Mystery of the day: Sorrowful
"Indeed, the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth." (Psalm 124:7)
Today, being the 4th day of Christmas Octave, we join the Universal Church to celebrate the Feast of Holy Innocents. The martyrdom of these infants by King Herod out of his greediness and longing for earthly power left us with an invitation to live and let live.
We are being plagued with envy, hatred and unforgivable spirit, because in our thoughts we are better than others. Thus, we staged "an ambush to devour one another." But God who is all and all assured us through the Psalmist today, that we will all be rescued since if we trust in Him.
"Indeed, the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth." (Psalm 124:7)
Who them shall we be afraid of? On this memorial occasion of the gruesome murder of these innocent children, King Herod in his hard heartedness thought he is a god, who can disrupt Divine plan in Jesus.
"Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men." ( Mattew 2:17)
But God, the Omnipotence in nature rescued the Child Jesus without him knowing.
This Divine rescue of Jesus from the Herodian's wrath is the manifestation of our day-to-day survival. Survival from unseen enemies, malicious attack, falling into invisible trap, etc. Since God who is always at work listen to our cries even if we don't cry out; as He knows the secret of our thought.
Finally, let this celebration reminded us the beauty of contentment, live and let live virtue. If these are being observed with sincerity of heart, then we will conquer.
Peace! Be with you.
Let us pray
O God, whom the Holy Innocents confessed and proclaimed on this day, not by speaking but by dying, grant, we pray, that the faith in you which we confess with our lips may also speak through our manner of life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
© The ARCHIVE 28122021
Amen 🙏,i pray for many more grace to you fr, compliments of the season too
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