The Two Advents of Jesus - 1st Sunday of Advent, Year A
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Towards the end of Matthew's Gospel, Jesus uses the story of Noah to teach us that the ordinary things go on as we live our Christian lives, rejoicing in what we were given at the first coming of Jesus at Christmas, yet watchful and awake as we wait for the second coming of Jesus.
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A crucified King? - Christ the King, Year C
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As Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple, his disciples assume that he is speaking of the proximate end of the world. He corrects them by pointing to the long history of suffering and faithfulness that lies ahead of them, and explains that only God can determine the signs and times of the end of history.
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When will the end come? - 33rd Sunday of the Year, Year C
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As Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple, his disciples assume that he is speaking of the proximate end of the world. He corrects them by pointing to the long history of suffering and faithfulness that lies ahead of them, and explains that only God can determine the signs and times of the end of history.
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The Sadducees strike back - 32nd Sunday of the Year, Year C
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Having arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus preaches in the Temple. The Sadducees attempt to discredit his teaching, based on their understanding of the Law. Jesus shows them that they neither understand the power of the resurrection, nor the Word of God.
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Jesus and the tax-collector
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As Jesus passes through Jericho, nearing Jerusalem, a tax-collector is prepared to make a fool of himself to see him. Lovingly welcomed by Jesus, everyone is shocked that a religious figure like Jesus would share his table with such a sinner.
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The Pharisee and the tax collector - 30th Sunday of the Year, Year C
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Jesus tells his famous parable about a Pharisee who thinks he is a good person, and a tax-collector who is aware of his failures. This situation endures today. We are all called to approach God humbly in prayer, to be given the good gifts that only God can give.
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Faith and prayer - 29th Sunday of the Year - Year C
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Wicked and unjust judges can be persuaded to render justice if it serves their own ends, so how much more would our gracious God give hope and satisfaction to those who turn to him? But we must believe that God actually cares for us. When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?
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The faith of a Samaritan - 28th Sunday of the Year - Year C
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Jesus' journey to Jerusalem goes on, and he encounters ten lepers. Asked to fulfill the legal requirements to re-enter Jewish society through the approval of the priest, they set off, only to find that they have been cured while on their journey. But only one "turns back" to Jesus.
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The Faith of a Servant
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As Jesus' instruction of his disciples nears the end, he focuses upon the need for faith. Jesus instructs them that even with very little faith, they will work miracles. Faithful servants receive everything they have as a gift from God and we are called to administer these gifts as servants and in this way, we will have only done our duty.
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What if someone should rise from the dead?
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Jesus' parable of the rich man and Lazarus is told entirely in the light of Jewish folk-lore. As their situations are reversed, the rich man speaks to Abraham, seeking comfort for himself, and light for his brothers. Abraham refuses both these requests. As the parable ends, the challenge of the Christian Gospel emerges: not even someone who rises from the dead can convince those who do not see the sufferings of the poor at their door.
info_outlineThe Two Advents of Jesus Christmas celebrates the "first coming" of Jesus, in the incarnation of the Son of God. But the Advent Season also focusses upon the second coming of Jesus at the end of time. Advent is a time when we recognise that we live between the two comings of Jesus Christ. Towards the end of Matthew's Gospel, Jesus uses the story of Noah to teach us that the ordinary things go on as we live our Christian lives, rejoicing in what we were given at the first coming of Jesus at Christmas, yet watchful and awake as we wait for the second coming of Jesus.
Presented by world-renowned biblical scholar Rev. Professor Francis J. Moloney SDB AM, Audio Divina, is a Lectio-Divina styled reflection on the gospel for the 1st Sunday of Advent, Year A.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 24:37-44
This week’s readers are Romina and Tristan
Narrated by Michael Gartland
Produced by Br Jeff Miller SDB and Ashley Trethowan
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