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Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 19, 2020
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38
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Third Sunday of Advent
December 13, 2020
Homily for December 13, 2020 (3rd Sunday of Advent)
Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; Luke 1:46-50; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28
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Second Sunday of Advent
December 5, 2020
Homily for December 6, 2020 (2nd Sunday of Advent)
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8
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First Sunday in Advent
November 28, 2020
Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b, 64:2-7; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37
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Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski