MEDITATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS (5/8): “Light for revelation to the gentiles”

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As Jews faithful to the Law of the Lord, eight days after Your birth Your parents circumcised You and gave You the name of Jesus, the Saviour (Lk 2:21).

When, forty days later, they brought You to the Temple to present You to the Lord, You met Simeon, one of the faithful of Your people (Lk 2:22-25). The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not die before he had seen you. And so it happened! Filled with the Holy Spirit and taking You in His arms, He pronounced over You those unforgettable words:

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Throughout the Christmas Octave, together with the Heavenly Father, we contemplate the Child of Bethlehem, the One sent by the Father. Therefore, instead of the usual “3 minutes for Abba”, we invite you to listen to and watch the Christmas meditations of Br. Elias every day: http://en.elijamission.net

The Obedience of Faith

Rom 16:25-27

Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which was kept secret for long ages but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings is made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith- to the only wise God be glory for evermore through Jesus Christ! Amen. Read More

NO ONE COULD HAVE IMAGINED…

The birth of the Son of God is just at the door, and our hearts are preparing to join in the angels’ song of joy…

Indeed, the joy of the angels announcing the birth of the Saviour fills the whole earth (cf. Lk 2:8-14). No one could have imagined that the Father would choose this way to come among men. No one could even have imagined that God’s love would be revealed in this way: in the Saviour’s coming into the world.

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