Dec 23 Monday: (St. John of Canty, Priest)
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-john-kanty/ Luke 1:57-66: 57 Now the time
came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a son. 58 And her
neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and
they rejoiced with her. 59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the
child; and they would have named him Zechariah after his father, 60 but his
mother said, “Not so; he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “None
of your kindred is called by this name.” 62 And they made signs to his father,
inquiring what he would have him called. 63 And he asked for a writing tablet,
and wrote,
Advent: December 23
GOD IS GRACIOUS
Introduction
Indeed, “God is gracious.” This is the meaning of the name John. We are told today about the birth of the forerunner of Jesus, John the Baptist. We remember the coming of the Savior and how a special messenger of God had to prepare the hearts of people for the coming of the Savior. But our Savior, Jesus, came long ago. How much are we living as people who are saved? How much do we enter into God’s plan to save our world? How much do we prepare Jesus’ coming into the hearts of people today?
Introduction
Indeed, “God is gracious.” This is the meaning of the name John. We are told today about the birth of the forerunner of Jesus, John the Baptist. We remember the coming of the Savior and how a special messenger of God had to prepare the hearts of people for the coming of the Savior. But our Savior, Jesus, came long ago. How much are we living as people who are saved? How much do we enter into God’s plan to save our world? How much do we prepare Jesus’ coming into the hearts of people today?
Advent: December 20 - Liturgy
Friday December 20, 2019
THE VIRGIN MOTHER
Introduction
The two beautiful texts of today correspond to each other as promise and fulfillment of the promise. The child to be born of a young maiden as a sign of Israel’s salvation probably spoke directly of a son to be born to a king; yet, in later tradition and particularly in the Christian understanding, the text came to be understood as a messianic prophecy, which was fulfilled in Mary and the child born from her.
THE VIRGIN MOTHER
Introduction
The two beautiful texts of today correspond to each other as promise and fulfillment of the promise. The child to be born of a young maiden as a sign of Israel’s salvation probably spoke directly of a son to be born to a king; yet, in later tradition and particularly in the Christian understanding, the text came to be understood as a messianic prophecy, which was fulfilled in Mary and the child born from her.
Advent, Thursday December 19 - Liturgy
SENT ON GOD’S MISSION
Introduction
People chosen by God for a special mission in his plan of
salvation are constantly presented in the Bible as chosen and loved before
birth, with their birth announced in a special way; they are moved by the
Spirit of God; their mission demands sacrifices. Witness the call of Samson in
his folkloric saga, or that of John the Baptist. The silence of Zechariah comes
probably from the joy of an overwhelming message, too great to be put into
words. Underlying these vocation stories is that people are weak, that
salvation is gratuitously given by God, that barrenness (the barren women)
gives way to fertility, that sacrifices are demanded. And so, people are to be
moved by the Spirit of God. All this holds true also for us as we are called to
prepare the way of the Lord.
ADVENT - December 18, 2019 -Emmanuel -Liturgy
IMMANUEL
Introduction
When the kings of God’s people had not fulfilled their mission
of guiding the people to God, the prophet Jeremiah announces that God would do
away with them and become himself the shepherd of his people. But he will make
this new beginning through a man, a virtuous shoot of the house of David.
Through him, God would become his people’s integrity, the cause of our
fidelity. In the New Testament, as Matthew tells us, Jesus is this Son of David
through Joseph and Mary and at the same time, God’s own Son. He is indeed “God
our integrity,” and Immanuel, “God-with-us,” Jesus, whose name means “Savior.”
Advent - Dec 17 - Liturgy
Tuesday December 17, 2019
JESUS CHRIST, "SON OF MAN"
Introduction
The liturgical readings of today call our attention to
Christ in his human reality: human like us in everything – except for sin,
clarifies St. Paul – a descendant of sinners, who, as Church Fathers stress,
are even singled out in Matthew’s family tree of Christ. He is a man born of a
woman, a baby in a crib, a child growing up to manhood, a man walking the roads
of Palestine, who could weep and be angry, had friends, had a sense of humor,
and attended marriage feasts. Indeed, he was fully human, God in human form.
Sanskrit words for 'teacher'
Sanskrit words for 'teacher' based on their unique abilities...
1. The teacher who gives you information is called: Adhyapak
2. The one who imparts knowledge combined with information is called: Upadhyaya 3. The one who imparts skills is called: Acharya
4. The one who is able to give a deep insight into a subject is called: Pundit
5. The one who has a visionary view on a subject and teaches you to think in that manner is called: Dhrishta
6. The one who is able to awaken wisdom in you, leading you from darkness to light, is called: Guru
Sanskrit is perhaps the only language that has such a refined vocabulary to distinguish the different kinds of teachers.
1. The teacher who gives you information is called: Adhyapak
2. The one who imparts knowledge combined with information is called: Upadhyaya 3. The one who imparts skills is called: Acharya
4. The one who is able to give a deep insight into a subject is called: Pundit
5. The one who has a visionary view on a subject and teaches you to think in that manner is called: Dhrishta
6. The one who is able to awaken wisdom in you, leading you from darkness to light, is called: Guru
Sanskrit is perhaps the only language that has such a refined vocabulary to distinguish the different kinds of teachers.
Dec 16-21: 3rd Week of Advent- Reflections
Dec 16 Monday: Matt: 21: 23-27: 23 And when
he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up
to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these
things, and who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus answered them, “I also will
ask you a question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by
what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, whence was it? From
heaven or from men?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, `From
heaven,’ he will say to us, `Why then did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we
say, `From men,’ we are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was a
prophet.” 27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither
will I tell you by what authority I do these things. USCCB
reflections: https://youtu.be/iYgXgiTyVHU?list=PLpTzvCOJa7DAAsw34PxZGDqnI_bBKNWa9
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