HOMILY FOR THE FIFTH DAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS

HOMILY FOR FRIDAY, 5TH DAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS

THEME: ‘You have prepared a light to enlighten the pagans’

BY: Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA

READINGS OF THE DAY
1 John 2:3-11
Psalm 95:1-3,5-6
Luke 2:22-35

LITURGICAL COLOUR
WHITE

INTRODUCTION
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate the 5th Day within the Octave of this joyful season of Christmas.

FROM OUR FIRST READING
In our first reading today, we are reminded about the faithful of the commandments of the Lord which He has brought into our midst, and which all of us should always follow and embody in our every actions and parts of life. We cannot profess to be Christians and yet, in our way of life, we act in ways that are contrary to the teachings of Christ. The Lord Himself has revealed His commandments to us, showing us that the Law which He has given us, is all about Love, the love which He Himself has shown us mankind, and which we are therefore expected to show to Him as well, and then, the love which we all should show0 our fellow brothers and sisters all around us, a true, genuine and selfless Christian love.

FROM OUR GOSPEL READING
In the Gospel passage today, we heard of the account of the moment when the Lord Jesus was presented at the Temple of Jerusalem as per the Law and its requirements, and how this led miraculously to the Lord Jesus being welcomed by two elderly figures who had both long awaited the coming of the Messiah, and whom the Lord had told that they would not pass on from this world before they saw and behold the Messiah Who was coming into the world, with their very own eyes and hands. Thus, the prophet and man of God Simeon, as well as the prophetess Anna, in the related passage, both thanked the Lord for having shown the Salvation of the world to them, and foretold everything that this Child was to do for all of us, the Love and Word of God Incarnate in the flesh.

CONCLUSION
The readings of today, are telling us that, each one of us have to commit ourselves anew to the Lord and we have to centre and focus our attention and lives on Him, reminding ourselves that Christ is our Lord and Master, our Saviour and King. All of us should always strive to live our lives worthily, doing whatever we can so that we may ever always walk in the path of Christ, and be the bearers of the light of Christ to everyone. Each and every one of us should always strive to be the great and inspirational role models in all things.
Have a Blessed last weekend of this year.

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