Daily Mass, 5th Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord, Friday, December 29, 2023
Daily Mass, 5th Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord, Friday, December 29, 2023 Good morning! Welcome to St. Gilbert Church! Almighty and invisible God, who dispersed the darkness of this world by the coming of your light, look, we pray with serene countenance upon us, that we may acclaim with fitting praise the greatness of the Nativity of your Only Begotten Son. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen. Today is also the Memorial of St. Thomas Becket, Patron of Roman Catholic Clergy. Reflection No one becomes a saint without struggle, especially with himself. Thomas knew he must stand firm in defense of truth and right, even at the cost of his life. We also must take a stand in the face of pressures—against dishonesty, deceit, destruction of life—at the cost of popularity, convenience, promotion, and even greater goods. Taken from - https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint... DAILY MEDITATION | DECEMBER 29, 2023 Born to Reconcile If you dare to believe that you are beloved before you are born, you may suddenly realize that your life is very, very special. You become conscious that you were sent here just for a short time, for twenty, forty, or eighty years, to discover and believe that you are a beloved child of God. The length of time doesn’t matter. You are sent into this world to believe in yourself as God’s chosen one and then to help your brothers and sisters know that they are also Beloved Sons and Daughters of God who belong together. You’re sent into this world to be a people of reconciliation. You are sent to heal, to break down the walls between you and your neighbors, locally, nationally, and globally. Before all distinctions, the separations, and the walls built on foundations of fear, there was a unity in the mind and heart of God. Out of that unity, you are sent into this world for a little while to claim that you and every other human being belongs to the same God of Love who lives from eternity to eternity. --- From Henri Nouwen This stream is created with #PRISMLiveStudio
