Is 60: 1-6
Arise, shine; for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
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THE GREAT ‘YES’ OF OUR FATHER
“Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance; in thy book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them” (Ps 139:16).
The Petrine ministry today
According to the traditional calendar, today is the feast of St Telesphorus, who, according to the list of St Irenaeus, was the sixth successor of St Peter and died a martyr’s death. Telesphorus is said to have lived as a hermit on Mount Carmel before his election to the See of Peter. To honour his memory, the following passage from the Letter of St Peter is read:
OUR MEASURE IS THE BURNING LOVE OF GOD
“Your measure is not shadows, it is the fire of my love” (Inner Word).
Undoubtedly, we live in times marked by the spiritual shadow that hangs over the world. But this shadow must not cloud us or become the measure of our lives, even though it increases day by day. Again and again our heavenly Father exhorts us to lift up our eyes to Him and makes us understand that His response to man’s growing alienation will be an even greater love to save him.
The works of justice
1 Jn 3:7-10
Children, do not let anyone lead you astray. Whoever acts uprightly is upright, just as he is upright. Whoever lives sinfully belongs to the devil, since the devil has been a sinner from the beginning. This was the purpose of the appearing of the Son of God, to undo the work of the devil. No one who is a child of God sins because God’s seed remains in him. Nor can he sin, because he is a child of God. This is what distinguishes the children of God from the children of the devil: whoever does not live uprightly and does not love his brother is not from God.
THE FACE OF THE SON IN THE CHURCH
“The face of my Son must shine in the Church” (Inner Word).
“He who has seen me has seen the Father” (Jn 14:9) – Jesus tells Philip when he asks Him: “Show us the Father” (v. 8).
A FEAST OF TRUE FREEDOM
“Yes, you are My children and you must tell Me that I am your Father. But trust in Me as children do, because without this trust you will never be truly free” (Father’s message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).
True justice
1 Jn 2:29 – 3:6 (Reading from the Novus Ordo)
If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that every one who does right is born of him. See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. And every one who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. Every one who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him.
The Name of Jesus and the Resistance to Antichrist
For several years I have been writing meditations on the readings or Gospel of the day according to the Novus Ordo calendar. This has resulted in a collection of meditations covering almost every day of the liturgical year. Now, in the year that is about to begin, I would like to include also the biblical readings of the traditional calendar. In order not to make the meditations too long, I will often not quote the complete readings, but only extracts, so that everyone can read the passages in their entirety for themselves.
OUR FATHER WILL USE EVERYTHING FOR OUR SALVATION
“You have every right to approach your Father; open up your hearts, pray to My Son that He may help you to know even better My goodness towards you” (Father’s message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).
At the beginning of the New Year, let this loving invitation from our Heavenly Father be the compass that guides us through this year. Read More