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Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

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🗓️ 30 November 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.

We are made to see the Lord face to face...but are we ready for that?

Advent is a time to prepare to see the Lord face to face. We are preparing to have the ability to stand before the Lord. But we often find ourselves reluctant to be seen because we are afflicted and affected by shame. How do we move forward and allow the Lord to deal with our shame?

Mass Readings from December 1, 2024:
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14
1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sunday homilies with me, Father Mike Schmitz. I hope today's homily inspires and motivates you,
0:07.6	and I also hope that it leaves you hungry for the one who gave everything to feed you.
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0:24.0	You can also follow or subscribe on your podcast app for weekly notifications.
0:28.3	God bless.
0:29.9	The Lord be with you.
0:31.4	A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.
0:37.1	Chapter 21 versus 25 through 28, and verses 34 through 36.
0:43.5	Jesus said to his disciples,
0:45.9	There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth, nations will
0:50.3	be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves.
0:55.8	People will die of fright, in anticipation of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
1:02.4	And then they will see in a son of man, coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when
1:09.0	these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your
1:14.5	redemption is at hand.
1:16.9	Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties
1:21.6	of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.
1:26.0	For that day will assault everyone
1:27.5	who lives on the face of the earth.
1:30.3	Be vigilant at all times
1:31.9	and pray that you have the strength
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