Last week, I spoke of preparing for the coming of the Lord using the great image from the second chapter of Isaiah: the Lord’s holy mountain. How do we make this mountain the highest mountain? On this second Sunday of Advent, I want to follow the Church as she invites us to look at another chapter of Isaiah—namely, the magnificent eleventh chapter, which describes the world that emerges at the coming of the Messiah.

Mass Readings

Reading 1 – Isaiah 11:1-10
Psalm – Psalm 72:1-17
Reading 2 – Romans 15:4-9
Gospel – Matthew 3:1-12