And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.: Christ is the light of all lights. We associate candles with Advent and Christmas. Glowing candles are twinkling and radiant in our homes, and in our churches, where weContinue reading “Reflection on the Season of Advent 2025”
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Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 3:1-12 Second Sunday of Advent December 7, 2025
The Gospel of Matthew 3:1-12 In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord,Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 3:1-12 Second Sunday of Advent December 7, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 24:36-44 First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2025
The Gospel of Matthew 24:36-44 Jesus said to the disciples, “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before theContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 24:36-44 First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2025”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 1:39-55 Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday of Love, December 22, 2024
The Gospel of Luke 1:39-55In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loudContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 1:39-55 Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday of Love, December 22, 2024”
Reflection on the Season of ADVENT 2024
During the season of Advent give your heart to love today, not to old thoughts of who you were, but to the new idea that your kindness could change another life. Give your mind to hope today, not to the usual list of impossibilities, but to a single faith that goodness is today, And theContinue reading “Reflection on the Season of ADVENT 2024”
Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 21:25-36 First Sunday of Advent December 1, 2024
The Gospel of Luke 21:25-36Jesus said, “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavensContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 21:25-36 First Sunday of Advent December 1, 2024”
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