For Unto Us a Child is Born

โ€œFor Unto Us a Child is Born”
A reflection on Isaiah 9:5(6)
Christmas Mass During the Night
ยฉ๏ธ2022 by Gloria M. Chang

For a childย is born to us, a son is given to us;
upon his shoulder dominion rests.
They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero,
Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.

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Citizens of a New World

Simone Martini (c. 1284-1344), St. Simon and St. Jude, National Gallery of Art

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles

Ephesians 2:19-22; Luke 6:12-16

Brothers and sisters: You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone.

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Our Eternal Inheritance

Parable of the Rich Fool

Ephesians 2:1-10; Luke 12:13-21

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, โ€œTeacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.โ€ He replied to him, โ€œFriend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?โ€

Jesus refused to get roped into a property dispute between brothers.… Read the rest