15th Day of Advent

From today’s Mass – Guadete (Joyful) Sunday:

“Go and tell John what you hear and see:  the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.  AND BLESSED IS THE ONE WHO TAKES NO OFFENSE AT ME.” 
                                                         ~Matthew 11: 4-6

 

From Fr. Francis Erb’s Homily at 9 AM Mass at St. Joseph’s in Campbell, NY

We all have preconceived ideas of Christ – for example, to some He is a strict judge; to others He is a merciful Lord.  As humans, we pick and choose what we can accept from Him, but truly, to take no offense at Him is to accept everything that He has revealed.   Blessed (happy) are they who hear the word of God and keep it!