by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“The #angel #Gabriel was sent from #God to a town of #Galilee called #Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named #Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was #Mary. And coming to her, he said, ‘Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you. … Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor
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“… In #Jesus’ #Transfiguration today, He is revealed as the One through whom #God fulfills His Divine Plan from of old. Not only a new Moses, Jesus is also the “Beloved Son” promised to Abraham and again to David (see Genesis 22:15-18; Psalm 2:7; Matthew 1:1). …”
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“He leads them up on a high mountain to show them the Glory of His Divinity and to let them know that He was Israel’s Savior, as revealed by His Prophets … He leads them up on a high mountain so that the Father may call Him ‘My Son’ and show them that He really was His Son and that
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“… In the end, Jesus does not merely speak the Beatitudes. He lives the Beatitudes. He is the Beatitudes. Looking at Him you will see what it means to be poor in spirit, gentle and merciful, to mourn, to care for what is right, to be pure in heart, to make peace, to be persecuted. This is why He has
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“… ‘The #Church,’ said #PopeFrancis, ‘is in every age called to do that, which John the Baptist did: to show #Jesus to the people, saying, “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’”
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“… This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. The celebration commemorates the visit of the magi to the child Jesus, the King of the Jews. The significance of this feast is that Jesus is made manifest to the nations. The magi who come from foreign lands to see the newborn king represent the ‘nations.’ The light that comes
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“‘Arise, be enlightened, Jerusalem, for your Light has come.’ The Light indeed had come; He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, but the world did not know Him. He was born but He was not known, until this Day of Light began to manifest Him… . ‘Arise, you who sit in darkness; look at the
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“… in 431, the Council of Ephesus met, under Cyril’s leadership, and solemnly proclaimed that #Mary is indeed rightly to be honored as the #Theotokos, the Mother of #God. It proclaimed that from the moment of his conception, God truly became man. Of course Mary is a creature and could never be the origin of the eternal Trinity, God without
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“Advent is a season of very special graces! It is time of waiting, hope and joy. Waiting—for the Birth of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; Hope—because Jesus came to save us; finally Joy — because Jesus’ birth, Life and Resurrection is a promise of Eternal Life for those who obey His Commandments and love Him. …”
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“Pope Francis marked the beginning of the new liturgical year at the Angelus for the First Sunday of Advent. … the Gospel introduces us to one of the most ‘evocative’ themes of the Advent season: the visit of the Lord to humanity. Pope Francis pointed out three visits of the Lord: the first … the Incarnation, and Birth of Jesus
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