December 15 - Sunday of the 3rd Week of Advent, Year C
(Zep.3:14-18a; Is.12:2-6; Phil.4:4-7; Lk.3:10-18) "Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: Rejoice!" "Shout for joy, O daughter Zion! Sing joyfully, O Israel! Be glad and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem!" Zephaniah exclaims. "Shout with exultation, O city of Zion"! Isaiah urges. And Paul is overwhelmed with the spirit of rejoicing. Why such joy? Whence such celebration? "The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a mighty savior," Zephaniah declares. "Great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel!" Isaiah proclaims. And Paul tells us simply: "The Lord is near." What could…
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