All Rights Reserved. Published by PAA in cooperation with The Examiner Catholic newspaper, Hong Kong, China. Individual homilists may copy and adapt this text for preaching on the Sunday for which this text is provided. Explicit permission must be obtained for any other use whatsoever. The people will be vindicated, the land will be restored.
New life is celebrated.
The people have reason to rejoice. Those who once seemed to be forgotten shall now be venerated because God chooses them for himself. Acts and Matthew give Jesus' pedigree. Jesus belongs in our history and in God's. Jesus has roots in this world and in heaven.