For the Mass Readings on the 2nd Sunday of Advent (Year C), Dr. Pitre comments on John the Baptist and the New Exodus that he proclaims. Setting the stage for a time of great corruption both within Israel's hierarchy and the Roman leadership of the time, Luke begins his Gospel by telling us the time in which John the Baptist comes on to the scene to proclaim the coming of the Messiah, and for his listeners to "prepare a way," which has overtones of the first "way" in the desert from the first exodus, as well as the expectation of the ingathering of the Lost tribes of Israel.


Notable quote from this week's video from the 2nd Sunday of Advent (Year C):

"First, notice the fact that Luke is clearly not writing mythology. He’s also clearly not writing a fairytale, right. No fairytale begins, "In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar," you know, "during the governorship of Pontius Pilate."

​That’s not how fairytales begin. Fairytales begin with once upon a time, right. So Luke is clearly talking about history. So what we’re preparing for during Advent and what we’re going to celebrate during Christmas is not some myth. It's an actual historical event that took place in real space and real time, and the gospels describe it as such. "


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