Friday December 31 7TH DAY IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS LAST DAY OF THE YEAR Introduction Today the liturgy fits in very well with the celebration of New Year’s Eve: it both looks forward to the end of time (first reading) and back to the beginning: to the Word that created all and came […]
December 31, Friday 7TH DAY IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS Today the liturgy fits in very well with the celebration of New Year’s Eve: it both looks forward to the end of time (first reading) and back to the beginning: to the Word that created all and came among people as the living Word, […]
Reflection: John1:1-18 Today is the last day of the year, that has not been an easy year for many. Yet, today’s gospel reading does not speak about an ending but a beginning. Authors of books give emphasis on the first page of their books to give the reader a bird’s eye-view of their work to […]
7TH DAY IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS LAST DAY OF THE YEAR Introduction Today the liturgy fits in very well with the celebration of New Year’s Eve: it both looks forward to the end of time (first reading) and back to the beginning: to the Word that created all and came […]
December 30, Thursday 6TH DAY IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS To thank God for the liberation he brings us in and through his Son, Jesus, is the core of every Eucharistic celebration. There we say: “Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.” With the prophetess Anna, let us express our thanks for […]
Reflection: Luke 2:36-40 Today’s Gospel presents the character of Anna, the prophetess. Let’s try to capture the symbolism that Luke gives to this prophetess with messages for our life. She is presented as belonging to the tribe of Asher. It was the smallest and most insignificant of the tribes of Israel that had settled near […]