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- Daily Mass: Lord make us turn to you! Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-4417069-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-4417069-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-4417069-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-23357" />Photo by Dylan Chan on Pexels.com
Psalm 80 invites us to turn to the Lord and gaze into the eyes of compassion, mercy, and salvation.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 2nd Week of Advent (#186)
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St. Lucy, pray for us!
0 min - Our Lady of Guadalupe inspires us to magnify the Lord. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-5874919-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-5874919-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-5874919-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-23350" />Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com
Mary’s example of faith inspires us to follow her example and magnify the Lord by our words and actions in the world today.
Mass Readings – Our Lady of Guadalupe (#690A)
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Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: The role of John the Baptist in salvation history. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-6102958-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-6102958-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-6102958-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-23342" />Photo by Roberto Shumski on Pexels.com
Jesus speaks to the crowds about John the Baptist in the context of salvation history.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 2nd Week of Advent (#184)
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St. Damasus I, pray for us!
6 min - Daily Mass: Christ offers us rest for our weary souls. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-8472560-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-8472560-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-8472560-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-23333" />Photo by Cup of Couple on Pexels.com
Jesus offers us a consolation and peace that we cannot find anywhere else in the world.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Advent (#183)
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Our Lady of Loreto, pray for us!
0 min - Daily Mass: The Lord rejoices when we are rescued. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-14789324.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-14789324.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-14789324.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-23324" />Photo by Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz on Pexels.com
Jesus offers an illustration that reveals the desire of our Heavenly Father to see us rescued and restored to life.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Advent (#182)
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St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, pray for us!
6 min - Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pexels-photo-10894441.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pexels-photo-10894441.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pexels-photo-10894441.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-14856" srcset="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pexels-photo-10894441.jpeg?w=490 490w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pexels-photo-10894441.jpeg?w=980 980w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pexels-photo-10894441.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pexels-photo-10894441.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pexels-photo-10894441.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px" />Photo by Ange Sista on Pexels.com
Mary’s response to the angel Gabriel inspires us to reaffirm each day our desire to say yes to God.
Mass Readings – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (#689)
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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!
0 min - Study, Pray, Serve: 3rd Sunday of AdventPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-photo-32439843-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-photo-32439843-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-photo-32439843-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-23235" />Photo by ADRIAN Lopez on Pexels.com
Here are some of the themes in the readings for the 3rd Sunday of Advent.
1st Reading – Isaiah 35:1-6a,10
- All creation on earth will be renewed by the glory and splendor of the Lord.
- When God comes upon his people, the blind see, the deaf hear, the lame leap and the mute sing.
Psalm – 146:6-10
- “Lord, come and save us.”
- The Lord God nurtures, heals and supports his people.
2nd Reading – James 5:7-10
- Like a farmer tending the soil, we must be patient for the Lord.
- We stand firm without complaint, for the Just Judge is near.
Gospel – Matthew 11:2-11
- From prison, John the Baptist sends disciples to Jesus if he is the one who is to come.
- Christ responds by quoting the prophets Isaiah and Malachi, affirming that while John is the greatest of all the prophets, the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Advent (#7)
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10 min - Advent Retreat – Welcoming the Light of Christ into our lives. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-356661.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-356661.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-356661.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-23310" />Photo by George Becker on Pexels.com
This four-part presentation was given at St. William Catholic Church on December 6, 2025.
1st Talk – Christ our Light
Fr. Andrew introduces the retreat with John 1:1-18 and invites us to put Christ at the center of our lives.
2nd Talk – Tending the flame of faith in our hearts
Fr. Andrew discusses the many spiritual tools that foster our faith, inviting us to discern what we need at this moment in time.
3rd Talk – Confronting the darkness in our lives
Fr. Andrew addresses the darkness in our lives, inviting us to draw near to the Light of Christ and confront the evil we perceive.
4th Talk – Sharing the Light with others
Fr. Andrew reflects on how we share the light of Christ in the unique context of our personal discipleship.
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31 min - 2nd Sunday of Advent – Prepare the way of the Lord. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-953877.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-953877.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-953877.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-23304" />Photo by Thomas H. on Pexels.com
John the Baptist calls the people to repent and acknowledge their sins as he prepares the way of the Lord.
Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of Advent (#4)
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11 min - Daily Mass: We see the heart of Jesus in his ministry. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-1654698.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-1654698.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-1654698.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-23298" />Photo by Ricky Esquivel on Pexels.com
Observing the needs of the crowd, the heart of Jesus is filled with pity as he ministers to them and empowers the Twelve to do the same.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 1st Week of Advent (#180)
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St. Nicholas, pray for us!
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