{"id":32069,"date":"2025-12-14T15:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T20:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/?p=32069"},"modified":"2025-12-14T15:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T20:32:08","slug":"crowned-with-everlasting-joy-third-sunday-of-advent-a-december-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/crowned-with-everlasting-joy-third-sunday-of-advent-a-december-14-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowned with Everlasting Joy, Third Sunday of Advent (A), December 14, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Msgr. Roger J. Landry<br \/>\nConvent of the Missionaries of Charity, Bronx<br \/>\nThird Sunday of Advent, Year A<br \/>\nDecember 14, 2025<br \/>\nIs 35:1-6.10, Ps 146, James 5:7-10, Mt 11:2-11<\/p>\n<p><em>To listen to an audio recording of today&#8217;s homily, please click below:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-32069-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/12.14.25_Homily_1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/12.14.25_Homily_1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/12.14.25_Homily_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The outline for the homily was:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On this Gaudete Sunday, we have the great messianic prophecy of Isaiah about joy.\n<ul>\n<li>Desert and parched land will exult<\/li>\n<li>Steppe will rejoice and bloom<\/li>\n<li>They will rejoice and bloom with abundant flowers and rejoice with joyful song.<\/li>\n<li>They will see the glory of the Lord.<\/li>\n<li>The eyes of the blind will be opened, the ears of the deaf will be cleared, the lamp will leap and the mute will sing.<\/li>\n<li>They will meet with joy and gladness<\/li>\n<li>They will be crowned with everlasting joy. This is what we\u2019re made for \u2014\u00a0not just fleeting but everlasting joy. That will be our great victory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Isaiah then gives the way we are to prepare for this\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthen feeble hands<\/li>\n<li>Make firm weak knees<\/li>\n<li>Say to the frightened: be strong fear not!<\/li>\n<li>The reason: God is coming with vindication and divine recompense to save you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>James tells us that we need to be patient for the full development of this, with hearts firm, like the prophets, like a farmer waits for the harvest, full of hope with the early and late rains.<\/li>\n<li>In the Gospel, we see that there was a problem with patience.\n<ul>\n<li>Controversy as to whether this impatience was with John or with his disciples.<\/li>\n<li>I believe it was with John\u2019s disciples, who were doubting whether Jesus was the Messiah, \u201cthe one who is to come,\u201d and were still clinging to John in prison.<\/li>\n<li>They were upset because the Messiah was supposed to set prisoners free and John was still in jail.<\/li>\n<li>Regardless they go with the question, and Jesus replies by saying, \u201cGo and tell John what you see and hear. The blind, lame, lepers, deaf, dead all receive miracles and the poor have the Gospel proclaimed to them, the Messianic checklist from Is 61. Blessed is he who takes no offense at me.<\/li>\n<li>There was an issue of trust and Jesus\u2019 messianic priorities.<\/li>\n<li>Many have had a problem with Jesus\u2019 meekness. His patience. His priorities. He tolerates things we wouldn\u2019t. Because he was coming to save us. He was coming to have our ears opened to his voice, our eyes to his image, our legs to follow him. That is a great source of joy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jesus took the occasion to praise John\n<ul>\n<li>He wasn\u2019t a swaying reed<\/li>\n<li>He wasn\u2019t dressed in fine clothing<\/li>\n<li>He was a prophet, and the greatest of prophets, who prepared the way of the Lord.<\/li>\n<li>Greatest born of woman. Abraham. Moses. Mary.<\/li>\n<li>But least in the kingdom of heaven is greater. Greater because of their connection to the King. They are children of God by baptism. This, too, is a great source of joy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Message\n<ul>\n<li>To trust in the promises and experience already the joy of their fulfillment.<\/li>\n<li>To be patient, with steadfast hearts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mass\n<ul>\n<li>The place where all of this takes place.<\/li>\n<li>In the midst of a world that sometimes might seem barren, this is where we are meant to rejoice with joyful song, as we see the humble glory of the Lord and splendor of our God. This is where we meet our God who has come to save us, to open our eyes, and ears, and tongues, and strengthen our limbs. This is where we are reinforced in our identity as sons and daughters of God, as members of the royal family, indeed as sons and daughters in the Son. This is the foretaste of being crowned with everlasting joy as we meet with joy and gladness.<\/li>\n<li>This is the place where we act on the imperative of Gaudete Sunday in today\u2019s entrance antiphon: Rejoice always in the Lord! Again, I say, rejoice!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The readings for today&#8217;s Mass were:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wr-block b-verse bg-white padding-bottom-m\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"p-wrap col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 col-xl-8 offset-xl-2 col-xxl-6 offset-xxl-3 \">\n<div class=\"innerblock\">\n<div class=\"content-header\">\n<h3 class=\"name\">Reading 1<\/h3>\n<div class=\"address\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/Isaiah\/35?1\">Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-body\">\n<p>The desert and the parched land will exult;<br \/>\nthe steppe will rejoice and bloom.<br \/>\nThey will bloom with abundant flowers,<br \/>\nand rejoice with joyful song.<br \/>\nThe glory of Lebanon will be given to them,<br \/>\nthe splendor of Carmel and Sharon;<br \/>\nthey will see the glory of the LORD,<br \/>\nthe splendor of our God.<br \/>\nStrengthen the hands that are feeble,<br \/>\nmake firm the knees that are weak,<br \/>\nsay to those whose hearts are frightened:<br \/>\nBe strong, fear not!<br \/>\nHere is your God,<br \/>\nhe comes with vindication;<br \/>\nwith divine recompense<br \/>\nhe comes to save you.<br \/>\nThen will the eyes of the blind be opened,<br \/>\nthe ears of the deaf be cleared;<br \/>\nthen will the lame leap like a stag,<br \/>\nthen the tongue of the mute will sing.<\/p>\n<p>Those whom the LORD has ransomed will return<br \/>\nand enter Zion singing,<br \/>\ncrowned with everlasting joy;<br \/>\nthey will meet with joy and gladness,<br \/>\nsorrow and mourning will flee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wr-block b-verse bg-white padding-bottom-m\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"p-wrap col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 col-xl-8 offset-xl-2 col-xxl-6 offset-xxl-3 \">\n<div class=\"innerblock\">\n<div class=\"content-header\">\n<h3 class=\"name\">Responsorial Psalm<\/h3>\n<div class=\"address\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/Psalms\/146?6\">Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-body\">\n<p>R. (cf. Is 35:4)\u00a0 <strong>Lord, come and save us.<\/strong><br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR. <strong>Alleluia.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe LORD God keeps faith forever,<br \/>\nsecures justice for the oppressed,<br \/>\ngives food to the hungry.<br \/>\nThe LORD sets captives free.<br \/>\nR.<strong> Lord, come and save us.<\/strong><br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR. <strong>Alleluia.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe LORD gives sight to the blind;<br \/>\nthe LORD raises up those who were bowed down.<br \/>\nThe LORD loves the just;<br \/>\nthe LORD protects strangers.<br \/>\nR. <strong>Lord, come and save us.<\/strong><br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR. <strong>Alleluia.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe fatherless and the widow he sustains,<br \/>\nbut the way of the wicked he thwarts.<br \/>\nThe LORD shall reign forever;<br \/>\nyour God, O Zion, through all generations.<br \/>\nR. <strong>Lord, come and save us.<\/strong><br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR. <strong>Alleluia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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and sisters,<br \/>\nthe prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wr-block b-verse bg-white padding-bottom-m\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"p-wrap col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 col-xl-8 offset-xl-2 col-xxl-6 offset-xxl-3 \">\n<div class=\"innerblock\">\n<div class=\"content-header\">\n<h3 class=\"name\">Alleluia<\/h3>\n<div class=\"address\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/Isaiah\/61?1\">Isaiah 61:1 (cited in Lk 4:18)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-body\">\n<p>R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Spirit of the Lord is upon me,<br \/>\nbecause he has anointed me<br \/>\nto bring glad tidings to the poor.<br \/>\nR. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wr-block b-verse bg-white padding-bottom-m\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"p-wrap col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 col-xl-8 offset-xl-2 col-xxl-6 offset-xxl-3 \">\n<div class=\"innerblock\">\n<div class=\"content-header\">\n<h3 class=\"name\">Gospel<\/h3>\n<div class=\"address\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/matthew\/11?2\">Matthew 11:2-11<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-body\">\n<p>When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ,<br \/>\nhe sent his disciples to Jesus with this question,<br \/>\n&#8220;Are you the one who is to come,<br \/>\nor should we look for another?&#8221;<br \/>\nJesus said to them in reply,<br \/>\n&#8220;Go and tell John what you hear and see:<br \/>\nthe blind regain their sight,<br \/>\nthe lame walk,<br \/>\nlepers are cleansed,<br \/>\nthe deaf hear,<br \/>\nthe dead are raised,<br \/>\nand the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.<br \/>\nAnd blessed is the one who takes no offense at me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As they were going off,<br \/>\nJesus began to speak to the crowds about John,<br \/>\n&#8220;What did you go out to the desert to see?<br \/>\nA reed swayed by the wind?<br \/>\nThen what did you go out to see?<br \/>\nSomeone dressed in fine clothing?<br \/>\nThose who wear fine clothing are in royal palaces.<br \/>\nThen why did you go out?\u00a0 To see a prophet?<br \/>\nYes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.<br \/>\nThis is the one about whom it is written:<br \/>\n<em>Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;<br \/>\nhe will prepare your way before you.<\/em><br \/>\nAmen, I say to you,<br \/>\namong those born of women<br \/>\nthere has been none greater than John the Baptist;<br \/>\nyet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/base_34450000.webp?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-32016\" 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