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Tuesday 2 December 2025
Tuesday of the 1st week of Advent
Let us adore the Lord, the King who is to come.
Year: A(II). Psalm week: 1. Liturgical Colour: Violet.
Gospel: Luke 10:21-24 Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.’
Then turning to the disciples he said privately, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.’
Reflection on the painting
When we hear the word 'Beatitudes', our thoughts often turn to the ten Beatitudes at the start of the Sermon on the Mount, which are very familiar to us. However, these are not the only beatitudes found in the gospels. Today's Gospel reading includes another, directed to all of us: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see”. He is revealing the extraordinary privilege given to His disciples: they are witnessing the fulfilment of all that Israel had long hoped for. Prophets, kings, and generations before them had yearned to see God’s Messiah, to hear His voice, to witness the works of His Kingdom breaking into the world, but they had only glimpses and promises.
The disciples, however, stood before the living Christ Himself; they saw with their own eyes what generations before them could only imagine in faith. Prophets and kings had longed for the Messiah, yearning for a glimpse of the One who was to come. But the disciples saw Him face to face. And now we are the blessed ones too, for we too continue to encounter Jesus: through the Gospels that reveal His voice, through the sacraments that make Him present, and through His Church where His living Body still draws us close.
And that is what our faith is: a personal encounter, where we try to get to know Jesus as well as we can. The more we get to know Him, the more close we are drawn. A beautiful visual representation of personal encounter and closeness to Christ is our panting by South-Korean artist Yongsung Kim. It depicts a young girl, leaning on Jesus, looking out of a window, whilst a lit lantern is illuminating the scene. Snow is falling outside. Her relaxed pose shows she is fully trusting in Jesus and has a close, intimate, personal relationship with Him. She has seen Jesus and has embraced Him fully.
Trust in Jesus,
Painting by Yongsung Kim,
Painted in 2019,
Oil on canvas
© Yongsung Kim, all rights reserved
Tuesday of the 1st week of Advent
Let us adore the Lord, the King who is to come.
Year: A(II). Psalm week: 1. Liturgical Colour: Violet.
Gospel: Luke 10:21-24 Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.’
Then turning to the disciples he said privately, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.’
Reflection on the painting
When we hear the word 'Beatitudes', our thoughts often turn to the ten Beatitudes at the start of the Sermon on the Mount, which are very familiar to us. However, these are not the only beatitudes found in the gospels. Today's Gospel reading includes another, directed to all of us: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see”. He is revealing the extraordinary privilege given to His disciples: they are witnessing the fulfilment of all that Israel had long hoped for. Prophets, kings, and generations before them had yearned to see God’s Messiah, to hear His voice, to witness the works of His Kingdom breaking into the world, but they had only glimpses and promises.
The disciples, however, stood before the living Christ Himself; they saw with their own eyes what generations before them could only imagine in faith. Prophets and kings had longed for the Messiah, yearning for a glimpse of the One who was to come. But the disciples saw Him face to face. And now we are the blessed ones too, for we too continue to encounter Jesus: through the Gospels that reveal His voice, through the sacraments that make Him present, and through His Church where His living Body still draws us close.
And that is what our faith is: a personal encounter, where we try to get to know Jesus as well as we can. The more we get to know Him, the more close we are drawn. A beautiful visual representation of personal encounter and closeness to Christ is our panting by South-Korean artist Yongsung Kim. It depicts a young girl, leaning on Jesus, looking out of a window, whilst a lit lantern is illuminating the scene. Snow is falling outside. Her relaxed pose shows she is fully trusting in Jesus and has a close, intimate, personal relationship with Him. She has seen Jesus and has embraced Him fully.
Trust in Jesus,
Painting by Yongsung Kim,
Painted in 2019,
Oil on canvas
© Yongsung Kim, all rights reserved