[Grem] A mai adventi szentmise igéi a Loretoi Bold. Szűz Mária ünnepén

[Emoke Greschik]

*Friends, today’s Gospel passage identifies the appearance of John the
Baptist with the expected return of the prophet Elijah. John, the herald of
Christ, appears in the desert. Here he stands for all of us in the desert
of sin, the lifeless place. It is as though John purposely went there to
remind us of our need for grace. What is he proclaiming? A baptism of
repentance. This is the great message. Turn your life over to a higher
power. People are coming to him from all sides, because in our heart of
hearts we all resonate with this message. *

*So often in the Old Testament the prophets are asked to act out some
quality of the people, perhaps something they were unable or unwilling to
see. Well, this tradition continues here: John acts out for the people
their helplessness and neediness before the Lord. But then, like Isaiah, he
refuses to leave it at that. He announces that one is coming, one who will
baptize in the Holy Spirit. *


*Dicsőség az Atyának, a Fiúnak és a Szentlélek Istennek most és mindörökké.
Amen*
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