Let us consider, brothers, how here in our home the ordering of love assigns these three things: service to Martha, contemplation to Mary, penance to Lazarus. (For) It is therefore plainly necessary that Mary think devoutly and sublimely about her God, Martha kindly and mercifully about her neighbor, Lazarus sadly and humbly about himself - Saint Bernard
So my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, rejoice and be glad because our LORD delights in us, for we are a glorious crown in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem held by our God. Worship, praise and adore God wholeheartedly and always, then like Jesus in the gospel reading, go out into the world and put to good use, the spiritual gifts God has bestowed on you as St. Paul informed us in today’s Second Reading.
My brothers and sisters, as we draw closer to the birth of Christ on Christmas Day, let us work harder this Advent season to bring the happiness and joy of God into our lives first and then, into our world by praying constantly and consistently; by being generous and charitable and by being just and honest in our dealings with others.
My brothers and sisters, as today’s readings remind us to love God because of His loves us, let us do so by repenting from our sins, by being obedient to Him, by being loyal to Him, by practicing and living out the gospel of Christ, and by deepening our faith in Him through prayer, meditation and the reading of the Holy Scriptures.
