Nov 29, 2022 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF ADVENT A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse. The branches of late fall and winter look barren and lifeless, don’t they? The “stump of Jesse”—the line of Judah’s kings—must have looked just as dead to the people of Isaiah’s time. Moral decay and...
Dec 1, 2020 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF ADVENT On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse. A good rain can produce a miracle in just about any desert. Seeds buried in dry earth are able to lie waiting for months, even years. Suddenly, in the right conditions, they sprout,...
Dec 7, 2019 | Word Among Us
Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Memorial) A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse. Have you ever seen a Jesse Tree? It’s an ancient Advent tradition consisting of a carving, painting, or stained-glass window—even an actual...
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