Friends, welcome to Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.

Word on Fire is an apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization,

using media both old and new to share the faith on every continent

and to facilitate an encounter with Christ and His Church.

The efforts of Word on Fire engage the culture

and bring the transformative power of God's Word

where it is most needed.

Today, we invite you to join Bishop Robert Barron

as he preaches the gospel

and shares the warmth and light of Christ

with each one of us.

Peace be with you. Friends, we come to the third Sunday of Advent. And I want to draw attention to our second reading is from Paul to the Philippians.

Now again, can I urge you, take out your Bibles.

Read Paul to the Philippians. You can do it easily in one sitting.

It's very brief. It's a very important letter for a number of reasons. But I want to focus on a few

lines of this one, which can maybe just run right through our minds, but they're actually

breathtaking. And they open up something at the very heart of the spiritual life. So listen to Paul

now.

Brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord always.

I shall say it again.

Rejoice.

Now the form there grammatically is the imperative.

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