Monday of the Third Week of Advent
Table of the Word
Isaiah 35:1–10
Luke 5:17–26
Theme: He strengthens...
Reflection
As Advent draws closer to its climax, today’s readings are filled with hope, healing, and joyful anticipation. The prophet Isaiah paints a radiant picture of renewal: deserts blooming, the weak strengthened, the fearful reassured (cf. Isaiah 35:1–10).
God himself is coming to save His people. Advent assures us that barrenness, whether spiritual, emotional, or social is never the final word.
In the Gospel pericope taken from Luke 5:17–26, Jesus reveals how salvation arrives. A paralyzed man is brought to him by friends whose faith refuses to be hindered by obstacles. Before healing the man’s body, Jesus heals his deeper paralysis - sin reminding us that true restoration begins within. Advent invites us to carry one another to Christ in faith, prayer, and love.
This season calls us to rise from discouragement and spiritual paralysis. The Lord is already at work, restoring dignity, forgiving sins, and opening paths where none seemed possible. Like the healed man, we are called not only to walk again, but to glorify God with renewed lives.
+ May the Lord bless His words in our hearts. Amen.
Let us pray
Incline a merciful ear to our cry, we pray, O Lord, and casting light on the darkness of our hearts, visit us with the grace of your Son. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen
© The ARCHIVE 15122025
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