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Holy Family Feast of Jesus Today we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family, Jesus our Lord with the Blessed Mother Mary and His father Saint Joseph.  This celebration reminds us of the special relationship that our Savior had with those closest to Him in His life on earth, namely the mother who gave birth to Him and the father who cared for Him as his own Son.  The first thing we have to understand is that Almighty and Infinite God actually does not need a family because He existed before all ages and times, was not created and has always existed, not bound by natural laws and regulations.  Having a family is part of the laws of nature and has a parent-child relationship, every family consists of a mother-father nucleus and has children as a result of a blessed union.  But God made Himself part of the Law given to us, was born into a human family, a family consisting of Mary and Joseph, made Himself an integral part of the loving family structure.  He who is God...

After the long preparation and waiting that we experience in Advent, we have finally arrived at the Christmas Vigil Mass.  This evening we gather together as one community and one Church to celebrate the moment of the great appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, when He was born of His Mother Mary in Bethlehem, the city of David more than two millennia ago.  Tonight is the most beautiful night because light and hope are restored to all of us who live in a world full of darkness and sin.  This is the night when the long-awaited salvation finally comes, when God reveals before us His greatest and eternal love, when He shows His love for us which is embodied in the flesh, in Christ Jesus, the Son of Man and the Son of Man.  God, the Divine Word incarnate, is fully God and fully human.  Through Him, God's love becomes very real, and He becomes real, approachable and reachable to us.  The Lord reassured all His people when He told them of ...

Tidak lama kemudian, Maria segera berangkat ke sebuah kota di Yudea, di kawasan pergunungan. Dia pergi ke rumah Zakharia lalu memberikan salam kepada Elisabet. Ketika Elisabet mendengar salam Maria, anak dalam kandungannya bergerak. Elisabet dikuasai oleh Roh Allah, lalu dia berseru, "Berbahagialah kamu antara semua wanita! Berbahagialah anak yang akan kamu lahirkan itu! Mengapakah penghormatan yang sebesar ini diberikan kepadaku, sehingga ibu Tuhanku datang melawat aku? Sebaik sahaja aku mendengar salammu, anak dalam kandunganku bergerak kerana bersukacita. Alangkah bahagianya kamu kerana percaya bahawa apa yang dikatakan oleh Tuhan kepadamu akan berlaku!" Bunda Maria mengunjungi Elisabet. Sebuah sukacita yang mendalam dirasakan oleh Elisabet karena Maria mengunjunginya. Maria tahu pergumulan hati Elisabet yang mengandung pada masa tua. Elisabet merasa dikuatkan dengan kehadiran Maria.  Elisabet sungguh merasakan bahwa dia tidak sendirian dalam pergumulan ini. Bagi Elisabet,...

 The example of Our Lady of visiting Elizabeth is an example that needs to be followed.  Mother Mary shows that she is not a selfish person even though we know that the problems faced by Mother Mary are also very big.  We are invited to get out of all our comfort zones and selfishness.   Most importantly, we are not busy with ourselves.  Dare to care and share.  Remember God's greatest plan is for all mankind to be saved.  Let's take part in realizing the plan to bring salvation by wanting to bring goodness to others around us who really need it.  LIFE doesn't always go the way we expect.  Even though we have done our best, faithfully following Christ, it often happens that the plans we carefully devise and build, fall to pieces in an instant.  Our Lady's visit to her sister Elizabeth today gives confirmation to all of us, that God has a BEAUTIFUL PLAN FOR EACH OF US.  Maybe not according to what we want, but He always gives th...

Five more days to Christmas Day.  The days counting down to Christmas Day are referred to as days of hope and wonder. Christmas is a time of gifts and presents not only for Christians but also for those who take the opportunity to celebrate it.  Are we still hoping and wondering will get a Christmas present?  Do we expect to get what we want?  Hope is the mother of disappointment.  Try to see the funny side of this hope so that we are not too sad and disappointed.  There was a mother wondering what her husband would give her as a Christmas present, she then made an excuse and told her husband, last night I dreamed that I was wearing a diamond necklace.  I wonder what it means.  Her husband replied, mi will know tonight.  When the husband came home from work at night, he carried a gift wrapper in his hand while giving it to his wife and telling her to open it.  The wife was very happy and excited to open the gift.  And it turned out ...

  Santa  Yohanna Fransiska Fremio de Chantal, Lahir di kota Dijon, Prancis pada tanggal 28 Januari 1527.  Pada usia 20 tahun Yohanna menikah dengan Kristophorus de Rabutin, yang disebut juga Pangeran de Chantal. Suatu hari Pangeran de Chantal, tertembak mati oleh kawannya sendiri sewaktu mereka berburu di hutan. Peristiwa naas ini sungguh menyedihkan. Yohanna menjadi janda. Pada tahun 1640, Yohanna mendirikan biara pertama dari Ordo Suster-suster Visitasi di kota Anecy atas desakan Fransiskus. Ordo ini segera tersebar dan diminati banyak orang. Pada tahun 1622, sepeninggal Fransiskus dari Sales, telah berdiri 13 buah biara Ordo Visitasi. Jumlah biara ini meningkat menjadi 90 buah ketika Yohanna sendiri meninggal dunia pada tanggal 13 Desember 1641.  Meskipun tampaknya Yohanna sangat berhasil dalam karyanya, namun ia sendiri tidak luput dari berbagai rintangan dan kesulitan, lebih-lebih setelah kematian pembimbingnya Fransiskus dari Sales. Kesedihan besar menimpanya l...

Yohanes 10:1-21  Pencuri datang hanya untuk mencuri dan membunuh dan membinasakan; Aku datang, supaya mereka mempunyai hidup, dan mempunyainya dalam segala kelimpahan. Yohanes 10:10 Singkatnya, segala yang buruk berasal dari iblis, sedangkan segala yang baik berasal dari Yesus. Penting sekali kita mengerti hal tersebut, mengingat ada begitu banyak pengajaran yang mengatakan bahwa Tuhan memang baik, tetapi Dia juga mengijinkan hal yang buruk untuk menguji iman kita.   Tuhan tidak pernah mencobai ataupun mengijinkan yang buruk untuk menguji kehidupan kita (Yakobus 1:13). Firman Tuhan mengatakan Allah adalah kasih (1 Yohanes 4:8). Kasih adalah cara Tuhan untuk membawa seseorang kepada pertobatan (Roma 2:4). Berikut adalah empat hal yang perlu Anda ketahui mengenai pemberian Tuhan. 1. TUHAN HANYA MEMBERIKAN YANG BAIK (Yakobus 1:17) Dia tidak pernah menguji atau mencobai kita dengan kecelakaan, sakit penyakit, atau kemiskinan kepada anak-anak-Nya (Yakobus 1:13). Yeremia 29:11 ...