The Baptism of the Lord, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 1/14/25

My Dear People,

While using expressive imagery, John performs a Baptism (with water) and proclaims he is not the Messiah. He, who is on His way, will come with the dignity of one who has no human equal, and with the authority of a supreme Judge that belongs to God. 

In Christ’s baptism we can find a similarity in the way the sacrament of Baptism affects a person. Christ’s baptism was the exemplar of our own. In it, the mystery of the Blessed Trinity is revealed. The faithful, on receiving Baptism, are consecrated by the invocation of and by the power of the Blessed Trinity. Similarly, heaven opening signifies that the power, and the effectiveness of this sacrament comes from above, from God. The newly baptized have the road to heaven opened up for them, a road which original sin had ... Read More »

The Epiphany of the Lord, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 1/14/25

My Dear People,

 Happy New Year to everyone!  May this year be blessed and fruitful for all. 

Today we think of the events that surrounded Christ’s birth. Having strange visitors from a great distance bring honor to a newborn king is indeed unusual. Let us concentrate on just how ... Read More »

The Holy Family

Posted by Christy .. on 12/23/24

My Dear People,

The Holy Family returned to Jerusalem to fulfill the prescriptions of the Law of Moses—the purification and then redemption or buying back the first born. According to Leviticus 12:2-8, a woman who bore a child was considered unclean. In the case of a mother of a ... Read More »

4th Sunday of Advent, 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 12/09/24

My Dear People, 

I wish for each of you a Merry Christmas. Christmas is a special time when we come “to know” how great the Love of God is. He was willing to become a human so that He could share His abundant love; and in becoming man, we ... Read More »

3rd Sunday of Advent, 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 12/09/24

My Dear People, 

This is Gaudete Sunday (Joyful Sunday), and the readings today indicate just that. The message is more upbeat. From the prophet Zephaniah, one of the minor prophets, we find his Reading ending in a note of hope. “In the future all the nations will call on ... Read More »

2nd Sunday of Advent 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 12/09/24

My Dear People,

In today’s Gospel Reading, it describes how and when God would fulfill the promises of a new exodus. St. Luke identifies John the Baptist as the primary fulfillment of a famous prophecy (Isaiah 40:3-5). An unidentified voice issued a call for a road to be made ... Read More »

1st Sunday of Advent, 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 11/19/24

My Dear People,

Today, we begin year C on this First Sunday of Advent. The Gospels on Sundays for this liturgical year are the Gospels of Luke. Jesus speaks to us of human history and His return in glory. Many of the natural signs that Jesus mentions as associated ... Read More »

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 11/19/24

My Dear People, 

In the first Reading, the passage of Daniel 7 is a famous and controversial one in biblical studies because in it two figures, or persons, appear, both of whom have divine characteristics. The “Ancient One” or “Ancient of Days” mentioned in 7:13 is clearly an image ... Read More »

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 11/19/24

My Dear People, 

As we approach the end of the liturgical year, the readings are apocalyptic. That means they deal with what is going to happen at the end of time. Daniel, even though he is in the Old Testament, does deal with end time events. Today Daniel is ... Read More »

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 11/04/24

My Dear People, 

In the First Book of Kings, Elijah travels to Zarephath because God sent him.  Upon arriving in the city, Elijah meets a widow gathering firewood. He asks her for a cupful of water and a piece of bread. She tells him that she has only a ... Read More »