RB: Ch 69 The Presumption of Defending Another in the Monastery
Mass: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Resp Ps 97; Jn 20:1a, 2-8
Light dawns for the just; and gladness for the upright of heart.
ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, MARY MAGDALENE CAME TO THE TOMB EARLY IN THE MORNING, WHILE IT WAS STILL DARK, AND SAW THE STONE REMOVED FROM THE TOMB. SO SHE RAN AND WENT TO SIMON PETER AND TO THE OTHER DISCIPLE WHOM JESUS LOVED.
(Jn 20:1-2)
The above text is a favorite. The scene with the disciples is active and contemplative. Mary Magdalene, Simon Peter, and most especially on this day, the other disciple whom Jesus loved, please help us to grow in love. Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth (1 Jn 3:18).
God made himself small so that we could understand him, welcome him, and love him … Christmas has become the feast of gifts in imitation of God who has given himself to us. Let us allow our heart, our soul, and our mind to be touched by this fact.
(Pope Benedict XVI)
The nativity scene reminds us how important it is to stop and contemplate. Because only when we recollect ourselves can we embrace what counts in life. Only if we leave the noise of the world outside can we open ourselves to listening to God, who speaks in silence.
(Pope Francis, Twitter, December 27, 2019)
SAINT JOHN, PRAY FOR US.
SAINT JOHN, PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: Our creche. Bless the work of our hands! Bless the work of our hands! (Ps 90:17).
© Gertrude Feick 2019
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