Today's Catholic Mass Gospel and Reflection for December 17, 2023 - John 1:6-8, 19-28

#TheWordToayTV #CatholicGospelReading #GospelReadingsforToday #CatholicGospelandReflection Today's Catholic Mass Gospel and Reflection for December 17, 2023 - John 1:6-8, 19-28 Preparing the Way for Christ Third Sunday of Advent Lectionary: 8 Alleluia: Is 61:1 (cited in Lk 4:18) R. Alleluia, alleluia. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel: John 1:6-8, 19-28 There was a man sent by God, whose name was John. He arrived as a witness to offer testimony about the Light, so that all would believe through him. He was not the Light, but he was to offer testimony about the Light. And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him, so that they might ask him, 'Who are you?' And he confessed it and did not deny it; and what he confessed was: 'I am not the Christ.' And they questioned him: 'Then what are you? Are you Elijah?' And he said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the Prophet?' And he answered, 'No.' Therefore, they said to him: 'Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?' He said, 'I am a voice crying out in the desert, "Make straight the way of the Lord," just as the prophet Isaiah said.' And some of those who had been sent were from among the Pharisees. And they questioned him and said to him, 'Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, and not Elijah, and not the Prophet?' John answered them by saying: 'I baptize with water. But in your midst stands one, whom you do not know. The same is he who is to come after me, who has been placed ahead of me, the laces of whose shoes I am not worthy to loosen.' These things happened in Bethania, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. === Follow us: Viber: https://bit.ly/twtonviber Facebook:   / thewordtoday   Telegram: https://t.me/CatholicsDailyGospel Reflection and Prayer: == https://mycatholic.life/books/catholi... Copyright © 2020 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission. www.mycatholic.life == Disclaimer: This video may contain copyrighted material used under 'fair use' for religious, educational, and inspirational purposes. I do not claim ownership of the copyrighted content. If you believe any material infringes on your copyright, please contact me at [email protected], and I will address it promptly. == Music: Dreamland by Aakash Gandhi From Youtube Audio Library Today's Gospel Reading,John 1:6-8, 19-28,Gospel of John,Gospel and Reflection,daily gospel reading,daily gospel,catholic mass reading,catholic bible reading,daily mass bible readings,catholic mass today,mass readings for today,gospel readings 2023,daily mass readings,the word today,gospel reading for today,daily reflection,daily gospel reflection,today's mass readings,catholic readings today,gospel for today,gospel of the day,gospel today,today's gospel