Monday of the First week of Advent

Book of Isaiah

This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
In days to come, The mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it;
many peoples shall come and say: "Come, let us climb the LORD'S mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths." For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and impose terms on many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.
O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD!

Psalms

I rejoiced because they said to me,
"We will go up to the house of the LORD."
And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
To it the tribes go up,
The tribes of the LORD.
According to the decree for Israel,
To give thanks to the name of the LORD.
In it are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love you prosper!
May peace be within your walls,
Prosperity in your buildings.
Because of my relatives and friends
I will say, "Peace be within you!"
Because of the house of the LORD, our God,
I will pray for your good.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him,
saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully."
He said to him, "I will come and cure him."
The centurion said in reply, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.
For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come here,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, "Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.
I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the kingdom of heaven."

St. Bibiana(Virgin and Martyr (4th century))

SAINT BIBIANA Virgin and Martyr (4th century) St. Bibiana was a native of Rome. Her father, Flavian, was arrested for being Christian and burned in the face with a hot iron. Flavian was then banished to Aequapendente and died of his wounds a few days later. St. Bibiana's mother, Dafrosa, was later beheaded. Bibiana and her sister Demetria had all their property confiscated. They were afterward put on trial by Apronianus, the governor of Rome. Demetria confessed her faith in Christ, and then collapsed and died in front of the tribunal. Apronianus ordered that Bibiana be enslaved and converted by the polytheist Rufina. However, Bibiana's faith only increased. She proved her love for God amidst temptations and darkness. Thus, springs of living water flowed from within her (Jn. 7:38). Apronianus was enraged by Bibiana's courage and ordered her to be scourged to death with whips of leaden plummets. Sheunderwent this punishment courageously before passing away. Her triumph over sin and death saw an immediate encounter with Jesus Christ: She received the beatific vision and sees God face to face forever.

Bl. Ivan Slezyuk(Bishop (1896-1973))

Blessed Ivan SlezyukBishop of the "clandestine" Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church(1896-1973) Bl. Ivan Slezyuk was born on January 14, 1896, in the village of Zhyvachiv, Stanislaviv: now Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Ukraine. He was ordained in 1923 after graduating from the seminary. In April 1945, he was ordained by Bp. Hryhory Khomyshyn as a coadjutor, with the right of succession in case the Bishop was arrested. After succeeding his Bishop, Ivan was arrested on June 2, 1945, and deported for ten years to labor camps in Vorkuta, Russia. In 1950, he was transferred to the labor camps in Mordovia. After being released on November 15, 1954, Bp. Ivan returned to Ivano-Frankivsk. In 1962, Bp. Ivan wasarrested again and imprisoned for five years in a camp of strict regimen. After he was released on November 30, 1968, he had to visit the KGB for regular "talks." The last visit was two weeks before his death. He fell ill immediately after the visit and passed away on December 2, 1973, in Ivano-Frankivsk. Pope John Paul II opened the case for Bp. Ivan Slezyuk's canonization. On June 27, 2001, Bp. Ivan was beatified. His intercession is unfailing because he conformed perfectly in life to Jesus Christ.

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