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Commentary
In vv.1-2ab God asks the prophet
Isaiah to comfort the people
Israel in Exile.
The rest of v.2 talks of the
reasons why they should be
comforted:
Their sufferings, as punishment
for their sins, are about to end.
They have suffered more than
enough. They have served their
sentence. (v.2)
Commentary
The psalm is classified as a
community lament.
It expresses the message of the first
reading in the form of prayer.
In v.9, the psalmist expresses his love
for what God proclaims, which is
peace.
Along with peace is salvation for the
God-fearers. V.10
In vv.11-12, kindness, truth, peace,
and justice will pervade upon the
earth.
V.13 expresses Gods sense of
justice to mankind: he will make the
land increase its produce.
V.14 describes how the Lord will
come.
Commentary
V.8 God reckons time differently
from us.
For God: 1 day = 1000 years and
vice versa.
Reflections on the
nd
2
reading
Reflections on the
nd
2
reading
Commentary
V.1 announces what is to
be read: a gospel of Jesus
Christ, the son of God.
The gospel of Mark is the
first literary type of its
kind.
Vv.2 -3 pick up the message of
the first reading and Malachi
3,1.
V. 5 describes the
overwhelming response of
the people in the barrios of
Judaea and the inhabitants of
Jerusalem.
Further observations
The very first line is very important in the interpretation of
the whole gospel of Mark.
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
This introduction announces that the gospel is a story of
an extraordinary person.
He is not just an ordinary person of Nazareth, but identified as
Christ (Messiah), the Son of God, with a special mission.
ruled by Jesus.
We adopt Jesus as our teacher, whose
teachings lead us to salvation, and be
docile to him.
No conversion (cant
follow Christ)
Conversion
Cleansing from sin and
evil, goes to confession
Keen to the voice of the
prophet
Sees connection
between listening to the
Word of God / receiving
Holy Communion and
the coming of the Lord.
Suggested Songs
Make Straight the Path
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWlq2ouoEMg
Prepare Ye
Halina, Hesus, Halina
O Come O Come Emmanuel