Let Us Go to God

Scripture Reflections for the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Mass at Dawn

Year A, Lectionary 15

Experiencing God's presence is overwhelming, it leads us to glorifying and praising God. We begin to realize that all that God promises does become true and that God's love is real. We cannot forget such an experience and we must reflect on it within our hearts, like Mary did.

Isaiah 62:11-12

Psalm 97:1, 6, 11-12

Titus 3:4-7

Luke 2:15-20

Holy Name of Jesus Church & Loyola Ministry

“The angels came not in search of a king but to proclaim glad tidings of a king who would become a shepherd...and the shepherds, the poor shepherds, become sheep searching for a different kind of shepherd altogether and everything is turned around, turned topsy-turvy”

Fr. Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ (December 24, 2020)

Torch

“He who in his merciful love came to the aid of all begins his loving redemption at the mercy of all, as a new born babe”

Fr Bruno Clifton in "He Lies ’Mid the Beasts of the Stall" (December 20, 2018)

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The Sacred Page

“St. Paul reminds us that we participate(d) in that birth by being ourselves reborn through baptism, so that we share in Jesus’ genealogy (see the Gospel for the Vigil Mass), and like him become heirs of David, but more importantly, “heirs” of God.”

John Bergsma in "Readings for Christmas" (December 11, 2021)

Torch

“for Luke, shepherds were the most appropriate class of people to visit the child first — the child descended from David, who inherited the throne of David, the shepherd king, and who would, in due time, identify himself as the Good Shepherd”

Fr Fergus Kerr in "Why Shepherds?" (December 25, 2005)

In the latest episode of the 1 Christian 1 Topic Podcast: "The Prodigal Bible Talk (Luke 15:11-32)," we have a conversation with Angelo Kurbanali on topics such as prodigal, eucharist, mystery, interpretation, and heaven.
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