So as we prepare for Christmas tomorrow make time to quiet your hearts for Jesus. To make room for the light of his love to illuminate every part of your heart!
For it to be truly #Christmas, let us not forget this: God comes to be with us and asks us to take care of our brothers and sisters, especially the poorest, the weakest, the most fragile, whom the pandemic risks marginalising even more.
Let us allow ourselves to be evangelized by the humility of #Christmas, of the manger, of the poverty and simplicity with which the Son of God entered the world. Let us allow ourselves to be evangelized by the humility of the Child Jesus.
Friends, in today’s Gospel, we hear the Magnificat—Mary’s great hymn of praise to Yahweh.
The hymn commences with the simple declaration, “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.”
Read the full reflection at https://t.co/KA0a2OoycF
Please join me in praying for the victims of the terrible storms that tore through parts of Illinois, Kentucky and Arkansas. May the God of mercy bring comfort to survivors and healing to victims.
Please join me in praying for all those impacted by last night’s deadly tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast. May Almighty God grant eternal peace to those who have died and bring comfort to all those who are injured and suffering.
I am heartbroken to hear of the horrific tragedy at Oxford High School. On behalf of the clergy, religious, and faithful of the Archdiocese of Detroit, I offer heartfelt prayers for the victims, their families, and all those affected in our community.
True compassion means walking with those who are suffering, sharing in their pain, helping them bear their burdens. Love your neighbor as yourself is not a duty we fulfill by giving our neighbor a lethal dose of pills.
We often do the bare minimum, whereas Jesus invites us to do the maximum possible. How many times are we satisfied with doing our duties — the precepts, a few prayers — whereas God, who gives us life, asks us for enthusaism in life!
My brothers and sisters, we know that all life is sacred, that life is precious. In every condition. In every stage. In our common humanity, we must embrace every life. In our society there should be no one who is a stranger — and no lives that we leave behind or throw away.
Jesus said on more than one occasion:
Your faith has saved you.
We can NEVER underestimate the importance of faith in our daily trials and tribulations.
Please have your church pray today for the 17 Christian missionaries from the USA that have been kidnapped by hostile gangs in Haiti.
Read this short article for more info..,
US religious group says 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti https://t.co/4MsU9ZXzEX