Diocese of Oxford

Christmas (Page 2)

Bear fruit worthy of repentance

Gospel    Matthew 3.1–12     Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, 2‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’3This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in…

Come let us walk in the light of the Lord

Gospel        Matthew 24.15–28  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew 15 ‘So when you see the desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place, as was spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), 16then those in Judea must flee to the mountains; 17someone on the housetop must not go down to…