READINGS FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Scripture describes Advent not merely as a season of candles and carols, but as a divine alarm clock; heaven’s gentle but urgent wake-up call to the soul, “It is high time to awake out of sleep, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand.” (Romans 13:11–12). There is a prophetic urgency in this call—the grave is not far; judgment...

READINGS: OUR LORD JESUS, KING OF THE UNIVERSE One of the titles of Christ Jesus as revealed in the Book of Revelation is “King of kings and Lord of lords.” (Rev 19:11-16). In the gospel of John, Pilate asked Jesus. "Are you the King of the Jews?”. Jesus replied, "My kingdom is of this world” (Jn18:33b-37). Yes, not of this world but embedded in this world with counter-cultural consequences. In 1925, Pope Pius XI instituted the Solemnity of Christ the King in response to the growing...

READINGS: THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME In the 2 nd  reading of this 33 rd  Sunday in Ordinary Times, Year C (2 Thessalonians 3:7-12), St. Paul said, “We hear that some are conducting themselves among you in a disorderly way, by not keeping busy but minding the business of others.” Basically, St. Paul is saying, be busy minding your business, not that of others. This is not a call to indifference, but an invitation to the stewardship of inner self-reflection; a summon to...