First Reading: Isaiah 2: 1-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Second Reading: Romans 13: 11-14<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gospel: Matthew: 24: 37-44<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commentary: coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nTo speak of hope to those who are desperate, it is essential to share their desperation. To dry the tears from the faces of those who are suffering, it is necessary to join our tears with theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pope Francis, 4 January 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Image credit: Swords Are Beaten into Plowshares
Quatrefoil on the western exterior Cath\u00e9drale d’Amiens depicting Micah’s prophecy concerning the future reign of peace in which nations will beat swords into plowshares and wage war no more.
Source: http:\/\/diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu\/act-imagelink.pl?RC=29252<\/a>
Artist: Unknown (1220-1240)
Acknowledgement: LiturgyTools.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First Reading: Isaiah 2: 1-5 Second Reading: Romans 13: 11-14 Gospel: Matthew: 24: 37-44 Commentary: coming soon. To speak of hope to those who are desperate, it is essential to share their desperation. To dry the tears from the faces of those who are suffering, it is necessary to join our tears with theirs. Pope … <\/p>\n