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Libretto DEL GIORNO
Liturgy of the Sunday
Sunday, November 27

First Sunday of Advent


First Reading

Isaiah 2,1-5

The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It will happen in the final days that the mountain of Yahweh's house will rise higher than the mountains and tower above the heights. Then all the nations will stream to it, many peoples will come to it and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob that he may teach us his ways so that we may walk in his paths.' For the Law will issue from Zion and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem. Then he will judge between the nations and arbitrate between many peoples. They will hammer their swords into ploughshares and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift sword against nation, no longer will they learn how to make war. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in Yahweh's light.

Psalmody

Psalm 121

Antiphon

Call for peace for Jerusalem.

'I rejoiced when I heard them say :
'Let us go to God's house'.

And now our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is built as a city
strongly compact.

It is there that the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord.

For Israel's law it is,
there to praise the Lord's name.

There were set the thrones of Judgement
of the house of David.

For the peace of Jerusalem pray :
'Peace be to your homes!

May peace reign in your walls,
in your palaces, peace!'

For love of my brethren and friends
I say : 'Peace upon you!

For the love of the house of the Lord
I will ask for your good.

Second Reading

Romans 13,11-14a

Besides, you know the time has come; the moment is here for you to stop sleeping and wake up, because by now our salvation is nearer than when we first began to believe. The night is nearly over, daylight is on the way; so let us throw off everything that belongs to the darkness and equip ourselves for the light. Let us live decently, as in the light of day; with no orgies or drunkenness, no promiscuity or licentiousness, and no wrangling or jealousy. Let your armour be the Lord Jesus Christ, and stop worrying about how your disordered natural inclinations may be fulfilled.

Reading of the Gospel

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Yesterday I was buried with Christ,
today I rise with you who are risen.
With you I was crucified;
remember me, Lord, in your kingdom.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Matthew 24,37-44

'As it was in Noah's day, so will it be when the Son of man comes. For in those days before the Flood people were eating, drinking, taking wives, taking husbands, right up to the day Noah went into the ark, and they suspected nothing till the Flood came and swept them all away. This is what it will be like when the Son of man comes. Then of two men in the fields, one is taken, one left; of two women grinding at the mill, one is taken, one left. 'So stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming. You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what time of the night the burglar would come, he would have stayed awake and would not have allowed anyone to break through the wall of his house. Therefore, you too must stand ready because the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Yesterday I was buried with Christ,
today I rise with you who are risen.
With you I was crucified;
remember me, Lord, in your kingdom.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Homily

With this first Sunday of Advent begins the new liturgical year, which the Church asks us to live as a spiritual pilgrimage towards the "mountain of the Lord's house," of which the prophet Isaiah speaks. It is not a journey without goal. The prophet indicates the destination, the heavenly Jerusalem. And - in this liturgical year - the Word of God will guide our steps day after day towards the holy city. Today we move this first step, marked by the await of the Lord: that of Christmas and at the same time of his return at the end of the time. Advent marks these days with a particular grace, because it helps us understand Jesus as "he who comes," he who leaves heaven to come and live with us on earth.
He is the one who comes towards us and not we who go towards him.
Advent is a good time for us to start listening to the Word of God again and turn our gaze towards Jesus, who is coming among men and women to make life and the hope for anew future grow again. This is the second reflection that Word of God offers us. In order to help us understand the urgency of making a decision of ours, Jesus speaks of the typical language of the last days. In this moment of history so marked by war and conflicts, each time of our life appears as unique. And indeed, these are the last days for each of us, because they will never come back again. Jesus tells us not to miss our chance. He goes as far as to compare himself to thief who comes unexpectedly: "You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour." In their singularity these words remind us to be vigilant, that is not distracted, hopeless, and lazy. Being vigilant means praying: it means, in this time of Advent, to listen to the Gospel, to pay attention to the poor, and to recognize the signs of God's presence in the world. We will better understand what is happening and we will be able to recognize the signs of the Lord's passage. Advent is truly a good time for us to "wake from sleep," to get up from the comfortable bed of our habits and to "put on the Lord Jesus Christ," to put on his feelings. This is how we need to go towards the Christmas of the Lord. He is the prince of peace who comes in this world to share with us his dream on the world. It is the dream the prophet had already spoken about: "Many peoples shall come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord'" (Is 2:3).

WOORD VAN GOD ELKE DAG: DE KALENDER

Het gebed is het hart van het leven van de Gemeenschap van Sant’Egidio. Het is haar eerste “werk”. Aan het einde van de dag komt elke Gemeenschap, of die nu klein of groot is, samen bij de Heer om het Woord te beluisteren en zich tot Hem te richten in het gebed. De leerlingen kunnen niet anders dan aan de voeten van Jezus zitten, zoals Maria van Bethanië, om het “betere deel” te kiezen (Lc 10, 42) en van Hem zijn gezindheid te leren (vgl. Fil 2, 5).

Elke keer dat de Gemeenschap zich tot de Heer richt, maakt ze zich die vraag eigen van de anonieme leerling: “Heer, leer ons bidden!” (Lc 11, 1). En Jezus, meester in het gebed, antwoordt: “Wanneer jullie bidden, zeg dan: Abba, Vader”.

Wanneer we bidden, ook in de geslotenheid van ons eigen hart, zijn we nooit alleen of verweesd. Integendeel, we zijn leden van de familie van de Heer. In het gemeenschappelijk gebed wordt naast het mysterie van het kindschap, ook dat van de broederschap en zusterschap duidelijk.

De Gemeenschappen van Sant’Egidio, verspreid over de wereld, verzamelen zich op de verschillende plaatsen die gekozen zijn voor het gebed en brengen de hoop en het verdriet van de “uitgeputte en hulpeloze mensenmenigte” waarover het Evangelie spreekt (Mt 9, 37) bij de Heer. Deze oude menigte omvat de inwoners van onze hedendaagse steden, de armen die zich bevinden in de marge van het leven, en iedereen die wacht om als dagloner te worden aangenomen (vgl. Mt 20).

Het gemeenschappelijk gebed verzamelt de schreeuw, de hoop, het verlangen naar vrede, genezing, zin en redding, die beleefd worden door de mannen en vrouwen van deze wereld. Het gebed is nooit leeg. Het stijgt onophoudelijk op naar de Heer opdat verdriet verandert in vreugde, wanhoop in blijheid, angst in hoop, eenzaamheid in gemeenschap. En het rijk Gods zal spoedig temidden van de mensen komen.

WOORD VAN GOD ELKE DAG: DE KALENDER