Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"
Saint: Pope Saint Sylvester I (-335)
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 73 This Rule Only a Beginning of Perfection
Mass: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Resp Ps 96; Jn 1:1-18
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult before the Lord.
JESUS, FATHER OF THE WORLD TO COME,
HAVE MERCY ON US.
Dear faithful readers, thank you for being there. There is so much in today's Gospel to reflect upon. In a sense, I am speechless. There is one line among others that is plenty to embrace this day: All things came to be through Him, and without Him nothing came to be (Jn 1:2). All things, not some, and nothing, absolutely nothing. May we rejoice and be glad, united as we are in faith and prayer, for From His fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace (Jn 1:16).
If that's enough, then how about this beauty, itself a commentary on today's Gospel, from the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1, that answers the question, "What is the plan of God for man?"
God, infinitely perfect and blessed in Himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in His own blessed life. In the fullness of time, God the Father sent His Son as Redeemer and Savior of mankind, fallen into sin, thus calling all into His Church and, through the work of the Holy Spirit, making them adopted children and heirs of His eternal happiness.
And as we prepare to embark upon another calendar year, one prayer can come for Eusebius of Caesarea (265-339), bishop, from his Ecclesiastical History, included in today's Office of Readings.
Glory to God the almighty, the King of the universe, for all His gifts, and gratitude to Jesus Christ, the Savior and Redeemer of our souls, through whom we pray that this peace may be preserved for us stable and unshaken for ever: a peace that will keep us safe from troubles outside as well as from all anxieties and disturbances of soul.
So much for being speechless. 😎
POPE SAINT SYLVESTER I,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: I remain thankful for these contributions from dear friends, here d in West Linn once again.
© Gertrude Feick 2021
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