 | Daily Bible Reflections
for December 8, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | Solemnity of Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary FORGIVEN AT THE FEAST “For nothing will be impossible for God.” – Luke 1:37 We had a dispute over some property, so her family and mine were not on speaking terms. I did not see her for about a year. I wondered if it was ever possible that our families would be reconciled. Then, at The Feast, the prayer gathering of the Light of Jesus, Bro. Bo Sanchez spoke about forgiveness. He told us to lift to the Lord people we need to forgive or ask forgiveness from. I prayed for our families. Then, during the love offering time, as everyone approached the stage to put their envelopes into the collection basket, I saw her! She saw me, and without saying a word, we just hugged and cried on each other’s shoulder. I had been attending The Feast regularly but that day was the first time she attended. What were the chances that she should come on the day that the talk would be on forgiveness? In today’s Gospel, as impossible as it may seem, the Immaculate Conception happened. We celebrate today this crucial event, which eventually leads to Christmas, the birth of Jesus — God’s loving reconciliation with man. Yes, Christmas is all about forgiveness — God becoming man to save us from our sins and assure us of everlasting life with Him. Rejoice, nothing is impossible to God! Cynthia Santiago (boses2go@gmail.com) 8 REFLECTION: Christmas is all about reconciliation. Forgive and be forgiven. Lord, let me give unconditional love this Christmas season. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING After Adam and Eve fell into sin, God promised them that the woman’s offspring will strike the head of the serpent Satan. This was fulfilled with the immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary when, by a special grace of God, she was preserved from any stains and effects of the sin of our first parents. By this unique grace, God broke the hold that Satan held over humanity and made it possible for the eternal Son to be born of the Virgin Mary and become man. Genesis 3:9-15, 20 9 After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree, the LORD God called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?” 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself.” 11 Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked? You have eaten, then, from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat!” 12 The man replied, “The woman whom you put here with me- she gave me fruit from the tree, and so I ate it.” 13 The LORD God then asked the woman, “Why did you do such a thing?” The woman answered, “The serpent tricked me into it, so I ate it.” 14 Then the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, you shall be banned from all the animals and from all the wild creatures; on your belly shall you crawl, and dirt shall you eat all the days of your life. 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel.” 20 The man called his wife Eve, because she became the mother of all the living. P S A L M Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 R: Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous deeds. 1 Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds; his right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm. (R) 2 The LORD has made his salvation known: in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice. 3 He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. (R) All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God. 4 Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; break into song; sing praise. (R) 2nd READING In a wonderful way, God has chosen each of us in His Son, Jesus Christ, to make up the mystical body of Christ, His Church. If we remain in Him through faith and grace, God will bring to completion in us what He has purposed. Let us confidently abandon all our cares to our loving God, knowing that He is working in us for His purpose and glory. Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 3 Brothers and sisters: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, 4 as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love 5 he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, in accord with the favour of his will, 6 for the praise of the glory of his grace that he granted us in the beloved. 11 In him we were also chosen, destined in accord with the purpose of the one who accomplishes all things according to the intention of his will, 12 so that we might exist for the praise of his glory, we who first hoped in Christ. G O S P E L The angel Gabriel greets Mary with an unusual greeting. He addresses her as one who is full of grace. That is, the fullness of grace dwells in the heart of the Virgin Mary since she is without sin. As such, she lives in a deep and abiding union with God in the depths of her heart that has never known the ravages of sin and death. Mary is also full of humility and is amazed at the angel’s greeting, yet her heart is one of total receptivity and surrender to the will of God. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women. R: Alleluia, alleluia Luke 1:26-38 26 The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” 29 But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. 30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. 31 Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, 33 and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 34 But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” 35 And the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. 36 And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; 37 for nothing will be impossible for God.” 38 Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her. my reflections t h i n k : Let us confidently abandon all our cares to our loving God, knowing that He is working in us for His purpose and glory. God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________
T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Galatians 1-3 | |
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| | SABBATH | Missing the Mark The Catholic Church teaches dogmatically that Mary was conceived without sin. The Catechism (paragraph 491) teaches: “Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, ‘full of grace’ through God (Luke 1:28), was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854: The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin.” Through the singular merit of Jesus Christ, Mary was preserved from sin in anticipation of her role as the Mother of God. The Immaculate Conception is not really about Mary but about Jesus. It is about the incompatibility of sin with the holiness of God. As we honor what God has done in Mary, we put our attention on the nature and reality of sin. The Greek word for sin is hamartia, i.e., to miss the mark. It originates from the practice of archers targetting the bull’s eye. Hitting the bull’s eye is a mark of excellence. To miss the mark is to be less than excellent. We often look at sin as a transgression of a law, a norm or precept. Consequently, Christian holiness becomes a burdensome keeping of a set of rules and laws. Christian holiness is much more than that. It is about reaching the best of our potentials and realizing the beautiful plan of God for our lives. The first line of the morality section of the Catechism says it so beautifully and positively, “Christians, recognize your dignity.” When we sin, we do not just break a cold set of laws. When we sin, we miss the mark — the mark of excellence, the mark of our dignity as persons and as God’s children. How positive and joyful the Christian life will be from this perspective. I refuse to sin because I want to be who I am created to be. I refuse to sin because I want to see the fullness of my beauty as a child of God in this life, and more so, in the next. Fr. Joel O. Jason Reflection Question: In everything, try to reach for the stars. If you fail, at least you’d still be at the moon. O Mary Immaculate, help us to be as beautiful as You are! St. Romaric, pray for us. | |
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