This weekend we are celebrating the 2nd Sunday of Advent, year A.
As is true of the Advent season in general, the readings today share the message of the coming of the Messiah. Beginning with Isaiah's prophesies in chapter 30, verses 19 and 30, the Entrance antiphon proclaims:
"O people of Sion, behold,
the Lord will come to save the nations,
and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heard
in the joy of your heart."
Taken from chapter 72, the Psalm response is:
"Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever."
Like Isaiah, John the Baptist proclaims the coming of the Messiah, saying in the gospel acclamation from Luke chapter 3, verses 4 & 6:
"Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths:
all flesh shall see the salvation of God."
The communion antiphon is another proclamation of the coming Messiah. Taken from the deuterocanonical book Baruch, we read:
"Jerusalem, arise and stand upon the heights,
and behold the joy which comes to you from God."
Featured Songs:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Verse 2)
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/o-come-emmanuel-verse-2/
Entrance Antiphon: Psalm (Rebecca De La Torre)
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/entrance-antiphon-2nd-advent-mode-ii-de-la-torre/
Psalm 72: Justice Shall Flourish (Rebecca De La Torre)
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/psalm-72-justice-shall-flourish/
Gospel Acclamation: Luke 3:4,6 (Rebecca De La Torre)
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/advent-gospel-acclamation-year-a-mode-ii-de-la-torre-2nd/
Communion Antiphon: Baruch 5:5; 4:36 (Rebecca De La Torre)
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/communion-antiphon-2nd-advent/
Light of the World (Jaime Cortez)
https://themodernpsalmist.com/songs/light-of-the-world/
Contributors: Jaime Cortez, International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). Performed with permission under ONE LICENSE #M-401427. All rights reserved.
Episode web page:
https://themodernpsalmist.com/podcast-episode/2nd-sunday-of-advent-year-a/
