{"id":6295,"date":"2023-12-16T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/?p=6295"},"modified":"2023-12-16T13:48:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T13:48:55","slug":"lectio-divina-third-sunday-of-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/lectio-divina-third-sunday-of-advent\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectio Divina Third sunday of advent"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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1st reading: Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11.\u00bbI rejoice with the Lord and rejoice with my God,\u00bb said Isaiah,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

\u00abMy spirit rejoices in God my Savior,\u00bb said Mary.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

2nd reading: 1Thess. 5:16-24 \u00abRejoice always,\u00bb said St. Paul.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

GOSPEL St. John 1:6-8,19-28: \u00abI am the voice crying in the wilderness, \u00abMake straight the way of the Lord.\u00bb<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

\u00abOn the path of this new Advent we have arrived at Joy Sunday and the church calls it \u00abGaudete\u00bb a Latin word meaning \u00abrejoice\u00bb. In the context of Joy Sunday in Advent, the Church calls it so to highlight the importance of the joy we feel as we approach the celebration of Jesus’ birth. It is a reminder that, despite difficulties and challenges, there is always reason for hope and joy.<\/p>

Let us unravel from these texts of the liturgy the invitation to joy as a backdrop.<\/p>

The first reading, taken from the prophet Isaiah, allows us to go back to the Gospel of Isaiah<\/p>

Let us unravel from these texts of the liturgy the invitation to joy as a backdrop.<\/p>

The first reading, taken from the prophet Isaiah, allows us to go back to the Gospel of Isaiah:<\/p>

\u00a0Let us bring to our memory that biblical text taken from the gospel of St. Luke 4, 18-22, when Jesus arriving in the synagogue on Shabbat, took the scroll of Isaiah, proclaimed just this chapter that we have read today and that in his expressions defines the Messiah and his commission ratifying first that he is anointed by the Spirit and that he has been sent to.<\/p>

Give good news to the poor<\/p>

  1. Heal the brokenhearted.<\/li>
  2. To proclaim amnesty to the captives and prisoners of freedom.<\/li>
  3. to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.<\/li><\/ol>

    Let us dwell on this last assignment of the sending. Jos\u00e9 Antonio Pagola, a Spanish theologian and writer, interprets Jesus’ proclamation of \u00abthe year of the Lord\u00bb in the context of the Jubilee, an Old Testament concept. In his book \u00abJesus, Historical Approach,\u00bb Pagola explains that Jesus alludes to the jubilee, a special sabbatical year celebrated every 50 years, during which the release of debts and the restoration of property were proclaimed.<\/p>

    For Jesus, proclaiming the \u00abyear of the Lord\u00bb symbolized a message of liberation, justice and integral restoration for people.\u00a0 Jesus was announcing a profound transformation in people’s lives, both spiritually and socially, focusing on mercy and equity.<\/p>

    There is no doubt that the commissioning of the Messiah was news that would fill his fellow countrymen with joy and hope, feelings that were almost inconceivable in the context of a time in history when the oppressive yoke of the Roman Empire and its alliances (Pax Romana) was being experienced.<\/p>

    The liturgy of this Third Sunday of Advent continues presenting to us in the psalm the figure of Mary in the proclamation of the Magnificat, her reason for joy, her deepest joy: To know that the Lord has looked upon the humility of his handmaid and in her all the little and simple ones the \u00abAnawin\u00bb (Poor of Yahweh).<\/p>

    Finally, in the Gospel of this Third Sunday we continue to identify in John the prophet who today defines himself as the witness of light, the one who, as the biblical text says, confesses and does not deny that he is not the Messiah. He who prepares the way for the Lord. The Voice that cries out in the desert: \u00abMake the Paths Straight\u00bb.<\/p>

    \u00a0A few days ago Monsignor Manilla said beautifully in this regard: \u00abJohn was the Voice, Jesus the Word\u00bb Do we lend our Voice to the Word?<\/p>

    \u00a0<\/p>

    S. Sandra Milena Vel\u00e1squez B, tc<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

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    1st reading: Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11.\u00bbI rejoice with the Lord and rejoice with my God,\u00bb said Isaiah, \u00abMy spirit rejoices in God my Savior,\u00bb said Mary. 2nd reading: 1Thess. 5:16-24 \u00abRejoice always,\u00bb said St. Paul. GOSPEL St. John 1:6-8,19-28: \u00abI am the voice crying in the wilderness, \u00abMake straight the way of the Lord.\u00bb \u00abOn the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[49],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6295"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6295"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6300,"href":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6295\/revisions\/6300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}