Monday 1 January
Mary, the Holy Mother of God - Solemnity Gospel - Luke 2:16-21 As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart. Today is the Feast day of Mary, Holy Mother of God. She is the Mother of God who incarnated to save us. She is the Mother of all graces. She is the Mother of all that’s good and beautiful. She is the Mother of all as she is the Mother of God. She became the most blessed Mother as she welcomed the Grace without losing any graces by sin. She welcomed the Grace into her immaculate heart and pondered the Grace in her immaculate heart. We are called to welcome the Grace and ponder in our hearts without losing it by our selfishness. Let’s reflect: Holy Mother of God shows us the way to welcome graces and ponder them in our hearts without losing them with our selfishness.
Sunday 31 December
The Holy Family First reading - Genesis 15:1-6,21:1-3 Today we are celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family and at the same time we are celebrating the last day of the year 2023. In the first reading we cn find that God is assuring Abraham and Sarah, a family and He does it. It’s beause of the faith of Abraham and Sarah in the Lord. This faith makes the family. And whenever we can make pronounce this same faith in the Lord, we adhere to the plan of the God. Faith in the Lord is that what makes us capable of creating real relationships in life. Relationships of family and friendship must be based in the faith in God who vows to promise His plans for us. Then our relationship and friendship will be according to the plan of God. And in this last day of the year, it’s also time to thank for all the blessings we received in this relationships according to the plan of God. Let’s reflect: Am I able to put all my relationships in the framework of my faith in the Lord?
Saturday 30 December
6th day within the octave of Christmas First reading - 1 John 2:12-17 “anyone who does the will of God remains for ever”. St. John is explaining this. By our belief in God who incarnated something happens in us. ”I have written to you, young men, because you are strong and God’s word has made its home in you, and you have overcome the Evil One”. We became strong with the presence of God in us. The presence of God is the God’s Word that has made its home in us. And this presence helps us to overcome the Evil One. Only that we have prefer the love of the Father than love to the World. That is the way we let God’s word make it home in us. Let’s reflect: Do I prefer the love of the Father than the love to the world?
Friday 29 December
5th day within the octave of Christmas Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop, Martyr “Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the dark”. This is the point of difference whether you hate or not! The moment you hate you are in darkness. The moment you start loving, you are in light. The hatred brings darkness to our life. The truth is that by incarnation the light is brought to the heart of each person. “… the night is over and the real light is already shining”, because the incarnation has brought light into the life of each person. This light in order to shine in our life, we must love each other. But by one reason or another we cannot love our brother, this light in us loses its essence being light. Let’s right: Am I darkening the light in me by hatred of any sort?