Tuesday of the First week of Advent

Book of Isaiah

On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom.
The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, A spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the LORD,
and his delight shall be the fear of the LORD. Not by appearance shall he judge, nor by hearsay shall he decide,
But he shall judge the poor with justice, and decide aright for the land's afflicted. He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.
Justice shall be the band around his waist, and faithfulness a belt upon his hips.
Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; The calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them.
The cow and the bear shall be neighbors, together their young shall rest; the lion shall eat hay like the ox.
The baby shall play by the cobra's den, and the child lay his hand on the adder's lair.
There shall be no harm or ruin on all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the LORD, as water covers the sea.
On that day, The root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the nations, The Gentiles shall seek out, for his dwelling shall be glorious.

Psalms

O God, with your judgment endow the king,
and with your justice, the king's son;
He shall govern your people with justice
and your afflicted ones with judgment.
Justice shall flower in his days,
and profound peace, till the moon be no more.
May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
For he shall rescue the poor when he cries out,
And the afflicted when he has no one to help him.
He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor;
The lives of the poor he shall save.
May his name be blessed forever;
As long as the sun his name shall remain.
In him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed;
All the nations shall proclaim his happiness.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.
All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him."
Turning to the disciples in private he said, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it."

St. Sabas(Abbot (439-532))

SAINT SABASAbbot(439-532) St. Sabas, a renowned patriarch of the monks at Palestine, was born in 439 near Cæsarea. To settle a dispute about the administration of his estate, he forsook the world and entered a monastery. Therein, he became a model of fervor and edified his brothers. After ten years, Sabas went to Jerusalem and visited the holy places. There, he attached himself to a monastery under the leadership of St. Euthymius. When the holy abbot passed away, Sabas went into the wilderness. He dwelt in a cave at the top of a high mountain, at the bottom of which ran the brook Cedron. After five years, disciples came to Sabas desiring to serve God under his direction. He was at first unwilling, but finally consented. Thus he founded a new monastery for persons desiring to praise and serve God uninterrupted. With Sabas' great sanctity becoming known, he was ordained at the age of 53 by the patriarch of Jerusalem. Later, he was appointed superior-general of all the anchorites of Palestine. Fr. Sabas lived to be 94. He passed away on December 5, 532. His sanctity of life recalls the words of scripture: "Goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" (Ps. 23:6).

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