Sister Mary Beth Klingel

John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one of whom I said, ‘After me comes one who ranks before me, for that one was before me. … I came baptizing with water, that the Christ might be revealed…

Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be baptized by him. …When Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him; and lo, a voice from heaven saying, “This is…

Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of God has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Most High will arise upon you, and the glory of God will be seen upon you. Nations shall come to your light, and rulers to…

An angel of God appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt and remain their till I tell you: for Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him. He rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed…

When the angels went away, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Most High has made known to us.” And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. (Luke 2:15-16) Have you ever…

Behold a young woman shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel. (Isaiah 7:14) We sing “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” Emmanuel means God with us. On this final Sunday of Advent we look forward to Christmas when we will celebrate the birth of Jesus who is our Emmanuel, God with…

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. …They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. Strengthen the weak hands and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those of…

John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea proclaimed: “Repent, for the reign of God is at hand. “ For this is the one who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of our God, make straight God’s paths.” (Matthew…

Salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light…put on the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 13: 11-12, 14) As we begin the 4-week Advent season, and a new Church…

Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible…He is head of the body, the church. (Colossians 1:15-16, 18) As we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King, this year of the…

You yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you, and we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it; but with toil and labor we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of you. …we hear that some of you are…

Jesus said to Sadducees, “The children of this age marry and are given in marriage; but those who are accounted worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage; they cannot die any more, because they are equal to angels and are sons and…