Brothers' Bread Episode 14: Repentance and Forgiveness

<p>"That through repentance and forgiveness, Jesus may truly live in our hearts, forever." - Br. Irwin Climaco FSC</p> <p><strong>Second Sunday of Advent<br> Reading from Matthew 3:1-2</strong></p> <p>John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea<br> and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"<br> It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said:<br> <em>A voice of one crying out in the desert,<br> Prepare the way of the Lord,<br> make straight his paths.</em><br> John wore clothing made of camel's hair<br> and had a leather belt around his waist.<br> His food was locusts and wild honey.<br> At that time Jerusalem, all Judea,<br> and the whole region around the Jordan<br> were going out to him<br> and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River<br> as they acknowledged their sins.<br> <br> When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees<br> coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers!<br> Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?<br> Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance.<br> And do not presume to say to yourselves,<br> 'We have Abraham as our father.'<br> For I tell you,<br> God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones.<br> Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees.<br> Therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit<br> will be cut down and thrown into the fire.<br> I am baptizing you with water, for repentance,<br> but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I.<br> I am not worthy to carry his sandals.<br> He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.<br> His winnowing fan is in his hand.<br> He will clear his threshing floor<br> and gather his wheat into his barn,<br> but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/yesbro">#YesBro</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/brothersbread">#BrothersBread</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/delasalleph">#DeLaSallePH</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dlsbrothersph">#DLSBrothersPH</a>