Sunday, December 11, 2016

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Sunday, December 11, 2016: (Gaudete Sunday, rejoice, rose candle)

Jesus said: “My people, you remember when St. John the Baptist called Me the ‘Lamb of God’. He was witnessing My coming because he saw the manifestation of the Holy Spirit in a dove and the voice of God the Father over Me. St. John wanted to hear My proclamation from My own lips. I described how I healed the blind, the lame, and the lepers. I even raised people from the dead. These were all signs of the coming Messiah. I also heard St. Peter describe Me as the Christ, the Son of the Living God. During My ministry My apostles witnessed My multiplying of the bread and the fish, My calming of the sea, My walking on water, and raising Lazarus from the dead. Only God’s Son could do these things, so there are plenty of signs that I was sent by My Father in heaven. Today is a special rejoicing of My coming to the earth as a God-man. My Incarnation as a man was part of My plan of salvation for all sinners. This is truly a time to rejoice. I came as a humble infant boy, born in a stable amidst the animals. Others expected Me to put down the Romans, but I came to show you My love that I would even give up My life for My people to be healed and their sins forgiven.”