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SUNDAY’S GOSPEL — Sunday, December 17

SUNDAY’S GOSPEL — Sunday, December 17

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John 1:6–8, 19–28

During Advent, we prepare for Christmas by listening to the people who prepared the way for Jesus’ coming. In this Sunday’s Gospel, people ask John the Baptist who he is—the Messiah or a prophet. John answers by identifying himself as a voice in the desert, crying out, “Make straight the way of the Lord.” He insists that someone more important than he is coming. The Gospel asks us to recognize Jesus among us by answering his call to be our best Christian selves.

See The Gospel at Home (English, Spanish) for suggested family activities and discussion starters related to this Sunday’s Gospel.

 

Image credit: Titian [Public domain in USA or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

 

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