DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS
The Word of God became flesh and made his dwelling among us and we saw his glory JN1:14ab
ISAIAH 7:10-14; 8:10
PSALM 40:7-8A, 8B-11
HEBREWS 10:4-10
LUKE 1:26-38
ISAIAH 7:10-14; 8:10
Beloved, Soul of my soul,
Oft’ times like Ahaz we act like sanctimonious prigs and say that we will not ask for a sign and put God to the test even though we are invited to do so. The prophet is asking Ahaz to ask for a sign but Ahaz would rather preserve the status quo than risk asking for a sign that would involve change. But whether we desire it or not signs are always given to us. The sign that Isaiah spoke of was to be the sign of signs. The Word of God would become incarnate in the womb of a Virgin in order to crush the head of Satan. God would become Emmanuel and would remain with us until the end of time.
We are living in an age that has ignored the Voice of Wisdom and Truth and hence another sign is being given to us. We refused to pay attention to Your invitation to turn away from iniquity, heresy, and idol-worship and now there is a scourge sent to us. May we not refuse to see this sign for what it is – a sign to wake up from our sleep, turn away from sin, and return to You with humble and contrite hearts. Save O Lord, save Your people, and be not angry with us forever.
PSALM 40:7-8A, 8B-11
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
The response for the psalm today is, “Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.” This was Your response to the will of Your Father when You became incarnate of the Virgin Mary and today, this is the cry of the heart that is required from everyone who is alive. The sacrifice of goats, lambs, and bulls has no power to take away our sins.
You have written Your Law of Love in the hearts of all who are baptized and once again You invite us to remember that we no longer belong to ourselves but to You. You paid the price of our redemption and we owe You a debt of love that we can never repay. All we can do is gratefully surrender to Your glorious will and do all You ask of us which is to love God with the whole of our being and our neighbor as ourselves. Love of neighbor involves sharing the Good News of our salvation which we have failed to do. Let Your just anger which burns against us be lifted and may we return to praise You once again in our churches and offer to the Father the only Sacrifice that was offered on Calvary. Recall the price You paid to redeem us Lord and forgive us once again.
HEBREWS 10:4-10
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
You made the most gracious, humble, profound, and pleasing response to Your Father’s desire to become the Fragrant Sacrifice in atonement for the sins of the world when You said, “Here I am to do your will.” Hell trembled in rage and incomprehension and heaven was in awe that God was prepared to offer His only beloved Son as a Sacrifice for us human beings. The world thanks You, the Father and the Holy Spirit by putting aside every law of God and nature, we deaden our conscience and we live licentiously. We are depraved in our sins. We are like Sodom and Gomorrah and we deserve this present chastisement and yet we say, “Father, for the sake of the sorrowful passion our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, have mercy, have pity, on us and on the whole world. Do not let Your anger continue to burn against us. We need the Eucharistic. We hunger for the Body and Blood of Your Son. Do not deprive us of this supernatural food lest we die. Have mercy on us O Lord. Have mercy on us.
LUKE 1:26-38
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
Mary, Your Mother, the fairest of the daughters of the Father, and the most chaste spouse of the Holy Spirit, is the disciple par excellence. She is our model. She shows us how to be pleasing to God in every way. She teaches us how to respond to the will of God by her own response to His will. You Yourself loved us so much that You not only lay down Your life for our redemption but You also gave us the best gift that You had, Your Mother, to be our Mother as well. You knew that we needed a Mother like her. Our own earthly mothers fall far short of her perfection and grace.
Thank You for glorifying her in heaven and for desiring to pour Your immense graces to us through her immaculate heart. Thank You for making her the mediatrix of all graces. She gives us only that which has been granted to her and she can do what she will with the gifts showered upon her. Mary, our Mother, and our Queen do not abandon your children during this time of chastisement and tribulation but approach Your Son as you did at the wedding in Cana and ask Him to fill us once more with the wine of joy. Yes, we know that first we must do whatever He tells us to do and we promise we will. Pray for us Mother dearest, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
The Word of God became flesh and made his dwelling among us and we saw his glory JN1:14ab
ISAIAH 7:10-14; 8:10
PSALM 40:7-8A, 8B-11
HEBREWS 10:4-10
LUKE 1:26-38
ISAIAH 7:10-14; 8:10
Beloved, Soul of my soul,
Oft’ times like Ahaz we act like sanctimonious prigs and say that we will not ask for a sign and put God to the test even though we are invited to do so. The prophet is asking Ahaz to ask for a sign but Ahaz would rather preserve the status quo than risk asking for a sign that would involve change. But whether we desire it or not signs are always given to us. The sign that Isaiah spoke of was to be the sign of signs. The Word of God would become incarnate in the womb of a Virgin in order to crush the head of Satan. God would become Emmanuel and would remain with us until the end of time.
We are living in an age that has ignored the Voice of Wisdom and Truth and hence another sign is being given to us. We refused to pay attention to Your invitation to turn away from iniquity, heresy, and idol-worship and now there is a scourge sent to us. May we not refuse to see this sign for what it is – a sign to wake up from our sleep, turn away from sin, and return to You with humble and contrite hearts. Save O Lord, save Your people, and be not angry with us forever.
PSALM 40:7-8A, 8B-11
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
The response for the psalm today is, “Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.” This was Your response to the will of Your Father when You became incarnate of the Virgin Mary and today, this is the cry of the heart that is required from everyone who is alive. The sacrifice of goats, lambs, and bulls has no power to take away our sins.
You have written Your Law of Love in the hearts of all who are baptized and once again You invite us to remember that we no longer belong to ourselves but to You. You paid the price of our redemption and we owe You a debt of love that we can never repay. All we can do is gratefully surrender to Your glorious will and do all You ask of us which is to love God with the whole of our being and our neighbor as ourselves. Love of neighbor involves sharing the Good News of our salvation which we have failed to do. Let Your just anger which burns against us be lifted and may we return to praise You once again in our churches and offer to the Father the only Sacrifice that was offered on Calvary. Recall the price You paid to redeem us Lord and forgive us once again.
HEBREWS 10:4-10
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
You made the most gracious, humble, profound, and pleasing response to Your Father’s desire to become the Fragrant Sacrifice in atonement for the sins of the world when You said, “Here I am to do your will.” Hell trembled in rage and incomprehension and heaven was in awe that God was prepared to offer His only beloved Son as a Sacrifice for us human beings. The world thanks You, the Father and the Holy Spirit by putting aside every law of God and nature, we deaden our conscience and we live licentiously. We are depraved in our sins. We are like Sodom and Gomorrah and we deserve this present chastisement and yet we say, “Father, for the sake of the sorrowful passion our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, have mercy, have pity, on us and on the whole world. Do not let Your anger continue to burn against us. We need the Eucharistic. We hunger for the Body and Blood of Your Son. Do not deprive us of this supernatural food lest we die. Have mercy on us O Lord. Have mercy on us.
LUKE 1:26-38
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
Mary, Your Mother, the fairest of the daughters of the Father, and the most chaste spouse of the Holy Spirit, is the disciple par excellence. She is our model. She shows us how to be pleasing to God in every way. She teaches us how to respond to the will of God by her own response to His will. You Yourself loved us so much that You not only lay down Your life for our redemption but You also gave us the best gift that You had, Your Mother, to be our Mother as well. You knew that we needed a Mother like her. Our own earthly mothers fall far short of her perfection and grace.
Thank You for glorifying her in heaven and for desiring to pour Your immense graces to us through her immaculate heart. Thank You for making her the mediatrix of all graces. She gives us only that which has been granted to her and she can do what she will with the gifts showered upon her. Mary, our Mother, and our Queen do not abandon your children during this time of chastisement and tribulation but approach Your Son as you did at the wedding in Cana and ask Him to fill us once more with the wine of joy. Yes, we know that first we must do whatever He tells us to do and we promise we will. Pray for us Mother dearest, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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