FIFTH DAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
The Mass is not supposed to be something limited to 60 minutes or so on the weekend; it is intended to be a “peak experience” that flows outward to cover your whole life. The First Letter of John tells us, “Whoever says, ‘I know him,’ but does not keep his commandments is a liar . . . .”: To profess your faith only and not live it makes you a hypocrite. As John also said, “This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: whoever claims to abide in him ought to walk just as he walked.” To receive the Body of the Lord and not imitate him is equally dishonest. So the next time you’re at the table of God’s word, remember it’s telling you to live what you believe and what you receive.
TODAY’S READINGS: 1 John 2:3-11; Luke 2:22-35 (202)
“Whoever loves . . . remains in the light.”
Saturday, December 29
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