Reflections - Advent/Christmas, Cycle A
| Advent & Christmas | Lent through Pentecost | Ordinary Time | Solemnities, Feasts, etc. | Cycle B | Cycle C |
This page offers scriptural reflections, authored by Fr. Francis Martin, for Advent and through the Christmas Seasonfor Cycle A. The topics covered across this set of resources range from reflections on preaching to commentary on feast days and special liturgies within this season.
You can find the same resources on the following YouTube playlists:
- Reflections for Advent and Christmas, Cycle A
- Reflections on Preaching
These reflections were recorded in 2010 and 2011.
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| 1st Sunday | Advent (Cycle A) | ||
| Reflection | Theological reflection on preaching | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Isaiah 2:1-5 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 122:1-9 Romans 13:11-14 |
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| Gospel | Matthew 24:37-44 | Listen | Watch |
| 2nd Sunday | Advent (Cycle A) | ||
| Reflection | The priesthood and teaching | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Isaiah 11:1-10 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 72 Romans 15:4-9 |
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| Gospel | Matthew 3:1-12 | Listen | Watch |
| 3rd Sunday | Advent (Cycle A) | ||
| Reflection | The power of the word | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Isaiah 35:1-6a; 10 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 146 James 5:7-10 |
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| Gospel | Matthew 11:2-11 | Listen | Watch |
| 4th Sunday | Advent (Cycle A) | ||
| Reflection | Spiritual understanding of scripture | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Isaiah 7:1-14 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 24 Romans 1:1-7 |
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| Gospel | Matthew 1:18-24 | Listen | Watch |
| Mass During the Night | Christmas (Cycle A) | ||
| Reflection | History of the Feast | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Isaiah 9:1-6 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 96: 1-3, 11-12, 13 Titus 2:11-14 |
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| Gospel | John 1:1-18 | Listen | Watch |
| Mass at Dawn | Christmas (Cycle A) | ||
| Reflection | Christmas Liturgy | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Isaiah 62:11-12 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 97:1, 6, 11-12 Titus 3:4-7 |
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| Gospel | Luke 2:15 | Listen | Watch |
| Mass During the Day | Christmas (Cycle A) | ||
| Reflection | The Incarnation | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Isaiah 52:7-10 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 Hebrews 1:1-6 |
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| Gospel | Luke 2:15 | Listen | Watch |
| The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph | Christmas (Cycle A) | ||
| Reflection | Family | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Sirach 3:2-7, 12-14 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 128:1-5 Colossians 3:12-21 |
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| Gospel | Matthew 2:12-15 | Listen | Watch |
| The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God | Solemnity, Christmas (Cycle A) | ||
| Reflection | Feast of Mary, Mother of God | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Numbers 6:22-27 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 Galations 4:4-7 |
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| Gospel | Luke 2:16-21 | Listen | Watch |
| The Epiphany of the Lord | Christmas (Cycle A) | ||
| Reflection | Epiphany of the Lord | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Isiah 60:1-6 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Ephesians 3:2-3A, 5-6 |
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| Gospel | Matthew 2:1-12 | Listen | Watch |
| The Baptism of the Lord | Christmas (Cycle A) | ||
| Reflection | Baptism of the Lord | Listen | Watch |
| First Reading | Isiah 42:1-4, 6-7 | Listen | Watch |
| Psalm Second Reading |
Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 Acts 10:34-38 |
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| Gospel | Matthew 3:13-17 | Listen | Watch |