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ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
PRAYER TO ST MICHAEL: Saint Michael Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen
San Miguel Arcángel, defiéndenos en la lucha. Sé nuestro amparo contra la perversidad y asechanzas del demonio. Que Dios manifieste sobre él su poder, es nuestra humilde súplica. Y tú, oh Príncipe de la Milicia Celestial, con el poder que Dios te ha conferido, arroja al infierno a Satanás, y a los demás espíritus malignos que vagan por el mundo para la perdición de las almas. Amén.
PriestsRev. Eugene Azorji, Rev. Juan Carlos Marin
DeaconsGeorge Polcer, Andrew Tanner, Juan Jorge Hernandez,
Jose Vazquez, Patrick Hayes, Sid Little
Coordinator of Ministries: Evodio VazquezBusiness Manager: Joe Olickan
Director of Music: Valerie StagamanFaith Formation Director 1-6: Christy Scott
Youth Ministry/Confirmation: Deandria GonzalezFacilities Manager: Deacon John Rapier
Facilities: Emilio Zavala
MASS SCHEDULE FOR CHRISTMAS SEASON◊ Christmas Eve, December 24, 4:00 pm, Childrens. 6:00 pm English, 8:00 pm, Spanish, 10:00 pm Parish Mass.◊Christmas Day, December 25, 11:30 am English◊Christmas Day, 2:00 pm, Spanish◊December 31, Vigil Mary, Mother of God 5:30 pm English◊January 1 Mary Mother of God 11:30 am Mass English • 2:00 pm Spanish
Merry Christmas!
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
22/23 DECEMBER - FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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BASQUE CAROL / Sabine Baring-Gould Gabriel’s Message
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ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
Normal Weekend Mass ScheduleSaturday: Vigil Mass 5:00 pm English Sunday: 8:00 am & 11:30 am EnglishSunday: 9:30 am & 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm SpanishWeekday Mass ScheduleMonday: Wednesday & Friday: 8:00 am Tuesday & Thursday: 5:30 pmConfessions: Thursday: 6:00-7:00 pm Saturdays: 3:30 pm-4:30 pmAdoration: Thursday 6:00 pm-7:00 pmAdoration First Friday 8:30 am - 8:00 pmAfter Hours: Sick Call or Funeral Requests: 469-667-7324Funerals: Contact Valerie Stagaman 972-542-4667 ext 114.Weddings: Contact Emy Avendaño 972-542-4667 ext: 102.Six months prior to intended wedding date.
Collection TotalsFor December 16 and the 23rdwill follow in the December 30Bulletin
Mass Intentions December 22-29, 2018Saturday, December 22 5:00 pm + Arthur PaulSunday, December 23 8:00 am For the People9:30 am Andres Martinez & Anita Perez Ramiro De La Torre & Andres De La Torre Medina Nicandro Pineda Familia Lopez Delgado 11:30 am DeLaRosa family2:00 pm Vocaciones Sacerdotales Rebeca Sarahi Solis Torres Almas en purgatorio Jose Jesus Puga Alvarez 6:00 pm Familia Rios MurilloMonday, December 24 4:00 pm Kevin Sullivan6:00 pm James Pazora8:00 pm Fernando Olivares10:00 pm Alex & Regina ColeTuesday, December 25 11:30 am Mr. & Mrs. Alex Preciado, Sr.2:00 pm Fernando OlivaresWednesday, December 26 8:00 am Christina Opara & familyThursday, December 27 5:30 pm Christina Opara & familyFriday, December 28 8:00 am Christina Opara & familySaturday, December 29 5:00 pm Herbert & Patricia Carroll
Prayer of Faithful StewardsAlmighty God, we give you
thanks for the inspiration of your Holy Spirit as we reflect on the gospel call to exercise Christ’s stewardship on our journey of faith.
We ask you to guide us in our discernment and show us how to be faithful in the plans we make, the actions we take, and the love we share on our pilgrim way.
Heavenly Father, give us the courage to find wisdom in our sacrifices, joy in our generosity and hope in the compassion we show, especially to those most in need of your comfort and care.Lord, create in us a more open heart and a greater
awareness of our need to grow, to change, to be transformed, so that we may be better stewards of your gifts for the good of all. AMEN.
Oración de Corresponsabilidad para los Fieles Dios Todopoderoso, te damos gracias por la
inspiración de tu Espíritu Santo al reflexionar sobre el llamado del evangelio y poder ejercer en Cristo una buena administración de los bienes encomendados en nuestro camino de fe.
Te pedimos que nos guíes en nuestro discernimiento y nos muestres cómo ser fieles a los planes que hacemos, a las acciones que tomamos y el amor que compartimos en nuestro camino de peregrinos.
Padre celestial, danos el ánimo para encontrar sabiduría en nuestros sacrificios, alegría en nuestra generosidad y esperanza en la compasión que mostramos, especialmente por aquellos que necesitan más cuidado y ser más confortados.
Señor, crea en nosotros un corazón más abierto y una mayor conciencia de nuestra necesidad de crecer, de cambiar, de ser transformados, para que podamos ser mejores administradores de tus dones para el bien de todos. AMÉN.
Merry Christmas from Fr Eugene, Fr Juan Carlos and all the staff here at St Michael’s. May this be a
blessed time for you and yours!
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
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Baptisms / BautismosRegistrations for Baptism and Baptism Class are
on Tuesdays: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Call the Church office for more information:
972-542-4667Registraciones para Bautismos y Pláticas
Bautismales están Martes: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Miércoles: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Por favor llama la oficina para mas información:
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Parish Calendar for the week of December 24th 2018. Monday, December 24th 4:00 pm – Children’s Mass – Church 6:00 pm - Mass – Church 8:00 pm - Misa – Iglesia 10:00 pm – Parish Mass – Church Tuesday, December 25th 11:30 am - Mass – Church 2:00 pm - Misa – IglesiaWednesday, December 26th 8:00 am - Mass - Chapel 7:00 pm – Ministros Extraordinarios-Reunion- St. Michael Hall Thursday, December 27th 2:00 pm - SVDP Food Distribution - Holy Family Rm 5:30 pm - Mass - Church 6:00 pm - Adoration and Confessions 7:00 pm - CRSP Hombres - St. Rose HallFriday, December 28th 8:00 am - Mass - Chapel 5:00 pm - Wedding Rehearsal - Church 6:00 pm – Squires and Rose Squires Monthly Meeting – St. Rose Hall 7:00 pm – 9:30 am Misa - Coro Ensayo – Holy Family 7:00 pm – Reunion Lectores - ChurchSaturday, December 29th 1:00 pm - Wedding - Church 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Confessions - Church 5:00 pm - Mass - ChurchSunday, December 30th 8:00 am - Mass - Church 9:00 am - Donut Social - Columbian Squires Circle - St. Michael Hall 9:30 am - Misa - Iglesia 11:30 am - Mass - Church 1:00 pm - 2pm Misa - Coro Ensayo - Bride’s Room 2:00 pm - Misa - Iglesia 3:00 pm - Pastoral Juvenil Hispana - St. Michael Hall 4:30 pm - 6pm Misa - Coro Ensayo - Bride’s Room 6:00 pm - Misa - Español – Iglesia 7:00 pm – Grupo Emmanuel – N Drake 7:00 pm – Lectores- Pastorela de Navidad – St. Rose Hall
FOURTH SUNDAY of ADVENTThere is a spirit of audacity in our readings today.
During a time of injustice and threat of invasion, the prophet Micah boldly announces that the God of insignificant Israel will raise up a leader from backwater Bethlehem, and this leader will bring justice and peace to the whole world. In the Gospel, Elizabeth and Mary, marginalized women, brazenly celebrate that their sons will be world-changing instruments of God. We further learn that this audacity is rooted in trust in God. The author of Hebrews describes the faithful obedience of Jesus. Mary is shown as the exemplar of faithful trust in God. This is the way God often seems to work, in the ordinary and marginalized in our world. Those who seem weak have learned to trust in God’s strength. These have the audacity to become instruments of God’s peace and justice.
“Pray, Hope and not worry!”St Padre Pio ❆ Merry Christmas ❆
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
We pray for those who need the healing touch of Christoramos por aquellos necesitan el toque de Christ
Elodia Villa, Paul Brands, Easton Carpenter, Jeff Gotes, Nelma Hyde, Ken LaForge, Ralph Flores, Chris Paul, Art Conlon Jr, Don Radke, Len Skorcz, Dan Ramirez, Dorothy Ramirez, Alex Cole, Orion Rodriguez, Tony Greise, Tom Niebuhr, Kathy Greise, Patrick Greise,
Gwen Dayton, Doug Dayton, Connie Flores, Jeanine Bartolo, Macias family, Chris Luck,
Marcie Roberts, Flora Hendrix, Cathy Hanusek, Kim Lenzer, Lewis Wells, Kevin Wells, Irene Wells,
Kerman Iriarte, Barbara Falcon, Bob Menard, Maria Wesley, Beverly Fritz, Gabriela Andrade,
Antonio Reyes, Vincent Macias, Maria Weddle, Rachel Mingura, Ofelia Sanchez, Christy Lane,
Lisa Hines, Alicia Solomon, Mary Derus, Ramón Hernandez, Nettie Maesteas, Angie Encizo,
Bette Long, Alicia Benavides, Susie Alvarez , Pedro Almendarez, Ryan Jose, Hank White, Jeff Cotses, Ricky Jackson, Cheryl Pushnack.
Please inform us of your loved one needing to be added to the prayer list, please call the parish office @ 972-542-4667. Names will remain on the list for 1 month
at which time you can re-submit their names for prayers.
Para agregar o quitar a alguin de la lista de oraciones, por favor Liama a la oficina.
DO NOT BE AFRAIDI am aware of the phrase “true self ” occurring only once
in the Bible. Paul used the words to describe what he was desperately trying to locate in the midst of some major trials with his false self. He wrote of it in a telling way: “When I act against my own will, then it is not my true self doing it, but sin which lives in me” (Romans 7:20, Jerusalem Bible). Somehow, he knew there was a part of him that was authentic, steadfast, and true to its God-given and loving nature.
Paul then contrasted the true self with what we are calling the false self and he called “sin” (7:14-25). It is the self that is always passing away. This is our cozy image of ourselves as individual and autonomous, as separate from God and everyone and everything else. When this “separate” self is all we think we are, no wonder we are afraid of dying. Because this is all we know and have—if we have not discovered our soul, that is. The false self is terrified of death because it knows the mental construct that it calls “myself ” is indeed passing away because it is merely self-constructed and fragile. The false self has no substance, no permanence, no vitality, only various forms of immediate gratification.
Whenever we are fearing death, whether physical death or the loss of some egoic attachment, we are in our false self at that moment. The false self is not really bad or evil, but just inadequate to the big questions of love, death, suffering, God, or infinity. God allows and uses all our diversionary tactics to get us to move toward our full and final destination, which is divine union—and thus wholeness. That is how perfect and patient divine love is: Nothing is wasted; even our mistakes are the raw material to turn us back into love.
The True Self will surely have doubts about the unknown. But the True Self is the Risen Christ in you, and hence, it is not afraid of death. It has already been to hell and back. The Risen Christ in us knows that it will never lose anything real by dying. This is the necessary suffering of walking the full human path. That is what Jesus did and why we are invited to “reproduce the pattern of his death,” each in our own way, so that we can also take our place in the “force field” of God’s universal resurrection (see Philippians 3:10-11 and Acts 3:21).
In Thich Nhat Hanh’s words, “Enlightenment for a wave is the moment the wave realizes that it is water. At that moment, all fear of death disappears.” [1]
And in Stephen Levine’s:But water is water, no matter what its shape or form.
The solidity of ice imagines itself to be its edges and density. Melting, it remembers; evaporating, it ascends. [2]
So do not be afraid. Death to false self and the end of human life is simply a return to our Ground of Being, to God, to Love. Life doesn’t truly end; it simply changes form and continues evolving into ever new shapes and beauty.
Fr Richard Rohr, Center for Action and Contemplation
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FEEsta semana recordamos a los niños judíos que
fueron asesinados por orden del Rey Herodes en Belén. Esa tragedia que ocurrió cuando el viejo y celoso rey se enteró del nacimiento de un nuevo rey de los judíos. Él mandó a matar a todo niño que tuviera menos de dos años. El llanto de las familias que perdieron sus pobres inocentes se ha convertido en risas en varios países latinoamericanos. El 28 de diciembre en muchas partes es conmemorado como el día de los inocentes que viene siendo el April Fools de Latinoamérica. En ese día se hacen bromas para burlarse de los amigos. Si la broma funciona al pobre que fue engañado se le llama “inocente”.
La inocencia normalmente se atribuye a los niños o a los ingenuos, pero en si la inocencia es una virtud cristiana, de los que hemos sido perdonados por Cristo. Esta inocencia no es ingenuidad mas bien es la candidez, simplicidad y generosidad de una persona que conoce bien lo duro que es la vida y aún así mantiene la esperanza.
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCHMEMORIES AND DREAMS
Throughout our lives, we retain the language and habits of our native region and family of origin. Should we return to our home after a long absence, we quickly revert to its familiar speech and practices. Our deep memory is reflected in old stories and words and speech patterns. This familiarity runs like an underground river and accompanies us wherever we go.
Not only do we remember, we are incorporated into and made part of a greater memory. In remembering and recollecting, we are in turn gathered up and re-collected.
Today we remember Mary, a small figure travelling the country roads to visit Elizabeth. All the great pronouncements and dreams of the prophets point to this time when the Lord’s words to Mary would be gathered and fulfilled. The memories of her people are alive in her, and memories of her nourish our own living faith.
TODAY’S READINGSFirst Reading — From Bethlehem-Ephrathah shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel (Micah 5:1-4a).Psalm — Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved (Psalm 80).Second Reading — We have been consecrated through the offering of the body of Christ once for all (Hebrews 10:5-10).Gospel — Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken by the Lord would be fulfilled (Luke 1:39-45).
READINGS FOR THE WEEKMonday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79Tuesday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25]Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]Wednesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22Thursday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8Friday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18Saturday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Ps 128:1-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; Col 3:12- 21 [12-17] or 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Lk 2:41-52
RECUERDOS Y SUEÑOSEn el curso de nuestra vida mantenemos el idioma y
los hábitos de nuestra región nativa y familia de origen. Cuando retornamos a nuestro hogar tras una larga ausencia, rápidamente volvemos a su manera de hablar y a sus prácticas familiares. Nuestros profundos recuerdos se reflejan en viejas historias y palabras y en modos de conversar. Esta familiaridad corre como un río subterráneo y nos acompaña a donde sea que vayamos.
No solamente recordamos, sino que somos incorporados y formamos parte de una memoria más amplia. Cuando traemos recuerdos a la mente somos a la vez reunidos y recordados.
Hoy recordamos a María, una joven frágil, que recorre zonas rurales para visitar a Isabel. Todos los grandes pronunciamientos y sueños de los profetas apuntan a este tiempo en que deben cumplirse las palabras del Señor a María. Las memorias de su pueblo están vivas en ella, y esas memorias alimentan nuestra fe viva.
LECTURAS DE HOYPrimera lectura — De ti, Belén, saldrá el que será el jefe de Israel (Miquea 5:1-4a).Salmo — Señor, muéstranos tu favor y sálvanos (Salmo 80 [79]).Segunda lectura — Aquí estoy, Dios mío, para hacer tu voluntad (Hebreos 10:5-10).Evangelio — Bendita eres entre las mujeres, y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre (Lucas 1:39-45).
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANALunes: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Sal 89 (88):2-5, 27, 29; Lc 1:67-79Martes: Vigilia: Is 62:1-5; Sal 89 (88):4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Hch 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25]Noche: Is 9:1-6; Sal 96 (95):1-3, 11-13; Tit 2:11-14; Lc 2:1-14Aurora: Is 62:11-12; Sal 97 (96):1, 6, 11-12; Tit 3:4-7; Lc 2:15-20Día: Is 52:7-10; Sal 98 (97):1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]Miércoles: Hch 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Sal 31 (30):3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22Jueves: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Sal 97 (96):1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8Viernes: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Sal 124 (123):2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18Sábado: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Sal 96 (95):1-3, 5b-6; Lc 2:22-35Domingo: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 o 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Sal 128:1-5 o Sal 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] o 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Lc 2:41-52
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
DEL ESCÁNDALO AL HONOR Cuando María e Isabel se reúnen, siguen una tradición
importante femenina de su cultura, se juntan para apoyarse mutuamente durante sus embarazos. María muy probablemente iba cargando algo oscuro acerca de su embarazo, pues el embarazo empezó antes de su matrimonio. Isabel también llevaba una carga social de desaprobación después de muchos años sin haber tenido hijos, pero ella ve un motivo de celebración. Isabel ve más allá de la vergüenza social de la situación de María para observar cómo Dios se hace presente y cómo María aceptó unirse al trabajo que Dios está haciendo.
A diferencia de Zacarías, el esposo de Isabel, que pensaba que era inconcebible que Dios pudiera darles un hijo, María creyó en el mensaje del ángel. Isabel honra a María, en parte, simplemente por ser capaz de imaginar que Dios pudiera hacer esta acción extraordinaria por medio de ella. Quizá Dios ya había preparado el corazón de María durante su juventud, para que pudiera estar plenamente receptiva a esta llamada especifica de Dios cuando fuera el tiempo preciso. María se abrió a un futuro incierto, confiando que Dios la acompañaría en las alegrías y tristezas por ser la madre de Jesús.
EMBARAZADA CON DIOS Adviento, un tiempo de preparación para la
Navidad, repite el embarazo de María. Algo está conmoviéndonos dentro de nosotros, y esperamos la llegada de Jesús. A pesar de que nosotros, la Iglesia, ya tenemos celebrando el Adviento y la Navidad muchas veces, Dios siempre está ofreciéndonos algo nuevo. Al igual que el ángel pidió a María, Dios siempre está pidiéndonos permitir que Cristo nazca en y por medio de nosotros. Cristo desea sentirse en casa dentro de nosotros, y fortalecer su presencia en nuestros corazones.
Al igual que el embarazo, a veces las acciones de Dios dentro de nosotros pueden ser desorientadoras y confusas. La historia de Isabel y María nos recuerda que por muy poco seguros que podamos estar de lo que Dios hace en nuestras vidas, tenemos motivo de alegría, porque Dios efectivamente es bueno, y ciertamente nos bendecirá. Y por medio del fruto de nuestros propios vientres, Dios traerá la bendición al mundo.
To love God is something greater than to know Him. -St. Thomas Aquinas
Let your old age be childlike, and your childhood like old age; that is, so that neither may your wisdom be with pride, nor your humility without wisdom.
-St. Augustine
SAFE ENVIRONMENT There will be a training session in English on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in St. Michael Hall. The new video by Bishop Burns will be presented. Contact Emy Avendaño at 972-542- 4667 ext. 102 for further information. No children allowed.
AMBIENTE SEGURO Habrá una sesión de entrenamiento en español el viernes, 11 de enero 2019 a las 7:00 p.m. en Salón Santa Rosa. El video nuevo de Obispo Burns será presentado. Comuníquese con Emy Avendaño al 972-542-4667 ext. 102 para más información. No se permiten niños.
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
Retiro Para Mujeres19-20 de enero, 2019
CRSP está diseñado para reunir a los miembros de nuestra parroquia juntos en Cristo.
Este retiro de fin de semana es para aquellas mujeres que buscan renovación espiritual atreves de la
oportunidad de profundizar en su fe dentro de la comunidad parroquial.
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The group of “Matachines” serves the Church of St Michael during special events such as the celebration of the Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, who accompany us to the attire with colorful costumes and showy dances.
El grupo de “Matachines” sirve a la Iglesia de San Miguel durante eventos especiales como la celebración de la Novena a Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, ellos nos acompañan ataviados con lucidores vestuarios y vistosas danzas.
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Are you in High School?Do you need help strengthening your faith?If so, register for the Dallas Catholic Youth Conference https://permission.click/Kp8kj/us or please call Dee Gonzalez at 972-542-4667 for more information. The last day to register is Friday, January 11, 2019 at 11:59 PM. ¿ Estás en la secundaria?
¿ Necesitas ayuda para fortalecer tu fe?Si es así, regístrese para la Conferencia Juvenil de la Diòcesis de Dallas https://permission.click/Kp8kj/us o por favor llame Dee Gonzalez a 972-542-4667 para más información.El último día para registrarse es el viernes, 11 de enero de 2019 a las 11:59 PM.
NEED A JOB? CAREER ALLIANCE CAN HELP!!!
Top 10 Mistakes a Job Seeker Makes-Part II by John McDorman
9:00 to 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan 2 at St. Jude Career Alliance,
1515 N. Greenville, Allen, TX.
Open to all and free. For details contact [email protected]
Or www.stjudecareeralliance.net.
REJOICEThere is a Christmas song that says of Bethlehem:
“Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light.” Bethlehem is a suburb of Jerusalem. Its main tourist attraction in the time of Jesus was that it was the birthplace of
David. Though today it has many modern homes and buildings, you can still see that it is part of “the hill country…of Judah.” (Lk 1:39) It is not too far from En Kerem, where John the Baptist was born, and apparently where today’s Gospel takes place.
We see in the Gospel reading today how Elizabeth and her unborn child rejoiced at the news of Jesus’ coming birth. The story implies that Mary went to see Elizabeth as soon as the angel told her about Jesus. Maybe it was easier to tell her cousin, who was also with child, than her fiancé. I would think that talking about it made this miracle more real. I know that talking about my faith makes it more real to me.
Jesus is the “everlasting Light” mentioned in the song. That light shines today, not just in Bethlehem, but everywhere that his followers bring it. When we console someone who is mourning, that light shines. When we offer to help someone in need, it shines brighter. When we forgive someone who hurt us, the light is burning. When we offer to sponsor a candidate in the RCIA, the light grows. When we teach a child how to pray, it shines even brighter.
Our dark streets need the everlasting Light today as much as they did 2000 years ago. Today we remember how Mary and Elizabeth shared their faith in God. They did so much like we do today. Mary could not see her unborn son yet, but helped Elizabeth to believe by her words. Jesus, who seems to be invisible today, is seen in the shared faith of those who bring him into the world by their words and actions.
“Thanks to Tradition, guaranteed by the ministry of the apostles and their successors, the water of life that flowed from the side of Christ and his saving blood comes to the women and men of all times. In this way, Tradition is the permanent presence of the Savior who comes to meet, redeem and sanctify us in the Spirit through the ministry of his Church for the glory of the Father.”
Pope Benedict
“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.”
-Saint Augustine
IGLESIA CATÓLICA SAN MIGUEL ARCÁNGEL
