Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 24:1-6 Romans 1:1-7  Matthew 1:18-24 Chants Scott Hahn with David Scott The mystery kept secret for long ages, promised through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, is today revealed (see Romans 16:25-26). This is the “Gospel of God” that Paul celebrates in today’s Epistle—the good news that “God is with us” in Jesus Christ. The sign…

Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6,10 Psalm 146:6-10 James 5:7-10  Matthew 11:2-11(see also ‘More Than a Prophet’)  Chants Scott Hahn with David Scott He knows that Jesus is doing “the works of the Messiah,” foretold in today’s First Reading and Psalm. But John wants his disciples—and us—to know that the Judge is at the gate, that in Jesus our God has come to save…

Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 Romans 15:4-9 Matthew 3:1-12 Chants Scott Hahn with David Scott “The kingdom of heaven is at hand,” John proclaims. And the Liturgy today paints us a vivid portrait of our new king and the shape of the kingdom He has come to bring. The Lord whom John prepares the way for in…

Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122:1-9 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44 (see also “The Gospel of Fulfillment”) Chants Scott Hahn with David Scott Jesus exaggerates in today’s Gospel when He claims not to know the day or the hour when He will come again. He occasionally makes such overstatements to drive home a point we might otherwise miss (see Matthew 5:34; 23:9; Luke 14:26). His point here…