A Light for Revelation to the Gentiles

โ€œA Light For Revelation to the Gentilesโ€
Luke 2:22-35 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
The Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas
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When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, โ€œEvery male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,โ€ and to offer the sacrifice of โ€œa pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,โ€ in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord.

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My Words Will Not Pass Away

โ€œMy Words Will Not Pass Awayโ€
Mark 13:31
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
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Readings

Daniel 12:1-3
Hebrews 10:11-14, 18
Mark 13:24-32

Who is the โ€œSon of Manโ€?

The sun, moon, and stars, symbolizing earthly powers, shine for a time but eventually fade (Mark 13:24-25).… Read the rest

Angels of Christ and His Body

St. Michael, St. Raphael, and St. Gabriel

Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels

Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Revelation 12:7-12a; Psalm 138

As I watched:
Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne.
His clothing was bright as snow, and the hair on his head as white as wool;
His throne was flames of fire, with wheels of burning fire.Read the rest