reflections BY fR aNSELM

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December 7, 2025 

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT: YEAR A

(Is. 11: 1-10, Rom. 15:4-9, Matt. 3: 1-12)

THEME:  THE GOSPEL OF AFFECTIVE TRANSFORMATION

FR. ANSELM AMADI

Introduction: The prophecy of Isaiah foretells the coming days when a shoot will sprout from the stump of Jesse. Jesse is the father of king David with whom God made a covenant of everlasting kingdom. The throne was undermined by the exile but not obliterated. The “stump” is the bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most o