Summary: You are blessed, because you see and hear what others longed for but never received. Many before you hoped for this, but it was not given to them.
Gospel Acclamation: They yearned for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested upon them. (Luke 2:25c)
Jesus said to his disciples: “Blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
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