When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. Luke 2:39-40 NABRE Luke concludes the birth and presentation narratives…
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All who heard these things took them to heart, saying, “What, then, will this child be?” For surely the hand of the Lord was with him. Luke 1:66 NABRE Luke tells the story of John the Baptist’s birth and circumcision with the reaction of those observing. His father Zechariah has…
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As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.’” John [the] Baptist appeared in the desert proclaiming a…
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Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Matthew 24:42 NABRE Jesus is speaking to His disciples about many things. He begins to speak to them about being prepared for days of tribulation in which Christ will return. He begins to focus on…
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A voice proclaims: In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God! Every valley shall be lifted up, every mountain and hill made low; The rugged land shall be a plain, the rough country, a broad valley. Then the glory…
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