1ST READING
The
command to love God and one another has been with us from the
beginning. It is rooted in our human nature as something essential to
our very being. Without love we would cease to be human. Love is an
aspect of discipleship that is often forgotten because we overlook it.
We must never forget to tell our loved ones that we love them, and to do
so often.
1 John 2:3-11
3 Beloved: The way we may be sure that we know Jesus is to keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But
whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. This
is the way we may know that we are in union with him: 6 whoever claims to abide in him ought to walk just as he walked. 7 Beloved,
I am writing no new commandment to you but an old commandment that you
had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have
heard. 8 And
yet I do write a new commandment to you, which holds true in him and
among you, for the darkness is passing away, and the true light is
already shining. 9 Whoever says he is in the light, yet hates his brother, is still in the darkness. 10 Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is nothing in him to cause a fall.
11 Whoever
hates his brother is in darkness; he walks in darkness and does not
know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
P S A L M
Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 5-6
R: Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
1 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all you lands. 2 Sing to the Lord; bless his name. (R) 3 Announce his salvation, day after day. Tell his glory among the nations; among all peoples, his wondrous deeds. (R) 5 The Lord made the heavens. 6 Splendor and majesty go before him; praise and grandeur are in his sanctuary. (R)
GOSPEL
This
prayer of Simeon is the epitome of faith. He is a man who has believed
in the coming of the Messiah all his life and has been promised that he
would see its fulfillment. It happens now. Good things come to those who
wait. God helps those who help themselves. This does not mean that we
can earn our salvation. It does mean, however, that the more we
demonstrate our desire for something good, the more we are likely to
achieve that end.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
A light of revelation to the Gentiles and glory for your people Israel.
Luke 2:22-35
22 When
the days were completed for their purification according to the law of
Moses, the parents of Jesus took him up to Jerusalem to present him to
the Lord, 23 just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,” 24 and
to offer the sacrifice of “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,”
in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord. 25 Now
there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was
righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy
Spirit was upon him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord. 27 He
came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the
child Jesus to perform the custom of the law in regard to him, 28 he took him into his arms and blessed God, saying: 29 “Lord, now let your servant go in peace, your word has been fulfilled: 30 my own eyes have seen your salvation 31 which you prepared in the sight of every people, 32 a light to reveal you to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.” 33 The child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him; 34 and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother,
“Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted 35 (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
think: We must never forget to tell our loved ones that we love them, and to do so often.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
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