Jesus declares his mission, quoting Isaiah.

And as Jesus proclaimed those words of the Scriptures,

He proclaimed the fulfilment of everything that had been prophesied,

all the miracles and signs He had performed,

all were the evidence that He was the Messiah that had been promised.

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1 John 4:19-5:4

So, let us love one another, Since he loved us first.

“Faith lifts the soul hope supports it Experience says it must and love says Let it be!”

 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, religious

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1 John 3:7-10

My little children,

 Perfect love casts out fear.

Love sees everything and reaches out every time.

If we put our faith and trust in Him,

even though we may encounter challenges, difficulties, in our path.

as long as we remain firmly faithful in Him,

then we shall not falter and shall continue to sail through the storms

and troubles of life with God by our side, as He leads us to the right path. 

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1 John 4:11-18

Dear friends,

 
Today we celebrate the ‘Holy Name of Jesus.’

His name comes from the Hebrew name Yeshua meaning ‘to deliver,’ ‘to rescue.’That is what he was:

Jesus' Name. It was the Archangel Gabriel who first spoke the name of Jesus to His mother,

“Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus”

“…at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father”

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1 John 2:29-3:6

You know that he is the Just One:

             “The preacher of God's truth, has told us, that all who want to live righteously, in Christ, will suffer persecution.”

 St. Raymond of Penyafort, priest

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1 John 4:7-10

My dear friends,

“Grace is given Not to those who speak [their faith] but to those who live their faith”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　St. Gregory Nazianzen

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1John 2:22-28

Who is the liar?

“My only ambition is to serve God in the most obscure tasks.”

St. Andre Bessette, religious

 1st Reading: 1 John 3:22-4:6

Whatever we ask, we shall receive,

Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God, is meant to commemorate the part played by Mary in this mystery of salvation.

The Blessed Virgin Mary is honored as the Mother of God because she con ceived and gave birth to Christ,

who is the incarnation of God the Son, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity.

As we enter the new year, let us ask Mary, Mother of God:

Holy Mary, Mother of God, through the gift of Jesus to bless us.

Holy Day of Obligation

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Numbers 6:22-27

Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying,

                    "Giving Christ first place in your life." 

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Isaiah 60:1-6

Arise, shine, for your light has come.

 On the 7th day of the Octave of Christmas,

The Son of God became human in the fullness of time, we are reminded that,

The Word made flesh made alive the memory of that blessed humanity we lost through sin.

The Word is God, “true God from God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father.”

St. Sylvester I, pope

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1 John 2:18-21

My dear children,