Thursday, December 29, 2022
Di Fifth Day for di Octave of Christmas
Readings for Today
Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr—Memorial wey No Be Compulsory
Listen for English
Di pikin papa and mama dey wonder well-well about wetin dem talk about am; and Simeon bless dem and tell Mary wey be di pikin mama, “See, God don appoint dis pikin so dat many people for Israel go fall and rise, and e go be sign wey people go oppose (and sword go pierce your own soul too), so dat wetin dey many people heart go come out for open.” Luke 2:33–35
When something wey truly pass nature happen, di person wey understand wetin happen go dey wonder, and deep reverence go fill im mind. For Mother Mary and Saint Joseph, holy amazement dey fill their mind all di time because of wetin dem dey witness.
First, di Annunciation to our Blessed Mother happen. Then di angel appear to Joseph for dream. After dat, di miraculous birth happen. Shepherds come adore their pikin, and dem reveal say plenty angels appear to dem. Small time after dis, di Magi from di East come pay homage to their pikin. And today, we hear di story of Simeon for di Temple. E talk about di revelation wey pass nature wey e don receive about dis Pikin. Again and again, Mother Mary and Saint Joseph see di miracle of wetin dey happen, and each time, dem respond with wonder and deep reverence.
Even though we no receive di blessing to experience dis event of di Incarnation wey pass nature di same way Mary and Joseph experience am, we still fit share for their “amazement” and their “wonder and deep reverence” as we dey prayerfully think deep about dis event. Di mystery of Christmas, wey show God becoming human being, na event wey pass all time and space. Na spiritual reality wey get im origin beyond nature, so na event wey our mind fit enter fully through faith. Just like Mother Mary and Saint Joseph, we must hear di angel for di Annunciation and di angel for Joseph dream; we must witness di shepherds and Magi and, today, we must rejoice with Simeon as e look di newborn Messiah, di Saviour of di World.
Today, think deep about how fully you don allow your mind enter dis amazing mystery wey we dey celebrate for dis holy season. You don take time read di story again with prayer? You fit feel di joy and fulfilment wey Simeon and Anna experience? You don spend time to think about wetin dey di mind and heart of Mother Mary and Saint Joseph as dem experience dat first Christmas? Allow dis deep mystery of our faith wey pass nature touch you dis Christmas season, so dat you too go “dey amazed” at wetin we dey celebrate.
Lord, I thank You for di gift of Your Incarnation. Together with Simeon, I dey rejoice, praise You and give You thanks. Abeg, make true wonder and deep reverence come alive again inside me as I dey look with amazement at wetin You don do for me and for di whole world. Make I no ever tire to dey think deeply about dis supernatural gift of Your life. Jesus, na You I trust.
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More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Saint of the Dei – Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr
See also: Di Sword of Sorrow
