On the Merits of Being Prepared December 11, 2022 The Rev. Javier Almendárez-Bautista podcast http://stpaulscary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Javier_homily_12.11.2022.mp3 Save Audio On the Third Sunday of Advent, Fr. Javier reflects on the text from Isaiah 35: “Try as hard as we might to be self-sufficient—to be prepared for every eventuality and circumstance—each and everyone of us is sorely in need of grace and mercy.”