Catholic Mass Readings and Reflection December 02, 2025
Tuesday – First Week of Advent
02nd December 2025 (Tuesday)
Psalter: Week 1
Readings of the Day
First Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10
On that day: 1. There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
2. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3. And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
4. but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
5. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
6. The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.
7. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.
9. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
10. In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 (R. see 7)
R/. In his days shall justice flourish, and great peace forever.
Gospel Acclamation
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. Behold our Lord shall come with power; he will enlighten the eyes of his servents
R/. Alleluia
Gospel: Luke 10:21-24
At that hour:
21. Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.b
22. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
23. Then turning to the disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
24. For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”
Daily Gospel Reflection
Tuesday – First Week of Advent
Main Point: The messianic times are coming. They will abound in wisdom and joy, peace and harmony. Truly they are times so assuring and comforting
1. Jesus rejoices in the Holy Spirit and thanks the Father. This is significant because it includes and involves all three persons of the Holy Trinity. This shows once again the perfect oneness of the Trinity. Joy and thankfulness are there where Trinity is. They are the greatest signs of the presence and power of the Trinity. Therefore, whenever joy and thankfulness are missing, it is a clear sign that God is missing.
2. The reason for rejoicing and thanking is also clear. It is because God hides the heavenly mysteries from the intelligent and reveals them to the little children. These intelligent are worldly-wise people. These are experts concerning worldly knowledge and mundane matters.
3. But they are not familiar with nor are they interested in the divine matters. Especially they do not know the intimate relationship between the Father and the Son and that between the Son and his chosen ones.
4. Instead, the little ones are those who are humble and submissive. They are open, docile, and receptive to God’s promptings and works. That is why God reveals the spiritual depths to them. They open their inner eyes to see the hand of God. They open their inner ears to hear the voice of God. Thus they are truly blessed.
5. In fact, bliss and joy is the greatest gift of the Messiah. When he comes, he ushers in and establishes the messianic times. Those times are times of the Spirit, the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge, and the fear of the Lord.
6. The messianic times are times of justice, righteousness, and equity. He shall not judge by appearances or peripherals or hearsay. He renders justice to the poor and the meek. But he metes out punishment to the wicked.
7. Further, the messianic times are times of peace and harmony. There will be no hatred or enmity, no aggression or violence, whereby wolf and lamb, calf and lion will dwell together. They will not hurt or destroy each other.
My Practice: God’s presence is truly there where the signs of the messianic times are in full play. And the most authentic sign is the knowledge of the Lord that fills the whole earth just like the waters cover the sea
