Saturday, December 6, 2025
Letter from the Editor //
Dear Sister,
“Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths” (Matthew 3:3), the baptist cries in his clothing of camel hair. Saint John preached the coming of Christ while in the desert. Our world is also a desert, one that is spiritually barren. On the Second Sunday of Advent, John’s words apply to our lives as well as the people in his time; we must use this holy time to prepare for Christ to come into our hearts more fully at Christmas, to water us in His grace. As we prepare, we can imitate John, living differently from others in the world, being witnesses to a life of repentance and love of God and others.
We hear from the psalmist that “justice shall flower in his day and profound peace” (Psalm 72:7). In the First Reading, the prophet Isaiah gives us an image of the coming peaceful kingdom that will come at the end of time, when Christ, the incarnate Son, rules over all. His kingdom is also here now, for death has already been defeated. The same Spirit that rests upon Jesus, He has sent to us—with the gifts of wisdom, understanding, counsel, strength, knowledge, and fear of the Lord to help us live His kingdom now. Allow these gifts of the Holy Spirit to guide you this Advent as you navigate these weeks of preparation and waiting. It is not always easy to live our faith with the pressures of our culture ready to rush past Advent into Christmas, but we have a “God of endurance and encouragement” (Romans 15:5), Who will help us on our way. And we have each other in the Church and our Blessed is She community for love and support.
In Christ’s Love,
Susanna
Read the Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent:
First Reading // Isaiah 11:1-10
Psalm // Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17
Second Reading // Romans 15:4-9
Gospel // Matthew 3:1-12
Live Liturgically // This Week’s Feast Days
Saturday, December 6 (today!) // Optional Memorial of Saint Nicholas, Bishop
Sunday, December 7 // Second Sunday of Advent
Monday, December 8 // Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary // Holy Day of Obligation in the USA
Tuesday, December 9 // Optional Memorial of Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Wednesday, December 10 // Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Loreto
Thursday, December 11 // Optional Memorial of Saint Damasus I, Pope
Friday, December 12 // Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Susanna Spencer est titulaire d'une maîtrise en théologie de l'Université franciscaine de Steubenville et est l'éditrice théologique de Blessed is She. Elle vit avec son mari philosophe et ses quatre enfants à Saint Paul, Minnesota. Elle aime lire la théologie, assister à de belles liturgies, cuisiner de délicieux plats et suivre le baseball avec désinvolture. Elle était la narratrice de Maranatha, L'histoire de notre Sauveur et de notre livre pour enfants, Rise Up . En savoir plus sur elle ici .
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