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Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 or Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7

Comfort, O Comfort My People

January 9, 2028

The Good Shepherd, Philippe de Champaigne
The Good Shepherd, Philippe de Champaigne, c. 1660Musée des Ursulines, Mâcon
A French painter close to the austere Jansenists of Port-Royal. His shepherd carries the sheep across his shoulders without any sweetness at all.He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep.Philippe de ChampaigneA Brussels-born painter who became the portraitist of Richelieu and of Port-Royal, and whose style grew plainer as his Jansenism deepened.Musée des Ursulines, MâconA Burgundian municipal museum in a seventeenth-century convent, mixing archaeology with painting.Musée des Ursulines, Mâcon
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 3:15-16, 21-22Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
Second ReadingTitus 2:11-14; 3:4-7Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7 orActs 10:34-38
First ReadingIsa. 40:1-5, 9-11Is 40:1-5, 9-11 orIsa. 42:1-4, 6-7Is 42:1-4, 6-7
Responsorial PsalmPs. 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29b-30 (1)Ps 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29b-30 (1) orPs. 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 (11b)Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 (11b)

Overview & Insights

"Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God." (Isaiah 40:1)

The prophet announces that Jerusalem's time of punishment is over and calls for a highway to be prepared in the wilderness for the Lord's coming. Like a shepherd, God will gather the lambs in his arms and gently lead the mother sheep.

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Take it further: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 or Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7

Commentary

Isaiah 40 CommentaryIs 40 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse reading of Zion's comfort and the voice crying in the wilderness.

Isaiah 40:1 CommentariesIs 40:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregated classic commentary on comfort, comfort my people.

Isaiah 40 - Barnes' NotesIs 40 - Barnes' Notes StudyLight

Barnes' Notes verse by verse on the herald's voice preparing the way of the Lord.

Isaiah 40 - Gill's ExpositionIs 40 - Gill's Exposition StudyLight

Gill's Exposition verse by verse on the same promise of comfort and the coming of the Lord.

First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C) Agape Bible Study

Catholic study of the full Sunday readings connecting Isaiah's herald to John the Baptist's preparation for Jesus.

Background & Word Study

Isaiah 40:1-11Is 40:1-11 Sefaria

Hebrew text alongside English for the prophet's announcement of comfort and the coming of the Lord.

Isaiah 40-66 OverviewIs 40-66 Overview BibleProject

Animated literary overview of Isaiah 40-66, opening with the herald's call to prepare the way.

The Church Fathers

Isaiah 40Is 40 Catena

Verse-by-verse comment from the Fathers on Isaiah 40.

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