Year C begins today

Advent Sunday marks the start of the third year (Year C) of the three-year cycle of scriptures used in the Sunday Mass. In Year A the Gospel readings are largely taken from the Gospel of Matthew, in Year B Mark and in Year C Luke. The fourth Gospel, that of John, is very different to the others (known as the Synoptic Gospels) and does not have the same structure, focusing instead on the risen...
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