“You delight in sincerity of heart,
and in secret you teach me wisdom” (Ps 51:6).
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Advent in apocalyptic times – Part II: Darkness covers the earth
NOTE: As of yesterday, we have begun in the daily meditations a series entitled “Advent in Apocalyptic Times”. If anyone would prefer to listen to a meditation on the reading or the gospel of the day (Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception), you can find it at the following link: https://en.elijamission.net/2021/12/08/
“Night still covers the earth and darkness the peoples…” (Is 60:2). Read More
HONOUR TO ME IS A SACRIFICE OF THANKSGIVING
“Honour to me is a sacrifice of thanksgiving;
to the upright
I will show God’s salvation” (Ps 50:23).
Advent in apocalyptic times – Part I: The two meanings of Advent
NOTE: Over the next few days we will be doing a series of meditations on the theme ‘Advent in Apocalyptic Times’. If anyone would like to listen to a meditation on the readings for the second Sunday of Advent, you can find it at the following link: https://en.elijamission.net/2021/12/05/
“Behold: though night still covers the earth and darkness the peoples, on you the Lord is rising and over you his glory can be seen” (Is 60:2). Read More
A joy to the angels
Eph 3:8-12
Reading from the Memorial of Saint Ambrose
To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in[a] God who created all things; that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places. This was according to the eternal purpose which he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and confidence of access through our faith in him.
THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH
“Put your hope in the Lord, be strong,
let your heart be bold, put your hope in the Lord” (Ps 27:14). Read More
Whom shall I fear?
Ps 26:1,4,13-14
The Lord is my light and my salvation,
whom should I fear?
The Lord is the fortress of my life,
whom should I dread?
MY LIGHT DRIVES AWAY ALL DARKNESS
“My light drives away all darkness, to the point that it pains you to have had even the slightest wrong thought” (Interior Word).
DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD
Trust in the Lord
Isa 26:1-6
”That day, this song will be sung in Judah: ‘We have a fortress city, the walls and ramparts provide safety. Open the gates! Let the upright nation come in, the nation that keeps faith! This is the plan decreed: you will guarantee peace, the peace entrusted to you. Trust in Yahweh for ever, for Yahweh is a rock for ever. He has brought low the dwellers on the heights, the lofty citadel; he lays it low, brings it to the ground, flings it down in the dust. It will be trodden under foot, by the feet of the needy, the steps of the weak.”
The core of today’s message is the invitation to trust in God, so that He Himself may be our “fortress city”. We know that everything fades away, and that is why it is so important that we put our hope in God, and that in this faith we face all the adversities of life. Read More