
Thursday of Second week of Advent / Pope Saint Damasus I
Gospel: Matthew 11:11-15
The Kingdom of the Messiah
Before we came to know God, we were like the people living in the Old Testament, who, with a longing for eternal life, awaited the coming of the Savior Christ. When our brothers and sisters, whom the Lord has called to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom and enable all to know Christ through their preaching, share with us all that they have heard from the Church and set examples for us with their good words and deeds, we, just like the crowds who listened to John’s preaching back then, understand the true meaning of the Gospel, clearly discern God’s voice, believe in the Gospel, turn to Christ, and receive the holy baptism of Christ in God’s Church, washing away our original sin. In the communion of saints, we also partake of the Holy Spirit of God, and through the anointing of this Spirit, we become children of God, royal priests, and prophets of the Lord, thus having a share in proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom to the world and leading all people to Him.
Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord! It is far from enough for us to rely only on the preaching of priests and the exhortations of our brothers and sisters. Only by relying on God, imitating Christ, entrusting ourselves entirely to Him, and carefully listening to His conversation with our souls deep within us can we gain strength, truly renounce ourselves, the devil who lures us into sin, and all inappropriate thoughts, and become a way for others to reach Christ. If we cannot renounce ourselves and fully obey Christ’s teachings and carry out all that God has commanded us to do in life like Elijah, we will be like the deaf, and our faith will be empty. Therefore, as Christians, we should always centre our lives on God, constantly do God’s will and practice His teachings in life, so that we can truly be Christians in name and in deed.
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