Saturday of the First Week of Advent
(Isaiah 30:19-21.23-26; Matthew 9:35-10:1.5a.6-8)
As we all know, in May Robert Prevost was elected pope and
chose the name Leo XIV. He was formerly
a missionary in Perú where he was made bishop.
As a missionary and now as pope, Robert Prevost is part of the
fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy in today’s first reading.
Isaiah looks forward to the great “Day of the Lord.” He says that on that day the cries of the holy
people of Jerusalem will be answered.
They will see their Teacher, who will guide them. Jesus does just that, but not alone. As the gospel today makes clear, Jesus is
assisted by his disciples. They will go
in his name to proclaim the Kingdom of God.
We should not consider Jesus’ mission completed. Rather we should see a role for us in that
mission. Like Robert Prevost, Pope Leo
XIV, we are sent beyond our family and friends to bring to others a word of
hope. We may not arrive in foreign
lands, but there are many needing relief and encouragement where we live.
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