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THE END OF ANOTHER YEAR OF LOVE

“Of His fullness we have all had a share – love following upon love.” –John 1:16 Every day this year Jesus offered Himself to you in the Eucharist. The Word became flesh (Jn 1:14) and made Himself lovingly available in case you wanted Him. To you, who are “His own, He came” (Jn 1:11). Every day this year, Jesus, “the Word” (Jn 1:1), made His holy word available to you. His love letters to you, the Bible, were constantly present to you in case you wanted to listen to Him. Every day this year, Jesus made sure that your lungs...

“O COME, O COME IMMANUEL?”

“The virgin shall be with Child, and bear a Son, and shall name Him Immanuel.” –Isaiah 7:14 Mass Readings: December 20 First: Isaiah 7:10-14; Resp: Psalm 24:1-6;Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 One of the greatest prophecies in the history of the human race is Isaiah’s prophecy of “Immanuel.” This does not merely mean that God is present but that God is incarnate (see Mt 1:23). “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us” (Jn 1:14). God became a man. Immanuel is Jesus, Who is God incarnate, crucified, risen, glorified, and eucharistic. Immanuel is Jesus, a Sign as “deep as the...

I have chosen you to be a royal priesthood and a holy nation

1 Peter 2:9 (WEB) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: Promise #279: I have chosen you to be a royal priesthood and a holy nation. Today’s promise is an amazing declaration of who we are in Christ! We are a royal priesthood, a chosen generation and a people for God’s own possession. You may be called to do many things today… Get up and go to work. Fix your children’s...