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Homily for the Solemnity of the Nativity of Jesus Christ, delivered at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld.
"For the yoke that was weighing on him, the bar across his shoulders, the rod of his oppressor, these you break as on the day of Midian. For all the footgear of battle, every cloak rolled in blood, is burnt, and consumed by fire. For there is a child born for us, a son given to us and dominion is laid on his shoulders; and this is the name they give him: Wonder-Counsellor, Mighty-God, Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace." (cf. Is 9).
"... tell among the nations his glory and his wonders among all the peoples; with justice he will rule the world, he will judge the peoples with his truth." (Ps 96).
"We must be self-restrained and live good and religious lives here in this present world, while we are waiting in hope for the blessing which will come with the Appearing of the glory of our great God and saviour Christ Jesus." (cf. Tit 2).
"In the countryside close by there were shepherds who lived in the fields and took it in turns to watch their flocks during the night. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone round them. They were terrified, but the angel said, ‘Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring you news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people. Today in the town of David a saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.'" (cf. Lk 2).
"The Church's constant missionary proclamation is endangered today by relativistic theories which seek to justify religious pluralism, not only de facto but also de iure (or in principle). As a consequence, it is held that certain truths have been superseded; for example, the definitive and complete character of the revelation of Jesus Christ, the nature of Christian faith as compared with that of belief in other religions, the inspired nature of the books of Sacred Scripture, the personal unity between the Eternal Word and Jesus of Nazareth, the unity of the economy of the Incarnate Word and the Holy Spirit, the unicity and salvific universality of the mystery of Jesus Christ... The roots of these problems are to be found in certain presuppositions... which hinder the understanding and acceptance of the revealed truth." (par. 4, Dominus Iesus).
Artwork: "The Mystical Nativity" by Sandro Botticelli (c. 1500), also retrieved from a Thomistic Institute post.
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By Ashwin Emmanuel AcharyaHomily for the Solemnity of the Nativity of Jesus Christ, delivered at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld.
"For the yoke that was weighing on him, the bar across his shoulders, the rod of his oppressor, these you break as on the day of Midian. For all the footgear of battle, every cloak rolled in blood, is burnt, and consumed by fire. For there is a child born for us, a son given to us and dominion is laid on his shoulders; and this is the name they give him: Wonder-Counsellor, Mighty-God, Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace." (cf. Is 9).
"... tell among the nations his glory and his wonders among all the peoples; with justice he will rule the world, he will judge the peoples with his truth." (Ps 96).
"We must be self-restrained and live good and religious lives here in this present world, while we are waiting in hope for the blessing which will come with the Appearing of the glory of our great God and saviour Christ Jesus." (cf. Tit 2).
"In the countryside close by there were shepherds who lived in the fields and took it in turns to watch their flocks during the night. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone round them. They were terrified, but the angel said, ‘Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring you news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people. Today in the town of David a saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.'" (cf. Lk 2).
"The Church's constant missionary proclamation is endangered today by relativistic theories which seek to justify religious pluralism, not only de facto but also de iure (or in principle). As a consequence, it is held that certain truths have been superseded; for example, the definitive and complete character of the revelation of Jesus Christ, the nature of Christian faith as compared with that of belief in other religions, the inspired nature of the books of Sacred Scripture, the personal unity between the Eternal Word and Jesus of Nazareth, the unity of the economy of the Incarnate Word and the Holy Spirit, the unicity and salvific universality of the mystery of Jesus Christ... The roots of these problems are to be found in certain presuppositions... which hinder the understanding and acceptance of the revealed truth." (par. 4, Dominus Iesus).
Artwork: "The Mystical Nativity" by Sandro Botticelli (c. 1500), also retrieved from a Thomistic Institute post.