ADVENT......THE PROPHET ISAIAH, AND THE JESSE TREE............

As Catholic-Christians await the Coming of Jesus as the Christ of Salvation during the Advent Season, the Prophet Isaiah is heard from frequently in the Liturgy of the Word speaking of the connection we will make with the Messiah when He Comes.  One of the great signs and symbols of Advent rooted in the Sacred Scriptures of the Prophet Isaiah and the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, is the, 'Jesse Tree'.  The Jesse Tree traces the ancestry of Jesus, back through multiple generations to King David, Abraham, and Adam.  The Rod of Jesse, from whose stem the Messiah will bloom, spoken of in today's First Reading at Mass, makes the connection that the Messiah, the Christ, God's Son Made Man, Jesus - Comes from that lineage in fulfillment of the Divine Plan and Promise.  The Jesse Tree as a sign and symbol of our observance of Advent is a teachable moment resource marking this liturgical season and making us ready historically and presently for the fulfillment of God's Promise to send us a Messiah.  How much do you know, or how will will you learn and or experience of the Jesse Tree during your observance of Advent in these current days ?............tdp