~Today is also the Feast of St. John of the Cross. A link has been added about this saint.~
Jesse Tree Story: SAMUEL
Jesse Tree Symbol: SHEPHERD'S CROOK WITH THE FLOCK
Scripture: "He then asked Jesse, 'Are these all the sons you have?' Jesse replied, 'There is still one left, the youngest; he is looking after the sheep.' Samuel then said to Jesse, 'Send for him, for we shall not sit down to eat until he arrives. Jesse had him sent for; he had ruddy cheeks, with fine eyes and an attractive appearance. Yahweh said, 'Get up and anoint him: he is the one!' At this, Samuel took the horn of oil and annointed him, surrounded by his brothers; and the spirit of Yahweh seized on David from that day onwards. Samuel, for his part, set off and went to Ramah."
1 Samuel 16:11-13
Commentary: God sent his prophet Samuel to David, a young shepherd boy,
to anoint him as the new King
of Israel.
Readings for the Day:
Isaiah 48: 17-19
Psalm 1
Matthew 11:16-19
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