SUNDAY’S GOSPEL ADVENT 1B—Mark 13:33-37 Scripture | Mark 12 Jesus in Jerusalem, teaching at the Temple; 13 Jesus is in Jerusalem between Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday: at the Temple. Warnings about the end. Mark 14 The Passion I: Betrayal by Judas up to Peter’s denial Liturgy | Advent Sundays cycle Year A Year B Year C Missale Romanum 1570 1 Mt 24:37-44 Mark 13:33-37 Stay awake Lk 21:25-28,34-38 ‘Watch at Lk 21:25-33 ‘Your ‘Watch therefore…’ all times…’ redemption draws near’ 2 Mt 3:1-12 John the Baptist Mark 1:1-8 John the Baptist Lk 3:1-6 John the Baptist Mt 11:2-10 (Part 1) (Part 1) (Part 1) John the Baptist 3 Mt 11:2-11 John the Baptist Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 John the Lk 3:10-18 John the Baptist John 1:19b-28 (Part 2) Baptist (Part 2) (Part 2) ‘The record of John’ 4 Mt 1:18-24 Annunciation to Luke 1:26-38 Lk 1:39-45 Visitation to Lk 3:1-6 St Joseph The Annunciation Elizabeth John the Baptist

Pre-Reformation England: Mt 21:1-9 Entry into Jerusalem Luke 21:25-33 Mt 11:2-10 John 1:19b-28

βλέπετε blepete, from Look out, keep awake: because you do not know when it ἀγρυπνεῖτε agrypneite, blepo, I look, I am ob- being awake, not being servant, I observe. Has is time. It is like a man going on a journey, having left his asleep. the range of meaning house and put his servants in charge, each one at his own from using the eyes to tning thoughts towards work. And he has commanded the doorkeeper that he should something, as with …γρηγορεῖτε gregoreite ‘look’, or ‘see’. be alert. Be alert therefore, for you do not know when the keeping awake, being alert, vigilant etc. lord of the house is coming: at evening, or at midnight, or at cock-crow, or in the morning—in case, if he should turn up suddenly, he should find you sleeping. What I now say to you, I say to all: Be alert!

Jerusalem Bible Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Be on your guard, stay awake, because you never know when the time will come. It is like a man travelling abroad: he has gone from home, and left his servants in charge, each with his own task; and he has told the doorkeeper to stay awake. So stay awake, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming, evening, midnight, cockcrow, dawn; if he comes unexpectedly, he must not find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake!’

Revised Standard Version “Take heed, watch; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Watch therefore — for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning — lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Watch.”