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Tuesday of the 1st week of Advent
Isaiah 11:1-10
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17
Luke 10:21-24
Summary
Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said,“I give you praise, Father, Lord of heav-
en and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the
learned you have revealed them to the childlike.Yes, Father, such has been your
gracious will.”
Many years ago I was in formation to become a catechist. At such a session
one of the master catechists shared their story of faith. She talked of messages
from God she received in dreams. I wanted to dream about God. I started a
dream journal and would record my dreams each morning. Years passed, I
stopped journaling, and I never remember dreaming about God, a message from
Jesus, a prayer from Mary.
Years later I became the Confirmation Director at Holy Family and I discovered
a need to learn more about
the Spirit. The teens who
would be showered with
the gifts of the Spirit need-
ed to know just who the
Spirit is, and what these
gifts are all about. There-
fore I needed to know the
same. In the first reading
the prophet Isaiah shares
that the root of Jesse, Je-
sus, would have the gifts of
the Spirit rest on him.
I learned and taught about the gifts of wisdom,
understanding, reverence, courage, knowledge,
right judgment, and wonder and awe. I asked
many adults and teens to share what these gifts
mean to them and how they attempt to use the
gifts. I enjoyed a talk that included a clip from