St Jude donholm Responsorial Psalm 72 , Second Sunday of Advent Year A

praise to our Lord Jesus Christ sponsor your Sam on Second Sunday of Advent in liturgical year a psalm 72.The Book of Psalms is subdivided into five parts part one Psalms 1 to 41.part 2 Psalms 42 to 72 part 3 Psalm 73 to 89 part 4 Psalms 90 to 106 and finally part 5 Psalms 107 to 150. Psalm 72 is referred to as some of for Solomon or some attributed to Solomon it is the psalm that concludes Book 2 or second part of the book of Psalms for our appreciation the various parts or books within the book of Psalms conclude with double amen are commonly referred to as the doxology you may note that during the Holy Mass we have a doxology at the conclusion of 5:30 the consecration where we Acclaim amen 5:34 Psalm 72 indeed is an attribution to a 5:38 King yes primarily to Solomon But ultimately to Christ the King in kingdoms the king rules and also administers Justice it is generally appreciated that during King Solomon's tenure Israel enjoyed a period of peace without war with their enemies compared to his father's reign Solomon May therefore be rightly referred to as a prince of peace being son of King David or just king of Peace in his own right however we know who the ultimate Prince of Peace is we know who the actual king of peace is our Lord Jesus Christ the Heavenly Prince the king of the universe of interest is the nature of human Justice which in many cases is not administered in favor of the poor in the society Solomon ruled with great wisdom his role was Shadow though of the rule of the Messiah Jesus Christ which is described in the first reading from prophet Isaiah 11 in this reading it describes the king who is to come how you will administer Justice in his righteousness and how during his tenure All Shall Live peacefully the world shall dwell with the lamp the bear and cow shall fit together the lion shall not hunt other animals the responsorial psalm for the Second Sunday of Advent of the liturgical year a is extracted from the larger Psalm 72 which appears to be repeated in Isaiah's prophecy many years down ages Advent is the period for great expectation not only for commemorating Jesus's birth during Christmas but for the second coming of the Lord King and judge and also is coming into our lives every day it is a reverend expectation because in his days shall Justice flourish and great peace forever May Justice and peace flourish in our lives families and our communities today amen