Thursday of the First Week of Advent 2020

~Today is also the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier.~ Jesse Tree Story: Isaac Jesse Tree Symbol: The Altar of Holocaust Scripture: Genesis 22:17-18 "I will bless you and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; your descendants will take possession of the gates of their enemies, and in your descendants all the nations of the earth will find blessing, because you obeyed my command.” Commentary: Since God saved Isaac from the sacrificial altar, he was able to carry on God's promise to Abraham. Readings of the Day: Isaiah 26:1-6 Psalm 118 Matthew 7:21,24-27