The Baptism of the Lord
This is the feast of Jesus receiving from his Father the calling and mission which he followed through in his life, death and resurrection. We too are baptised into a similar relationship with God in Christ.
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This is the feast of Jesus receiving from his Father the calling and mission which he followed through in his life, death and resurrection. We too are baptised into a similar relationship with God in Christ.
The message of repentance during this season of Advent is a call to each one of us to look deeply into our lives, to renew and deepen our relationship with God.
The Cross is a Throne and the Man hanging there is a King! That is the Christ who turns all earthly values upside down. He is a king, not through wealth or reputation, but because he is a man of compassion and of mercy, of justice brought to death. He is King of Creation and Son of God.
The Mass today reminds us that in all despair and evils of life, the resurrection of Christ is a saving promise. Nothing can shake the certainity that Jesus has been raised and that God’s goodness can overcome every injustice and evil.
Our Mass today looks to the future. Because of the resurrection of Jesus the christian always has hope. This hope is the bright sun of cloudy days, it is light in the darkness of loneliness adn of suffering, and the added joy of God’s companionship and promise in happy times.
We come in thanks to God for his presence and care in our lives. The gospel is an invitation from Jesus to give thanks. If we think over all we can be thankful for, we often find more than we realise.
The death has occurred of Noel Kerrigan, Boyerstown, Navan, Co. Meath. Peacefully at Beaufort House Nursing Home. Predeceased by his wife Christina, sisters Rose, Mary and Anne, brother Michael. He will be sadly missed by his loving family daughters Marian (Finlay), Anne (Duke) Noeleen (O’Connell), Caroline (Ryan), Bridget, sons Peter |