On the #Memorial of the #Priest and #Missionary #StFrancisXavier, #Origen ponders #Matthew 15:30, “Again Jesus went up on the mountain where he sat down. Not only people who were healthy but also those suffering from…” #Catholic #Advent #Dailymass patrolo.gy/qyh

“O God, Who through the preaching of #StFrancisXavier won many peoples to Yourself, grant that the hearts of the faithful may burn with the same zeal for the faith and that Holy Church may everywhere rejoice in an abundance…” #Catholic #Advent #Prayer patrolo.gy/8dr

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” #Psalm118 patrolo.gy/3HGHxVs #Catholic #Advent #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readings…

“Have mercy on me, God, have mercy, for in you my soul has taken refuge. In the shadow of your wings I take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. I call to you, God the Most High, to God who provides for me, and put to shame those…” #Psalm57 patrolo.gy/3YAWyNV

“Keep watch: he is to come again” — #StEphrem — “To prevent his disciples from asking the time of his coming, Christ said: About that hour no one knows, neither the angels nor the Son. It is not for you to know times or moments. He has kept those…” patrolo.gy/9ff61d

#Apponius ponders #Isaiah 26:1 on Thursday of #Advent 1, “Hence, if they find anyone outside, they beat, wound and rob him by not believing in the true flesh of Christ that was nailed to the cross, from whom true blood flowed…” #Catholic #Dailymass patrolo.gy/2iu

“Stir up Your power, O Lord, and come to our help with mighty strength, that what our sins impede the grace of Your mercy may hasten. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of…” #Advent #Catholic #Prayer patrolo.gy/nng

When it comes to living #Advent, what does it mean to prepare? Reflections on the verb «to prepare» as used by #JohnTheBaptist when quoting the #prophet #Isaiah on the #SecondSundayOfAdvent. patrolo.gy/Advent2-2025

“The Lord is my light and my salvation.” #Psalm27 patrolo.gy/3XQuS7g #Catholic #Advent #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readings…

“My transgressions, truly I know them; my sin is always before me. Against You, You alone, have I sinned; what is evil in Your sight I have done. So You are just in your sentence, without reproach in your judgment O see, in guilt I was born…” #Psalm51 patrolo.gy/3XlXAMV

“Desire for the vision of God” — #StAnselmOfCanterbury — “Insignificant man, escape from your everyday business for a short while, hide for a moment from your restless thoughts. Break off from your cares and troubles and be less concerned about your…” patrolo.gy/xu4

#StJerome ponders #Matthew 9:28 on Friday of #Advent 1, “As the Lord Jesus was passing on from the ruler’s house and proceeding to his own (as we read above): “And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city…” #Catholic #Dailymass patrolo.gy/mxv

“Stir up Your power, we pray, O Lord, and come, that with You to protect us, we may find rescue from the pressing dangers of our sins, and with You to set us free, we may be found worthy of salvation. Who lives and reigns…” #Catholic #Advent #Prayer patrolo.gy/l3h

“Blessed are all who wait for the Lord.” #Psalm147 https:// #Catholic #Advent #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readings…

“I call with all my heart; LORD, answer me. I will observe your statutes. I call upon you; save me, and I will keep your decrees. I rise before dawn and cry for help; have hoped in your word. My eyes awaken before dawn, ponder your promise…” #Psalm119 patrolo.gy/3KWav5p

“We hope for what we do not see” — #StCyprianOfCarthage — “Patience is a precept for salvation given us by our Lord, our teacher: Whoever endures to the end will be saved. And again: If you persevere in my word, you will truly be my disciples; you…” patrolo.gy/t9n

#StJerome ponders #Matthew 9:37 on Saturday of #Advent 1, “An abundant harvest signified the multitude of people. The few laborers signified the dearth of teachers. He commands them to ask the Lord of the harvest to send out…” #Catholic #Dailymass patrolo.gy/h1o

“O God, Who sent Your Only Begotten Son into this world to free the human race from its ancient enslavement, bestow on those who devoutly await Him the grace of Your compassion from on high, that we may attain the prize of…” #Catholic #Advent #Prayer patrolo.gy/6ty

When it comes to living #Advent, what does it mean to prepare? Reflections on the verb «to prepare» as used by #JohnTheBaptist when quoting the #prophet #Isaiah on the #SecondSundayOfAdvent. patrolo.gy/Advent2-2025

“The land that before brought forth thorns, hears in Isaiah the blessing: ‘a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall ...” #Origen #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass #Advent patrolo.gy/Advent2025A2