December 31st, 2022

Gospel Mystery of the Day             Saturday, December 31, 2022
 
Good Morning!      
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
 
1 John 1:5-2:2 & John 1:1-18
Holy Spirit of Jesus, help me walk in the light, as you are in the light…
 
“The Word was the source of life and this life brought light to people. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has never put it out.” So the Christmas Gospel reading points us to the Light of Life in the darkest – and this year the stormiest – time of year.  As we walk ahead into the New Year, with some sure, and perhaps some hesitant, steps, it is this Light of Christ Jesus that is our hope and our solace, our guide and our goal. No matter what joys or sorrows, creations or challenges lie ahead of us, we can walk with sure step along the path of Light set out for us by the Word of God incarnate in Jesus, the Son of Mary and Joseph.  As we head into the 2023rd year of Grace, in-formed by the life of Christ Jesus within us, despite the darkness in the world, let us walk in the Light, as He is in the Light! Holy Spirit of Jesus, help me walk in the light as you are in the light. 
  
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.  Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.   (Psalm 124:7)
 
He became what we are that He might make us what He is.
St. Athanasius
 
Leo Tolstoy’s short story, “The Candle” is an extraordinary tale of walking in the light. Set in a pre-revolution Russian context, it is particularly poignant for us. As we live through these days, will we, too, live the Light of Life? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHm37TDjcqY
 

Joyful and Blessed  Christmas season
to you and your family
as we celebrate the opening of
a New Year of Grace
and Gifts from God our Father…
walking in the Light,
as He is in the light.

 
 
 
Soli ad gloriam Dei
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