Third Wednesday of Advent

O Antiphon-  O Root of Jesse
"O come, Thou Rod of Jesse's stem. From every foe deliver them That trust thy mighty power to save, and give them victory o'er the grave." REFRAIN.

Jesse Tree Story: JONAH
Jesse Tree Symbol: THE WHALE

Scripture: "The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The abyss has walled me in. The ocean has covered my head."
Jonah 2:6

"For just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale for three days and three nights, so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights."
Matthew 12:40

Commentary: Jesus used the story of Jonah, who was swallowed by a
whale and miraculously disgorged upon the shore on the third day,
to point out his own burial and resurrection. 

Readings of the Day:
Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17
Psalm 25
Matthew 21:23-27