Reflections - Advent/Christmas, Cycle C
| Advent & Christmas | Lent through Pentecost | Ordinary Time | Solemnities, Feasts, etc. | Cycle A | Cycle B |
This page offers scriptural reflections for Advent and through the Christmas Season. Reflections are authored by Fr. Francis Martin and are available to registered users of this ministry website.
You can find the same resources on the following YouTube playlists:
- Reflections for Advent & Christmas, Cycle C (This playlist also includes reflections for Lent & Easter.)
These reflections were recorded in 2012.
| Feast of the Baptism of the Lord | Christmas A,B & C (Jan 2011) | ||
| Reflection | Reflections on Scripture | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 29:1-4, 9-10 Acts 10:34-38 |
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| Gospel | Matthew 3:13-17 | Listen | Watch |
| Feast of the Epiphany | Christmas A,B & C (Jan 2012) | ||
| Reflection | The Example of the Magi | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading Psalm |
Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,10-13 |
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| Second Reading | Ephesians 3:2-3a,5-6 | Listen | Watch |
| Gospel | Matthew 2:1-12 | Listen | Watch |
| Feast of the Epiphany | Christmas A,B & C (Jan 2011) | ||
| First Reading | Isaiah 60:1-6 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,10-13 Ephesians 3:2-3a,5-6 |
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| Gospel | Matthew 2:1-12 | Listen | Watch |
| Feast of Mary, the Mother of God | Christmas (Cycle C) | ||
| Reflection | The Theotokos | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading Psalm |
Numbers 6:22-27 Psalm 67:2-8 |
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| Second Reading | Galatians 4:4-7 | Listen | Watch |
| Gospel | Luke 2:16-21 | Listen | Watch |
| Feast of the Holy Family | Christmas (Cycle C) | ||
| Reflection | Genesis Teaching on Marriage | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading Psalm |
1 Samuel 1:20-22,24-28 Psalm 84:2-10* |
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| Second Reading | 1 John 3:1-2,21-24 | Listen | Watch |
| Gospel | Luke 2:41-52 | Listen | Watch |
| Christmas Vigil | Christmas (Cycles A,B & C) | ||
| Reflection | St. Leo the Great on the Mystery of Christmas | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading Psalm |
Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalm 89:4-5,16-17,27,29 |
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| Second Reading | Acts 13:16-25* | Listen | Watch |
| Gospel | Matthew 1:1-25 (or 18-25) | Listen | Watch |
| 4th Sunday of Advent | Advent (Cycle C) | ||
| Reflection | The Incarnation: St Leo | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading Psalm |
Micah 5:1-4 Psalm 80:2-3 15-19* |
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| Second Reading | Hebrews 10:5-10 | Listen | Watch |
| Gospel | Luke 1:39-44 | Listen | Watch |
| 3rd Sunday of Advent | Advent (Cycle C) | ||
| Reflection | Faith and Culture | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading and Canticle | Zephaniah 3:14-18 Isaiah 12:2-6 |
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| Second Reading | Philippians 4:4-7 | Listen | Watch |
| Gospel | Luke 3:10-18 | Listen | Watch |
| 2nd Sunday of Advent | Advent (Cycle C) | ||
| Reflection | Encounter with Jesus | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading Psalm |
Baruch 5:1-9 Psalm 125:1-6 |
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| Second Reading | Philippians 1:4-6,8-11 | Listen | Watch |
| Gospel | Luke 3:1-6 | Listen | Watch |
| 1st Sunday of Advent | Advent (Cycle C) | ||
| Reflection | The World | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading Psalm |
Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:4-14* |
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| Second Reading | 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2 | Listen | Watch |
| Gospel | Luke 21:25-28,34-36 | Listen | Watch |