13 décembre 2025 - samedi de la 2^ème semaine de l’Avent

Si 48,1-4.9-11 ; Mt 17, 10-13 

H o m é l i e

          Depuis le début de l’Avent, la première lecture à la Messe était tirée du livre d’Isaïe. Nous avons ainsi parcouru rapidement, à travers des textes bien choisis à saveur messianique, tout ce beau Livre et spécialement, au cours de la dernière semaine, la seconde partie du Livre d’Isaïe, appelée « Le Livre de la Consolation d’Israël ».

13 December 2025 - Saturday of the 2^nd week of Advent

Si 48:1-4, 9-11; Mt 17:10-13

Homily

Since the beginning of Advent, the first reading at Mass has been taken from the Book of Isaiah. We have thus quickly gone through this beautiful book, through well-chosen texts with a messianic flavor, and especially, during the last week, the second part of the Book of Isaiah, called ‘The Book of the Consolation of Israel’.

11 décembre 2025 – Jeudi de la deuxième semaine de l’Avent

Isaïe 41, 13-20 ; Matt. 11, 11-15

Homélie 

          Jean-Baptiste, de sa prison, avait envoyé ses disciples à Jésus pour lui demander s’il était celui qui devait venir ou s’il fallait en attendre au autre. Jésus avait répondu en disant : « allez raconter à Jean ce que vous avez vu – les boiteux marchent, les sourds entendent, etc. », se référant explicitement à plusieurs des prophéties d’Isaïe que nous avons entendues à la première lecture de la Messe ces derniers jours.

11 December 2025 – Thursday of the Second Week of Advent

Isaiah 41:13-20; Matthew 11:11-15

Homily

John the Baptist, from his prison, had sent his disciples to Jesus to ask Him if He was the one who was to come or if they should wait for another. Jesus replied, saying, ‘Go and tell John what you have seen – the lame walk, the deaf hear, etc.’, referring explicitly to several of Isaiah's prophecies that we have heard in the first reading of the Mass in recent days.

12 December 2025 – Friday of the 2^nd week of Advent

Is 48:17-19; Mt 11:16-19

Homily

In the first chapters of his Gospel, Saint Luke draws a parallel between Jesus and His precursor John. Thus, the account of the announcement made to Zechariah of the birth of John the Baptist is entirely parallel to the account we read of the announcement made to Mary of the birth of Jesus, which we read on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. In the passage from Matthew's Gospel that we have just read, Jesus himself draws this parallel between himself and John. John the Baptist therefore occupies a very special place in the Gospel, and likewise in the liturgy of Advent.

10 December 2025 – Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent

Isaiah 40:25-31; Matthew 11:28-30

HOMILY

The Gospel we have just read has some points in common with the Magnificat of the Virgin Mary, which are very interesting and extremely revealing.