Homily
for Wednesday 1st January 2020. Read Numbers 6:22-27, Psalm 67,
Galatians 4:4-7 and Luke 2:16-21.
_“The LORD make his face to shine
upon you, and be gracious to you: The LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and
give you peace.” *(Numbers 6:25-26.)*_
Today, being the eighth day of Christmas,
we are celebrating the woman in whose womb Jesus Christ was conceived. If we
accept that Jesus whose birthday we celebrated exactly one week ago is God in
human flesh, it follows that Mary is the Mother of God.
The fact that we are celebrating the
Motherhood of Mary on the first day of the new year also teaches us how we are
to approach the next twelve months. In today’s Gospel passage, Luke tells us that:
“She treasured all these things in her heart.” Mary was not a noisy, gossiping
woman. She was not a nagging or complaining woman, she accepted everything that
came her way quietly.
Mary accepted the plan of God in her
life, she took in the highs and the lows, she was ready for the joys as well as
the pains. She knew her role in God’s plan and was willing to obey every detail.
When the child was born, she gave the name “Jesus” in obedience to the Angel’s
instruction.
As St. Paul says: “At the fullness of
time, God sent his Son born of a woman born under the law, to redeem those
under the law so that we might become sons of God.” (Gal. 4:4). We are sons, we
are not slaves, thanks to Jesus, the Son of God, born of a woman, Mary.
I pray for you that this new year,
you shall rise to your true position as a Son in God’s house. That you shall
eat no longer remnants but real food from the golden plate of God’s word, the
Bible. That you shall be a blessing to the people you will meet throughout this
year. I pray that you will be light in the midst of the darkness of sin and
evil in our world.
Above all, as Moses prayed for the
people so I pray for you today: “The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let
his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The LORD look upon you kindly
and give you peace!”
Let us pray: Lord Jesus, may this new
year be my best. Amen
*Happy New Year. Be Happy. Live
Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you. (Solemnity of Mary,
Mother of God. Bible Study: Numbers 6:22-27, Psalm 67, Galatians 4:4-7 and Luke
2:16-21).*
Fr. Abu.
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