1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 2025​

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INTRODUCTION​

The new church year begins with a wake-up call: Christ is coming soon! In today’s
     readings both Paul and Jesus challenge us to wake from sleep, for we know
     neither the day nor hour of the Lord’s coming. Isaiah proclaims the day when God
     will gather all people on the holy mountain and there will be no more war or
     suffering. Though we vigilantly watch for the promised day of salvation, we wait
     for what we already have: Christ comes among us this day as the word and meal
     that strengthens our faith in the promises of God.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come. By your merciful protection save us 
     from the threatening dangers of our sins, and enlighten our walk in the way of
     your salvation, for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God,
     now and forever. Amen.​

FIRST READING

ISAIAH 2:1-5
The visionary message presented in this reading focuses on a future day when
     God establishes a universal reign of peace. Divine decisions will make war obsolete,

     and the worshiping community responds: “Let us walk in the light of that Lord now!”

1 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

2 In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
3 Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
  that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation;
  neither shall they learn war any more.
  5 O house of Jacob,
  come, let us walk
  in the light of the Lord!

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PSALM

PSALM 122
(Response) I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” (Ps. 122:1)

1 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
2 Now our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is built as a city
that is at unity with itself;
4 to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,
the assembly of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord.
(Response) I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” (Ps. 122:1)

5 For there are the thrones of judgment,
  the thrones of the house of David.
  6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
  “May they prosper who love you.
  7 Peace be within your walls
  and quietness within your towers.
  8 For the sake of my kindred and companions,
  I pray for your prosperity.
  9 Because of the house of the Lord our God,
  I will seek to do you good.”
(Response) I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” (Ps. 122:1)

SECOND READING

ROMANS 13:11-14
Paul compares the advent of Christ to the coming of dawn. We live our lives
     today in light of Christ’s coming in the future.

11 Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is already the moment for you to
     wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became
     believers; 12 the night is far gone; the day is near. Let us then throw off the works
     of darkness and put on the armor of light; 13 let us walk decently as in the day,
     not in reveling and drunkenness, not in illicit sex and licentiousness, not in
     quarreling and jealousy. 14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no
     provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

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​​​​GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia. Show us your steadfast love, O Lord, and grant us your salvation. Alleluia. (Ps. 85:7)

GOSPEL READING

MATTHEW 24:36-44
Jesus describes his second coming as a sudden, turbulent event that will bring
     about deep change to our normal, day-to-day lives. Therefore, he urges people to
     stay awake, be aware, and wait expectantly, because the Son of Man will come unannounced.

V. [Jesus said to the disciples,] 36 “About that day and hour no one knows, neither
     the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 For as the days of
     Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in the days before
     the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the
     day Noah entered the ark, 39 and they knew nothing until the flood came and
     swept them all away, so, too, will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Then two
     will be in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left. 41 Two women will be
     grinding meal together; one will be taken, and one will be left. 42 Keep awake,
     therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. 43 But
     understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the
     thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house
     be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is
     coming at an hour you do not expect.”

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