Today we celebrate the Memorial of St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. Please click the link to the right to learn more about this saint.
At sundown today, our Jewish brothers and sisters begin the celebration of Hanukkah. This celebration hearkens back to the days of the Maccabeus war...when God made the candles in the Great Temple shine bright for 8 days even though there was only enough oil for 1 day, ultimately keeping the invaders at bay. There is also a link to the right for more information about Hanukkah (Chanukah).
Jesse Tree Story: JACOB
Jesse Tree Symbol: A LADDER
Scripture: "Then he had a dream: a stairway rested on the ground, with its top reaching to the heavens; and God's messengers were going up and down on it. And there was the LORD standing beside him and saying: "I, the LORD, am the God of your forefather Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you are lying I will give to you and your descendants. These shall be as plentiful as the dust of the earth, and through them you shall spread out east and west, north and south. In you and your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find blessing."
Genesis 28:12-14
Commentary: God renewed his promise to Isaac's son, Jacob, through a dream in which he saw angels ascending and descending a ladder which reached from heaven to earth.
Readings of the Day:
Isaiah 29: 17-24
Psalm 27
Matthew 9:27-31
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