Tag: virgin-mary

  • Fourth Sunday of Advent

    24th December 2023 Luke 1: 26-38 1:26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 1:27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 1:28 And he came to her and said,…

  • Third Sunday of Advent,17th December 2023

    N.B.  We have decided to focus this week on the Luke text suggested for Advent 3B as an alternative to the psalm, Luke 1:44b-55 (Mary’s Magnificat). The usual Gospel text for Advent 3B, John 1:6-8, 19-28, focuses, as did the Advent 2B text (Mark 1:1-8), on John the Baptist. Online resources for John 1 abound.…

  • Preaching Paths 17 December 2023

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary NOTE:  We have decided to focus this week on the Magnificat (Luke 1:44b-55), suggested for Advent 3B as an alternate to the psalm of the day. The usual Gospel text for Advent 3B (John 1:6-8, 19-28) focuses, as did last week’s text (Mark 1:1-8), on John the…