The Righteous Shoot
By FR. ROBERT ALTIER First Sunday Of Advent (YR C) Readings: Jer. 33:14-16 1 Thess. 3:12-4:2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 In the readings today, we look back to the promise of the coming of the Messiah, we learn a lesson about how to conduct our lives in the present, and we look forward to the Second Coming of our Lord at the end of the world. While this does not seem to make much sense, it is actually very practical: We learn from the First Coming of our Lord, so we are prepared for His Second Coming. This means we live in the present according to what our Lord taught us while He was in the world and what He teaches…Continue Reading