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Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Sunday, Dec 8 (2nd Sunday of Advent)
Baruch 5: 1-9
Philippians 1: 4-6, 8-11
Luke 3: 1-6
Haydock Biblical Commentary
Daily Meditations With the Saints: On Zeal for God
French priests Lambert, Croiset, and Nouet on zeal.
From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"
Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Saturday, Dec 7
Isaiah 30: 19-21, 23-26
Matthew 9:35 - 10:1, 5, 6-8
Haydock Biblical Commentary
Daily Meditations With the Saints: God's Mercy in Our Afflictions
St. John Chrysostom and Bishop Flechier on God's mercy as displayed in our afflictions and tribulations.
From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"
Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Friday, Dec 6
Isaiah 29: 17-24
Matthew 9: 27-31
Haydock Biblical Commentary
Daily Meditations With the Saints: On the Law of God
St. Augustine, St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, and St. Cyprian on God's law
From "Half Hours with the Saints and Servants of God"
Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Thursday, Dec 5
Isaiah 26: 1-6
Matthew 7: 21, 24-27
Haydock Biblical Commentary
Daily Meditations With the Saints: On the Word of God
St. Francis de Sales, St. Cyprian, Antoine de la Porte, and Jean Baptiste Masillon on God's Word
from "Half Hours With the Saints"
Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Wednesday, Dec 4
Isaiah 25: 6-10
Matthew 15: 29-37
Haydock Biblical Commentary
Daily Meditations With the Saints: On the Service of God
Henri Marie Boudon and Fr. Frederick William Faber on serving God
From "Half Hours With the Saints"
Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Tuesday, Dec 3
Isaiah 11: 1-10
Luke 10: 21-24
Haydock Commentary + Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide
Daily Meditations With the Saints: The Presence of God
Fr. Francois Nepveu and Fr. Frederick William Faber on practicing the presence of God in daily life.
From "Half Hours With the Saints"
Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings - Monday, Dec 2
Isaiah 2: 1-5
Matthew 8: 5-11
Haydock Biblical Commentary
Daily Meditations With the Saints: On Sanctifying Grace
St. Robert Bellarmine and St. Leo the Great on God's Sanctifying Grace,
from "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"
Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Sunday, Dec 1 (First Sunday of Advent)
Jeremiah 33: 14-16
1 Thessalonians 3:12- 4:2
Luke 21: 25-28, 34-36
Haydock Commentary + Lapide Commentary
Daily Meditations With the Saints: On the Holy Fear of God
from "Half Hours with the Saints and Servants of God"
Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Saturday, Nov 30 (Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle)
Romans 10: 9-18
Matthew 4: 18-22
Haydock Biblical Commentary
Daily Meditations With the Saints: God's Mercy
Fr. Faber and Claude de la Colombiére on the mercy of God. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"
Daily Meditations With the Saints: God's Providence
St. John Chrysostom, Pere Croiset S.J., and St. Augustine on Divine Providence
Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings - Thursday, Nov 28
Revelation 18: 1-2, 21-23; 19: 1-3, 9
Luke 21: 20-28
Haydock Biblical Commentary