The Lord's Holy Mountain

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 11 December 2001

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

As we commence a new liturgical year, the Church invites us to survey the world from the standpoint of Isaiah's holy mountain, the height to which all the nations stream. This is a beautiful image of ""communio,"" of the many gathered around the one, and it is reflective of the fundamental ""communio"" which is the Trinity, three persons constituting the one God. When we look at things from this perspective, we see them aright.

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0:00.0	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:04.6	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:11.1	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:15.5	Word of Love for each of us.
0:17.8	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, so that we might speak with
0:22.8	love about the one who is love.
0:26.1	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winnetka now presents
0:31.0	the Word on Fire.
0:33.2	Peace be with you.
0:35.0	Well friends, today is New Year's Day.
0:37.1	Today this first Sunday of Advent, the church begins a new liturgical year.
0:41.6	So now for the next 52 weeks, we will once again walk around Jesus Christ through the seasons
0:48.6	of Advent and Christmas of land, Easter, ordinary time.
0:53.1	We meditate on Him.
0:54.4	We walk around Him once again, looking at His great mysteries.
0:59.4	So today, the first Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the liturgical year, the church
1:03.9	proposes for us a beautiful image from the prophet Isaiah.
1:09.2	Isaiah, you know, is the great prophet of Advent, the one who's featured most in Christian
1:15.0	literature and art.
1:17.6	Here's the compelling image.
1:18.6	Let me read to you now from the book of Isaiah.
1:22.3	The mountain of the Lord's house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised
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