Wednesday of the First week of Advent

Book of Isaiah

25,6-10a.

On this mountain the LORD of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines.
On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, The web that is woven over all nations;
he will destroy death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces; The reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the LORD has spoken.
On that day it will be said: "Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! This is the LORD for whom we looked; let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!"
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain.

Psalms

23(22),1-3a.3b-4.5.6.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me in right paths
for His names's sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
with your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

15,29-37.

At that time: Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there.
Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he cured them.
The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the deformed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind able to see, and they glorified the God of Israel.
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, for fear they may collapse on the way."
The disciples said to him, "Where could we ever get enough bread in this deserted place to satisfy such a crowd?"
Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" "Seven," they replied, "and a few fish."
He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground.
Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.
They all ate and were satisfied. They picked up the fragments left over--seven baskets full.

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St. Nicholas of Bari((† 342))

ST. NICHOLAS OF BARI( 342) St. Nicholas is the patron saint of Russia. His uncle, the archbishop of Myra in Lycia, ordained him and appointed him abbot of a monastery. When the archbishop passed away, Nicholas was elected to the vacant see. Throughout his life, St. Nicholas retained the bright and guileless manners of his early years. St. Nicholas is the special protector of the innocent. When he heard that a father who had fallen into poverty would abandon three daughters to a life of sin, he decided to save them. He went out at night and flung a bag of gold into the father's house. Upon awakening, the father deemed the gift a godsend, and dowered his eldest child. St. Nicholas was overjoyed, and did likewise for the second daughter. The third time, he was discovered. The father approached him, kissed his feet and said, "Why dost thou conceal thyself from me? Thou has delivered my soul and my daughters from sin." St. Nicholas is usually depicted beside a vessel. It represents where three children were trapped; and he either saved them or raised them to life. St. Nicholas joined the Church Triumphant in 342. His relics were transferred in 1807 to Bari, Italy. There, after fifteen centuries, "the manna of St. Nicholas" still flows and cures illnesses.

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