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reading of the book of the prophet
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Isaiah in those days a stem will grow
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from the trunk of Jesse and from the
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root the chot of a flower will emerge
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the spirit of the Lord will rest upon
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him the spirit of wisdom and discernment
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the spirit of counsel and strength the
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spirit of knowledge and the fear of God
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in the fear of the Lord he finds his
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pleasure he will not judge by the
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appearances he sees nor will he decide
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Only By Hearing but he will bring
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Justice to the humble and a just order
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to Peaceable men he will Smite the Earth
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with the power of his word and destroy
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evil with the breath of his lips he will
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gird his waist with the Belt of
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Righteousness and his back with the belt
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of faithfulness the wolf and the lamb
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will live together and the leopard will
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lie down beside the kid the calf and the
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lion will eat together and even a child
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will be able to touch them the cow and
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the bear will graze Side by side while
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their young rest together the lion will
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eat straw like the ox the nursing child
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will play on top of the poisonous snakes
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hole and the wean child will not be
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afraid to put his hand into the
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Serpent's hole there will be no harm or
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death throughout my Holy Mountain the
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Earth will be as full of the knowledge
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of the Lord as the waters that cover the
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sea in that day the root of Jesse will
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stand as a sign among the people the
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Nations will seek her and her dwelling
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will be glorious word of the Lord thank
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God proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St Luke Glory To You
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Lord at that moment Jesus rejoiced in
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the Holy Spirit and said I praise you
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father Lord of Heaven and Earth because
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you hid these things from the wise and
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intelligent and revealed them to babes
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yes Father for it was so pleasing to you
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everything has been handed over to me by
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my father no one knows who the son is
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except the father Jesus turned to his
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disciples and said to them privately
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blessed are the eyes that see what you
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see for I tell you that many prophets
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and Kings wanted to see what you see and
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could not see they wanted to hear what
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you are listening and could not hear
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word of Salvation Glory To You Lord
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dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
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imagine a devastated landscape a
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battlefield where trees were cut down
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leaving only burn stumps the destruction
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seems total hope almost non-existent and
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then suddenly a small green Chute begins
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to emerge from a seemingly dead trunk
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this prophetic image from Isaiah
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transports us to the heart of the
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mystery of divine hope a branch will
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come from the trunk of Jesse prophesies
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Isaiah a chute will Sprout from his
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roots this is not just a poetic
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prediction but a revolutionary promise
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of restoration and hope amid the
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apparent desolation of Israel's history
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a shattered Kingdom an exiled people God
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promises a rebirth a new life that will
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spring up when all seemed lost the
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prophet then paints a startling picture
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of reconciliation and peace a scenario
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where Harmony is not just a dream but a
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tangible reality the wolf will dwell
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with the lamb and the leopard will lie
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down with a kid animals that are
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normally predators and prey will coexist
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in Perfect Harmony a small child will be
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able to drive them this image is not
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just a poetic metaphor it is a profound
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vision of the restoration that God plans
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a restoration that overcomes natural
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divisions that transcends established
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antagonisms that brings peace where
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before there was only conflict in Luke's
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gospel we see an echo of this same
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divine revelation Jesus rejoiced in the
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Holy Spirit and proclaims I praise you
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father Lord of Heaven and Earth because
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you have hidden these things from the
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wise and understanding and revealed them
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to babes what an extraordinary statement
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God chooses to reveal his truth not to
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the powerful not to the intellectuals
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not to those who consider themselves
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superior but to the little ones those
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who are simple humble open think for a
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moment about the profound meaning of
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this Revelation the wise and
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knowledgeable of each era tend to trust
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their own intelligence their
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philosophical systems their power
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structures they believe they can
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understand and control everything
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through pure reason but God completely
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subverts this logic true wisdom Jesus
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suggests does not come from the
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accumulation of knowledge or
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intellectual power it comes from
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Simplicity openness the ability to
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wonder and recognize a mystery greater
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than ourselves Isaiah prophesies a
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leader who will be anointed by the
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spirit of God possessing wisdom that
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transcends common human understanding
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the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon
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him a spirit of wisdom and understanding
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a spirit of counsel and of might a
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spirit of knowledge and of the fear of
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the Lord this is not calculating or
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pragmatic wisdom it is a wisdom that
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comes from a deep connection with God
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that allows us to see beyond superficial
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appearances that judg is not by external
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Impressions but by the heart the prophet
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describes this leader as judging the
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poor with Justice and deciding with
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equity in favor of the humble of the
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Earth what a different model of
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leadership not based on power or
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strength but on compassion on attentive
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listening on commitment to the
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marginalized Jesus in The Gospel
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embodies precisely this Vision he
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rejoices because God Reveals His
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Mysteries not to the powerful but to the
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humble he himself will be the
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Fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy The
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Offspring of Jesse the one who will
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bring a new order of reconciliation and
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peace but this peace is not passivity it
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is a militant peace which challenges
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structures of Injustice which transforms
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relationships which reconciles what was
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divided Like the Wolf dwelling with the
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lamb this peace overcomes natural
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antagonisms creating a new reality my
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brothers today we are invited to be
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bearers of this hope to be those little
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ones to whom God Reveals His Mysteries
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to live not by the logic of power but by
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the wisdom of humility this means being
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willing to see beyond the divisions that
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surround us political social economic
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racial divisions it means cultivating
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the ability to see others not as a
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threat but as a brother or sister it
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means Having the courage to build
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Bridges where others only see walls it
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also means recognizing that true
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transformation does not come from
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elaborate strategies or complex programs
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but from the willingness to let the
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spirit of God lead us from openness to
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being continually surprised by divine
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grace like the Sprout that emerges from
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the seemingly dead trunk we are called
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to be signs of Hope in a world that
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often seems dominated by conflict and
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darkness bringing life where there is
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death reconciliation where there is
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division peace where there is war may we
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like that Leader prophesied by Isaiah be
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anointed by the spirit of wisdom may we
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like Jesus rejoice in God's revelation
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to little ones may we be instruments of
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a hope that surpasses all human
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understanding may God's grace transform
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us Empower us and send us as bearers of
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this revolutionary hope
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amen St Michael the Archangel defend Us
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in battle be our protection against the
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wickedness and snares of the devil may
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God rebuke him we humbly pray and do
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thou o Prince of the Heavenly Host by
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the power of God cast into hell Satan
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and all the evil spirits who prowl
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
