Three Advent Lessons

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

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

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🗓️ 21 December 2003

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The readings for the final Sunday of Advent present us with three essential lessons. First, in the Biblical perspective, great things come from the small; second, never ever give up hope; and third, trust always in the power of God. These are the lessons of Micah, Elizabeth, and Mary.

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0:10.9	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:15.1	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:21.7	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:26.0	Word of Love for each of us.
0:28.3	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with love
0:33.7	about the one who is love.
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0:41.6	the Word on Fire.
0:44.4	Peace be with you.
0:46.1	Friends, we've come today to the end of our Advent season, a fourth Sunday of Advent.
0:51.7	And it's only appropriate that in the readings, it's as though the whole of the Old Testament
0:57.1	is gathering.
0:59.5	The Old Testament is seen by Christians as the anticipation for Christ, the preparation
1:06.3	for Christ, and now we see in these readings as though all the seers and sages and prophets
1:13.3	and patriarchs are coming together and they're pointing in the direction of Christ.
1:21.2	There are three figures and three lessons I want to concentrate on in this homily.
1:27.3	The first one comes from the prophet Micah.
1:31.2	We don't hear from Micah all that often during the liturgical year, but he has a magnificent
1:35.6	reading today.
1:36.6	Listen, thus says the Lord, you, Bethlehem, Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah.
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