.
Beautiful homily, Fr. Mark 🙏How can we get on the list for the 21 day Advent challenge?