2nd Sunday of Advent 12.7.25

Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12

…From the Pastor’s Desk

Feast of the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary

This Feast always falls on December 8th. This year, December 8th is a Monday. It is an integral Feast to our Faith, so much so that we will offer two Masses so all can attend, 9am and 6:30pm.

So, what is this feast all about? So, let us look deeper into it.
From the first moment of her existence Mary is sinless; other than Jesus, the single member of our race conceived without Original Sin. Before the foundation of the world, God chose Mary and gave her every spiritual blessing and chose her to be the Mother of God’s Only Son. Mary, a young, unknown, and already betrothed peasant virgin chosen before time for this glorious and ‘salvific’ role.

Likewise, before the foundation of the world God also chose US and gave US every spiritual blessing and chose US to be God’s own dwelling place and the Body of Christ on earth; ourselves, so ordinary, so human. How can we respond adequately to God’s choice of us? By doing what Mary did- by saying…Yes! Yes – to what God asks of each of us. From generation to generation, we have looked to Mary as our model as she herself prayed:
“May it be done to me according to Your Word”

Let us Pray: Mary, Model, Mother, Advocate, help us with our saying “yes’. On your feast we beseech you for your intercession that your Son be born anew in us this Advent!

May the Peace of Our Lord
And the Love of Our Lady
Be with you and all you love,
And all who need your love!

Father Ron