"In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David" (Jeremiah 33:15)
In Sunday’s first reading, God promises to raise up "a righteous Branch" who will "execute justice and righteousness in the land", a prophecy that will be fully complete only when Jesus comes again in glory to judge us all.
Until then, Jesus, like a "branch" growing underground, is hidden among us: only at the last day will the root "spring up" visibly for all to see. Until then, Jesus can only be seen indirectly, through his Church.
