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Saturday After Epiphany
Today’s readings “He must increase; I must decrease.” By these words, St. John the Baptist indicates that the Epiphany, the manifestation of our Lord in the flesh, is complete. John’s disciples have got it wrong; they took offense at Jesus baptizing when he himself had been baptized by John. They assumed that because John had baptized Jesus,…
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Friday after Epiphany
Today’s readings Today, as we continue to celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord, we see Jesus manifested as healer. “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” What a wonderful profession of faith! Here is a man, full of leprosy, who has been in pain and ostracized for perhaps a good portion of his…
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Thursday After Epiphany
Today’s readings The feast of Epiphany is a celebration of the fact that Christian life looks like something. Because Jesus has appeared on the earth and taken our own human form, because he has walked among us and lived our life and died our death, we know what the Christian Way looks like. We know…
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The Epiphany of the Lord
Today’s readings It’s so simple: walk toward the light. This is good advice, I think, for us who walk around in what can be a very dark world. Today’s first reading speaks of that darkness: “See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples…” We’re not talking about some kind of simple darkness…
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The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Today’s readings Today, on the octave day of Christmas, which we still celebrate as Christmas Day, we are blessed to remember the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Mother of God. We do this because we all know that Mary’s faith made possible our own lives of faith and even more wonderfully made possible the salvation…
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Thursday Within the Octave of Christmas
Today’s readings What did you get for Christmas? Was it everything you’d hoped for? Or are you at that stage of life where gifts are nice, but you really don’t need anything special? A lot of my family has come to that point, because we’re at that point where the gifts aren’t so important as…
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The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Today’s readings One of the great snapshots of Christmas for me has always been the manger scene. These beautiful figurines give us a glimpse as to what God is doing at the Incarnation of Christ – an amazing moment in time! But I am aware that the idyllic holiness, peace and love the crèche depicts…
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The Nativity of the Lord: Mass During the Day
Today’s readings What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Sometimes, when I am preaching at a reconciliation service for children, I will ask how many of them are, or ever have…
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The Nativity of the Lord: Mass During the Night
Today’s readings The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. Sometimes, when I am preaching at a reconciliation service for children, I will ask how many of them are, or ever have been, afraid of the dark. I…
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Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent: O Radiant Dawn
Today’s readings There’s a little more light today. As we get toward these last days of Advent, we find ourselves in a time when more light is beginning to shine. All of the candles on our Advent wreath are lit, and the only thing that can make it brighter is the coming of our God…
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