Lectio: Second Sunday of Advent

Godsplaining

Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

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🗓️ 6 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick connect on this Lectio episode of Godsplaining to discuss the readings for the second week of Advent, 2025. The friars continue to reflect on hope in this season of waiting, as well as filial fear and the humility of John the Baptist. Donate to The Fundraiser here! https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=87NPKB5LHLMMC Send your questions for the friars to:godsplaining@opeast.org Subscribe to our channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the FriarsYour Eucharistic Identity: https://ignatius.com/your-eucharistic-identity-yeip/St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/ Connect on Social MediaFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.orgTo support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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0:00.0	This is Father Gregory Pine.
0:07.3	This is Father Patrick Briscoe.
0:08.9	And welcome to Godsplining.
0:10.1	Thanks to all those who support us.
0:11.7	If you enjoy the show, please consider making a monthly donation on Patreon.
0:15.4	Be sure to like and subscribe to Godsplining wherever you listen to your podcasts.
0:19.4	Father Patrick.
0:22.8	So as the people will have noticed,
0:29.7	this is Alexio episode, but for those viewing on YouTube, they'll also be astonished to discover that there are only two of us. Only two. Because since time immemorial, which is to say
0:35.4	since we began doing Lexionez, which I suppose is the
0:38.9	plural form of Alexio in the Latin language, which we esteem so highly, we have always had three
0:44.4	persons contribute, unless we had four. I think it's always been three. Has it always been three?
0:50.0	It has at least always been seven.
0:54.4	Right.
0:54.9	It never reigns on the Rosary Pilgrimage.
0:56.6	It never reigns on the Rosary Pilgrimage.
0:58.4	There are at least three contributors to every Lexio episode.
1:02.0	And anything which departs from that rule is to be summarily dismissed.
1:06.0	So should the people of God just, should they pass over this episode on account of the fact that it falls a foul of our ordinarily rules and regulations?
1:14.6	Well, I think they'll be able to decide that by the end of the episode.
1:19.0	Nice. A bold strategy. Yeah. I don't want to send anyone off right away. Okay. It's Advent. Okay.
1:26.0	It's a hopeful moment. It is a hopeful moment. We're rounding out
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