Indeed, the Lord is our light and our help. He will open the eyes of the blind and the deaf will hear. The crippled will walk once again. Prisoners will be set free, and the oppressed will be vindicated. Darkness stands no chance against the Lord’s light, which dispels all darkness.
This is the hope we have in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As long as we remain steadfast in His love, we shall prevail over all evil. With God on our side, who can be against us?
This Advent, let us draw closer to our Lord. Let us dwell in His goodness and His love. Amen.
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First reading
Isaiah 29:17-24 ·
In a very short time, the deaf will hear and the eyes of the blind will see
The Lord says this:
In a short time, a very short time,
shall not Lebanon become fertile land
and fertile land turn into forest?
The deaf, that day,
will hear the words of a book
and, after shadow and darkness,
the eyes of the blind will see.
But the lowly will rejoice in the Lord even more
and the poorest exult in the Holy One of Israel;
for tyrants shall be no more, and scoffers vanish,
and all be destroyed who are disposed to do evil:
those who gossip to incriminate others,
those who try at the gate to trip the arbitrator
and get the upright man’s case dismissed for groundless reasons.
Therefore the Lord speaks,
the God of the House of Jacob,
Abraham’s redeemer:
No longer shall Jacob be ashamed,
no more shall his face grow pale,
for he shall see what my hands have done in his midst,
he shall hold my name holy.
They will hallow the Holy One of Jacob,
stand in awe of the God of Israel.
Erring spirits will learn wisdom
and murmurers accept instruction.
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Gospel
Matthew 9:27-31
‘Take care that no-one learns about this’
As Jesus went on his way two blind men followed him shouting, ‘Take pity on us, Son of David.’ And when Jesus reached the house the blind men came up with him and he said to them, ‘Do you believe I can do this?’ They said, ‘Sir, we do.’ Then he touched their eyes saying, ‘Your faith deserves it, so let this be done for you.’ And their sight returned. Then Jesus sternly warned them, ‘Take care that no one learns about this.’ But when they had gone, they talked about him all over the countryside.
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